SOUTH AFRICA

[Design Indaba 2013] Brave new design world

[Terry Levin] The last week in February has become synonymous with the Design Indaba Conference, the event held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) as an annual showcase for the superheroes of global design thinking. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

[Design Indaba 2013] Music of the spheres

[Terry Levin] The human UI (or the interface where the human body meets machine) made quite a few appearances on the first day of Design Indaba 2013 conference currently underway at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC).[video] Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

[Design Indaba 2013] Design in context (part I)

[Terry Levin] Context could be said to have emerged as an underlying theme of day two of Design Indaba 2013, currently in progress at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). Read more >>

AFRICA

Philips launches 'Fabric of Africa' campaign

Philips Electronics has launched "Fabric of Africa" - a collaborative campaign to drive public-private partnerships and to improve healthcare access across the continent. The main intention of the campaign is to develop meaningful partnerships with local and international stakeholders to improve healthcare delivery in the areas of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), maternal and child health, and healthcare infrastructure, delivery and clinical training. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

The SpaceStation to represent ESPN Digital Media in Africa

[Issued by The SpaceStation] Leading digital media sales agency, The SpaceStation, has been appointed to represent ESPN as its sales agency in sub-Saharan Africa. This makes them the biggest provider of digital advertising sales to a sporting audience in SA. Read more >>  visit press office >>

AFRICA

2go and iROKING join forces

2go and iROKING are joining forces to bring instant free Nigerian music downloads to the more than 9 million active 2go users across Nigeria. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

[Mobile World Congress 2013] Day two

[Angus Robinson] Day two of the Mobile World Congress included a more detailed look at the industry drivers, emerging markets, mobile marketing by big brands and the new generation of operating systems. (video) Read more >>

AFRICA

Africa.com to reveal top restaurants

Africa.com, reportedly the world's largest Africa related website, which attracts over 2 million international visitors each month, is set to announce which South African restaurants have achieved the highly coveted 'platinum rating' on 7 March 2013. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Alliance Media partners with Visa in Kenya

[Issued by Alliance Media] This week has seen Alliance Media Kenya, part of the Alliance Media Group, partnering with Visa to launch the their co-branded campaign with Shell. Read more >>  visit press office >>

ZIMBABWE

Police ban radios

Police in Zimbabwe have announced a ban on the possession of shortwave radio receivers, saying they are being used to communicate hate speech ahead of next month's constitutional referendum and elections set to be held in July. Read more >>

AFRICA

How to land your dream job

[Donna Rachelson] What's your dream job? Everyone has one. Whether you want to work on a particular project, for a specific company, or you long to accomplish a defined goal, you probably have an idea in your mind of what your dream job would be. Instead of dreaming about that job, choose to pursue it and increase your chances of turning it into a reality. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

New appointments: Soumya Saklani and Chris Githaiga

[Issued by Millward Brown] Millward Brown, a global leader in brand, media and communications research, has jointly announced the appointment of Soumya Saklani to the position of Managing Director, Millward Brown Sub Saharan Africa and Chris Githaiga as Managing Director Millward Brown East Africa. Read more >>  visit press office >>

NIGERIA

Bloomberg Television partners with Optima Media Group

The Bloomberg Media Group, a division of Bloomberg L.P., have announced a multi-year rolling partnership agreement with Nigeria-based content provider, Optima Media Group, strengthening Bloomberg's position as a supplier of global business and financial news television across the African continent. This partnership will create a new entity - Bloomberg Television Africa. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

NYF: Susan Zirinsky to receive 2013 TV& Film Lifetime Achievement Award

NEW YORK, US: New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards will honour CBS News Senior Executive Producer Susan Zirinsky with its 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more >>

INDIA

Transform websites into a lead generation machines

[Subhash Chandra] Aside from being the digital representation of your company or your brand, your website is your single most powerful tool to generate leads. If your site is not attracting the people you can turn into actual paying customers then it's not hardworking enough. You should definitely consider a website redesign to make your website a more potent lead magnet than what it is today. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

NYF 2013 International Ad Awards: Executive Jury appointments

NEW YORK, US: New York Festivals International Advertising Awards, now in its 56th year, announced four additional appointments to the 2013 Executive Jury. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Nzimande says officials defraud bursary schemes

Officials at some of the country's colleges have created ghost students as bursary beneficiaries and siphoned money into their own pockets, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande said on Thursday (28 February). Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Davies calls for urgent meat probe

[Linda Ensor] Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has asked the National Consumer Commission to conduct an urgent investigation into the incorrect labelling of meat products‚ which has been a source of "alarm and panic" for consumers after researchers showed that some meat products such as mince and sausages contained other unlabelled varieties of meat. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

VAT charged on foreign digital services

[Angus Macmillan] The government has proposed that all foreign businesses supplying e-books‚ music and other digital goods and services in South Africa be required to register as VAT vendors. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Bad news for smokers and drinkers

[Angus Macmillan] It's bad news yet again for drinkers and smokers‚ but certainly not unexpected news as the annual rise in so-called "sin taxes" is as predictable as the sunrise. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Fiesta ... frugal, fast, fancy

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Ford has refreshed and reshuffled its impressive pack of Fiestas, dropping the 1.6 Ambiente and 1.6 Titanium and introducing three new engines with a baby 1.0-litre turning out to be the star of the show. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Have you made your MSC video yet?

If not, why not...? capture the unique moments that make life precious and stand a chance to win €2,000. Read more >>