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Good news all-round Yesterday, 1 September at the annual Highway Africa Conference in Grahamstown, Peter Horrocks, director of BBC Global News, announced some good news - BBC will be opening a new pan-African Unit in Johannesburg this month displaying the BBC's continuing commitment to Africa. Horrocks stated that the news broadcaster will step up its coverage of African business, bringing impartial, objective coverage to audiences across Africa and beyond. The weekend delivered some even better news with the release of South African cameraman, Adil Bradlow, after being detained by Egyptian authorities while working for Al Jazeera in Cairo earlier last week. Remember that entries for the 2013 AfricaCom Conference closes on 6 September, so if you haven't yet, get moving and enter before Friday! Cheers! Ilse van den Berg, Editor: Marketing & Media Africa (@Biz_Africa)PS If you missed last week's agency focussed Biz Takeouts show, listen to the podcast which is now available. PPS Take a look at the latest ads in the Ornico ad showcase. Comment 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 and event invitations 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 | The BBC is opening a new pan-Africa Business Unit in Johannesburg this month, director of BBC Global News, Peter Horrocks, announced yesterday, Sunday, 1 September. Read more >> |
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 | [Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: And they're back in the news, instead of reporting it... You've got it... the SABC... because it seems its Hlaudi Motsoeneng wants 70% of the news to be positive, reports Mail & Guardian, which also reports that the 'sunshine' policy is not good news in Media Monitoring Africa' eyes. But some good news anyway, EWN reports that Egyptian authorities have released South African photographer Adil Bradlow. Read more >> |
 | [Issued by Leftfield] Leftfield was recently commissioned by OLX to conceptualise and produce an impactful TV and radio advertising campaign that would appeal to, and connect with, Nigerians who were likely to use the internet to sell their unwanted goods. Read more >> visit press office >> |
 | Entries for 2013 AfricaCom close this Friday, 6 September 2013. Read more >> |
 | The Meru District Commissioner, Nyirembe Munasa-Sabi, admitted that outreach farm support services were not being accessed by most growers in the country and thus, the advent of technology such as localized radio stations should help transfer skills to farmers effortlessly. Read more >> |
 | Channel O and Forbes Africa have released a list with the names of the 10 most bankable/richest artistes in Africa, reports Tufiakwa. Read more >> |
 | [Louise Robinson] If you are sold on the idea of growing your sales channel into Africa, where do you begin? Do you just start to call up various businesses left right and centre, hoping that someone will enter into a partnership with you to buy or help you sell your own product or service? Read more >> |
 | Samsung Electronics Africa is supporting education in Africa by sponsoring two mobile phones for the www.writetoangola.com Expedition. Read more >> |
TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Taiwanese prosecutors are investigating allegations that three employees at leading smartphone maker HTC stole trade secrets to sell to Chinese firms, reports said on Saturday. Read more >>
 | PARIS, FRANCE: French retailer Auchan last week reported an almost 34% rise in first-half net profits, mainly flattered by one-off gains and continued growth in Asia and central and eastern Europe. Read more >> |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Apple last week began letting US iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit towards buying new models. Read more >> |
More International
 | Former President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from the Pretoria hospital where he had been receiving treatment for the past two months. Read more >> |
 | At least 76 police officers were killed in the line of duty between April 2012 and March this year - an alarming number according to Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa. Read more >> |
 | A person pretending to be Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on Facebook has been trying to solicit bribes from members of the public, Motlanthe's office confirmed last week. Read more >> |
More Government news
 | Low-cost airline Mango has announced its scheduled flights between Johannesburg and Zanzibar. Read more >> |
 This full-day social media workshop is ideal for marketing, communications, public relations and digital professionals looking for an introduction to using social media channels within a marketing strategy. Read more >>  Media LawInstitute for the Advancement of Journalism - 11 Sep 2013 Johannesburg Napoleon Hill "Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. (via Quotes Everlasting)"
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