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Today's top stories
Special focus on media freedom
 In an appeal decision issued last week, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights unanimously upheld the rights of journalists across Europe to protect their sources of information. The European Newspaper Publishers' Association (ENPA), the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum, have welcomed the ruling. Read more >>Advertisement:
Branding
 [Issa Sikiti da Silva] Nation branding expert Simon Anholt told delegates attending last week's Brand Africa 2010 Forum in Johannesburg that branding is the most deceitful word in the English language. Anholt, who defined branding as the process of putting a lipstick on a pin, said brand is a toxic word that has taken a strongly negative connotation because everybody knows the perception but nobody knows anything about reality. Read more >>Digital
[Clive Simpkins] Corporates around the world are facing a profound question right now. It's about whether they put a toe into the social media pool or dive in at the deep end. Both approaches can be disastrous. The crux of the issue though is - there's little option but to engage. It's not a question of 'if' - it's a question of 'when, where and how?' Read more >> Advertisement:
[Kate Wolters] I'm not a geek. I'm a geek-stalker. I like what digital is doing to the world. I don't really understand it. But I like it. I like that I can rave about a book on Twitter and get a bashful thank you from the author and four recommendations for other books. I like that I can cruise MySpace and cackle over how boring old whatserface from school has become, since bearing her 13th bambino. Read more >> Magazines
[Walter Wafula] Executives of African companies and technology users can expect to read and be read about in the forthcoming edition of PC Tech magazine, a Uganda-based information and technology publication. Read more >> Mobile
[Gregory Gondwe] The Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) on Monday, 20 September 2010 announced that it has revoked the operation licence it gave to Global Advanced Integrated Networks (G-Mobile) after its failure to beat several deadlines set for the company to roll out. Read more >> Advertisement:
Recruitment
ARUSHA: The Mount Meru Hotel, which will open on 1 November 2010, plans to begin its commissioning procedures during the coming weeks when it interviews candidates for 276 permanent positions on its staff. Read more >>Research
 Four years after the initial launch, South African research company, Freshly Ground Insights is launching into the Africa market with the same strategy used in SA. After 12 months of planning and testing, FGI Africa offers clients real-time research across 14 markets in Africa. Read more >>Retail
 South African online marketplace, bidorbuy, has launched its Kenyan operation with over 18,000 products on offer. Read more >>TV
 Eureka!, a new show on the CNBC Africa line-up premiered yesterday, Tuesday, 21 September 2010 at 9pm. The show will look at African inventors from across the continent. Presenter, Jacqui Nel and the team will talk to the organisations that help nurture young inventors and find the story behind each invention. Read more >>ZURICH, SWITZERLAND: FIFA has announced that the accreditation process for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2022 FIFA World Cup Host Announcement is now open exclusively via the FIFA Media Channel ( media.fifa.com). The deadline for accreditation applications is 22 October 2010. Read more >> HAMBURG, GERMANY: Eurobest, reputedly Europe's premier creative advertising and communications awards, has announced three more jury presidents. Read more >>
 [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Visiting an &Beyond camp is like visiting no other since being part of the &Beyond experience becomes the focus rather than the lodge. This includes being initiated into &Beyond culture by your ranger, at your first meeting. Read more >>
 With the delivery of its first 777-200LR in November 2010, Ethiopian will be the first airline in Africa to operate what is claimed to be the world's most technologically advanced, and longest-range aircraft. Read more >>
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 Wrestlerish have released the music video for the third single from their debut album, "The Rude Mechanical" and are embarking on a short national tour between 24 September and 9 October, 2010. Read more >>
 [Bonga Percy Vilakazi] Bonga Percy Vilakazi looks at this week's new releases, debuts and comebacks. Read more >>
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SOUTH AFRICA Appeal for funding to help save Africa's rhinos[Sponsorship] Africa is experiencing a ferocious resurgence in rhino poaching, caused by illegal demand for rhino horn from Asia. South Africa, the stronghold of Africa's rhino population with more than 80% of the 24 000 rhinos left in Africa, has been losing more than 20 rhinos a month. If the current trend continues, the rhino conservation gains of the last decade will begin to erode.
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