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KUMASI: The Majority Leader in Parliament, Cletus Avoka, has urged civil society groups and other stakeholders to adopt a non-partisan approach to discussions on the Right to Information Bill which is currently before Parliament. 
Zoom Advertising, part of the Ogilvy group, has a new graphics package, Afrographique. The brainchild of Ivan Colic, an art director at Zoom, it is licensed exclusively to the agency. 
Brand South Africa is encouraging all citizens to play their part in aiding Somalia through The Gift of the Givers Foundation, which has started distributing high-energy nutrition packages to the region, which faces the worst drought in 60 years. 
The bi-monthly ITNewsAfrica Innovation Dinner series, designed for Africa's ICT professionals, entrepreneurs and senior business people across all industries in Africa have confirmed the speakers for the upcoming dinner taking place on Wednesday 31 August 2011 at the Michelangelo Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg. 
LONDON, UK: MediaCom Worldwide has launched a new global sports division, MediaCom SPORT. Global head of sports Marcus John, who was previously SVP & managing director of IMG Consulting Asia/Pacific, will head it. 
SINGAPORE: The Spikes Asia Media Jury, which awards excellence in media strategy, planning and execution, will now be chaired by Antony Young, formerly CEO of Optimedia US, incoming CEO Mindshare North America. | Company news |
Retail
SOUTH AFRICACGCSA to host Annual Conference - CGCSA
The Consumer Goods Council (CGCSA) will hold its Annual Conference on 6 and 7 October at the Sandton Sun Hotel in Johannesburg. This year's conference promises to bring together over 500 delegates from industry experts and thought leaders to top government officials, and play a leading role in providing insight into industry trends and outlook. Read more >>| Africa news |
SOUTH AFRICAMXit new voting platform for Table Mountain
South Africans can now vote for Table Mountain to become one of the New7Wonders of Nature with the online mobile messenger MXit, which has an estimated 37 million registered accounts in South Africa. Read more >>More Africa news...
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