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Bizcommunity, ready for 2010

With about three days to go till 2010 FIFA World Cup festivities and matches get underway, people around South Africa are showing their support by donning car mirror gloves, decorating shop windows and dressing up the office as well as homes and waving their flags like never before. Bizcommunity too is joining in the fun with the sound of a miniature vuvuzela announcing lunch-time and flags and balls showing off our soccer fever. We'll be hosting some fun country-specific lunches and will have a betting pool going in-house.

We're definitely feeling it, but are you? What are you or your company doing to get into the football swing of things. Feel free to send your fun-filled images celebrating the arrival of the world cup on African shores to gallery@bizcommunity.com.

See you at the FIFA Fan Fest on Friday!

Congratulations to South African design firm, CopperCoast on winning the Best of Continent/Africa award in Wolda '09!


Ciao, Sindy Peters, Africa editor
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SOUTH AFRICA
Zuma welcomes teams, fans, hails legacy
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] President Jacob Zuma put aside his family troubles for a while yesterday, Sunday, 6 June 2010, to have a joyful moment with local and international journalists, whom he addressed at his Pretoria presidential guesthouse on the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more >>

Branding


EAST AFRICA
Call for strong brands in EAC
[Walter Wafula] To flourish and compete favourably against other East African companies, firms with operations in Uganda have been encouraged to build strong brands as the region moves into the common market. Read more >>

Design


AFRICA
CopperCoast wins Best of Continent/Africa in Wolda '09
South African design firm CopperCoast's iLove logo, designed by creative director Pierre Joubert, has been awarded the Best of Continent/Africa Award in the Worlwide Logo Design Annual 2009 (Wolda '09) competition. The logo was awarded for its original concept and design excellence after being selected by a three-tier jury. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
New global look for youth agency
Global Education, an international specialist youth agency, briefed boutique design studio Santana Graphix at the end of April 2010 to provide a new look for its stationery, electronic signatures, posters and flyers specifically created for an upcoming international education conference and generic print advertisements. Read more >>

Digital


AFRICA
Six real ways to measure social media
[Alistair Fairweather] Like any zeitgeist, social media has attracted its share of charlatans and snake oil merchants, all peddling their mastery of this mysterious and complicated new medium. But when it comes time to measure the actual results, they pile on the jargon and then skip town with your fat cheque. Read more >>

Eventing


AFRICA
African Business Awards 2010 nominees announced
The shortlist of finalists for the third edition of the African Business Awards has been announced. The winners will be announced at a gala dinner at the Grosvenor House hotel in London, UK on Monday, 21 June 2010. Read more >>

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SOUTHERN AFRICA
Frost & Sullivan host Southern Africa investment briefing
CAPE TOWN: Frost & Sullivan will be hosting an online analyst briefing on Thursday, 10 June 2010 at 3pm CAT. The briefing plans to look at the infrastructure backlog in Southern Africa and highlight key investment opportunities across the region. It also plans to provide insight into projects in information and communication technologies, power generation, transportation and water. Read more >>

Media


AFRICA
NPCA, WPJ launch essay contest
WASHINGTON, DC: The National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) has partnered with the World Policy Journal to launch an essay contest to identify innovative solutions to the problem of food insecurity in the rural regions of Africa. The competition is part of NPCA's Africa Rural Connect online program. Read more >>

Online Media


AFRICA
2010 Museke Online Africa Music Awards winners here
The winners of the 2010 Museke Online Africa Music Awards (MOAMAs) have been announced. Lizha James, Dama do Bling, Amr Diab, Ralph Anselmo and Perola have emerged multiple winners of the inaugural awards. The winners were selected based on African music fan votes. Read more >>

Production


AFRICA
DIFF anounces Talent Campus Durban finalists
The selection for this year's edition of the Durban International Film Festival Talent Campus Durban has been finalised. Those selected will also have the opportunity to attend screenings and events at the 31st Durban International Film Festival (DIFF). DIFF 2010 takes place 22 July - 1 August and Talent Campus Durban happens 23 - 27 July. Read more >>

Retail


AFRICA
EMRC's AgriBusiness Forum 2010, call for partners
BRUSSELS: The organisers of the AgriBusiness Forum, EMRC and the Ugandan government, are inviting interested stakeholders, businesses, organisations and brands from the agro-food, food security, agri-business, sustainable development and African agricultural sectors to support the upcoming event. The event is scheduled to take place 3-6 October 2010 in Kampala, Uganda. Read more >>

TV


AFRICA
M-Net launches Africa multi-lingual kids channel
Koowee, the multi-language children's television channel in Africa is aimed at children under the age of six. It was conceptualised by M-Net to be the first multi-lingual kids channel in Africa. Read more >>


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