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All eyes on AfricaFor the past several weeks, all eyes have been on Africa, particularly South Africa, as the world holds its breath over Nelson Mandela's health. With one update after the other, the former president of South Africa's eldest daughter has slammed the media for apparently 'acting like vultures'. Chris Moerdyk recounts just some of the challenges the media face in telling the Mandela story - and of course you get the 'not so factual' stories. Not only are the eyes of the world on Mandela, the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama is in Africa. In other news this week; the Communications Commission of Kenya has revised the broadcasting frequency fees in an attempt to address the existing disparities in the distribution and use of broadcasting spectrum in the country. MTN Uganda customers using the internet has increased more than 85% in the last 12 months leading up to June 2013, according to its chief marketing officer. Fox International Channels will discontinue FOX Retro to ensure that the African portfolio more closely resembles the international channel structure. And lastly, if you're based in South Africa, we've extended the deadline of our reader competition until Monday, 15 July 2013. Simply create or update your MyBiz Profile on Bizcommunity and stand a chance to WIN a GoPro camera and accessories worth over R6000! Have a successful week! Evan-Lee Courie @evan1985, @Biz_AfricaComment online in our ed's column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your African marketing and media news to africanews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-africa@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news".Today's top stories | Fox International Channels (FIC), the multimedia company focused on the distribution of high quality Pay TV channels and digital services has announced that as of today, 1 July 2013, it will discontinue FOX Retro from the TopTV platform as part of its channel portfolio. This decision has been made to ensure that the African portfolio more closely resembles the international channel structure. Read more >> |
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 | International African Festival Tübingen officially announced its 2013 season, bringing together world class African lifestyle, music, food, exciting newcomers to the international stage from 8-11 August 2013 at the African Village (Festplatz) Open-air, Downtown Tübingen, Germany. Read more >> |
Nigeria's Ice Prince emerged as this year's Best African Act at the 2013 BET Awards. The rapper was awarded the prize at at the BET Broadcast Centre a few hours before the awards kicked off at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California, US. Read more >>
 | [Chris Moerdyk] With the spotlight so blindingly focussed on an ailing Nelson Mandela as he fights for his life, it is difficult not to keep recalling his darkest days and the massive challenges the media had in telling these to the world. Read more >> |
Malawi, on Saturday, 29 June 2013, hosted a day-long annual board meeting of directors of Southern Africa Broadcasting Association (SABA) at Livingstonia Beach Hotel in Salima. The meeting, among others, discussed issues of digital migration and the beaming of the FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Read more >>
[Robert Atuhairwe] Although the recent government siege of the Red Pepper and Daily Monitor caused a lot of uproar, I would like to argue that it was not an unusual climax to the age-old sizing-up between the state and the media. Read more >>
 | MTN Uganda customers using the internet has increased more than 85% in the last 12 months leading up to June 2013, said Ernst Fonternel, MTN Uganda chief marketing officer. Read more >> |
 | The Government of Malawi announced that it is joining the Better Than Cash Alliance, committing to transition government cash payments to electronic disbursements. Read more >> |
 | Leading African online retailer, JUMIA is now available in Ivory Coast. The company starts its services in the country providing their customers with a wide range of products online - including fashion, consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile devices. JUMIA is from now on operating in five African countries. Read more >> |
 | [Tim Wyatt-Gunning] Our TV died last week and nobody noticed. One of our cats died too. We were all sad about the cat and made insincere mutterings about getting a new one. As for the telly, not a word. I feel a bit sad, because it has been a good companion over the years. Read more >> |
 | BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - Tourists within Europe can use their smartphones without fear of an outrageous bill waiting at home as this year's summer holidays start. The European Union is cutting maximum mobile data roaming rates by 36% this week. Read more >> |
 | OTTAWA, CANADA: Canadian smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry last week posted an unexpected first quarter loss after disappointing sales of its new phones. The company's share price fell by 20%. Read more >> |
DHAKA, BANGLADESH: A Bangladeshi court has sentenced nine junior opposition politicians to life in prison for murdering a newspaper journalist who had published a series of reports on corruption, a prosecutor said Friday. Read more >>
 | Euronews renews its agreement with the Sky digital satellite platform for the United Kingdom and for Ireland until 2016, and connects to more than 10.7 million homes. Read more >> |
More International
 | US President Barack Obama used the official dinner hosted in his honour on Saturday to make a moving toast to former President Nelson Mandela. Read more >> |
 | President Jacob Zuma says US President Barack Obama's visit to the country will go down in history as a turning point in relations between the United States and South Africa. Read more >> |
 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu says former President Nelson Mandela is continuing to unite the nation of South Africa, in spite of being in hospital. Read more >> |
More Government news
 | [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] One of the strangest developments in South African motoring is the trending away from station wagons in favour of SUV's which are perceived to be more stylish and fashionable - and this when station wagons remain hugely popular in places such as Australia, Europe and America. Read more >> |
An exciting opportunity to sell space in B2B publications to the mining and construction sectors that circulate not only in South Africa but in other countries on the continent. 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 Henry A. Kissinger "There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full. (via Brainy Quote)"
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