SOUTH AFRICA

[Township Marketing]: Township Status

[Jason Stewart] Our purchase decisions are largely made by proxy - by our peers, rather than directly by ourselves. Peer pressure is a key component to why we buy whatever, irrespective of our age. We always try to make what we believe is the right decision in the eyes of others regarding the brands we use. (video) Read more >>

AFRICA

New look for Channel O

As a distinctive African music industry station, Channel O Africa briefed its TV and film design productions specialist, Birthmark to create a new look for its brand. Read more >>

KENYA

Kenya's cinema business is about thinking without the box

[Carole Kimutai: @CaroleKimutai] Like the films they show, the story of Kenya's cinema industry has very interesting story lines, complete with new characters, a beginning and an end. In 2010, one of Nairobi's landmarks - the Kenya Cinema, run by Fox Entertainment Group, was closed after it went out of business. Read more >>

AFRICA

Wits to host African Youth Dialogue Symposium

The Organisation of African Youth (OAYouth), in partnership with students associations at University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, has organised a high-level Youth Dialogue Symposium to be held at the university on Saturday, 18 August 2012. The symposium will be attended by over 60 young people, youth organisations and students leaders. Read more >>

AFRICA

Sign Africa and Africa Print Expo set for 2012

Practical Publishing is said to be all geared up for the International Sign Africa and Africa Print Expo taking place from 22-24 August 2012 at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. This expo is aimed at providing business opportunities, equipment and consumables relating to the printing and signage industries. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Zimbabwe's Good Living Expo invites exhibitors

The third edition of the Good Living Expo, set to take place from 21-23 September 2012 at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC), Zimbabwe, is now calling on potential exhibitors to book stands. Read more >>

BURUNDI

Burundi journalist's appeal of life sentence set for September

BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI: The appeal hearing of a Burundi journalist jailed for life in June will open 28 September 2012 in the central town of Gitega, a spokesman for the country's supreme court said on Tuesday. Read more >>

MALAWI

Malawi's companies to maximize phone usage

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Companies and organisations in Malawi that use CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and any other phone telecommunication have a new product on the market after Teleservice Traders Limited (TT), unveiled a product, which uses wired and wireless technology, called Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX) - Music/Advert on Hold system. Read more >>

UGANDA

EAC media firms rallied to invest in new markets

[Walter Wafula] Proprietors of media companies in East Africa have been urged to invest in all the five East African partner states to benefit from the region's economic and political integration. Read more >>

NIGERIA

Airtel empowers Nigerians in top management

Managing director and chief executive officer of Airtel Nigeria, Rajan Swaroop has restated Airtel's commitment to Nigeria and Nigerians as evidenced by the strong Nigerian presence in the executive management of the company. Read more >>

KENYA

IBM chooses Kenya for key research lab

The US-headquartered technology giant has decided to set up one of its key research labs, its first in Africa, in the East African nation of Kenya. Read more >>

FRANCE

Newspapers ask students: Who would you most like to meet?

PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY: Two student teams working with La Nacion of Argentina have won WAN-IFRA's first My Dream Interview contest, in which students get to interview the people they would most like to meet. Read more >>

JAPAN

Japan's Sharp running out of options: analysts

TOKYO, JAPAN: Japan's Sharp Corp. is fast running out of options to repair its disintegrating balance sheet, analysts say, raising fears about its viability as investors bolt for the exit. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Google to sink pirate websites in search rankings

SAN FRANCISCO, US: Google on Friday said it is tweaking its search formula to give higher priority to legal content and sink rankings for websites hit with piracy complaints. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

E-toll case in Constitutional Court

The Constitutional Court is expected to hear arguments today as to why it should overturn an interim interdict preventing e-tolling in Gauteng from going ahead. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Xingwana pushes for justice for crime victims

Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana has urged law enforcement agencies to do everything in their power to ensure that Agnes Ramagoshi and other victims of crime get justice. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Medical services guideline tariffs to benefit the public

The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) says the implementation of the new Guideline Tariffs for medical and dental services will serve to protect the public and guide healthcare practitioners on the rendering of accounts in terms of the prescribed ethical guidelines. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Maintenance beneficiaries urged to get bank accounts

The Department of Justice is urging beneficiaries of maintenance monies to obtain bank accounts so that they can receive the money due to them faster. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

N West premier condemns mine violence

North West Premier Thandi Modise has expressed concern about the violence triggered by union rivalry that has so far claimed nine lives, and also resulted in the destruction of property at Lonmin Marikana Mine. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Inequality, unemployment 'hold SA back'

SA's inability to tackle inequality and unemployment, rather than uncertainty over economic policy, is seen by some as the underlying obstacle to the kind of investment needed to drive growth and job creation. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Minister Dlamini to host NPO summit

Minister of Social Development, Bathabile Dlamini, will host a National NPO Summit which will focus on the need to strengthen relationships between government and the NPO sector. President Jacob Zuma is expected to deliver a keynote address. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

B-Class is a first class addition

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Mercedes-Benz has extended its new B-Class range of compacts with the addition of two new petrol-powered versions - a move which will be welcomed by dealers and buyers alike after the initial order of diesel-only B-Class cars were sold out shortly after they hit local dealer showrooms. Read more >>