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Three outstanding African innovators walk away with Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2017.
AFRICA
Africa's top innovators announced
Three outstanding African innovations walk away with Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2017 total cash prize of US$150 000... read
How brands can fight the negative impact of fake news
AFRICA
How brands can fight the negative impact of fake news
[Oresti Patricios] How to manage reputation damage in the wake of a fake news onslaught against your brand... read
Tigo's chief technical and information officer, Jerome Albou addresses senior editors from Tanzanian media during the workshop on Tigo's network modernisation initiative. The workshop was conducted at Tigo Headquarters in Dar es Salaam. Credit: Tigo
TANZANIA
Tigo announces upgrade and expansion of services
Tigo Tanzania has announced a massive drive to further modernise its network infrastructure... read
Tim Kabiru
KENYA
Jamii Bora Bank introduces integrated digital banking platform
Jamii Bora Bank (JBBL), a Kenyan SME lender, has launched an integrated digital banking system to enable its customers to conduct business online... read
Digital marketing and dark social traffic
SOUTH AFRICA
Digital marketing and dark social traffic

Charlie Stewart

Charlie Stewart sheds a bit of light on dark social which is a growing nuisance for digital marketers who are keen to attribute the source of web traffic and its potential to deliver online sales... read
Five rookie marketing mistakes that could impact your brand's credibility
SOUTH AFRICA
Five rookie marketing mistakes that could impact your brand's credibility

Shae Leigh

In 2017 your brand cannot afford to lose credibility because of rookie marketing mistakes. Whether you're a small business or global corporate, online best practice is a non-negotiable. read
Report encourages intra-African trade
AFRICA
Report encourages intra-African trade
ECA-WTO joint publication on role of Aid for Trade in boosting intra-African trade launched in Geneva... read
Mali YouTube activist hurt in assassination bid
MALI
Mali YouTube activist hurt in assassination bid
A Malian activist whose fierce criticism of politicians and religious figures on YouTube has made him a cult figure, survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday, his family told AFP... read
Garikai Nhongo
RWANDA
Calls to professionalise advertising industry in Rwanda

Garikai Nhongo

How to create a viable advertising industry in Rwanda from a collection of disparate advertising agencies... read
Kamal Mokrani
SOUTH AFRICA
Connecting an unconnected Africa through Wi-Fi

Kamal Mokrani

The most recent figures from the International Telecommunications Union showed that Africa's internet access has increased by up to 28% between 2000 and 2015... read
Moroccan journalist jailed over protests
MOROCCO
Moroccan journalist jailed over protests
A Moroccan court on Tuesday sentenced to three months in jail a journalist accused of having "invited" people to take part in banned protests in the restive north, his website said... read
Digital solution for retail networks in Africa
AFRICA
Digital solution for retail networks in Africa
Total and Worldline partner with African fintech InTouch to support deployment of Guichet Unique, an innovative digital solution for retail networks... read
Jack Ma launches African Young Entrepreneurs Fund
RWANDA
Jack Ma launches African Young Entrepreneurs Fund
UNCTAD adviser, Alibaba's Jack Ma, has launched an African Young Entrepreneurs Fund worth US$10 million... read
TelOne introduces 'Alert Me' service
ZIMBABWE
TelOne introduces 'Alert Me' service
TelOne has introduced "Alert Me" service for all its broadband customers, where customers will now be able to receive updates on their data balance... read
Internet becoming synonymous with economic access
SOUTH AFRICA
Internet becoming synonymous with economic access
According to the Internet Access in South Africa 2017 study, the internet has become a vital tool for communication and information in South Africa... read
Kriti Sharma
SOUTH AFRICA
'Ethics of Code' for AI in business

Kriti Sharma

Building chatbots and AI that helps our customers is the easy part - the wider questions that the rising tide of AI brings are broad and currently very topical. Because of this, we developed our AI within a set of guiderails... read
Orange agrees to back Egyptian tech startups
EGYPT
Orange agrees to back Egyptian tech startups

Tom Jackson

Global mobile operator Orange has agreed to support and fund Egyptian technology-focused startups to help them transform their ideas into sustainable businesses... read
Could 'buy online pickup in store' uplift brick-and-mortar retail?
SOUTH AFRICA
Could 'buy online pickup in store' uplift brick-and-mortar retail?
The third annual JDA Consumer Survey reveals that about 54% of respondents prefer to shop in-store to other channels... read
Planning: The key ingredient to avoid a social media crisis
SOUTH AFRICA
Planning: The key ingredient to avoid a social media crisis

