AFRICA

Interpol commits to a safe World Cup

[Bongani Nkosi] Interpol, the global police organisation, has given its assurance that the strictest security measures are in place for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Loeries segments TV categories

The Loeries 2009 category of Television Identity and Content Promos has been split into two separate categories for 2010. These will now be TV Channel Branding & Identity, which uses originally produced or shot materials, and TV Content & Station Promos, which uses existing content from the shows being promoted. Read more >>

AFRICA

Festival of Media People's Award voting open

The Festival of Media People's Awards 2010 will be determined by a public vote to select the most popular campaign from all those shortlisted in the entering categories. The winner will be awarded at the Festival of Media Awards gala dinner during the Festival of Media taking place in Valencia on 18 - 20 April 2010. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

[Habari Symposium] The social web will be mobile

[Herman Manson] Angus Robinson believes that growth in social media, especially in Africa, will be driven by mobile phones and estimates that Nigeria has seen a 340% increase in Facebook usage over the past year - mostly driven from access via mobile handsets. Robinson is one of four keynote speakers at the Habari Media Digital Symposium taking place 7-8 April 2010 at Spier wine estate outside of Stellenbosch. Read more >>

CENTRAL AFRICA

US MCC engages Malawian journalists

[Gregory Gondwe] The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a foreign assistance tool of the US, has engaged the Malawi media to help it publicise a number of development projects lined up in the country under its Millennium Challenge Account (MCA). Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

D-Mark Mobile set to cover East Africa

[Walter Wafula] D-Mark Mobile, a Ugandan mobile communications content service provider, is set to expand its business to Kenya and Tanzania to tap into the growing demand for mobile data in the region. Read more >>

AFRICA

WAN-IFRA mag covers lean newspaper production

The Lean Production EXTRA, published by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), is the first of three targeted special editions for 2010 available in print and ePaper. The special edition examines some of the most efficient printing plants in the world, as well as exploring the best conditions, technologies, procedures and processes for achieving the goal of lean production. Read more >>

KENYA

Kenya: Facebook group aims to tackle fake medicines

Kenya's pharmacy and poisons board has set up a Facebook account for people to report pharmacists who give them fake drugs. Kenyans can use the social networking site to report adverse reactions to drugs as well as suspected counterfeit drugs and unregistered pharmacies. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Mahala - Kif or K*k?

[Sindy Peters] There's a new entrepreneurial kid on the online magazine block and according to its founder, Andy Davis, it has been growing exponentially since its birth in April 2009. Mahala is a youth-orientated publication that provides a different perspective on current affairs, popular culture and just about anything sparking conversation in South African social circles. Read more >>

AFRICA

Africa on Screen calls for entries

Africa on Screen, the annual African film festival, is calling for entries from Africa for the 2010 edition of the festival. The event will showcase a host of African films during the week of 24 - 30 June 2010 at the Museum Africa in Newtown, Johannesburg, South Africa. The deadline for submissions is 14 May 2010. Read more >>

AFRICA

IABC Chairman's Award recipient announced

Sonja Tiscenko, a Tanzania-based member of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), has been selected as the recipient of this year's Chairman's Award. The award will be presented at IABC's World Conference in Toronto on 6 June 2010. Read more >>