AFRICA

AMI launches Virtual Campus project

The African Management Initiative (AMI) have announced the launch of their Virtual Campus project. This free online management portal will provide African managers with access to tools, templates and peer mentorship, supporting the development of management skills for entrepreneurship and employability. Read more >>

AFRICA

'Africa's resilient dynamism' discussion at WEF

ABN Productions hosted a panel discussion in Davos, Switzerland at the recent World Economic Forum (WEF), in partnership with Forbes Africa magazine, CNBC Africa and Brand South Africa, gathering senior business and government leaders to discuss sustainable growth through regional integration, infrastructure development and labour market reform. Read more >>

AFRICA

Mobile Technology - Enriching the lives of the less fortunate: Part 1

[Yusuf Begg] Africa is a continent burdened with shortages that result from years of political instability, ethnic conflict, climate change, colonisation and other man-made mechanisms. It is evident that regions plagued by extreme poverty usually equate to extreme isolation and now mobile technology is attempting to breach the communication gap between the 'have' and 'have not' that results from years of social and economic separation. Read more >>

AFRICA

Microsoft in major push into Africa

[Duncan McLeod] The software maker has partnered with China's Huawei to launch a low-cost, Windows Phone 8-powered smartphone in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and elsewhere as part of a broad new focus on the continent. Read more >>

NIGERIA

Oduah named Champion Newspapers Man of 2012

Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah has been named Champion Newspapers Man of 2012. According to a statement by the group managing director and editor-in-chief of Champion Newspapers Limited, Nwadiuto Iheakanwa, Oduah was picked by the top echelon of the media organisation after careful consideration of all the feats she has been able to achieve in the 18 months while steering the aviation industry. Read more >>

AFRICA

Microsoft launches the 4Afrika Initiative

Microsoft Corporation on Tuesday, 5 February 2013, introduced the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative, a new effort through which the company will actively engage in Africa's economic development to improve its global competitiveness. Read more >>

TANZANIA

Movie makers reminded of professionalism

There is what it takes locally to reach the required standards in making a good and professional movie. The problem is that people don't want to reach these standards, the assistant lecturer at the University of Dar es Salaam's School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Edgar Ngelela, said. Read more >>

AFRICA

The state of Africa's learning landscape in 2013

Launched on Monday, 4 February 2013, The eLearning Africa 2013 Survey will monitor African opinion on how the continent's learning landscape is changing under the influence of new technologies. Read more >>

AFRICA

African companies prosper in 'global village' - Study

International trade and cooperation has become a key driver of small business success according to an in-depth and wide-ranging DHL Express study by IHS, the global source of information and analytics. Read more >>

JAPAN

Wikipedia wants a billion users by 2015

TOKYO, JAPAN: Wikipedia is aiming to use mobile phones to reach a billion people by 2015, a senior executive has said, doubling the present number of regular users. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

CMO Council: Mobile marketing's bright spots

PALO ALTO, US: Unilever, SlimFast, Audi, and Priceline.com are among a growing number of brands embracing Mobile Relationship Marketing (MRM). All four are turning rich media engagement and relevant content into connected experiences that go from web to mobile. Read more >>

SWEDEN

Mobile surfers boost Internet growth - Ericsson

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: Troubled telecommunications equipment manufacturer Ericsson said it was confident about prospects this year as more operators boost network capacity to meet growing demand for video streaming services such as YouTube. Read more >>

CANADA

Alicia Keys joins BlackBerry as global creative director

WATERLOO, CANADA: At the close of its BlackBerry 10 launch event earlier this week, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins introduced 14-time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and entrepreneur, Alicia Keys, as BlackBerry's new Global Creative Director. As an official member of the BlackBerry team, Keys will lead an array of new business initiatives that will drive engagement with BlackBerry and perception of the brand. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Govt committed to thriving mining industry

The government of South Africa is committed to creating a thriving and successful mining industry, the Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu said yesterday. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

"Year of the Artisan" to help address critical skills shortage

Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has placed focus on the country's need for more artisans by declaring 2013 as the "Year of the Artisan". Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Doctors are paid for overtime says health department

Doctors in Gauteng public hospitals are being paid for overtime worked, the provincial health department said on Monday (4 February) Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Agri SA states position on the minimum wage

"The 52% increase in the minimum wage for farmworkers, as announced by the Minister Oliphant this afternoon, has not duly taken into account the implications for agriculture and employment which will have drastic implications for this sector and related industries," said Johannes Möller, president of Agri SA. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

V&A Waterfront goes supersonic this weekend

On Saturday and Sunday - 9 & 10 February from 0900-1700 - the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town will house the Bloodhound Supersonic Car (SSC) Driving Experience offering the public the chance to experience what it might be like to drive a supersonic car. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Vehicle sales off to a good start

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] New vehicle sales jumped 6,805 in January to record a 14.1% gain over the same month in 2012. Sales of 55,007 units represent increases across all segments of the vehicle market. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Cullinan - a hotel of many facets

[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] With its neighbouring Southern Sun Hotel Waterfront and Protea North Wharf, Tsogo Sun's Southern Sun Cullinan Hotel forms the triumvirate of hotels best suited to access the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Waterfront and the highways in and out of the city. The five-star Westin, of course, is connected to the CTICC by its hip, but following The Cullinan's spiffy refurbishment you can expect a deluxe experience here too, at keener rates. Read more >>