AFRICA

Afrinolly Short Film Competition reveals shortlist

After two weeks of screening and pruning, the organisers of the Afrinolly Short Film Competition are proud to announce a shortlist of 10 finalists each in the contest's Short Film and Documentary categories. Read more >>

AFRICA

Launching Africa's information highway

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a program to significantly improve data management and dissemination in Africa. The ultimate goal of the program is to facilitate wider public access to official statistics and to support countries in their efforts to improve data quality and dissemination for better policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation. Read more >>

AFRICA

African Creative Economy Conference set for Cape Town

Cape Town, South Africa who is already gearing up for World Design Capital (WDC2014) next year, has concluded another creative coup - it will host the third African Creative Economy Conference and the fourth Arterial Network Biennial Conference from 6-9 October 2103. Read more >>

AFRICA

Congress FEPACI postponed to March 2013

The Pan-African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI) is to hold its 9th Congress in Johannesburg, South Africa from 25-27 March 2013. First scheduled for 18-20 February, the date has now been postponed. For more, go to www.fepaci.org .

AFRICA

Afrinolly reaches milestone

In August 2012, it was announced that Afrinolly has crossed the million mark of downloads across platforms namely Android, BlackBerry, Nokia Symbian, Nokia S40 and Java. Since then, it is reported that Afrinolly has seen over two million downloads within the last 16 months. Read more >>

AFRICA

Texting your way to health

[Jocelyne Sambira] Message telling you when and how to take your diabetes medication; or a voice mail reminding you of your next mammogram, that's what two UN agencies are hoping to do with mobile technology to save lives, reduce illness and disability and bring down healthcare costs. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

'A gang' of five backed by social media

[Genevieve Quintal and Ahmed Areff] Social media will be an important tool for author, activist and businesswoman Mamphela Ramphele, who announced a newly-formed "party political platform" on Monday,18 February 2013. Read more >>

TANZANIA

Tigo listed among top social brands on Facebook

Tigo Tanzania has been named among the top global socially devoted brands on Facebook in a report issued by SocialBakers on the 7 February 2013, covering a study on the world's top 10 socially devoted brands on Facebook in the last quarter of 2012. Tigo Tanzania is the only telecom company from central, eastern and southern Africa in the ranking among some of the world's biggest brands. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Property and automotive portals merge to form Africa's largest classifieds concern

[Issued by Private Property] Justin Clarke, CEO of South Africa-based Private Property Holdings, has announced that the company is merging its interests with Kenya-based Cheki Africa Media to form Africa's largest online classifieds group by traffic, page views, ad volume and revenue. The new group will be renamed One Africa Media. Read more >>  visit press office >>

MAURITIUS

Alliance Media launches Barclays campaign in Mauritius

[Issued by Alliance Media] Alliance Media Mauritius, part of the Alliance Media group has recently launched the "Bridging the world for you" campaign in Mauritius for the bank's new corporate campaign. Read more >>  visit press office >>

GHANA

Standard Bank funds Ghanaian water project

Standard Bank has arranged an international financing package to develop a US$126 million desalination plant in Accra, Ghana. Read more >>

AFRICA

Short film channel to launch on Zuku TV

Shorts International, the global short film entertainment group, have announced the upcoming launch of ShortsTV on all Romtelecom affiliates in Romania. Additionally, on 1 March 2013, it will launch into the African continent on Wananchi's Zuku satellite platform in Eastern Africa. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

Webinar: The Insider Track to Mobile Marketing

LONDON, UK: It's you chance to get the insider track to mobile marketing so here is a quick reminder about tomorrow's webinar that will review the mobile advertising ecosystem and the exciting opportunities mobile marketing has to offer. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Big Mac hack attack on Burger King

WASHINGTON, USA: Burger King sustained a virtual Big Mac attack on Monday (18 February) when its Twitter account was hacked then redesigned with a bogus claim of a corporate takeover by McDonald's. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

Comment: the launch of the HTC One

LONDON, UK / TAIPEI, TIAWAN: Julian Jest, research analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media comments on the launch of the HTC One. Read more >>

FRANCE

Are you ready for MIPCube?

CANNES, FRANCE: MIPCube is the future of entertainment content and it's where you'll find the latest in innovative content ... and the innovators behind them. With an exclusive programme of talks, masterclasses, demos, competitions, networking events, and inventive storytellers, you won't want to miss a beat. Read more >>

AUSTRALIA

Nike: She runs

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Nike organises a night race for women in Australia to reach out to a female target group. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Highlights of The Media magazine's February edition

The February edition of The Media magazine is, as always, packed with the latest happenings in the media industry. Contributors in this edition includes Harry Herber, David Bullard and Mathatha Tsedu, Dr Wallace Chuma and Gordon Patterson. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

SAA gears up to implement turnaround strategy

South African Airways (SAA) says it will be ready to present its turnaround strategy to national government by early April. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Ensure consequences for public servants who don't deliver - Manuel

There should be consequences for police who do not perform, teachers that do not deliver quality teaching and civil servants that do business with the state, National Planning Minister Trevor Manuel said yesterday. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Government concerned over 'secrecy' report

Government has raised concerns at a report by lobby group Right2Know, which, among other things, claimed that secrecy is on the rise in the state. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Environmental impact guideline for aquaculture published

Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has published the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Guideline for Aquaculture in South Africa, for public comment in Gazette No. 36145 of 11 February 2013. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Business leaders 'concerned' about SA's future

[Mariam Isa] Nearly half of South African business leaders say that they are delaying important decisions about the future because of uncertainty regarding the political direction the country is taking‚ according to a survey from global consultancy Grant Thornton. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Not one EC municipality gets clean audit

Not one Eastern Cape municipality has obtained a clean audit, according to a report on Monday (18 February). Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

OPC is a rocket ship with fancy make-up

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The long wait is finally over - Opel's scorching new OPC rocket has finally blasted into South Africa and it is an absolute stunner. Not only is it the most powerful Astra ever made but it will spin rubber smoke at just about everything else remotely in its class. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Luxury villas in France: Holiday homes for great holidays

[Will Smith] When you think of having your holiday in a luxury villa, you imagine a lavish home with spacious rooms and shrouded by amazing beauty of nature, right? Most probably, a picture of immaculate shoreline with glimmering blue waters may also comes to mind. Read more >>