SOUTH AFRICA

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

Listen to this week's podcast of the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show, which airs every Wednesday 5pm-6pm streamed live via 2oceansVibe Radio, to find out more about the beginning, the rise and what lies ahead for Bizcommunity.com - which celebrates 11 years of news, communities and industries in South Africa and Africa this year; as well as the upcoming 2012 Bookmarks Awards. [twitterfall] Read more >>

AFRICA

Comztek applauds African partners for success with Microsoft

Comztek is pleased to announce that its Botswana partner Kolari and Angola partner Menshen have been lauded Microsoft Country Partner 2012 in their regions. Read more >>

AFRICA

More speakers confirmed for ITNews Africa Innovation Dinner

The forthcoming Innovation Dinner, hosted by ITNews Africa in partnership with MTN and NetApp, scheduled for Tuesday, 31 July 2012, at the Michelangelo Hotel and Towers, Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa, will offer several speakers a credible platform to discuss the direction of the continent in terms of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

e-Tech Africa Expo 2012 set for Zim

The Ministry of Information Communication Technology of the Republic of Zimbabwe will be hosting the e-Tech Africa Expo 2012 under the theme "Exploiting the Potential of ICTs for sustainable, Socio and Economic Transformation". Read more >>

AFRICA

MACRA issues 15 broadcasting licenses

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has issued 15 broadcasting licenses to applicants who applied for them two years ago. Read more >>

UGANDA

All set for PAMRO All Africa Media Research Conference

The 14th PAMRO All Africa Media Research Conference, under the theme "From Local to Global: Media Research in a Developing World", will take place from 26-29 August 2012 in Munyonyo, Lake Victoria, Uganda at the Speke Resort & Conference Centre. Read more >>

AFRICA

ABN360 appoints new group head of corporate communications

ABN360 has appointed Nola Mashaba as its new group head of corporate communications. The group includes CNBC Africa and Forbes Africa brands in its portfolio. Read more >>

AFRICA

When editorial cartoons cross the line

[Knowledge Mushohwe] Editorial cartoons can be important as signposts of history. They are good too as mirrors of social-political developments in any country. But in a deeply polarised political environment, as was the case in Zimbabwe before the establishment of the inclusive government, editorial cartoons tend to mirror one-sided political ideology while disregarding rationale. Read more >>

MALAWI

Airtel, the top network in Malawi - MACRA

Acoording to a quarterly network performance assessment report released by Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) recently, the report indicates that Airtel is, by far, the number one quality network in Malawi. Read more >>

MALAWI

TNM makes subscribers shoulder their growth

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Telecoms Networks Malawi (TNM) Limited has announced that it will be increasing base tariff by an average of 19.5% from 1 August 2012 in order to be able to fulfill its plans to expand its coverage and upgrading the older infrastructure by investing more that US$20 million per annum over the next five years. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Vodacom wants to stay in the DRC

[Thabiso Mochiko] Vodacom said on Friday it was still in discussions to resolve the impasse with its business partner in its Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) joint venture but stressed that it wants to retain its 51% stake in the entity. Read more >>

KENYA

Weekly blocked for reporting on Meles' health

Ethiopian authorities blocked the publication of a prominent independent newspaper over the weekend in connection with its stories on the health of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, according to local journalists. Read more >>

AFRICA

How Google's changes affect your blog's content requirements

[Olga Ionel] Blogging as an SEO tactic is a well-known and generally effective way to promote a website. Google released two updates, Penguin and Panda, which affected the way that blogging needs to be done and that affected the results that site promoters can expect from certain types of tactics. Read more >>

NIGERIA

Primedia Out Of Home Nigeria commits to partnership

Nigerian Deluxe Colour Productions has partnered with Primedia Out Of Home Nigeria which will provide an investment in the country and its people. The media owner has been chosen by Deluxe because of the company's pedigree, experience and expertise. Read more >>

PORTUGAL

Eurobest opens for delegate registration

LISBON, PORTUGAL: Eurobest, the premier event and largest gathering for Europe's creative advertising and communications industry, is now open for delegate registration. Celebrating 25 years of European creative excellence, Eurobest will once again be held in Lisbon 28, 29 and 30 November 2012. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Latam 2012 - first keynote speaker announced

MIAMI, US: Interpublic Group chairman & chief executive, Michael I. Roth takes to the stage at the Festival of Media LatAm to address Latin America's media elite on why the region remains key for the global agency giant. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

Coca-Cola ramps up activation for Olympics 2012

LONDON, UK: As the clock ticks down to the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Coca-Cola is ramping up for the brand's largest-ever Olympic Games activation. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Newsweek likely to go digital magazine

WASHINGTON, US: The company operating the US magazine Newsweek indicated on Wednesday the venerable publication is likely to go digital to stem its losses and could undergo other changes by next year. Read more >>

FRANCE

Fresh organisational thinking required - and delivered

PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY /KIEV, UKRAINE: Seattle Times executive editor David Boardman has joined the programme of the World Editors Forum, to be held in Kiev, Ukraine, from 2 to 5 September next, to discuss the paper's radically restructured news operation in a much anticipated session dedicated to innovations in newsroom organisation. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

New York Festivals 2013 Television & Film Awards: Call for entries

NEW YORK, US: New York Festivals, now in its 56th year of honouring the World's Best TV Programs & Films, has announced its 2013 competition call for entries. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

SA anti-piracy warships on station in the Mozambican Channel

The New Age reports that South Africa has placed its warships on station in the Mozambican Channel to counter the problem of piracy at sea, which costs the world at least R85bn a year. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Anti-abalone poaching campaign yielding results

An anti-poaching campaign led by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries resulted in the arrest of seven men and confiscation of 26 429 units of abalone. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Industrialisation key to spur African growth

While Africa is sitting on the cusp of increasing investment, the continent should transform the growth spurt into a more sustainable developmental path that is driven by industrialisation, while also attracting foreign direct investment, says Trade and Industry (dti) Minister Rob Davies. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

NPA suspected Breytenbach leaked info to media

[Ernest Mabuza] The acting senior manager of the Integrity Management Unit of the National Prosecuting Authority Hercules Wasserman said the unit had suspicions that suspended senior prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach was leaking information to the media‚ contrary to the NPA's media policy. Wasserman said this was the serious issue for the NPA. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Zuma mulls 5.5% pay rise for public office bearers

President Jacob Zuma is considering a 5.5% increase for public office bearers recommended by the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers, the commission's chairperson Judge Willie Seriti said yesterday. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Volkswagen plant firing on all cylinders

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Volkswagen South Africa's engine plant in Uitenhage is back up to speed thanks to an export order from China for more than 12 000 engines. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

[10 Things I Love About...] Being The Incidental Tourist

[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Contributing Editor Brian Berkman asked Dawn Jorgensen, professional tour operator and according to her own words, "just a travelling girl trying to keep up with my heart's many desires", where her heart lies and how travel has enriched her life. He got these spirited responses... Read more >>