AFRICA

How personal branding benefits your company brand

[Donna Rachelson] Businesses today have it tough. As soon as you develop something new, a competitive premise or a product/service that will set you apart from your competitors, your rivals all copy you and that competitive advantage is quickly lost. Read more >>

AFRICA

Gateway Communications connecting Africa

Gateway Communications, supplier of African telecommunications services, last week held an industry panel in Johannesburg, South Africa, focusing on the 'Future of African Connectivity'. The discussion facilitated by Russell Southwood, editor of Balancing Act, addressed topics ranging from rural connectivity and the role telecoms plays in African economies, to pricing for consumers and the future of data use in Africa. Read more >>

ETHIOPIA

Innovation Africa Digital Summit gets underway in Ethiopia

One of Africa's largest ICT gatherings got underway in Ethiopia yesterday, 27 March 2012, with the kick-off of the Innovation Africa Digital Summit in the capital Addis Ababa. Read more >>

RWANDA

New index to improve media standards

[Kenneth Agutamba] The Rwandan government last week unveiled its Media Development Barometer that will help measure and improve standards of local media. Read more >>

GHANA

Is it justified to describe journalists as literates or illiterates?

[Dan Osman Mwin] The vice-chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Professor Otoo Ellis, is said to have 'reportedly described journalists as illiterates', and as a consequence of his impolite language, the Ashanti Regional branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) announced a boycott of activities of the university and have sustained the boycott until further notice. Read more >>

SOMALIA

Journalist escapes assassination attempt

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA: The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns the latest assassination attempt on the life of Muhaydin Hassan Mohammed, publicly known Husni, the head of news of Shabelle Media Network. Read more >>

MALAWI

TNM registers 35% subscribers growth

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Telekom Networks Malawi Limited (TNM), reportedly the first mobile phone service provider in Malawi, has announced in its 'results for the year ended 31 December 2011' report over the weekend, that it has registered a 35% growth in subscriber base. Read more >>

AFRICA

M-Net launches online African Film Library

M-Net, the multi-channel pan-African content provider, on Monday, 26 March 2012, launched the online African Film Library (AFL), a video-on-demand service that will offer a large collection of award-winning African content. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Nelson Mandela digital archive is live on the web

The Nelson Mandela Digital Archive Project went live on the web, yesterday, Tuesday, 27 March 2012, to allow the world to share in the life and legacy of this extraordinary African statesman. Read more >>

AFRICA

Tech PR Group expands into Africa

Technology PR Group had added Red Ribbon Communications to its global tech public relations network, expanding its reach to parts of continental Africa. Read more >>

AFRICA

Global PR network increases presence in Africa

Eurocom Worldwide, the Global PR Network, is expanding its global presence through a new regional network arrangement in sub-Saharan Africa, significantly increasing the network's market presence in the African continent. Eurocom Worldwide already operates successful regional networks in Latin America, Asia, and Europe. Read more >>

AFRICA

Telecoms skills stagnate while demand soars

There is a critical shortage of the technical skills needed to support the fast pace of telecommunications growth sweeping across the African continent. This is one of the main findings of the 2012 Telecommunications Survey, carried out by Landelahni Business Leaders, a member of the global Amrop executive search group. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Nielsen identifies attributes of the global, socially-conscious consumer

NEW YORK, US: Some 63% of global, socially-conscious consumers are under age 40, consult social media when making purchase decisions and are most concerned about environmental, educational and hunger causes, according to a new study from Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

comScore releases full results of vCE Charter Study

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, released full study results from its US-based vCE Charter Study involving online advertising campaigns for 12 premium national advertisers. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

GroupM, Nielsen to develop cross-platform advertising measurement tool

NEW YORK, US: GroupM and Nielsen have announced a pioneering collaboration to create a new measurement service that will integrate media planning and measurement across television and the Internet. Read more >>

FRANCE

Confessions of a creative

PARIS, FRANCE: In June 2011, Arjowiggins Creative Papers has launched an inspiration platform dedicated to creativity: The Blank Sheet Project. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Equip yourself with the knowledge to help change our world

WeCanChange is partnering with GCX and Green College Online to offer readers the chance to win a free interactive and animated online course teaching you everything you need to know about climate change, global warming and what the future holds. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Public comments sought on draft AgriBEE Sector Code

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has gazetted the draft AgriBEE (Black Economic Empowerment) Sector Code for public comment, which is set to deal with land and enterprise ownership matters. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

SA, Angola support Nigerian World Bank candidate

[Helmo Preuss] The South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and Angolan Minister of planning, Ana Dias Lourenco on Friday announced that they will be supporting the candidature for the World Bank presidency of Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Zuma highlights need for nuclear terrorism vigilance

President Jacob Zuma has stressed the importance of remaining alert to the risks posed by nuclear terrorism. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

New Labour bills need more consultation

The Steel and Engineering Industries' Federation of South Africa (SEIFSA) has expressed concern about amendments contained in the Basic Conditions of Employment and Labour Relations Amendment Bills. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

SA VIP airport lounge voted best in Africa and Middle East

A South African VIP airport lounge, the Shongololo Lounge at OR Tambo International Airport, has been voted the best lounge in the Africa/Middle East region. The award comes as South Africa's tourist offerings continue to harvest the world's top accolades. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

The wonders of Hong Kong & Shanghai

China is home to more than 1.3 billion people and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. With the historic beauty of Shanghai and the towering skyscrapers of Hong Kong, you will soon be falling in love with these busy metropolitan cities. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Guitar takes limelight on "Breaking Away"

[Sindy Peters] If you're familiar with the works of Eksteen Jacobsz, the man behind alternative rock band The Sick-Leaves, you'll find that "Breaking Away", his fourth contribution to the SA music scene, is nothing to be scoffed at. This album is a slick amalgamation of the sounds of all his previous works. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Creepy Spoeky

[Ruth Cooper] If there was one South African artist who should make it big overseas, and make us all proud for doing so, it should be that talented Nthato Mokgata, better known as Spoek Mathambo. Luckily, it seems that those fickle music gods are feeling the beats and moving their tapping toes in that direction. With the release of his second solo album, "Father Creeper", we are beginning to see a much more significant infiltration of Mathambo's brand of "township tech" via airwaves everywhere. Read more >>