EGYPT

Egypt: New accreditation rules; military obstructs media

NEW YORK: Egyptian authorities have shifted their strategy for obstructing the press as protests enter their third week. The military has become the predominant force detaining journalists and confiscating their equipment rather than plainclothes police or government supporters, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Monday, 7 February 2011. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Free African Media: A dream we should all work to fulfil

[Branko Brkic: @brankobrkic] As we chronicle how the brave people of Egypt and Tunisia fight to win their basic freedoms for the first time, the rest of Africa looks to be sliding back into the ever-tightening rule of Big Men. The question is, what will we do about it? What will we do to make sure Free African Media is a reality? Read more >>

NORTH AFRICA

Sudanese security agents must free Al-Midan workers - CPJ

NEW YORK: Sudanese security forces mid last week detained 12 employees of the pro-opposition weekly Al-Midan, according to local journalists and news reports. Two were released the same day, but 10 continue to be held incommunicado a week later. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

IFJ highlights media safety crisis in Somalia

LONDON: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) yesterday, 8 February 2011, called on representatives of the international community gathered at a conference on Somalia, organised by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office at Wilton Park, UK, to give priority to measures to protect journalists in Somalia as the transitional period of the transitional federal government comes to an end in August 2011. Read more >>

AFRICA

Brkic's dream... a Free African Media

NEWSWATCH: If we want a free Africa, we must have a free African media - and in too many parts of the continent the media is anything but free - and if we're not very careful SA could go the same way. Now Branko Brkic, of The Daily Maverick has launched Free African Media, which he will edit. Join him... we owe it to ourselves and our children. Read more >>

AFRICA

Instead of small pox Google is colonising Africa with 'cool stuff'

[Vanessa Clark] Sitting at the southern tip of Africa you get used to giving a resigned shrug and half-smile when the entire continent gets lumped into something called ROW (rest of world), especially when it comes to scheduling the release dates of new technology. Read more >>

AFRICA

Two new malicious codes using FB discovered

The recent trend for developing computer threats designed to spread by exploiting the most popular social media continues to gather pace, reports global IT vendor Panda Security. Since last week two new malicious codes that use Facebook to ensnare victims have been wreaking havoc. Read more >>

MALAWI

Malawi parliament challenges MACRA on licence delays

[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi parliament on Friday, 4 February 2011, took to task the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) for what it called "unwarranted" delays to issue television and radio licences. Several members of parliament went home describing how undemocratic the delays are. Read more >>

AFRICA

InMobi appoints Africa VP, MD

JOHANNESBURG: Mobile advertising network InMobi on Monday, 7 February 2011, announced the appointment of Isis Nyong'o as VP and MD, Africa. Nyong'o's role is to drive InMobi's African business strategy, facilitating the expansion of the company's African base. Read more >>

AFRICA

Endemol appoints creative head, commercial manager

Helga Palmer has been appointed by Endemol South Africa as head of creative department while Lesetja Mogoba has been appointed as Endemol Worldwide Brands (EWB) commercial manager. Read more >>

AFRICA

Africa's engagement with China, India reshapes global economy - report

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Africa's engagement with China, India and other Asian economies is a new megatrend that will reshape the global economy for years and decades to come, as Africa gradually moves away from the West and heads towards high-growth economies of the East, according to a recent report released by MasterCard Worldwide Insights. Read more >>

AFRICA

Trends, opportunities shaping business in Africa - Standard Bank

With the world's focus on African agriculture continuously mounting there are a number of trends shaping the African landscape which are likely to have an impact on Africa's agricultural sector, says Standard Bank. Read more >>

PORTUGAL

Lisbon to host Eurobest 2011, 28-30 November

LISBON, PORTUGAL: The 4th Eurobest Advertising Festival, one of Europe's leading awards and annual events for creative advertising and communications, will be held from 28-30 November this year in Lisbon, Portugal. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Marketers look to newer platforms

NEW YORK, US: To reach multicultural consumers, more than half (56%) of marketers are increasing their investments in newer media platforms, according to an ANA (Association of National Advertisers) member survey. Another 35% are holding their spending at the same level, while only 9% are reducing their investments in newer media. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

IWMF condemns attack on journalists

WASHINGTON DC, US: The International Women's Media Foundation strongly condemns the violence against international media covering the historic events unfolding in Egypt. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Like to try a Sea Castle?

[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Camps Bay is a sexy place and when the wind doesn't blow there are few spots that rival it for access to fabulous beaches, Table Mountain and the hip bar and restaurant scene. Primi Sea Castle, linked to the high-energy Primi restaurant chain, is ideally suited to guests for whom location is paramount. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

The Ogreling - an African adaptation, at the Baxter

[Johann Smith] Sit down, sit down. Now shhh. Mama has something to tell you. You're father is an ogre, and so are you. Read more >>