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Advertising
SOUTH AFRICA
Loeries expo flies into Namibia
The Loerie Awards season is now officially underway and the Travelling Exhibition, sponsored by the SABC, is currently showcasing the 2006 award-winning work to marketers, agencies, consumers, up-and-coming creatives and students at DV8 Saatchi & Saatchi in Windhoek, Namibia, 13 April - 20 April 2007.

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Wild Talk Africa is an international festival and conference for the wildlife, travel and cultural filmmaking industry.

The event takes place from the 27- 30 August 2007 at the ICC Durban.

For more info visit www.wildtalkafrica.com

Design
KENYA
VIP project creating waves
The Visualising Issues in Pharmacy (VIP) project is the first fully online international education initiative designed to link students and teachers in pharmacy and graphic design departments from universities and colleges around the world.



Media
SOUTH AFRICA
Online media monitoring for Africa
Trinitas Consulting, together with global media monitoring and analysis services Media Proof, London, will be launching Media Proof Africa this month. Media Proof provides PR agencies, corporates, clipping agencies and research companies with a comprehensive online media aggregation and analysis service.

KENYA
Draft bill should include media freedom clause
Parliament has been told to include a freedom of information clause in the minimum reforms package of the Draft Constitution of Kenya. This is the request of media representatives and civil society groups attending a three-day access to information workshop in Nanyuki, Kenya.


Mobile
BOTSWANA
Orange gets green light
Orange Botswana is the second telephony company after Botswana Telecommunications Corporation to receive a service-neutral license in this central African country.


Online Media
KENYA
365 Digital signs first Adtech client in Kenya - 365 Digital
Nairobi-based Business Daily Africa has signed an exclusive agreement with 365 Digital in Cape Town to employ the Adtech Helios IQ ad serving technology to deliver their online ad campaigns. 365’s traffic team will handle the online campaign management and implementation.



Sales
KENYA
Airways adopt Altéa Reservation to support global sales
KLM, Kenya Airways, Martinair and Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, have announced that the three airlines are now using Amadeus Altéa Reservation to drive their global sales.


TV
WEST AFRICA
Plane hits Guinean TV station
Witnesses have reported that a Guinean military plane crashed into the country's state broadcasting centre in Conakry, on Monday, 16 April 2007.

AFRICA
Big Brother Africa returns
M-Net's Big Brother Africa is back by popular demand and entry for the second season is now open.


Events to diarise
HR West Africa Conference 2007 IIR - Ghana, 20 August
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Wild Talk Africa 2007 Wild Talk Africa - Durban, South Africa, 27 August
Inspired by the wild, Durban Wild Talk Africa is a premier international wildlife, travel and cultural film festival and conference which takes place in South Africa.
 

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