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Today's top stories
 | Broadcasters with more than one frequency per broadcast spot or site will from next month pay higher fees for the spectrum. The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) last week revised the broadcasting frequency fees in an attempt to address the existing disparities in the distribution and use of broadcasting spectrum in the country. Read more >> |
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 | [Donna Rachelson] You may not think that you need to market yourself in the workplace, but if you're experiencing any of the following signs, you may just need to rethink your stance. Read more >> |
 | The Digital Services Africa came to an end on 27 June 2103, in Johannesburg, South Africa after two days of intense debates on the opportunities offered by digital services on the continent. Digital services (including mobile data, content, apps, mobile money, mobile marketing) are creating new business models and partnerships in an ecosystem that is no longer dominated solely by mobile operators. Read more >> |
The media has been urged to skillfully use their profession in the fight against poverty through promotion of the agriculture sector. Read more >>
[Greg Marinovich] Hollywood would have you believe photojournalism is glamorous, action-packed, full of glory. Nowhere is this less true than in Africa, where a few brave individuals have taken on the continent's most dangerous and insidious wars. Read more >>
[Kebba Jeffang] The aftermath of the three-day intensive training at GPU [Gambia Press Union] secretariat that brought to the end the lively interactions among different media practitioners ranging from newspaper journalists, magazines, electronic media and online journalists on scintillating subject matters that were chosen by the Gambia journalists umbrella body like gender reporting, reporting on children's issues and those marginalized in the society in a more ethical and professional manner. Read more >>
A private website that documents alleged Zambian government corruption has been blocked in the country since Monday, its editor told CPJ. The Zambian Watchdog's Lloyd Himaambo has said that the website's staff believes the authorities are responsible for ordering the blocking. Read more >>
[Jonathan Kalan] In a tiny sweltering tin-roofed shack inside one of Mogadishu's bullet-riddled neighbourhoods, two brothers, Ali Hassan and Mustafa Yare, sit hunched over one of eight humming desktop computers. Together they show Nasteexo Cadey, a young veiled student at Mogadishu University, how to set up her Facebook account, browse YouTube videos and check her e-mail. Read more >>
[Issued by Private Property] One Africa Media (OAM), previously named Private Property Holdings, has secured a US$25-million round of investment from Australian-listed jobs portal SEEK, for the expansion of its operations across Africa. Read more >> visit press office >>
First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama is to underline her commitment to and support for youth on the African continent by participating in the African TV series and multimedia campaign, 'MTV Base Meets...' Read more >>
On 18 June 2013, supporters of Zambia's ruling Patriotic Front (PF) party disrupted the annual general meeting of Mkushi FM and demanded to be elected to the board of the radio station. Mkushi is in central Zambia. Read more >>
The first private television station in the north, Discovery TV, has commenced test transmission on the multi-TV channel 18 and other free-to-air digit-box. Read more >>
 | Telemundo, a channel exclusively dedicated to telenovelas, comes to 48 countries in Africa from 12 August 2013 on DStv, channel 118 in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. Read more >> |
 | RANGOON, MYANMAR: Myanmar has granted licenses to Norway's Telenor and Qatar's Ooredoo to build and operate the country's first foreign-owned mobile phone networks. Read more >> |
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: Kim Nam-Hee pulls no punches as she warns a classroom of wide-eyed South Korean 10-year-olds that they stand on the edge of an addiction that will turn them all into "mindless slaves". Read more >>
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: South Korea's SK Telecom announced on Wednesday the launch of a new generation mobile network. Read more >>
 | WASHINGTON, USA: Smartphone users have seen an explosion of malicious software or malware in the past year, dominated by schemes targeting Google's Android operating system, a survey published on Wednesday (26 June) showed. Read more >> |
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: The Australian arm of Rupert Murdoch's media empire, News Limited, will relaunch under the News Corp brand as part of a global revamp, its CEO said on Wednesday. Read more >>
 | BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Google's competitors on Tuesday warned the European Commission that a set of proposals put forward by the US Internet giant to meet EU antitrust rules constituted "self-advertising" and would do nothing to create a level playing field for searches. Read more >> |
More International
 | The Presidency says it's all systems go for the historic visit of US President Barack Obama to South Africa. Read more >> |
 | [Michael Bromley] The South African Department of Tourism has announced its intention to unlock underused government-owned properties and partner with the private sector to develop low-cost holiday resorts in South Africa, similar to the Butlins resorts concept initiated some years ago in the United Kingdom. Read more >> |
 | Former President Nelson Mandela's condition has stabilised, although he still remains critical, according to a statement issued by the Presidency yesterday afternoon. "He remains critical but is now stable," said the Presidency. Read more >> |
 | In the first meeting of its kind since the dawn of democracy, the Department of Public Works and property owners gathered for breakfast at the Park Hyatt in Johannesburg to discuss issues of mutual interest. Read more >> |
 | [Linda Ensor] The Treasury's long-awaited proposals on how charges for life assurance products could be reduced is due to be released in the next few weeks. Read more >> |
 | President Jacob Zuma and his Cabinet will use US President Barack Obama's visit to the country to lobby for the extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said on Wednesday (26 June). Read more >> |
The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has welcomed the announcement by the Competition Commission that a settlement has been reached following admission of guilt by 15 of the companies accused of collusion in the construction industry. Read more >>
More Government news
 | [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The first thought that came into my mind when I saw (and heard!) the new Jaguar XJ V6 was mirrored by what the famous old crooner Frank Sinatra said when he saw the new Jaguar E-Type being unveiled at the New York car show in 1961: "I want that car. And I want it now." Read more >> |
 | [Rod Baker] Not so long ago, reaching our smaller destinations by air was not as easy as it is now... Now we have Airlink, which has the mission to link the smaller towns, the regional centres and hubs throughout South and southern Africa, in the process making getting around a pleasure that doesn't eat into your holiday time. Read more >> |
 By attending one these sessions, you will be engaged on how marketers can drive value in organisations. Read more >>  Surviving the StoryInstitute for the Advancement of Journalism - 31 Jul 2013 to 1 Aug 2013 Johannesburg
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