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Fake news and the role of the ordinary citizen
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>Fake news is eroding trust in the media in Africa, fuelling hate speech and leading to violence in extreme instances. Research into the responsibility of citizens...
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3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office
"In an age of radical transparency, your internal culture is your brand. Time to take action!" proclaims the headline from Trendwatching.com.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Kenyan music start-up Smubu hits 200K users mark
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>Smubu is a start-up streaming service from Kenya that launched less than two years ago, and has since grown to 200,000 active users with over 100,000 song tracks...
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New mobile-to-mobile digital payment service launched in Africa
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>WorldRemit users can now make instant, low-cost international mobile money transfers to 15 million accounts in Guinea, Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique, and...
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Gaming and edtech paradise opens in West Africa
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Touted as the 'largest video game venue in West Africa', the Paradise Game Centre officially opened its doors on the first floor of Cosmos Yopougon, the new shopping centre in...
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Mobile money service launches in South Sudan
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>A new mobile phone-based money transfer service, M-Gurush, has been introduced to South Sudan through a collaboration between Trinity Technologies and Zain, which...
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How businesses can position Africa as a frontrunner in the globalisation race
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>From micro enterprises in Lusaka to multinational companies headquartered around the world, they each face similar challenges: a highly competitive and fast-paced...
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African Digital Media Awards 2019 finalists
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>WAN-IFRA has announced the 2019 finalists for the prestigious African Digital Media Awards ahead of the much-anticipated two-day conference to be held in...
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Africa's digital potential
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>Africa's young population could be its greatest asset in an age where many other regions in the world are aging as a result of declining birth rates.Read more......
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'Troubling' erosion of press freedom in certain SADC states
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>The Committee to Protect Journalists has noted "a deeply troubling erosion of press freedom in several member states, including attacks on individual journalists,...
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#Loeries2019: Our responsibility of better representation in advertising, media
Sphelele Mjadu, Unilever Personal Care Senior Public Relations Manager for Africa and Anne Githuku-Shongwe, representative of UN Women South Africa’s Multi-Country Office, in the UN Women-Dove...
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#Loeries2019: Check the stereotypes in your creativity
Anne Githuku-Shongwe, representative of UN Women South Africa’s Multi-Country Office, addressing the DStv Seminar of Creativity. Image via Al Nicoll © via Gallo Images.</span>Things got off to a...
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Mauritian mobile money launched
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>The new cashless service offered by Mauritius Telecom, called My.T Money, was launched last Saturday evening, August 24. The payment card My.T Money and its...
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Empowering news organisations through technological innovation
Last year Google launched the Google News Initiative to help to build a stronger future for journalism by helping media to thrive in the digital age. This was followed by the GNI Innovation Challenge...
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Mobile leads clicks, not conversions - finds new AccuraCast research
Image credit: ROBIN WORRALL on Unsplash.</span>Digital marketing agency AccuraCast's new research indicates that while advertising on mobile may lead to more clicks, it still falls behind when it...
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Hello Paisa consumers can now transact on WhatsApp
Image credit: Hello Paisa.</span>Hello Paisa recently introduced banking features for its consumers on WhatsApp.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Know your business inside out with a Biz Office
New expectations of transparency and authenticity in business means things like organisational purpose, brand stories, how your company does things, what it believes in and what it stands for, can all...
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Africa is ripe for investment
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>Even though economic growth is slowing globally, technology innovation is unlocking unparalleled opportunities for countries all over the world. Nowhere is this...
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Today's tech tips marketers can use to save the shopper money
Top on the shopper's mind today is that she needs to save her money - and that includes when you ask her to use her mobile phone to enter a competition and engage with your brand.Read more... | Send to...
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Happy Boss's Day to Biz boss, Andre Rademan
Celebrated annually on 16 October, Boss's Day is an opportunity for employees to acknowledge the bosses - those leaders who have played their part in helping them along their chosen career paths.Read...
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