UNITED STATES

Looking for the world's bravest women journalists

WASHINGTON, US: The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is seeking nominations for its 2013 Courage in Journalism Awards and Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more >>

AFRICA

'Consumer centricity' and raids of grey

[Gavin Mills] How fortunate we are to live in high-tech times. Every bit of information that has ever existed, swelling exponentially second by second, available to anyone, anywhere at any time, right at your fingertips. Read more >>

AFRICA

Etisalat sends delegation to MWC 2013

Etisalat, the telecoms operator in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, is sending its largest ever delegation to the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, from 25-28 February 2013. Read more >>

AFRICA

Women take centre stage at WIE Africa

Joyce Banda, Graca Machel and Toyin Saraki have been confirmed as the headline speakers for inaugural WIE Africa. WIE Africa, taking place from 5-7 May 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa, will be the first women's symposium on the African continent to bring together female leaders from various industries to empower and inspire the next generation. Read more >>

AFRICA

ABN Productions to host Agribusiness Indaba

ABN Productions will be hosting the Agribusiness Indaba which will take place on 23 May 2013 at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. The Indaba will be attended by foreign and local investors, project developers and local government to facilitate investment partnerships in the industry. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Kaya FM broadcasting at Africa Energy Indaba

As the official media partner of Africa Energy Indaba, Kaya FM will support the fifth annual Africa Energy Indaba (AEI), the continent's premier energy event. Read more >>

AFRICA

IC Publications partners with African Art Fair

African media house IC Publications have announced its newly formed partnership with the upcoming 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair which runs concurrently with the London Frieze Art Fair from the 14-20 October 2013. Read more >>

KENYA

Media Council brief on elections

The Media Council of Kenya today, 21 February 2013, addressed media at a press conference on key issues regarding coverage of the ongoing electoral campaigns and expectations during the general elections. Haron Mwangi was expected to describe the critical role media will play in informing the public on the elections.

AFRICA

A mobile Africa: innovation is key

[Dr KF Lai] 2012 saw the BuzzCity network grow by 67% with over 210.8 billion ads served across the globe and this extensive growth in mobile usage is certain to continue as we move through 2013. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

How to have a successful work day

[Linda Trim] Here are ten things that will ensure that you have a successful work day. Read more >>

AFRICA

'It's Africa's Time' airs on CNBC Africa

Newly launched series, 'It's Africa's Time' reviews the broad-scale impacts of economic growth and poverty reduction interventions in Ghana, Zambia and Nigeria.[video] Read more >>

UNITED STATES

What can we expect from VoIP in 2013?

[Reuben Yonatan] The future is always bright for any kind of computer-related or especially Internet-related technologies. We can always expect new innovations, but just what sort of innovations can we predict? Here are some of our predictions for 2013. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Bob Schieffer to receive NAB Distinguished Service Award

WASHINGTON, DC, US: The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced today that Bob Schieffer, renowned broadcast television journalist for CBS, will receive the NAB Distinguished Service Award (DSA) during the 2013 NAB Show. Schieffer will accept the award at the opening keynote session, sponsored by Blackmagic Design, on April 8 in Las Vegas. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Yahoo! trying to reinvent itself

SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Yahoo! has a brand new look after a make-over tailored by the style, savvy and smart engineering of its new chief executive Marissa Mayer. Read more >>

RUSSIA

RT meteorite footage goes big on YouTube

MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Russia Today (RT)'s footage of the Siberian meteor blast claimed to have become the most watched video of the phenomenon on YouTube. (Video) Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

Informa comment: The new Acer smartphone

LONDON, UK: Julian Jest, Research Analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media comments on the new Acer smartphone. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Sexual offences cases could be placed on special court roll

Government is in talks with the judiciary to have sexual offences cases placed on a prioritised roll, says Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Jeff Radebe. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Infrastructure plan should not be impacted by slowdown

South Africa 's massive infrastructure plan should not be allowed to be impacted upon by the global economic slowdown or derailed by a lack of funding, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said this week. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Axe hovers over public service workers

[Carol Paton] A dramatic shake-up of the public service has started‚ including the removal of unqualified managers‚ dismissal of accounting officers who fail to achieve clean audit reports and new minimum standards for top appointments. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Scarce skills - what are they?

Despite it being a legislative requirement, several government departments on Wednesday (20 February) denied responsibility for drawing up and publishing the National Scarce and Critical Skills List - indicating the confusion that resulted after President Jacob Zuma increased the number of ministries in 2009. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Call for referendum on e-tolls

A constitutional law expert has called on the government to hold a referendum on the e-tolls project, according to a report on Wednesday (20 February). Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Etihad Airways signs strategic partnership with Kenya Airways

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is to expand significantly its reach across Africa after signing a strategic commercial partnership agreement with Kenya Airways, the national flag carrier of Kenya. Read more >>