5 Jul 2013

Marketing & Media Africa

Today's top stories

SOUTH AFRICA
No more SABC for Zimbabwe
Sentech has scrambled SABC's television channels in Zimbabwe, Business Day reported on Wednesday, 3 July 2013. Read more >>


Digital
SOUTH AFRICA
E-commerce poised to support Africa's massive consumer boom
[Thabiso Mochiko] E-commerce in Africa has grown dramatically over the past year‚ and is poised to support the massive consumer boom on the continent‚ according to Robin Philip of payment services provider PayGate. Read more >>




Events & Conferencing
AFRICA
Intl speaker confirmed for Social Business Africa Conference
Following the inaugural Social Business Summit last year, sponsors Cerebra and WyseTalk have confirmed that Dion Hinchcliffe, chief strategy officer of Dachis Group, will be the keynote speaker at this year's Social Business Africa conference. Read more >>

AFRICA
GE scoops awards at the Transport Africa Awards
General Electric Transportation, a unit of General Electric Company, was the recipient of two awards at the recent Transport Africa Awards dinner held at the Sandton Sun Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa, recognising the company's contribution to the African transport sector. Read more >>


Magazines
SOUTH AFRICA
Leave your tribute to AdVantage magazine
On Tuesday, 2 July 2013, AdVantage Magazine announced that after 20 years of covering the South African media, marketing and advertising industry, final edition had been sent to the printers. We at Bizcommunity invite you to honour this iconic industry print title - and our now former media partner - on our special tribute page. If you have any images or multimedia you'd like to submit, please email them to production@bizcommunity.com.


Media
ZAMBIA
Be ethical, state urges media
[Perpetual Sichikwenkwe] Government has urged media practitioners to uphold the highest level of ethical and professional standards in their reporting. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE
Zimpapers speaks on political adverts
[Peter Matambanadzo] The Zimbabwe Newspapers Group board of directors has resolved that all political advertising will be published in its newspapers in the last two weeks before polling day in accordance with electoral laws. Read more >>

SOMALIA
Two journos sentenced to prison, fined for critical reporting
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has condemned draconian sentences handed down by Somaliland Court in Hargeisa. Journalist Hassan Hussein Abdullahi, known as Keefkeef, received a two-year jail term and two million Somaliland shilling fine; while journalist Mohamed Ahmed Jama, known as Aloley, received one year jail term and one million Somaliland shillings. Read more >>


Mobile
AFRICA
Eskimi launches number portability marketing system; new MNP research
A new research conducted by Eskimi showed that 40% of the current users are planning to switch to other mobile operator and are not happy with the current service. Customers are planning to switch motivated by cheaper call rates, better quality of service or better internet being main arguments for the decision. Read more >>

AFRICA
MTN Uganda revises Mobile Money tariffs
MTN Uganda announced revised Mobile Money rates effective Tuesday, 2 July 2013. Read more >>


PR & Communications
KENYA
Engage Burson-Marsteller launches in Kenya
Burson-Marsteller, a global public relations and communications firm, has announced a new exclusive partnership in Kenya with the creation of Engage Burson-Marsteller. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Use media to boost your business
[Abram Molelemane] The media has long been a powerful tool for marketing and growing your business. Read more >>

AFRICA
HTI appoints marcusbrewster
Hospitality and tourism industry specialist, HTI Consulting has appointed marcusbrewster as its PR agency of record. The firm will manage a spread of communication channels integrating publicity and media relations with other marketing support services to further HTI's business expansion. Read more >>


Research
AFRICA
Call for Africa-based researchers
Are you an Africa-based researcher? Do you have what it takes to be on TV? Good Morning Africa, a digital satellite TV show aired across Africa, has joined forces with Research Professional Africa to offer African scientists a platform to communicate their research to an audience of millions. Read more >>


Retail
ZIMBABWE
This is lateral thinking of the first order
[Paddy Hartdegen] Some people seem to think that South Africa is the king of oddities and curiosities, particularly when it comes to the many schemes aimed at fleecing unsuspecting and gullible consumers of their money. But there are oddities all over Africa and there just as many crooks, thieves and scammers in other parts of Africa as there are in South Africa. Read more >>


International

GERMANY
Back to vinyl - the office turntable
Kontor entertains creative directors with real vinyl. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
Yahoo start-up shopping spree continues
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Yahoo on Wednesday continued a months-long take-over binge with word that it had bought Xobni, a start-up behind tools for better managing contact lists and email inboxes. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM
South African fast-food giants make strides in UK
[Zeenat Moorad] SA's quick-service restaurant groups are seeing an improvement in the UK market‚ where trading over the past few years has been difficult as rising labour costs and depressed consumer spending weighed on operations. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
US State Department 'buys' Facebook users
WASHINGTON, USA: - The US State Department came under fire on Wednesday (3 July) for spending US$630,000 over two years to win millions of "likes" on its Facebook pages at a time of severe government austerity measures. Read more >>


More International


Galleries

SOUTH AFRICA
Taping of MTV Base Meets Michelle Obama

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Government

SOUTH AFRICA
Mining framework agreement signed
Government, organised labour and business have signed the Framework Agreement for a Sustainable Mining Industry, which is aimed at, among other things, resolving problems in the industry. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Beware of Facebook con artists - Finance Ministry
The Ministry of Finance has warned the public against accepting any requests from fake Facebook accounts purporting to be those of Minister Pravin Gordhan. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Do it once - and do it right
[Paddy Hartdegen] Anyone with half a brain and no mathematical training can follow this simple reasoning: it is cheaper to do a job properly the first time without taking shortcuts than to do it badly, using inferior methods and materials in the hope that it will save money. It should be obvious to everyone that this is never the case. Sadly it isn't. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Pay rise for taxi drivers and hospitality staff
[Johan Botes] The Minister of Labour has announced an increase in the minimum remuneration payable to employees engaged in either the taxi or the hospitality sectors. The salary increase is effective from 1 July 2013, and follows hot on the heels of the increase in the general Earnings Threshold communicated by the minister recently. Read more >>


More Government news


Lifestyle

SOUTH AFRICA
SA travellers surveyed on Mile High Club
Online travel agency Travelstart recently carried out its Inflight Sex Survey on 7,600 South African travellers. The results reveal that more South Africans are cottoning on to the idea of the Mile High Club. Read more >>


New accounts


SOUTH AFRICA
AfricaCom 2013 teams up with Networx PR - more info



People on the move


SOUTH AFRICA
SKNP appoints a new managerial team - more info



Jobs offered



New events to diarise

Corporate Branding and Social Media Forum
The Conference Hub - 17 Jul 2013 to 18 Jul 2013 Johannesburg
Marketing Indaba
CADEK Media - 7 Aug 2013 to 8 Aug 2013 Durban
TEDxJohannesburg
TEDxJohannesburg - 15 Aug 2013 Johannesburg
Incite - Marketing and Communications Summit
Tyler Barnett PR - 18 Sep 2013 to 19 Sep 2013 New York
World Publishing Expo
WAN-IFRA - 7 Oct 2013 to 9 Oct 2013 Berlin


Quotes

St. Augustine
"Patience is the companion of wisdom. (via The Quote Garden)"




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