ZIMBABWE

Zim: Authorities release newspaper reporter

HARARE: Reporters Without Borders has welcomed the news that The Standard reporter Nqobani Ndlovu, who was arrested in the southwestern city of Bulawayo on 17 November 2010 after writing an article questioning police recruiting, was finally released late last week. Read more >>

AFRICA

Facebook revisits confusing promotions rules for Pages

[Nur Bremmen] Facebook is revisiting its promotions and competitions guidelines for its wildly popular Pages functionality. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

Luvi Ogilvy wins at Indian Ocean Creative Awards 2010

Luvi Ogilvy, an Ogilvy Africa-affiliated agency was awarded seven gold awards at the Indian Ocean Creative Awards 2010 on Friday, 26 November 2010, with the Reunion Island branch picking up six and Mayotte winning one gold. Together they walked away with 10 awards in total. The awards ceremony was held in Saint Denis, Reunion.

AFRICA

Click to Call: Google releases another innovative advertising tool

[Graeme Lipschitz] With over 97% penetration of mobile phones in South Africa and almost 9-million people capable of surfing the web on their phones, it is only natural that marketing via the mobile phone is on the rise. Read more >>

AFRICA

African media growing, but where's the funding?

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] According to the McKinsey report, media in Africa is among the fastest growing industries, compared to those of many in the OECD countries. But, despite this growth, experts believe the funding has not been forthcoming as many media houses are still struggling to survive. Read more >>

ANGOLA

Angola: Unitel signs agreement with Opera

OSLO / LUANDA: Angolan mobile operator Unitel and Opera Software have signed an agreement that allows Unitel customers internet access from their mobile phones using Opera Mini, a mobile web browser available for more than 3000 mobile phone models. Read more >>

KENYA

Kenyan company launches social media monitor

[Carole Kimutai] Globetrack International (GTI), a Kenyan media monitoring company, has launched a social media monitoring service. Social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, MySpace and others, have become very popular in Kenya. Read more >>

AFRICA

How to get a job in the media industry

[Banele Rewo] Young talented graduates find it to be a near impossible undertaking breaking into the media, advertising and communications industry. But, before we start blaming several factors that mainly put the blame squarely on the industry, let's first look at how and where the young-and-upcoming go wrong when applying a job. Read more >>

GHANA

Ghana to halt sales of second-hand underwear

Ghana plans to enforce a ban on the sale of second-hand underwear beginning in February, an official said on Monday (29 November 2010), citing the health risks involved in the hawking of the garments by street vendors. Read more >>

AFRICA

African pay culture may hamper IPTV growth

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] In Africa, where the majority of people are accustomed to getting almost everything for free - houses, electricity, water, education, radio and TV, political connections, food and beer in exchange for votes - experts believe the growth of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) on the continent might be hampered by the lack of pay culture. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

The latest threat to the internet?

SOUTHAMPTON, UK: Tim Berners-Lee*, the man to thank for inventing the worldwide web, has spoken out about social networks and the danger they pose to internet usage. He reckons social networks are a 'threat to the web'. Read more >>

CHINA

Asian Marketing Effectiveness Festival: 12-13 May 2011

SHANGHAI, CHINA: The Asian Marketing Effectiveness Festival, a joint venture between Haymarket and the International Advertising Festival, will take place 12 and 13 May at the Pudong Shangri-La hotel in Shanghai, China. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

The Cape's graceful Cape Grace

[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] When the Brand family built The Cape Grace Hotel at the V&A Waterfront, 12 years ago, they demonstrated what home-from-home hospitality meant. Aside from the comfort they offered here and at sister properties, The Mount Grace in the Magaliesberg and The Grace in Rosebank, Johannesburg, their differentiating factor was their people. To borrow from another hotel group's axiom - ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen. Read more >>