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Design An Important Economic Driver In The Western Cape

Design An Important Economic Driver In The Western Cape

The Western Cape government and its Investment and Trade Promotion Agency (Wesgro) have identified the province as the only one in South Africa to prioritise design as a key economic tool to drive future growth and job creation. Wesgro CEO Nils Flaatten and Western Cape MEC of Cultural Affairs and Sport [...]

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SA Start Up Snapplify Transforms Publishing Content Into Mobile Apps

SA Start Up Snapplify Transforms Publishing Content Into Mobile Apps

A South African application development company has launched their product and signed their first deal at Frankfurt Book Fair.
The recent launch of mobile app developer Snapplify gives the publishing market a full turnkey solution for transforming their content into mobile apps within minutes, for global distribution via the Apple App Store. It is the [...]

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Partnership Announced Between UK Trade Organization And SA Small Business

Partnership Announced Between UK Trade Organization And SA Small Business

The potential for increased trade between South Africa and the United Kingdom today received a boost today with the announcement of a partnership between the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and the Micro Enterprise Development Organisation (MEDO), a South African-based organisation specialising in micro and small enterprise development at the grassroots level.
The MEDO-UKTI partnership will [...]

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Africa Undergoing Explosion In Mobile Internet Connectivity

Africa Undergoing Explosion In Mobile Internet Connectivity

Fixed-line broadband connections in Africa have been virtually non-existent but with each new cable laid, there is an upsurge in mobile phone and internet usage.
According to Kevin Lourens, Chief Growth Officer at NATIVE, a fully-integrated digital agency based in South Africa, “Although the current penetration of cell phone users in Africa as a whole is [...]

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Interview with a Superhero: Lianne from The Heavy Chef Digital Marketing Course

Interview with a Superhero: Lianne from The Heavy Chef Digital Marketing Course

Today, we’re sipping coffees with Lianne Byrne-Hammacott, our pal from sister site, The Heavy Chef Project. Lianne is the new lecturer on the team and will be spearheading the Heavy Chef’s digital marketing courses in 2010. Lianne comes with a wealth of experience from the United Kingdom and has just settled back in our sunny [...]

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