SOUTH AFRICA

The Loeries Travelling Exhibition visits Vega and CityVarsity

The Loeries Travelling Exhibition is at Vega, 8-14 April 2010 and at CityVarsity 17-24 April 2010. One of the exhibition's goals is to educate audiences, and Adobe will be hosting complimentary workshops at both venues. These deep dive sessions are an introduction to new and enhanced features in the product, hosted by Learning Curve, an authorised education reseller. The workshops are a must-attend for students, photographers and all creative professionals. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Survey finds Cape Town World Cup value for money

A month-long accommodation pricing survey, commissioned by the Minister of Tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, to establish a clear picture of prices throughout the country, has found that Cape Town is set to offer the best value for money during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The survey was carried out by Grant Thornton South Africa. Read more >>

AFRICA

SA artists unhappy with June 10 line-up

PRETORIA: Local musicians on Thursday, 1 April 2010 met Minister of Arts and Culture, Lulu Xingwana, and the Local Organising Committee to discuss their concerns about not being adequately represented in the line-up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup celebration concert on 10 June. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Discount for African Festival of Media attendees

Bizcommunity.com has been appointed the official African online media partner for the 2010 Festival of Media. The African industry is encouraged to participate in this year's festivities and to this end Bizcommunity.com is offering all its African-based readers a discount when applying to attend the event in Valencia, Spain from 18 - 20 April. Read more >>

AFRICA

Maputo Ad Festival retains HMC Seswa

JOHANNESBURG: The Mozambican Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations Association (AMEP) has appointed HMC Seswa Corporate Communications for the fourth consecutive year as its communications partner for the fifth Maputo International Advertising Festival. Read more >>

AFRICA

Pentawards 2010 now open

BRUSSELS: The 2010 Pentawards, the online competition exclusively for packaging design, was official opened for entries yesterday, 5 April 2010 until the deadline date of 21 May. The awards ceremony will be presented on 30 September 2010 in the European Pavilion of the Expo Shanghai 2010. Read more >>

AFRICA

IDC: 2010 a defining year for Africa telecoms

The sub-Saharan Africa telecommunications market is set to be characterised by regulatory developments and continued investment in broadband infrastructure by various submarine and terrestrial cable operators, International Data Corporation said on Wednesday (31 March), making 2010 a defining year for Africa's telecoms sector. Read more >>

NIGERIA

NIHEAS to be an annual event

The 2010 Nigerian Hospitality Excellence Awards and Seminar (NIHEAS), held late last month, was an inaugural ceremony that was held to encourage service excellence in the hospitality industry. The maiden edition was hosted by Finale Hotels Services in conjunction with Focal Point and endorsed by the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation - NTDC. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Zim: Police summon freelance journalist for questioning

HARARE: Freelance journalist Stanley Gama was on 30 March 2010 summoned to Harare Central Police Station where he was questioned in connection with an article that appeared in the Zimbabwean edition of The Sunday Times published in South Africa. Read more >>

AFRICA

Bharti appoints lieutenant to head African venture

NEW DELHI: The boss of Indian telecom group Bharti Airtel has appointed his top lieutenant to oversee his new African business, bought in a US$10.7-billion deal from Kuwait's Zain, a company official said on Wednesday (31 March 2010). Read more >>

AFRICA

Shaping newspaper business model - World Newspaper Congress

Mark Contreras, senior vice president of E.W. Scripps Co., and Tim Brooks, managing director of Guardian News and Media Ltd., will be sharing the stage at the 63rd World Newspaper Congress in Beirut looking at new business models for the future of newspapers. The congress will be held in Lebanon from 7 - 10 June 2010. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

Somalia: Traders help keep the country fed

NAIROBI: Despite the insecurity and the lack of a formal banking system, the private sector is alive and well in Somalia - and helping feed the country. Read more >>