SOUTH AFRICA

[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 31: 11 Years of Bizcommunity.com

Tune in to this week's Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show, streamed live from 5pm-6pm via 2oceansVibe Radio, to find out how Bizcommunity.com created a powerful online community over the past 11 years. The studio guests this Wednesday evening, 25 July 2012, will include Andre Rademan, one of the founders of Bizcommunity; Terry Levin, Bizcommunity's chief branding & creative officer, and Nikki Cockcroft, head of online for Woolworths and chairperson of the DMMA. [twitterfall] Read more >>

UGANDA

Mara Foundation to support young entrepreneurs

Mara Foundation, a Mara Group non-profit social enterprise on Monday, 23 July 2012, announced the formation and launch of a venture capital firm, Mara Launch Uganda Fund, and its first fund totaling UGX 100 million which is be scaled up to a billion shilling. Read more >>

AFRICA

CEM Africa Summit kicks off next week

The anticipated Customer Experience Management (CEM) Africa Summit kicks off next week in Cape Town, South Africa from 2- 3 August 2012 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). Read more >>

NIGERIA

PROPAK West Africa gears up for inaugural event

Montgomery West Africa, organisers of PROPAK West Africa, are getting ready to welcome visitors to the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos, Nigeria as the show prepares to launch its inaugural event from 4-6 September 2012. Read more >>

AFRICA

CNN the top news brand in Africa - EMS Africa survey

CNN has beaten its rivals in the latest EMS Africa survey, confirming its position as the single most watched international broadcaster on the continent, winning seven out of ten of the continent's key audiences across all platforms every month, according to results recently released by Ipsos Synovate. Read more >>

THE GAMBIA

New YJAG Board inaugurated

The new board of advisers of the Young Journalists Association of The Gambia (YJAG) was on Thursday last week inaugurated at the Gambia Press Union secretariat in Fajara. Read more >>

MALAWI

Sports and entertainment dominate Malawi airwaves

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] According to Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) broadcasting unit quarterly report, at least ten major broadcasters in Malawi are said to be occupied more in producing sports and entertainment programmes than any other. Read more >>

AFRICA

Mobile Entertainment Africa returns in 2012

Mobile Entertainment Africa (MEA) 2012 returns to Cape Town, South Africa from 29-30 August 2012, giving attendees the opportunity to gain and exchange knowledge and expertise regarding maximising the entertainment opportunity on handheld devices in Africa. Read more >>

TOGO

Newspaper banned

The High Authority for Broadcasting and Communication (HAAC), the statutory media regulatory body on 16 July 2012 banned privately-owned monthly newspaper, La Nouvelle, from appearing due to an irregularity. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Failbook: Why your social media page is not contributing to your bottom line

[Eric Edelstein] "Social is not just a bolt-on marketing channel. It will have true business-wide impact," says Accenture's Tech Vision Report for 2012. The impact is already there to see: In the United States, Facebook has become the dominant tool for communication to such an extent that universities have stopped issuing email addresses to their students, and marketers are using sentiment analysis conducted in online forums and Twitter feeds to inform product development. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Managing an online PR crisis

[Ronelle Bester] A PR crisis can erupt at any time - be it the result of a disgruntled employee or an enraged customer - and can cause a company a significant amount of reputational damage if handled incorrectly. Read more >>

ZAMBIA

CNBC Africa opens bureau in Zambia

CNBC Africa has opened its eighth African bureau in Zambia as it continues to widen its African reporting footprint. The bureau, a joint venture with Zambia's national broadcaster, ZNBC, will be based in the Zambian capital, Lusaka. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Boston Globe cuts jobs in newsroom, elsewhere

BOSTON, US: The Boston Globe has offered buyouts to 43 employees, including 20 in the newsroom, in the face of "challenging times for our industry." Read more >>

INDIA

Indians to protest against foreign retailers

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Indian traders and farmers said on Tuesday they would stage a nationwide protest next month against any government move to open up the nation's retail sector to competition from foreign supermarkets. Read more >>

SINGAPORE

Spikes Asia: Film, Print, Outdoor and Radio Jury announced

SINGAPORE: Spikes Asia, the regional creative advertising and communications festival for Asia Pacific, taking place 16-18 September in Singapore, has announced the Film, Print, Outdoor and Radio Jury - the first of 10 juries that will vote on this year's entries. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

Rupert Murdoch quits boards of British newspapers

LONDON, UK: Rupert Murdoch has resigned as director of a number of companies behind British newspapers The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times, a News International spokeswoman said. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

International AME Awards: 2013 call for entries

NEW YORK, US: Now in its 19th year, the AME Awards the World's Best Award for Advertising & Marketing Effectiveness has announced its 2013 competition call for entries. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Top 50 US web properties for June 2012

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc has released its monthly analysis of US web activity at the top online properties for June 2012 based on data from the comScore Media Metrix service. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Motlanthe calls on US Congress to maintain funding on Aids

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on Tuesday concluded his participation at the 19th International Aids Conference here in Washington satisfied and hopeful that part of his mission - making a case for a continued partnership framework on HIV and Aids with the United States - has been achieved. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Corrupt public servants pocket R300-million

Times Live says that fraud and misconduct by public service workers cost the government about R300-million and at least R150-million of that will never be recovered. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Shock report on municipal incompetence

Just 13 of South Africa's 283 municipalities received a clean audit from the Auditor-General, according to Times Live, which says the poor performance continued despite warnings from the Auditor-General's office and its offer to formulate intervention strategies to curb the problems. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Province helping to capacitate municipalities - Zille

The Western Cape has put in place various programmes to assist municipalities to improve their performance, the province's Premier Helen Zille said on Monday. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Breytenbach disciplinary open to media

The media must be allowed at the disciplinary hearing of suspended National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach‚ the High Court in Pretoria ruled yesterday. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

A perfect balance of buzz & beach

Reputed to be a first in Mauritian holiday-making, Long Beach is a vibrant beach resort that aims to be the embodiment of fresh, relaxed and carefree luxury and the winner of four major travel awards in its year of opening. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

The Dark Knight Rises triumphantly

[Daniel Dercksen] In an age of crime- and terrorism busting, warfare, and maniacs shootings cinema-goers dominating news headlines, 2012 celebrates the rebirth or superheroes in film. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, it has been a year of Marvel's The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, and now The Dark Knight Rises, merging entrainment and edutainment in turning ordinary men and women into superheroes to resolve serious issues, and cradle the concerns of humankind in a compassionate and entertaining manner. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Linkin Park to play Cape Town and Joburg in November

American rock band Linkin Park will perform two stadium shows on 7 November at Cape Town Stadium and 10 November, 2012, at the Soccer City Complex, FNB Stadium, Joburg. Tickets go on public sale for Joburg on 26 July and for Cape Town on 27 July at Computicket. Read more >>