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Today's top stories
Special focus on media freedom
KAMPALA: Reporters Without Borders has deplored the murder of journalist Paul Kiggundu by a crowd of angry motorcyclists in the southern town of Rakai on 10 September 2010. The correspondent of Top Radio and several TV stations, he was beaten to death when spotted filming their attack on a suspect's home. Read more >>Digital
 [Jenny Kling] With Facebook's stringent rules regarding contests and competitions on its site, you need a lot more than free giveaways to build your Facebook community. You need to be interesting and relevant to your target market. Content is king, as the saying goes, and that has never been truer than when dealing with Facebook in a marketing context. Read more >>Education and Training
[Wilma den Hartigh] Stellenbosch University (SU) has launched its new journalism centre, Mediafrica. The new centre will become the base for developing well-trained, professional media workers who can competently tell Africa's story, and report objectively on important issues affecting the continent. Read more >> Eventing
LONDON: The African Banker Awards has announced its shortlist of nominees for the 2010 edition of the annual event. This year, according to organisers, competition is characterised by a more even geographical spread of financial institutions making the selection cut. The most notable absentees this year are the Nigerian institutions who have undergone a tough year of restructuring and difficult trading conditions. Read more >>Advertisement:
 The Africa Media and Broadcasting Congress will take place from 29 November 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa at the Sandton Convention Centre. The congress aims to ensure Africa's media and broadcasters can keep up with the switch-over from analogue to digital. Terrapinn is the organiser of the annual event. Read more >>Exhibitions
 The Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) has announced its partnership in a joint venture with the African Bureau of Conventions in securing events, exhibitions, conventions and meetings in Johannesburg, South Africa. Read more >>Media
[Matebello Motloung] Author of the bestselling Africa's Greatest Entrepreneurs and the publisher of the latest version, SA's Greatest Entrepreneurs, compiled in partnership with the Gordon Institute of Business Science and launched last week, Moky Makura is on a mission to capture Africa's stories and prevent the continent's history and heritage from being eroded. Read more >> Advertisement:
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 The Innovations in Newspapers global report will be presented at the 2010 World Editors Forum, to be held from 6-8 October 2010 in Hamburg, Germany. The presentation, by the Innovation International Media Consulting Group, will focus on three major subjects. Read more >>Radio
 The Pan African Space Station (PASS) cyber-radio project, launched on Saturday, 11 September 2010, is now broadcasting live from Cape Town and Cameroon. PASS Radio is an online portal that streams unprogrammed content, interviews, music, live recordings, and musical debate. Read more >>Retail
ICT group Pinnacle Technology Holdings said on Tuesday (14 September 2010) that retail sales for Pinnacle Africa increased 25% for the year ended June, despite the prevalent economic conditions. Read more >>WASHINGTON: The World Bank Group has announced that it plans to mobilise significant new funding for health, education, and agriculture to help countries achieve their Millenium Development Goals by 2015. Read more >> SINGAPORE: A total of 3058 entries from 22 countries will be competing at this year's Spikes Asia Festival, which kicks off this forthcoming Sunday, 19 September 2010, in Singapore, a 14% increase versus last year. Read more >> MIAMI, US: Biz Stone, co-founder of social media phenomenon Twitter, and Vicente Fox, president of Mexico 2000 - 2006, are the first two keynote speakers confirmed for the inaugural Festival of Media LatAm, October 24-26th 2010 in Miami. Read more >> NEW YORK, USA: As the number of consumers who multitask while using print and electronic media continues to rise, magazine reading among women remains a relative stronghold of undivided attention, according to new data from GfK MRI's MediaDay 2010 survey. Read more >> LONDON, UK: 24/7 real media growth outpaces all other networks, doubling reach in past year. comScore, Inc has announced the top 10 ad networks based on their reach among UK internet users in July 2010. Read more >>
 Garmin Distribution Africa has officially opened its first concept store in South Africa, giving customers the opportunity to view and explore Garmin's extensive range of products at their leisure. Read more >>
 TVG, the South African-based travel and leisure ownership company, has recently acquired a major stake in the African Vacation Club and The Lake Langano Resort in Ethiopia. Read more >>
More Travel news...
 [Zeenat Ebrahim] Martial arts films have always gained my preference and Jackie Chan couldn't have been a better choice for a remake of the renowned 1984-film, The Karate Kid with Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) and Mr Miyagi (Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita). Read more >>
 Crowded House will be performing at the Grand West Grand Arena in Cape Town on 26 October, at the Durban ICC on 28 October and at Carnival City's Big Top Arena in Brakpan on 29 and 30 October, 2010. Read more >>
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