2 Mar 2009

 

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Paring down and dressing up

Since 2001, Bizcommunity.com has given voice to the advertising, marketing, media and related industries in South Africa and shortly after spread its reach across Africa. From the start, our mission has been not just the delivery of news for passive consumption, but to be a platform for engagement and opinion and a launching pad for companies and individuals.

The African communications sector is currently gearing itself up for the imminent broadband explosion and Bizcommunity.com is proud to be positioning itself at the hub of these developments. In this regard, we are paring down, updating and analysing every nook and cranny of our community interfaces to ensure you are all are poised to capitalise on the unique advantages of our region - high-speed internet access will enable a more dynamic multimedia showcasing of our community and our new-look has been built to anticipate these opportunities.

We congratulate our IT team for its unwavering commitment to improvement, and the incredible passion and know-how in our various teams - we look forward to developing new ways for our 270,000-strong community to best leverage what will manifest in the months and years to come! Please join us in celebrating the launch of the new-look Bizcommmunity.com and we look forward to continuing to present Africa's industry news and to promote your contributions and opinions!

The Bizcommunity.com Team

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Today's top stories



Editorial news

Advertising


SOUTH AFRICA
White leaves CNBC Africa
[Tshepiso Seopa] CNBC Africa has announced the departure of its sales director, Susie White, who played a major role in implementing the company's sales and marketing strategy. White lead the sales team in Johannesburg, in addition to sales executives based in the offices in Cape Town, Nairobi, Lagos and Abuja.
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KENYA
Kenya's top ten advertisers in 2008
[Titus Kaloki] Amid the credit crunch and global economic downturn, firms are all trying to brace for a tougher future and this may only be achieved through intensive advertising using channels that offer value for money. In the year 2008, 20bn shillings were splashed by local firms on advertising. A big sum by any means.
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CSI


AFRICA
The death of philanthropy as we know it
[Lucy-Claire Saunders] People around the world are getting laid off, stock markets are hurting, and banks are going belly up. In an economic environment gone haywire, philanthropy often seems to be the last thing on peoples' minds. But like many other sectors, it is undergoing major changes. Read more >>

Digital


ZIMBABWE
High hopes for Zimbabwe's ICT sector revival
High hopes exists that the formation of a government of national unity in Zimbabwe will revive the troubled information and communications technology sector in Zimbabwe. Read more >>

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AFRICA
E-waste pilot project delivers
[Janine Erasmus] Preliminary results of a pilot project to tackle the growing problem of electronic waste, or e-waste, in Africa have been released, showing a number of beneficial spin-offs, including job creation and income generation. Read more >>

AFRICA
New African languages for PCs
[Khanyi Magubane] A new initiative driven by African language and computer experts to enable users to utilise computers in over 100 African languages is underway. The start of the project coincided with the celebration of International Mother Language Day on 21 February, aiming to raise awareness of the importance of continuing to use vernacular languages. Read more >>

Retail


AFRICA
Cape Verde: Growing food without soil
PRAIA: A small group of agriculturalists say it is possible to boost food production and cut malnutrition in Cape Verde by farming with less water - and no soil. Read more >>

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AFRICA
Regional integration needed before continental integration - SADC
[Bathandwa Mbola] CAPE TOWN: The Southern African Development Community (SADC) believes regional integration needs to be achieved before the formation of a single African Union (AU) government can be realised. Read more >>

AFRICA
African Development Bank willing to help Zim's recovery
[Bathandwa Mbola] CAPE TOWN: The African Development Bank is prepared to set up a donor meeting with Zimbabwe to see what support is needed to enable recovery in that country. President of the African Development Bank Donald Kaberuka said this following a meeting of finance ministers from member-states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Wednesday, 25 February. Read more >>

TV


AFRICA
New CNN programming on Africa
CNN International is launching in March new weekly programming showcasing the Africa's cultural, sporting, and business highlights. "African Voices" and "Africa Inc" will respectively focus on engaging African personalities and business stories. Read more >>


Company news

Exhibitions


SOUTH AFRICA
Top speakers at Mega Media Expo - CADEK Media
The Mega Media Expo concentrates on advertising mediums available to marketers and media buyers and includes exhibitors like The Citizen, BizCommunity, AdReach, Media24, Alive Advertising, Foozi and others.
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Jobs offered
  • Copywriter - Bellville
  • PR Assistant - Houghton
  • Sales Executive - Pretoria
  • Graphic Designer - Pretoria
  • Destination Marketing Manager - Cape Town
  • Sales Consultant - Cape Town
  • Key Accounts Executive - Johannesburg
  • Junior Designer - Rivonia
  • Mid/Senior Copywriter - Rivonia
  • Head of Creative/Head of Studio - Rivonia
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    Events to diarise
  • 2nd Annual Direct Marketing Conference 2009 Knowledge Resources - Johannesburg, 18 March
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    Intra-Africa Business Breakfast: Southern Sudan
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