Increased Internet access expected to generate more consumer spend across the African continent over the next five years: PwC report

CEOs in Africa are optimistic about their company’s prospects for revenue growth over the medium term, according to PwC’s ‘Africa Business Agenda, 2014’ report issued today (http://www.pwc.com). Suresh Kana, Senior Partner for PwC Africa, says: “CEOs in Africa feel more positive about their ability to generate revenue growth and about prospects for the economy now that they are emerging from the global financial recession.”

“It is interesting to note however that CEOs are slightly more...

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 Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) (http://www.ericsson.com), a world leader in communications technology and services, has today revealed the scale...

Mr.  Dongha Jang the Managing Director Samsung Tanzania addressing the media during the Samsung Dealers Conference held in Dar es Salaam.

With the advent of globalization large multinational companies have taken the opportunity to venture into all four corners of the world. Today Tanzania plays host to many of these companies as it seeks to adapt to the worldwide integration and development that is commonly referred to as the global village. Various companies from manufacturing to...

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Africa should be telling its own story

WHAT: Radio 786 (http://www.radio786.co.za), a leading South African broadcaster will be hosting a media symposium under the theme: Bolstering the African Voice. The symposium will bring together international experts from America, the Pacific, Latin America and Africa and offer an exciting opportunity to network, dialogue and collaborate in media development. Stakeholders are also invited to submit papers for presentation at the symposium.

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“The line between traditional media and digital media is blurred – consumers want more flexibility and freedom in how they consume content.”

After more than a decade of digital disruption, the African entertainment and media industry has entered a new landscape – one where the media is no longer divided into distinct traditional and digital spheres, according to a report from PwC (http://www.pwc.com) titled Entertainment and media outlook: 2015 – 2019 (South Africa – Nigeria-Kenya). The...

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>Internet users all over the country have reason to rejoice, as they can look forward to something groundbreaking. The next big thing in terms of communication- and Internet service provision –the 4G LTE technology – was recently introduced in Tanzania, the first country on the continent.

Internet access hangs by a thread for hundreds of millions  TechRadar