LIBERIA

Ellen's office hit with indefinite media blackout

The Executive Mansion Reporters Association (EMRA) has with immediate effect placed an indefinite blackout on the office of president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. The EMRA took the decision on Tuesday, 18 September 2012, at a news conference held on the ground floor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monrovia. Read more >>

KENYA

Y&R Brands cuts ties with global partner

Kenyan advertising firm Y&R Brands has terminated its relationship of more than two decades with its global partner Y&R Inc. Read more >>

KENYA

SEACOM joins AMS-IX reselling program

SEACOM, the pan-African ICT enabler, has plans to expand its European connectivity to Amsterdam and will be the latest partner to join the AMS-IX reselling program. This opportunity makes the connectivity to the AMS-IX platform more easily available for internet companies in Africa. Read more >>

AFRICA

GAPS Academy launches free videos for African students

African Online Learning Platform, GAPS Academy recently launched with over 3 000 free videos for African students to learn online. GAPS which stands for Grow, Advance, Produce, Succeed provides a crowd-sourced video learning platform for Africans by Africans. Read more >>

AFRICA

Osisa launches journalism summer school

[Richard Lee] The mass media is a key pillar of any democratic society but, over recent years, a growing list of challenges has undermined the ability of journalists and media houses in Southern Africa to fulfil their critical role - so the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) is launching an annual Journalism Summer School to strengthen the profession and enhance democracy in the region. Read more >>

AFRICA

Africa Oil Week to reveal African future

With over 900 delegates from 75 countries and 85 presentations from leading speakers representing independents, national oil companies, governments, licensing agencies and banks, the 19th Africa Oil Week will take place from 29 October - 2 November 2012 at the the Pavilion Conference Center in Cape Town, South Africa. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

The Africa Aerospace & Defence Exhibition is here!

The African Aerospace and Defence (AAD) Exhibition has arrived, and is proudly hosted in the City of Tshwane at the Air Force Base (AFB) Waterkloof (Waterkloof Airport) in Centurion from 19 September 2012 to 23 September 2012. Read more >>

SOMALIA

Young Somali journalist murdered

The National Union of Somali Journalists [NUSOJ] condemns the sustained deadly violence against journalists, following the killing of a young journalist in Mogadishu. Read more >>

MALAWI

NPL launches mobile news service

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Nation Publications Limited (NPL) in Malawi has launched a mobile news service branded 'Nation Mobile 58080'. The service enables subscribers to receive news sent directly to their mobile phones. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Telecel to cover 85% Zimbabwe connectivity

[Marcus Mushonga] Telecel Zimbabwe, a mobile network operator, has outlined plans to cover upto 85% of the population by the end of 2012. Read more >>

THE GAMBIA

Gambian daily newspapers ordered to shut down

Two Gambian newspapers received orders on Friday [14 September 2012] to immediately cease operations, according to local journalists, in what is apparently the second attempt within a month to censor Gambian media. Read more >>

AFRICA

DISCOP Africa set for next month

Basic Lead, the organisers of the annual DISCOP Africa television content market and coproduction forum, have announced that over 1 000 non-exhibiting and exhibiting delegates representing 700 companies from 85 countries are expected to take part in the industry gathering dedicated to the production, programming and distribution of multiplatform, television content. Read more >>

AFRICA

Don't forget the rest of Africa

[Ivor Ichikowitz] I say that the growth of other African economies can teach us a thing or two. It's no secret that African manufacturing output roughly doubled over the last ten years and that Africa could be on the brink of an economic take-off, much like China was 30 years ago, according to the World Bank. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

D&AD announces the All Time Pencil Winners, President's Awards and (one) Black Pencil

LONDON, UK: Last night, 18 September 2012, D&AD staged a huge party and awards ceremony to celebrate its 50th birthday. At the event, the top ranked agencies, studios and people of the last 50 years of D&AD were recognised with a one-off Award. The 2012 Black Pencil and President's Awards were also announced. The event is a celebration of the most influential names of the last 50 years of commercial creativity. Read more >>

SINGAPORE

Spikes Asia 2012 Festival: First shortlists released

SINGAPORE: The Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity has today opened its doors for a three-day programme of outstanding content. Industry professionals from 27 countries will be present at the 2012 Festival, benefiting from 30 world-class seminars, The Forum - a new stream of content and dedicated evening networking events. Read more >>

IRELAND

Irish newspaper editor suspended over Kate topless photos

DUBLIN, IRELAND: The editor of the Irish Daily Star was suspended on Monday over the publishing of topless photos of Prince William's wife Catherine as the British royals take legal action over the pictures. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Digital news offering aims at high ground

WASHINGTON, US: It seems like a terrible time to be launching a news operation. However, there are opportunities and niches, and the new digital media launch called Quartz from Atlantic Media Company seeks to exploit them. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

The best strategy to defeat HIV in South Africa

UCLA study challenges World Health Organisation's approach. The World Health Organisation is about to roll out a new strategy for AIDS prevention in South Africa, a country where more than 5 million people are infected with HIV. Based on a mathematical model, the WHO predicts this strategy will completely eliminate HIV in South Africa within a decade, writes UCLA's Mark Wheeler. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

US offers condolences to SA

The US Ambassador to South Africa Donald H. Gips has offered condolences to the families of the South Africans who were killed in an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Brand South Africa calls for calm

Brand South Africa has urged all South Africans, business leaders, trade union movements, political parties and civil society to heed government's call for calm and support the security cluster by abiding with the laws of the land. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Tax incentives, exemptions to be discussed

Tax incentives, exemptions and efforts to harmonise tax policy will form part of discussions at a meeting of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) next week, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS). Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Eight South Africans killed in Kabul car bombing

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has confirmed that eight South Africans were among those killed this morning when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the Afghan capital Kabul. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

New agreement strengthens Denel Aerostructures' role in A400M manufacturing

Denel and Airbus Military have finalised a new agreement with revised terms for manufacturing aircraft components on the A400M, in a development that will contribute significantly to the financial turnaround of the South African company and confirms its position as a top-tier supplier on the world's most advanced military airlifter. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

[10 Things I Love About...] Cruising

[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Contributing Travel Editor Brian Berkman had a chat to George Argyropolous, managing director of Cruises International, which is South Africa's largest cruise operator, and represents nine cruise lines including six-star Crystal and Seabourn cruise lines. Read more >>