SOUTH AFRICA

Live tweeting from Design Indaba - watch on Bizcommunity twitterfall

The annual Design Indaba conference has kicked off at the Cape Town International Convention Centre this morning, Wednesday, 24 February 2010, and you can follow some of the action through the Bizcommunity.com twitterfall - or twitterwall - right here on Bizcommunity at www.bizcommunity.com/designindabatwitter.html or through the Design Indaba site at www.designindaba.com/juitter. Also follow Biz journalist Herman Manson on Twitter at @marklives and Biz contributor Terry Levin at @terrylevin. Read more >>

UGANDA

Uganda: Marketing expert to tutor personal branding

[Walter Wafula] Caleb Owino, chief executive officer, Fireworks Advertising and marketing expert will be tutoring the "art" of personal branding in Kampala on 5 March 2010 when members of the 360° Network convene for another forum. Read more >>

AFRICA

World Cup accommodation to be surveyed

PRETORIA:- The Department of Tourism will conduct a survey into allegations that some accommodation providers are hiking prices for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more >>

AFRICA

Saudi Telecom, Dubai Lynx 2010 Advertiser of the Year

Saudi Telecom (STC) has been awarded the Dubai Lynx 2010 Advertiser of the Year Award - presented to advertisers in the MENA region. Mohammad Al Faraj, general manager: corporate communications will collect the award during the Dubai Lynx awards ceremony that takes place at The Palladium in Dubai on 17 March 2010. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

Three Rwandan journalists sentenced to prison

NEW YORK: Three journalists were sentenced to prison on Monday, 22 February 2010, in Rwanda over a story reporting on an extramarital affair between the mayor of the capital, Kigali, and a government minister, according to local journalists and news reports. Read more >>

AFRICA

Emma Kaye re-elected to MEF EMEA board

BARCELONA/LONDON: South Africa's Emma Kaye was re-elected onto the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) board at the general meeting held during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. She remains the only African representing the continent on the board. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Zim: Telecel attracts customers with new offer

[Dumisani Ndlela] Nyasha Mudonhi last week rushed to buy a Telecel (Zimbabwe) line after news of a bargain on international calls. He already owns an Econet Wireless mobile line, but says he will now possess two lines because of the different benefits from each of the networks. Read more >>

AFRICA

African Telecom People Conference wrapped up

PARIS: This year's African Telecom People Conference and Awards held earlier this month in Paris was smaller than previous years' events, but it was an interesting gathering according to Laurent Marx and Sylvain Béletre from Balancing-Act. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

Al-Shabaab arrests Somali radio journalist

MOGADISHU: The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has announced its concern about the arrest of a radio journalist in Wanlaweyn district of lower Shabelle region on Sunday, 21 February 2010. Read more >>

AFRICA

2010 PAMRO meeting heads for Botswana

The 12th PAMRO meeting and All Africa Media Research Conference will take place from 22 - 25 August 2010 in Gaborone, Botswana at the Grand Palm. Updates on media audience research activities from countries from all parts of Africa will be provided. Read more >>

SOUTHERN AFRICA

SADC ministers to meet in DRC

PRETORIA: The brunt of the global economic crisis in southern Africa is expected to take centre stage as the region's ministers meet in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this week. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

AdExpo - a must for advertisers and marketers - CADEK Media

The Mega Media AdExpo will be staged from 23 - 25 March 2010 at Sandton Convention Centre and is a must for all serious marketers and advertisers. The show will be a hub of activity and many last minute 2010 advertising and promotional deals will be clinched here. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Need shelter from the African sun? The Ex-Dome gazebo is the answer! - Big Eye Branding

While summer temperatures soar in Africa, everyone's focus is on getting cool and staying cool. In the branding world, there is equipment you can use to help other people to stay cool, while also getting your brand out there. One such piece of branding equipment is the Ex-Dome gazebo. Read more >>