22 Oct 2012 |
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Sustain Our Africa kicks off this weekSustain Our Africa, a collaborative sustainability communications platform that acts as a catalyst for change, takes place this week from 24-26 October 2012, in Cape Town, South Africa. This is reportedly the first annual sustainability summit where you can hear 50 change agents over three days. I will be attending this three-day summit and will be looking forward to hearing some solutions to the biggest question of all: Can Africa deliver enough for all, forever? The core of the summit will run over three days, where day one and two focuses on awareness and inspiration for change and day three will be tools for change covered in over 20 different break away changeroom sessions. To find out more about Sustain Our Africa, visit sustainourafrica.org. Stay up to date by liking the Sustain our Africa Facebook page and follow @SOAafrica on Twitter. In news this week: Studio Universal and the Universal Channel launches in HD, this comes one year after its launch on DStv in Africa. Kenyan filmmaker, Hawa Essuman is awarded funds to develop her film project - titled Djin. Following the arrest of Justice Mponda, an online journalist from the Malawi Voice last week, the Malawian government differs with MISA on the arrest. The finalists of the 2012 All Africa Business Leaders Awards have been announced.and on Friday, 19 October, South Africa celebrated Media Freedom Day. Cheers to a great week ahead! Evan-Lee Courie @evan1985Responses to this column welcomed in our online editor's column archive. Send all your Africa marketing news to africanews@bizcommunity.com and opinion pieces to contributors-africa@bizcommunity.com, also take a look at our guide "How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news". Follow Bizcommunity on Twitter @Biz_Africa and join our Facebook page. Today's top stories
Marketing & Media
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1210/116245.jpg) Find out more about the annual digital industry awards ceremony, The Bookmarks 2012 taking place on 1 November 2012 in Cape Town, by listening to last week's podcast of the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show which airs every Thursday 5pm-6pm, streamed live via 2oceansVibe Radio. [ twitterfall] Read more >>
Cinema
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1210/116197.jpg) The lettera27 foundation, in collaboration with the African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT, on Thursday, 18 October 2012, granted a €25 000 fund to a project titled Djin (The wind of destiny) from Kenyan filmmaker Hawa Essuman. Read more >>
Education & training
The Octéa Diamond Group, owners of the Koidu Diamond Mine in the Kono District of Sierra Leone, last week launched an educational programme with South African publishing company Times Media, owners of The Sunday Times newspaper, to promote reading and learning in Koidu schools and the surrounding Kono communities. Read more >>
[Jocelyne Sambira] Offering free education, making it compulsory and supporting it politically has been the winning strategy behind Burundi's successful bid to ensure that virtually all children get a primary school education. In an interview with Africa Renewal, UNICEF's representative in Burundi, Johannes Wedenig, expatiates on government's positive role in this development. Read more >>
[Tiffany Markman] You and I have come a long way together. We began our collaboration some 25 years ago, when you'd regularly forgive my crayoned abuse of your good nature. Then, we became allies: just you and me, against the world, using permanent marker to 'correct' the punctuation on signs proclaiming Ladies Room. Read more >>
Events & conferencing
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1210/116255.jpg) CNBC Africa in partnership with ABN Productions has announced the finalists of the 2012 All Africa Business Leaders Awards ( AABLA). The awards were rolled out regionally this year on the continent; including West Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa respectively. The final ceremony will take place at the Vodadome in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday, 25 October 2012. Read more >>
The African Arts Institute (AFAI) will welcome 17 African experts on the cultural and creative industries in Cape Town, South Africa this week. The experts, representing 12 African countries, will attend a UNESCO training workshop facilitated by AFAI executive director and UNESCO appointed cultural expert Mike van Graan. Read more >>
Media
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1210/116271.jpg) MTV Networks Africa, will make its first appearance at DISCOP Africa under its new name, Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa. Read more >>
Mobile
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1210/116281.jpg) Bharti Airtel, a telecommunications service provider with operations in 20 countries across South Asia and Africa is reported to have moved up one notch in the world wide ranking to be the fourth largest mobile operator in the world in terms of subscribers. Read more >>
PR & communications
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1210/116177.jpg) African Fashion International (AFI) has appointed Communication Services Africa to handle media communication for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa from 24-28 October 2012 at Melrose Arch, Johannesburg. Read more >>
TV
[Carole Kimutai: @CaroleKimutai] Digital pay TV company, StarTimes Media in Kenya is now in eight regions after adding five towns to its list last week. The service is now also available in Nakuru, Nyeri, Eldoret, Webuye and Kakamega. Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1210/116230.jpg) PARIS, FRANCE: Internet giant Google has warned it would exclude French media sites from its search results if France adopts a law forcing search engines to pay for content, in the latest confrontation with European governments. Read more >>WASHINGTON, US: Venerable US magazine Newsweek has announced its last print edition would be 31 December, saying it would turn all digital to cut costs in an increasingly challenging media environment. Read more >> More International...
In the race between Mauritius and South Africa for the most investor-friendly holding company regime for private equity, South Africa is gaining ground on its island rival. An analysis of the impact of South Africa's latest efforts to establish itself as an attractive gateway into Africa shows that the country is narrowing the gap in terms of tax and exchange controls, says Doelie Lessing, director in corporate tax at Werksmans Attorneys. Read more >>![](https://biz-file.com/c/1210/116219.jpg) Government and the South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) have resolved to work closely together for the good of the country. The two parties held their annual meeting on Friday and Saturday in Magaliesburg. Read more >> More Government news...
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