AFRICA

MIDEM announces Airtel ONE8 as global top 2 creative campaigns

MIDEM, the music industry trade fair which brings together musicians, businesspeople, cultural policy makers and journalists from across the world annually, in Cannes, France, has unveiled Airtel ONE8 as one of the top 2 most creative and innovative marketing campaigns worldwide competing against global brands and agencies. Read more >>

TANZANIA

Support for International Change, Engen partner to fight HIV/AIDS

Support for International Change (SIC), a Tanzania-based organisation and petroleum company, Engen, have partnered together to help drive its awareness campaign to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS and also to empower rural communities. Read more >>

AFRICA

Masterclass in documentary photography in Cape Town

Noor, Nikon and the Cape Town School of Photography invite photographers to submit their portfolios for selection for the 2012 Noor-Nikon Masterclass in Documentary Photography to be held 26-30 March 2012. Applications will close today, 22 February 2012. Read more >>

AFRICA

TED2013 Worldwide Auditions in Africa

Nairobi, Tunis and Johannesburg join 13 other cities, on six continents in hosting TED2013 Worldwide Auditions, a public search to uncover new talents, voices and ideas the world needs to hear, for TED 2013 themed "The Young, The Wise, The Undiscovered". Read more >>

AFRICA

Africans win at 2012 World Press Photo Awards

At the recent 2012 World Press Photo Awards, two African photographers won three awards. Read more >>

AFRICA

New development director at sub-Saharan Africa: Aegis Media

Grant Fraser has been appointed as the development director, sub-Saharan Africa at Aegis Media, where his key responsibilities will be to drive growth across our all five of Aegis Media's PowerBrands in the area. He will also be tasked with ensuring consistency in skills, as well as to help Aegis manage key client relationships across the region. Read more >>

GHANA

Ghana's Saya Mobile is the latest mobile chat app out of Africa

Ghana's Saya Mobile is the latest mobile chat app out of Africa. IM and chat messaging clients are incredibly popular on the continent. Applications such as 2go and mobile social networks such as MXit have raised the bar on the possibilities in the mobile and social space in Africa. Read more >>

AFRICA

West African outdoor media landscape

[Tatenda Chiweshe] On a recent audit of a leading cellular network's outdoor media holdings in Africa, I realised that my perceptions and understanding of this medium that I have dedicated my life to would never be the same again. "Reach and frequency" were the basic tenants that I had learnt informally, while somewhere in the back of my mind impact was what I have always believed in. Read more >>

UGANDA

MTN tops advertising spend in Uganda

[Walter Wafula] MTN, Uganda's largest mobile operator, maintained its lead as top advertiser in the country in 2011, according to a new media report by Ipsos-Synovate. Read more >>

AFRICA

Mutual & Federal announces key African appointment

Short-term insurer Mutual & Federal, a member of the Old Mutual Group (OML), has appointed Marcelina Gaoses to the position of managing director of Mutual & Federal Namibia, effective 1 March 2012. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

Brands, get 'pinned' for profit with Pinterest

LONDON, UK: Brands take note. Pinterest is showing all the right signs of becoming a mainstream player on the social media front. "Pinterest - Best Practice Guide", by leading independent digital marketing agency, Greenlight, spells out why this matters. Read more >>

FRANCE

Cannes Lions announces jury presidents

CANNES, FRANCE: Cannes Lions has announced the presidents for the Design, and Film Craft categories at this year's International Festival of Creativity, taking place from 17-23 June. Read more >>

FRANCE

'My Dream Interview' Festival draws youth to newspapers

PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY: Newspapers from around the world are invited to participate in a new global journalism experience for youth organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) that results in young people interviewing entertainment stars or other public figures - and increased circulation for participating newspapers. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Mining companies wait for tax change details

[Jacqueline Mackenzie] Industry experts are divided about whether mining companies can expect any major changes to their tax requirements in Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's annual budget today. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Cyber security policy framework to be tabled soon

[Francis Hweshe] Government has reiterated its commitment to fighting and defeating cyber-crimes. The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster announced on Sunday that a cyber-security policy framework would be tabled before the Cabinet soon. In addition, it said that the finalisation of specific cyber-crime plans would be a target this year. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Serious crime levels decline

[Francis Hweshe] The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster has revealed that serious crime levels have declined by 5% in the last three years. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Gauteng's growth plans unveiled

Gauteng's plans for the current year include splitting the Health and Social Development Departments, creating more jobs and further cementing its position as Africa's business destination and economic hub. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

30-million passengers used SA's airports

Almost 30-million passengers used South Africa's airports between April 2011 and January 2012 and News24 quotes figures from the Airports Company of South Africa (Acsa) that indicate improved air travel despite tough economic conditions. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Do's and don'ts in Thailand

Thailand is not only a country filled with beautiful clothes, exotic cocktails and breathtaking beaches. It is also a land where the trade and customs' are steeped in Thai history. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

A life worth selling your soul

[Johann Smith] The word alternative has become misleading and common. Nowadays, if you want to be alternative, your choices are limited between becoming a farmer, a Christian fundamentalist or staying a virgin. If we could go back, to '69 or '76, before the word was coined - and perhaps even further, to a time, when rock 'n' roll came without sex and drugs, and paused at the second Chuck Berry discovered electricity, we would know why we're here. Yesterday's conservative society shouldn't have warned us about the devil, but of boredom instead. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Sexy fun in This Means War

[Daniel Dercksen] The battle of the sexes, warfare for the same girl and rivalry amongst friends have never been so much fun! This delightful rom-com/ bromance-buddy actioner This Means War is entertainment with a capital E, which is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

War Horse: overwhelming scale and splendour

[Daniel Dercksen] There's a susceptible sensibility that is eminent in Steven Spielberg's films that, ultimately, reveals itself spectacularly through the lens of the camera, performances of the actors, tempo and pace of the editor, music score by the composer, and the creative team that brings his extraordinary vision to life. War Horse is no exception. Read more >>