SOUTH AFRICA

Design Indaba, shaping innovation, creativity

Design Indaba, 27 February to 3 March 2013 at the CTICC, is ready to shape thinking in a combination of design, innovation and creativity in the conference and expo as a one-stop design portal for the highly curated, bespoke multimedia content. Read more >>

AFRICA

Growth in remittances brings opportunity for African brands

[Veejay Archary] A new trend in remittances is emerging and is fast becoming a new paradigm shift in the way in which retail and service brands should be positioning themselves in thriving African Markets. Read more >>

AFRICA

Orange launches video meeting app

Orange Business Services has launched the Orange Video Meeting app - enabling access to video meetings via tablet or mobile device based on Radvision Scopia Mobile. Read more >>

AFRICA

Opportunities in the African telecoms market

"The African telecommunication market is full of opportunity, especially the IP networking and subscriber management sectors" says three6five CEO, Tyrone Carroll. Read more >>

SOMALIA

Media discover the limits of freedom in Somalia

[Abdurrahman Warsameh] Media advocates in Somalia worry that a recent case against a journalists who exposed the story of a gang rape involving members of the national security forces will serve as a deterrent to journalists countrywide. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

[Mobile World Congress 2013] Day one

[Angus Robinson] These daily updates are going to give a snapshot of some of the highlights I have been exposed to at the Mobile World Congress 2013. The first thing to note about this year's MWC is the new venue. There was no way the original venue could handle the incredible growth that this industry is projecting. Read more >>

NIGERIA

Airtel unveils BlackBerry Z10 in Nigeria

Telecommunications operator, Airtel Nigeria, has become the first operator in Nigeria to launch the latest BlackBerry Z10 smartphone that has enhanced features designed to work in long time evolution. Airtel unveiled the BBZ10, during a dinner at the Ikoyi Club 1938, on 24 February 2013. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

SA's Atterbury to develop Mall of Namibia

South African property investment and development company, Atterbury will develop what is said to be Namibia's largest single commercial property development, the 54,000sqm Mall of Namibia - The Grove in Windhoek, with Demashuwa Properties and Safland Property Group. Read more >>

AFRICA

Clarotech Consulting awarded Digium Pinnacle Partner Award

Clarotech Consulting has been awarded a Digium Pinnacle Partner award in the category Pinnacle Circle of Excellence and Partner of the Year in Africa. Read more >>

NIGERIA

MTV Base to launch 'The Official Naija Top 10'

For Naija music lovers, MTV Base is set to launch the first definitive chart of Nigerian contemporary music.'The Official Naija Top 10', produced by MTV Base, will be a weekly music chart countdown that will air on MTV Base starting 12 March 2013. Read more >>

AFRICA

CNBC Africa to host post SA Budget Day discussion

CNBC Africa, Africa's business television news channel, will host a live post-South African Budget Day panel discussion sponsored by Investment Solutions on Monday, 4 March at 7:30pm CAT on DStv Channel 410. Read more >>

SPAIN

Wave a phone and your bill's paid

BARCELONA, SPAIN: Credit card giant Visa announced a global alliance with Samsung to let shoppers make payments by waving their smartphones near a special reader. Read more >>

SPAIN

Forecast of 4bn mobile users by 2018

BARCELONA SPAIN: The US$1.0trn global mobile market is predicted to grow to about four billion subscribers by 2018, up from the 3,2bn people who already use mobile services according to a study by A T Kearney and GSMA, which represents 750 mobile operators around the world. Read more >>

SPAIN

Two cheap Lumia phones from Nokia

BARCELONA, SPAIN: Nokia, once the leader of the mobile phone world, unveiled two new Windows Phone-based Lumia smartphones aimed at the cheaper end of the market. Read more >>

SPAIN

Firefox challenges Apple, Google

BARCELONA, SPAIN: Mozilla Foundation is to launch its widely anticipated Firefox operating system for smartphones in a direct challenge to the duopoly of Apple's iOS and Google's Android. Read more >>

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Roy Haddad honoured with Dubai Lynx Advertising Person 2013 Award

DUBAI, UAE: The Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity, the leading awards for creative excellence in advertising and communications in the Middle East and North Africa, will this year honour Roy Haddad, Director of WPP MENA, with the Dubai Lynx Advertising Person 2013 Award. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

All eyes on National Budget

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will today table the country's National budget, which is expected to give details on how the country's massive infrastructure projects will be funded. It is also expected to send a signal that South Africa is a growing economy. Gordhan will table the budget before Parliament at 1400. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Biodiversity contributes to economy - Molewa

The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, says the benefits derived from biodiversity or ecosystem services are estimated at R73bn, contributing to 7% of South Africa's GDP per annum. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Special school assemblies to discuss rape

The Department of Basic Education, in partnership with LEAD SA, has announced a major initiative to raise awareness and educate South Africa's 10.2 million learners about rape. Read more >>