Suzanne van Aswegen

The idea that content for social media cannot be planned and that live content can only be decided at the last minute, is an antiquated concept, writes Suzanne van Aswegen... read
Uber jacks up security in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya
GHANA
Uber jacks up security in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya
Uber has begun the African roll out of its Real-Time ID in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya, in a bid to further improve passenger security... read
Sthe Shabangu
AFRICA
Cultivating a culture of entrepreneurship in Africa

Sthe Shabangu

We need to develop a culture of entrepreneurship if we hope to set the right course for our continent... read
Lagos students get GE support in advanced manufacturing
NIGERIA
Lagos students get GE support in advanced manufacturing
GE will collaborate with the Lagos Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment, Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board (LASTVEB) to train students in advanced manufacturing... read
2017 celebrates 20 years of Africacom
SOUTH AFRICA
2017 celebrates 20 years of Africacom
The recent launch event of Africacom kicked off the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of what is described as Africa's largest, influential, technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) conference and exhibition... read
African winners in mobile remittance awards
ZIMBABWE
African winners in mobile remittance awards
Mahindra Comviva and Econet Wireless Zimbabwe win The RemTECH Award in the ‘Visionary Game Changer' category... read
Former president Nelson Mandela's life is profiled tonight on DStv's History Channel |
SOUTH AFRICA
Madiba 'brand' a winner

Petru Saal

From colouring books to signed autobiographies, there is no denying that the Nelson Mandela name is a money spinner... read
Nefrids Africa wins Seedstars Tanzania round
TANZANIA
Nefrids Africa wins Seedstars Tanzania round
Nefrids Africa has won the Tanzania round of Seedstars World and will represent Tanzania at the Seedstars Summit in Switzerland to compete for up to $1m in equity investments and other prizes... read
Focus on Digital Marketing
#DigitalMarketing: Digital trends in 2017
SOUTH AFRICA
#DigitalMarketing: Digital trends in 2017
South Africa's digital authority, the IAB South Africa has weighed in on trends in the digital marketing industry... read
SOUTH AFRICA
#DigitalMarketing Mid-year online asset checklist for digital marketing excellence

Amanda Adam

SOUTH AFRICA
#DigitalMarketing: National Positions SA rebrands as NP Digital

Issued by NP Digital

SOUTH AFRICA
#DigitalMarketing: The shift to performance

Issued by Sprout Performance Media Partners

SOUTH AFRICA
#DigitalMarketing: The binary business case for marketing automation

Nick Orton, Issued by Grapevine

SOUTH AFRICA
#DigitalMarketing: Turning mobile video into a marketing star for your business

Nunu Ntshingila

SOUTH AFRICA
#DigitalMarketing: AI and machine learning

Louise Marsland

SOUTH AFRICA
#DigitalMarketing: The only constant is change - and the customer

Desiree Gullan

SOUTH AFRICA
#DigitalMarketing: The attributes of a successful digital marketing strategy

Louise Marsland

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AFRICA
African data is not “user-friendly”
The role of open data in Africa was discussed at a recent open data conference in Nigeria... read
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AFRICA
Customer Experience Management Summit returns to Cape Town
The sixth Customer Experience (CX) Management Summit in Africa, taking place mid-August, will explore current and future state of CX to strengthen the industry within the African continent... read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Fake news, fake research!

mike broom

About two weeks ago saw the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, marking the mass acceptance of the smartphone. In truth, the technology had already been developed five years earlier. That technology, together with the global roll out of the internet a scant five years previously, have transformed society forever... read

WOMEN'S MONTH
Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference
SOUTH AFRICA
Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference

Issued by Topco Media

What's your next? As an entrepreneurial, ambitious woman, the best place to answer that question is at the must-attend event this Women's Month: the 2017 Standard Bank Top Women Conference... read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Google Glass reborn for the workplace
After spending two years on the sidelines, Google Glass internet-linked eyewear is back in the game, this time aimed at helping workers do their jobs... read
The New York Times reported it swung to profit in the past quarter on gains in digital subscriptions and online advertising |
UNITED STATES
Subscription gains help put NY Times in profit column
NEW YORK - The New York Times Co. said on Thursday gains in paid digital subscriptions and stronger online advertising revenues helped the newspaper swing to profit in the second quarter... read
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Wild dogs dying from climate change
SOUTH AFRICA
Wild dogs dying from climate change

Dave Chambers

Climate change is threatening the survival of African wild dogs. Rising temperatures have cut the endangered animals' hunting time and their pups' survival rate is plunging as a result... read
Why adopting biodegradable plastic bags in Kenya may not work
KENYA
Why adopting biodegradable plastic bags in Kenya may not work

