'Beyond Retail' for Africa
Professional services firm, Deloitte was a title sponsor of the inaugural World Retail Congress Africa, held last month in Sandton. I spoke to Ilse du Toit, a manager within the Strategy &...
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State blocks Kadaga media campaign
A campaign waged by a group of youths in Busoga to promote Parliament Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga, as future president has caught the eye of government and ultimately run into trouble.Read more... | Send...
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It may be imprudent to write this about someone who is spending $10m on African journalism. But then, of all the things I have been accused of in my time, prudence was never among them.Read more... |...
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Ethiopian lawyer trying to get bloggers freed
The lawyer for a group of detained Ethiopian bloggers and reporters said he intended filing a civil suit against the country's police for holding them without charge for nearly three months.Read...
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Communication gets collaborative with SACOMM
Ever get the feeling that the South African communication industry is just too disjointed and there's no common ground? Not so, explains Dr Julie Reid of SACOMM...Read more... | Send to a friend
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Uganda parliament bars seasoned reporters
KAMPALA: Uganda's parliament on Wednesday angered the media by ordering the replacement of all reporters who have been covering the institution for more than five years.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Calling Africa's journalists...
CNN International and MultiChoice this week officially launched the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2015 Awards...Read more... | Send to a friend
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Uganda media intimidated ahead of presidential polls: HRW
Government intimidation of journalists and activists in Uganda is having a "chilling effect" on free speech ahead of elections next month, Human Rights Watch said Monday.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Ugandan parliament bans Journalists without degrees
Ugandan journalists who have no university degrees would be banned from covering parliamentary proceedings as from May 2016, a report said on Thursday.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Ringier Africa, One Africa Media in classifieds JV
Ringier Africa and One Africa Media (OAM) have agreed to merge their pan-African Classifieds assets to create and grow Africa's largest classifieds group. In the joint venture deal announced today, 10...
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BrandsEye launches 360 media monitoring solution
BrandsEye, a global leader in data analytics and media intelligence, has announced the launch of a new service which will add to its present online intelligence solution. The new service will allow...
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Facebook expands video ads support
Image by 123RF</span>Facebook's Audience Network has expanded to support more video. These video ads will appear both in-stream (pre-roll, mid-roll and post-roll) and in-article (starting with...
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Africa is poised for a digital revolution
Image by 123RF</span>Africa remains one of the preferred frontiers for investment opportunities and doing business, according to a report released by PwC Africa on Friday, 19 May 2016. Growth and...
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Africa Day: Call for AU to protect journalists
Right2Know</span>On this Africa Day, the Right2Know campaign has highlighted the gross violations of the right to free expression taking place across the continent, as well as the continued...
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Is print media dead?
Image by 123RF</span>Yet again, another casualty has been recorded on the global media scene. Independent Newspapers in the United Kingdom is about going all digital, thereby burying its print...
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Uganda journalism outreach
Image by 123RF</span>The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is accepting applications for a reporting trip to Uganda. Women journalists with at least three years of experience and...
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How to survive in media sales
Image by 123RF</span>Media sales teams are under pressure from a multichannel world. A world in which some of their skills may be replaced by algorithms as programmatic media houses take over...
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License-free Chinese content for African broadcasters
BON Cloud has launched license-free content for African Broadcasters seeking China-related stories. The China-focused globally integrated content archive produces and archives video content across...
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First Pan-African OOH measurement product
Kantar Media, GeoPoll and Cuende have announced the first Pan-African Out of Home measurement product. The global leaders in audience research will be using satellite imagery and mobile survey data to...
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Uganda petitioned to respect free speech
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a network of freedom of expression organisations on the continent, has petitioned Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni, calling on him to make a...
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