SOUTH AFRICA

Get early bird entries in for new identity Loeries

Entries are officially open for the 2013 Loeries; work submitted by 15 April will get 10% off the entry fee with the final deadline being 31 May 2013. Read more >>

AFRICA

When marketing in Rome

[Françoise Henderson] Françoise Henderson provides some insight into the pitfalls of corporate localisation. Read more >>

ETHIOPIA

Africa's ICT environment should meet mobile consumer demands

The question ICT providers and regulators alike have to ask themselves is whether they've created a climate conducive to meeting the demands and expectations of the mobile consumers of the future, Themba Khumalo, MTN Group operations executive, said earlier this week. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Free Wi-Fi access for Samsung users

In a partnership with AlwaysOn, Samsung Electronics South Africa will provide all new and existing Samsung smart device users with 1GB of free Wi-Fi access per month, for 12 months at more than 1200 hotspots around South Africa. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

When you've gone, you'll keep tweeting

[Evert Lombaert] While we have become accustomed to the social media marination in our lives, what happens to our online lives when we are no more? Read more >>

AFRICA

Magna Carta PR named African Consultancy of the Year

Magna Carta has been named African PR Agency of the Year by the international Holmes Report, which annually rates the accomplishments of more than 300 agencies across the globe and also manages the SABRE Awards. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Create a personal PR plan

[Lucinda Boddy] As PR professionals we encourage our clients to tweet, blog and post as we are well aware of the world of opportunities that social media platforms have provided. Why then, are we so slow to build our own media profiles? Read more >>

AFRICA

UBA appoints key senior level management across Africa

Following its recent restructuring and the spin-off of non-commercial banking operations in line with regulatory guidelines, United Bank for Africa (UBA), a financial services institutions in Africa, has announced some key senior level appointments to strengthen some areas of its operations. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

MSCSPORTS makes sports count for Bidvest Namibia

[Issued by MSCSPORTS] MSCSPORTS is making sport count for Bidvest Namibia. The recently launched three-year deal of the Bidvest Namibia Cup is the biggest cup in Namibian football. Read more >>  visit press office >>

BOTSWANA

Botswana TV move draws fire

The Southern African nation's decision to adopt the Japanese standard for digital terrestrial television is the wrong one, industry body Southern African Digital Broadcasting Association (SADIBA) says. Read more >>

AFRICA

FIC to offer more on MultiChoice's DStv

Fox International Channels (FIC), the multimedia company focused on distribution of pay TV channels and digital services has announced the addition of an entertainment channel, FOX, onto MultiChoice's DStv platform throughout the African continent. This will take the number of channels on the platform to three. Read more >>

FRANCE

Increase in IT spending predicted in 2013 for EMEA CIOs

PARIS, FRANCE / BERLIN, GERMANY / WARSAW, POLAND / LONDON, UK / UAE: Research commissioned by Riverbed reveals that 71% of CIOs are increasing investment in IT. Read more >>

GERMANY

Digital yes, but don't neglect print

HAMBURG, GERMANY: With so much media attention focused on digital, the print world is meeting in Hamburg, Germany, this week for a conference built on a simple fact: print revenues far outweigh digital revenues at newspaper companies, and finding ways to maximise them for as long as possible, while developing digital platforms, is essential for the future. Read more >>

AUSTRALIA

BlackBerry tries to grate an Apple

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: The head of BlackBerry has taken a swipe at Apple, saying in an interview the iPhone's operating system was outdated, while promising thousands of new apps as it prepares to launch its new Z10 handset. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Enter the Bees Awards

SAN FRANCISCO, US: There are four weeks left before 12 April 2013 deadline. The organisers are inviting the industry to submit the best social media work to their online competition. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

SABC: Break it up, says Green

[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: The interim board has been appointed, reports Mail & Guardian, but opposition MPs are unhappy at the haste at which it was approved, reports IOL; former board member Pippa Green reckons the SABC should be broken down into smaller pieces, reports EWN, and Telkom has relaunched its mobile arm, reports Moneyweb. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

SA signs treaty to protect coastal ecosystem

Government ministers from South Africa, Angola and Namibia have signed an environmental treaty that will promote a coordinated regional approach to the long-term conservation and protection of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME). Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Police mull publishing names of recruits

[Nthambeleni Gabara] The idea of publishing the names of police recruits is still under consideration, and not a fait accompli, Police Ministry spokesperson Zweli Mnisi said on Monday. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

SABC left with only three board members

[Paul Vecchiatto] The governance crisis at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) plumbed new depths on Monday morning when six out of the nine remaining directors tendered their resignations to President Jacob Zuma. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

New KTM 1190 Adventure range launched

At the end of 2012, KTM announced that they were stopping the production of the highly successful and cult-status KTM 990 Adventure after a decade of production. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Kruger visitors urged to book early for school holidays

Day visitors planning to go to the Kruger National Park when school holidays start this week have been warned to book early. Read more >>