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Today's top stories
Special focus on media freedom
 DStv held a breakfast launch for the BBC's World News Africa Business Report in Parktown on Tuesday, 7 September 2010, hosted by BBC's Komla Dumor. Speaking at the event, Govan Reddy, former SABC radio head, indicated that the Media Appeals Tribunal could inflict irreparable damage on South Africa's image as a nation that champions free speech. Read more >>Advertisement:
NEW YORK: Following Sunday's murder in Angola of Alberto Graves Chakussanga, a radio journalist with a station critical of the ruling MPLA government, authorities must conduct a thorough and transparent investigation exploring all possible leads and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday, 8 September 2010. Read more >>Advertising
 The Loerie Awards will be running the SMS update service during the Loeries Festival Weekend from 1-3 October 2010. In partnership with Vodacom Mobile Media, Loeries will SMS those registered for the service the key programme elements over the weekend. Read more >>Digital
 [Carole Kimutai] DotConnectAfrica announced the launch of the 'Yes to a .africa' East Africa campaign during the 2010 AITEC East Africa ICT Summit held from 7-8 September 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya. The initiative is meant to give Africa a regional identity and global presence. Sophia Bekele, executive director, DotConnectAfrica made the announcement during the summit. Read more >> [Carole Kimutai] Google held an event, called Google G-Kenya, that brought together hundreds of tech-savvy entrepreneurs and developers at a web and mobile conference at Strathmore University, Nairobi on 6 September 2010, where over 1200 engineers, product managers, entrepreneurs, students and web developers gathered to discuss the future of web application development, and receive training on Google's products and online business skills. Read more >>Media
The UK's foreign secretary, William Hague, confirmed on Thursday (10 September 2010) that the BBC World Service budget would be cut. However, he said that no decisions had been made yet about which country operations would be affected. Read more >>Mobile
African governments need to prioritise the development of critical infrastructure in order for their citizens to be able to benefit from the full potential of mobile telephony, researchers have said. Read more >>Advertisement:
The cost of making phone calls from mobile phones in Kenya has dropped drastically by between 50 and 75% in recent weeks, causing the country's inflation rate for the month of August to fall. Read more >>Newspapers
[Dumisani Ndlela] The much-awaited Daily News newspaper is finally expected to hit the streets in October after a hold-up caused by problems with its printing press. Managing editor, John Gambanga told Bizcommunity.com: "All I can say is that we're coming out sometime in October after refurbishment of our printing press." Read more >> Retail
MAPUTO: Mozambique will reverse an increase in the price of bread that sparked deadly rioting last week, and restore some subsidies for electricity and water, the planning minister said on Tuesday (7 September 2010). Read more >>TV
 LOS ANGELES / PARIS: The fourth edition of DISCOP Africa concluded late last week in Nairobi, Kenya with distributors reporting strong demand for content in the region notably from existing and future television operators possibly set to take advantage of Kenya's migration towards full digital terrestrial broadcasting. Read more >>[Mark St Andrew, creamglobal.com] LONDON, UK: As the big fragrance brands unveil their campaigns for their big Christmas scents, Cream compares the effectiveness of two offerings from Dior and Chanel. Read more >>  PARIS, FRANCE/DARMSTADT, GERMANY: The Metro newspaper in Poland has been named the 2010 World Young Reader Newspaper of the Year in the annual competition organized by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishing (WAN-IFRA). Read more >> [Adam Bunn] LONDON, UK: Google has just announced its "streaming search" service, Google Instant, is coming out of limited Beta testing and going live for all users, and when it comes to search engine optimisation campaigns (SEO), some websites may now suffer a drop in traffic. Read more >>
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 The countdown to the Springboks' defence of the Rugby World Cup begins in earnest today, Thursday 9 September 2010 - precisely one year out from the tournament kick-off. The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has unveiled its Unite 2011 campaign, appealing to all South Africans to get behind the team as the clock begins to tick away. Read more >>
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