CENTRAL AFRICA

Central African Republic journalists released, fined

NEW YORK: Two Central African Republic journalists were fined and released from custody Monday, 11 July 2011, after being jailed for weeks in connection with their coverage of public protests by retired military officers who say the government failed to direct European Union funds to them as intended, according to news reports and local journalists. Read more >>

EGYPT

Egypt's reinstatement of Information Ministry is a setback - CPJ

NEW YORK: The reinstatement of Egypt's Information Ministry that was abolished in February 2011 constitutes a substantial setback for media freedom in Egypt, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday, 12 July 2011. Read more >>

AFRICA

Digital marketing: next steps for startups

[Jonathan Houston] Promoting your startup effectively is a critical step towards ensuring that your business makes it from being a big idea to a well-known and self-sustaining concern. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

2011 Loeries shortlists released

The Loerie Awards have released the shortlists for 2011 this morning , Wednesday, 13 July 2011. All winners will be announced at the Festival Weekend, 16 - 18 September, at Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Cape Town. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

New programme for digital media management at GIBS

Funded through an endowment by MultiChoice, the new Gordon Institute of Business Science's (GIBS) 'Programme for Digital Media Management' aims to contribute to the pan-African regulatory environment by focusing on fostering knowledge about leading-edge technological and commercial advancements in digital media convergence and its impact on society and the public and private sectors. Read more >>

AFRICA

Varsity course promotes African languages

The University of Limpopo has a course that encourages multilingualism and the promotion of African languages. Read more >>

AFRICA

IPAD Angola to showcase investment opportunities

LUANDA: Senior Angolan cabinet members will head up a high-level government delegation addressing prospective investors at the annual Infrastructure Partnerships for African Development (iPAD) Angola investment forum which is taking place in Luanda from 13-16 September 2011. Read more >>

AFRICA

Mediatech Africa 2011 draws near

Mediatech Africa, the biannual advanced technology trade exhibition, will take place at the Coca-Cola Dome in Northgate, Johannesburg, from 20-22 July 2011. Read more >>

MALAWI

Malawi: JUMA to introduce Best Practices Award

[Gregory Gondwe] The Journalists Union of Malawi (JUMA) has announced that, effective next year 2012, it will present the Best Practices Award to two media institutions, both electronic and print. Apart from the award, JUMA has also come up with a number of instruments expected to assist Malawian journalists. Read more >>

UGANDA

Uganda: Pay TV service providers embrace mobile payments

[Walter Wafula] A section of pay television consumers in Uganda can now pay their monthly bills via the MTN Mobile Money transfer platform. Last week, StarTimes a brand of Chinese-owned Star DTV, became the second pay TV service provider to enable its customers to make use of the mobile phone payment channel to settle their bills. Read more >>

MALAWI

Malawi: Commercial court nods to PIM delisting from MSE

[Gregory Gondwe] Packaging Industries Malawi (PIM) Limited has been allowed by the commercial court to delist from the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) following a decision from the company's minority shareholders to sell their shares to South African-based Transmar Limited. PIM, established in 1969, was listed on the Malawi Stock Exchange in 1998. Read more >>

AFRICA

Africa must do business with itself - Standard Bank economist

Increased trade between African countries themselves is the key to unlocking the continent's economic growth potential, according to Standard Bank Group economist Jeremy Stevens. In a paper titled "Does Africa matter enough to Africa?" published on Monday, 11 July 2011, Stevens notes that only about 10% of African trade is within the continent. Read more >>

AUSTRALIA

May 2011 Australian online video rankings

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a report on the online video market in Australia from its comScore Video Metrix service. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

Using 'the science of shopping' to track-and-target

[John Ginsberg] LONDON, UK: Environmental psychologist Paco Underhill firmly believes that our environment influences our behaviour. He found a powerful (and profitable) application for his theories in the retail environment and founded what is now known simply as "The Science of Shopping." Read more >>

INDIA

Early bird rate for FIPP Congress in India still available

NEW DELHI, INDIA: The speaker programme for the 38th FIPP World Magazine Congress in New Delhi, India, already boasts some of the biggest names in international magazine publishing, so take advantage of the early bird rates and book your place now. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Audi's cling and bling baby

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The compact A1 hatchback might be the smallest of the 105 different Audi models on sale in South Africa but far from being the runt of the litter it has enough grunt and cling to appeal to the lads and the kind of cootchy-coo coolness that the ladies love as much in cars as in their arm-candy gold-chained Chanel, purple Givenchy clutch and giant Louis Vuitton bags. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Lufthansa opens its largest lounge worldwide

Frequent flyers who have achieved Senator status on Lufthansa Group's Miles & More programme now have an opportunity to relax in style at Lufthansa's largest airport lounge. In the departure area of Terminal 1 at Frankfurt, customers with Senator status - the 2nd highest status at Lufthansa, which is reached at 100 000 miles per annum - can enjoy a modern wellness area with luxury facilities that include 10 showers and two spa rooms. Read more >>