SOUTH AFRICA

Ever-shrinking personal networks and the value of the "inner circle"

[Mongezi Mtati] Our increased usage of social networks has ensured that the word "friend" is used loosely to mean someone you are friends with online, and have met offline. Chats I had with bloggers and perceived influencers in the trusted authentic amplification of brands and products revealed some interesting nuggets. Read more >>

KENYA

EAO Summit confirms lead sponsor speaker

The East Africa Outsourcing (EAO) Summit, set to take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya from 5-6 June 2012 has confirmed Anil Wadhwa, Spanco BPO's global business development director, as a speaker at the summit. Read more >>

TANZANIA

Debate on solving Africa's problems

A selection of high level speakers that will sit on a panel for the televised AFC Debate "Africa Transforming Africa" organised by the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and the African Development Bank took place on today, Wednesday 30 May 2012 at the Arusha International Convention Centre, Arusha, Tanzania. Read more >>

AFRICA

Become a CP-Africa contributor

CP-Africa will soon be opening up its portals to interested readers who can use the portal to share progressive news and opinions as well as to build a personal and professional profile. Read more >>

AFRICA

MTVNA, Discovery Networks awarded SatCom Broadcaster of the Year

MTV Networks Africa (MTVNA) has been awarded Broadcaster of The Year at the SatCom Star Awards, the annual ceremony that celebrates excellence in the African satellite and broadcast industry. MTVNA received the award jointly with Discovery Networks. Read more >>

AFRICA

MTN's 17th AGM update

At the Annual General Meeting held yesterday, 29 May 2012, MTN Group president and chief executive officer, Sifiso Dabengwa was expected to comment on the group's performance for the first four months of 2012 in comparison with the same period in 2011. Read more >>

MALAWI

Journalist arrested for article on same-sex marriage

A journalist with one of Malawi's major publishing houses, Blantyre Newspapers Limited (BNL), is languishing in police custody for writing a story on an alleged engagement ceremony involving two women. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Talk show for the City of Kings

Bulawayo-based Amakhosi Television Studios at Amakhosi Cultural Centre will next month start filming six episodes of the city's first television talk show. The talk show, called "City Life", will be produced and directed by Cont Mhlanga. Read more >>

DEM. REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Radio Liberté journalist released after two weeks in detention

Journaliste en Danger (JED) welcomes the 26 May 2012 release of Radio Liberté journalist Pili Pili Kasaï. Military officials also returned the station's equipment, including its transmitter, in a move that signals the probable lifting of the station's suspension in the near future. Radio Liberté is a privately-owned Butembo-based station. Read more >>

AFRICA

Jobs for youth is key to Africa's growth

With the number of youths in Africa expected to double by 2045, countries across the continent should boost job creation and help young people acquire new skills, according to the African Economic Outlook 2012. Read more >>

AFRICA

BBC presenter arrested

A British man believed to have travelled to Zimbabwe as a charity volunteer has been charged with allegedly 'working without a permit' after his arrest in the country last week. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

M&M: Chair of the Awards Jury from Sony Europe

LONDON, UK: The M&M Global Awards 2012 chair of the jury is Dominic Fawcett, media director, marketing communications for Sony Europe. Read more >>

AUSTRALIA

World's richest woman increases stake in media firm

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: The world's richest woman Gina Rinehart has increased her stake in Australian media group Fairfax, the company said Monday, as she lashed out at the chairman after being denied a board seat. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Browser wars flare in mobile space

WASHINGTON, US: The browser wars are heating up again, but this time the fight is for dominance of the mobile Internet. Google, Apple, Microsoft and Yahoo! are all in the struggle, along with the Norwegian-made Opera browser and the open source Firefox software from Mozilla. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

SA competent in nuclear power - Motlanthe

South Africa possesses sound knowledge that makes it competent to run a large nuclear power plant, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Tuesday. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Parliament looking to expand public participation

Parliament is looking at creating a model that will allow the public to have more say in parliamentary processes and will also create rules around MPs missing National Assembly sessions, National Assembly Speaker Max Sisulu said yesterday. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

SA to become locomotive builder

South Africa is on track to become a manufacturer of locomotives for the rest of Africa, Transnet chief executive Brian Molefe has said. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Mashatile, Goodman Gallery meet

[Nthambeleni Gabara] Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile has committed himself to initiate a national dialogue on the importance of arts in the country after meeting with the Goodman Gallery on Monday. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Cops to get sexual offence training

Special training would be provided to strengthen police response to sexual offences, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Monday. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

1time calls time on Lanseria

1time Airline has announced that it will be withdrawing all of its flights to and from Lanseria International Airport with effect from 2 June 2012. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Hilton Cape Town City Centre turns 1

[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Hilton Cape Town City Centre celebrated its first anniversary recently congratulating itself on the way it has managed - largely by working the Hilton HHonors membership base of 30 million global travellers - to successfully turn around a site that had failed under previous managers. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

W. loves E.

[Daniel Dercksen] Madonna's voyeuristic exploration of decadence, passion and obsession are flawlessly and skilfully explored in the exquisite W.E, a film in which women are "visual creatures" and territorial dominance is an important pawn in a chess game between royalty and ordinary people. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Stepping out of the Shadows

[Ruth Cooper] With the title of Best Rock Band under their skinny jeans, courtesy of the 2012 SAMAs, Shadowclub, the "balls of steel band", is confidently climbing the SA musical ladder one rung at a time, with the aim of taking a plunge into international waters once a sufficient local height has been reached. We chat to drummer Isaac Klawansky, one third of the high-energy Jozi rockers about SAMA Drama, Kings of Leon and what it takes to become, and remain, a big fish in the murky overpopulated tiny pond that is SA music. Read more >>