Leah Oyake-Ombis

There's been a great deal of contention and debate in Kenya over what should be used to replace plastic bags following the country's announcement that it's banning them... read
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TANZANIA
Exploding volcano may open maiden 'Geopark'
Tanzania is creating the first ever Geopark in the Sub-Sahara African region and this maiden geology-based tourism and scientific site is likely to open with real-life fireworks from the anticipated 'Lengai' volcano likely to soon hit the skies... read
Digital trust: the currency of the future
SOUTH AFRICA
Digital trust: the currency of the future

Paul Williams

Digital trust, in a nutshell, is about the ability to protect the digital data shared across a vast digital ecosystem. And it may just become the currency of the future... read
Photo: Institute for Security Studies
MOZAMBIQUE
IMF calls for Mozambique to come clean on debts
MAPUTO - Mozambique must fill in "critical information gaps" over $2bn of secret government loans, the International Monetary Fund said... read
Former Nigerian oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Photo: Premium Times Nigeria
NIGERIA
Nigeria's ex-oil minister battles slew of graft cases
Nigeria's former oil minister's name crops up in a growing number of international cases of alleged corruption in the country's oil sector... read
New partnership to boost Kenya's STEM education
KENYA
New partnership to boost Kenya's STEM education
Burhani Engineers has signed a partnership with the Kibera Sub-County government in Kenya to provide computer systems and engineering power classes to at least 10 schools in the county... read
Andreas Berger, AGCS chief regions & markets officer; Delphine Traoré Maïdou, Allianz Africa COO; Oliver Bäte and Coenraad Vrolijk Allianz Africa CEO.
SOUTH AFRICA
African insurance market ripe for digitalisation
Insurance customers have new expectations, thanks to digitalisation. read
Rostatom signs skills transfer MoU
SOUTH AFRICA
Rostatom signs skills transfer MoU
Rosatom, has signed an MoU with African Young Generation in Nuclear, a new pan-African forum for young professionals working in the nuclear sector... read
Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali. (Image Source: )
RWANDA
AHIF, AviaDev and WTA Africa are all happening at the same time, in the same place
For the first time, Rwanda will welcome the World Travel Awards with the Africa Gala Ceremony 2017 to take place alongside the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) and AviaDev Africa... read
David Germain, Director: Africa and America's Seychelles Tourism Board and Amanda Lang, marketing manager, Alphonse Island.
SEYCHELLES
Speed networking at the Seychelles Roadshow

Robin Fredericks

We caught up with the director for Africa and America's Seychelles Tourism Board and marketing manager for Alphonse Island at the Seychelles Roadshow, to find out more about MICE services and its positioning within the Seychelles... read
New interim management team for SAP Africa
SOUTH AFRICA
New interim management team for SAP Africa
SAP Africa has appointed an interim management team for Africa after four management team members were placed on administrative leave... read
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KENYA
Nairobi to land Sh4.6m per person luxury flight

Brian Ngugi

A Hong Kong-based airline operator plans to launch a Sh4.6m-a-ticket luxury flight to Nairobi targeting Asia's super-rich keen on sampling Kenya's prime holiday destinations... read
Collaboration sees launch of end-to-end farm mechanisation solution in Nigeria
NIGERIA
Collaboration sees launch of end-to-end farm mechanisation solution in Nigeria
Springfield Agro Limited in partnerships with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. has announced its collaboration with the Katsina State Government in the launch of the Farm-To-Folk initiative - and end-to-end farm mechanisation solution... read
Ulf Rydin via  - Msembe airstrip in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
TANZANIA
$156m plan to boost tourism in Ruaha, Selous

Zephania Ubwani

$156m plan to boost tourism in southern Tanzania, will involve upgrading of roads leading to iconic tourist sites including the Ruaha National Park and Rungwa and Selous game reserves... read
Globalisation is irreversible, despite protests
SOUTH AFRICA
Globalisation is irreversible, despite protests
Business leaders from across Africa discussed the effect of anti-globalisation on emerging markets at the CEO Agenda: the new rules for global business, held in Sandton on 17 July 2017... read
Photo by Andrew Branch via Unsplash
RWANDA
Rwanda concludes agreement for new Bugesera Airport
With the backing of the African Legal Support Facility, the government of Rwanda has taken a concrete step toward becoming a transportation hub for the East African region... read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Earth's 2017 resource 'budget' spent by next week: report
Humanity will have used up its allowance of planetary resources such as water, soil, and clean air for all of 2017 by next week, said a report Tuesday, 25 July... read
Photo by Ankush Minda via Unsplash
NIGERIA
Senate okays government's $1.8bn for railway projects

Henry Umoru

The senate has approved the $1.8bn federal government 2016-2018 external borrowing (rolling) plan for Lagos-Kano railway modernisation project and reconstruction/rehabilitation of the North-East... read
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