SOUTH AFRICA

Still time to enter Young Lions competition

Entries for the 2013 Cannes Young Lions competition are open for registration for only a few more weeks, with teams set to be briefed on Tuesday, 26 February at noon. Read more >>

AFRICA

10 Tips to create strong brand identities online

[Subhash Chandra] If you think your brand is suffering from a mistaken identity, a weak identity and any other identity crises, here are ten tips to help you. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Unemployed? Start blogging

[Kelly Marsh] Being unemployed is often considered as a curse but thanks to the advent and popularity of the internet, there are now a wide range of options to get engaged and make money to survive without even having a full-time job. Read more >>

AFRICA

New Internet cable rolled out in Uganda

The new fibre cable at Uganda's Katuna border point will enhance internet speed to 100mbps. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

The significance of mobile strategies

[Philani Mdingi] A few months ago I was in Cape Town attending an email marketing campaign on behalf of Everlytic. Following the event I sought to enjoy the city's night life. Sadly my bar hopping adventure was cut short when my brother and I were skilfully relieved of our cell phones. Read more >>

AFRICA

Re-engineering the research article from the eyeballs outwards

Publishers are beginning to re-engineer the textbook. In this blog, we look at how these publishers are using developments in publishing technology to turn the process of learning something from a book into a more dynamic experience. Read more >>

FRANCE

Cannes Lions launches two-day customised CMO programme

CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes Lions CMO Accelerator Programme with Jim Stengel, sponsored by the Mobile Marketing Association, is an exclusive opportunity for a select group of chief marketing officers and senior marketing directors to focus on the key issues they and their brands face in an ever-changing communication landscape. Read more >>

MEXICO

Safety of journalists draws international mission to Mexico

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: Mexican government measures to ensure greater safety of journalists, along with strategies adopted by media and journalists to continue reporting from highly dangerous parts of the country were examined last week by a delegation from the International Press Institute (IPI) and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Apple, Android hold 91% of mobile market

WASHINGTON, USA: Android-powered smartphones and Apple's rival iPhone have extended their near duopoly to a whopping 91% of the global market according to the results of a survey released on Thursday (14 February). Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

G20 agrees to curb competitive currency devaluation

Finance Ministers and central bankers of the Group of 20 (G20) on Saturday pledged not to target exchange rates or devalue currencies for the purpose of making them more competitive. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Petrol price may go up 87c a litre

Consumers may be in for a hard time as the petrol price is expected to rise by up to 80 cents a litre next month‚ an economist said on Friday,15 February 2013. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

KZN police seize drugs worth R280,000

Drugs worth a street value of R280,000 and over R200,000 in cash were seized following a raid of a Shallcross house in KwaZulu-Natal, said Police. Read more >>