| 10 Apr 2013 |
| Marketing & Media | Africa |
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Today's top stories African filmmakers are invited to submit short films of no longer than 30 minutes for Africa in Motion's (AiM) annual short film competition, to which a substantial cash prize is attached. Africa in Motion 2013 will take place at the end of October/beginning of November 2013. Read more >> |
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Reporters Without Borders condemn the Burundian national assembly's adoption last week, 4 April 2013, of a bill that would rein in press freedom by reducing protection for sources, increasing fines and requiring all journalists to have a university degree regardless of their work experience. Read more >> |
 [Issued by Right Stuff] Right Stuff is now incorporating Augmented Reality (AR) into their branding products, which will give their clients the opportunity to provide their customers with additional content about them in the form of video clips. Read more >> visit press office >> |
 [Issued by Launch Factory] With a strong presence in seven African countries, Launch Factory's award-winning Branded Content Division is rapidly expanding and creating new opportunities for advertisers. Read more >> visit press office >> |
African filmmakers are invited to submit short films of no longer than 30 minutes for Africa in Motion's (AiM) annual short film competition, to which a substantial cash prize is attached. Africa in Motion 2013 will take place at the end of October/beginning of November 2013. Read more >> |
 An upcoming action-packed feature film takes a pantheon of ancient West African deities known as Orishas and resurrects them as modern-day superheroes. Read more >> |
Alcatel-Lucent and Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia's telecommunications provider, have successfully completed the trial of superfast broadband services using advanced Alcatel-Lucent's VDSL2 Vectoring technology. Read more >> |
The Southern African International Trade Exhibition (SAITEX) is on track to produce another large and effective networking hub for business opportunities in Africa from all over the world on 30 June 2013 at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. Read more >> |
 The Media Institute of Southern Africa's Botswana Chapter (MISA-Botswana) recently announced the appointment a new national director, Buyani Zongwani. Read more >> |
 MTN is going live with its bouquet of distinct cloud services this April, following a trial period in six of its major markets across Africa. Read more >> |
 [Catherine Milward-Bridges] It was the 6th century Greek philosopher, Heraclitus who said, "The only thing that is constant is change." No truer words could be spoken in the context of communication - in this case, internal communication. Read more >> |
[Yolandi Nortje] The rise of social media has moved beyond social interaction to providing a powerful HR tool in the recruitment process. Read more >> |
[Issued by CG Consulting] The process of doing business in Africa can prove difficult for the uninitiated. Louise Robinson, Sales Director at Database 360, says there are few things companies should bear in mind as they expand their operations on the continent. Read more >> visit press office >> |
[Kenan Kalagho] The Tanzania government is still grappling with its insistence that the county switch from analogue to digital broadcasting before most of the country was ready on 31 December last year. Read more >> |
THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS: A chain of Dutch chip shops is offering cannabis mayonnaise on their fries, but the resulting snack will not give you the munchies or make you high. Read more >> |
 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Google was in the firing line again on Tuesday (8 April) after a group of major companies, including Microsoft and Oracle, complained to the European Commission over Google's offerings for Android-powered mobile phones. Read more >> |
 LYON, FRANCE / JOHANNESBURG, SA: As of today, April 9, Euronews joins the DStv Family and Compact packages, becoming available to almost 3.5 million customers in South Africa. Read more >> |
More International...
 [Gabi Khumalo] The Basic Education Department says it has withdrawn the Section 100 intervention in the Eastern Cape provincial department of education. Read more >> |
 Transport Minister Ben Martins warned motorists on Tuesday (9 April) that the government remained committed to e-tolling, saying this would be implemented as soon as the National Council of Provinces passed the enabling legislation. Read more >> |
 [Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: The DA and opposition parties reckon communications minister Dina Pule is not interested in her job, incompetent, and should go, reports BD Live. Meanwhile, Zuma has approved the SABC interim board, reports Mail & Guardian. Read more >> |
 It's gratifying to see that when the SA Revenue Service comes knocking the money it collects doesn't just go to buying piles of The New Age newspaper for security guards at the SABC and Eskom to prop their coffee on. Read more >> |
More Government news...
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The new Auris is aesthetically quite a brave move by the rather conservative Japanese carmaker and all the signs are there that future Toyotas will look more like its cheeky new 86 sports car than the Plain Jane passenger cars it has been churning out for years. Read more >> |
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