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So long to Dr Banda Last week Friday saw the passing of one of Africa's most prominent media veterans, Dr Aleke Kadonaphani Banda, who aided in building the foundations of some of the continent's biggest print media houses in Malawi. While also participating actively in the political field, he remained an active component in developing the media industry. At his death Banda was chairman of Nation Publications Limited. He is survived by his wife, children and great grandchildren. Africa has 59 days till we welcome the world for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and it seems the US has the most interest in what South Africa has to offer the football world with the country purchasing the most tickets, outside SA. The final phase for ticket sales is opening this week on Thursday, 15 April so make sure you're ahead of the queue of last minute fans hoping to see the inside of the spectacular stadia. The 2010 Festival of Media is now lurking around the corner with the closing date for the delegate booking site, for both the festival and awards gala dinner, this Wednesday, 14 April. As the African media partner for the event, Bizcommunity.com's special discount is still applicable to all readers; if you plan on flying up to Spain for the event, ensure you make use of this exclusive offer. Bizcommunity will be reporting live from the event running 18 - 20 April 2010; keep an eye out for up-to-date news. Adiós, Sindy Peters, Africa editor Responses to this column welcomed in our online editor's column archive. Send all your Africa marketing news to africanews@bizcommunity.com. Top stories
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BRUSSELS: Chris Burggraeve, chief marketing officer, A-B InBev, has been appointed president of the World Federation of Advertisers. He succeeds Bernhard Glock, former VP, global head of media, Procter & Gamble and current president and CEO, Media Leadership Company. 
The early bird deadline for entries into The 2010 Loerie Awards is 16 April 2010. Entries before this date will receive a 5% discount. The Loeries is open to work conceived and produced anywhere in Africa and the Middle East, including island states off the African coast like the Seychelles or Mauritius. This year, international crafts can be entered if the person nominated for the craft is from the eligible region. For more info, go to the 
The Loeries 2009 category of Television Identity and Content Promos has been split into two separate categories for 2010. These will now be TV Channel Branding & Identity, which uses originally produced or shot materials, and TV Content & Station Promos, which uses existing content from the shows being promoted. 
SPAIN: The Festival of Media People's Awards 2010 will be determined by a public vote to select the most popular campaign from all those shortlisted in the entering categories. The winner will be awarded at the Festival of Media Awards gala dinner during the Festival of Media taking place in Valencia, Spain, on 18 - 20 April 2010. 
Bizcommunity.com has been appointed the official African online media partner for the 2010 Festival of Media. The African industry is encouraged to participate in this year's festivities and to this end Bizcommunity.com is offering all its African-based readers a discount when applying to attend the event in Valencia, Spain from 18 - 20 April. 
Clay Shirky has been announced as one of the keynote speakers at the inaugural Tech4Africa Conference to be held 12 - 13 August 2010 at The Forum in Bryanston, Gauteng, South Africa. Shirky is a leading thinker and writer on the social and economic effects of internet technologies. 
The discovery of the new hominid fossil yesterday, 9 April 2010, in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in South Africa is partly thanks to Google Earth. This is according to Michael Jones, chief technology advocate at Google. Professor Lee Berger from Witswatersrand University in Johannesburg used Google Earth to map known caves and fossil deposits and to locate new fossil deposits by learning to identify what cave sites looked like in satellite images. With the help of the navigation facility and high-resolution satellite imagery in Google Earth, Professor Berger went on to find almost 500 previously unidentified caves and fossil sites, says Jones.
The third CBC-African Business Awards, to be held in London on 21 June 2010 is open for entries. The event is organised by IC Publications, publishers of African Business magazine, and the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC). The closing date for entries is 30 April 2010. 
NEW YORK: Al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia have banned all BBC broadcasts from the areas they control and confiscated the corporation's FM transmitters and satellite dishes. Local journalists told CPJ that Al-Shabaab issued a statement on Friday, 9 April 2010, announcing the immediate ban, claiming the BBC carried the “agenda of the crusaders” and “opposed an Islamic administration.” 
Joel Kibazo, chair of the independent judging panel in the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2010 Awards, has announced the finalists. The competition, now in its 15th year, received entries from 975 journalists from 40 countries throughout Africa, including French and Portuguese speaking Africa. 
In a letter to Honduras President Porfirio Lobo Sosa, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) expressed serious concern at "the alarming increase in violence against journalists in Honduras since the presidential coup of June 2009," and called on the government to end impunity for the perpetrators. 
The World Editors Forum and McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm, are jointly conducting the Newsroom Barometer survey which will examine attitudes about newsroom strategies, new business models, leadership, and the future of news in the digital era. The survey aims to provide a picture of how editors foresee the future of their jobs and the future of journalism. 
The Lean Production EXTRA, published by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), is the first of three targeted special editions for 2010 available in print and ePaper. The special edition examines some of the most efficient printing plants in the world, as well as exploring the best conditions, technologies, procedures and processes for achieving the goal of lean production. 
Business news publisher Creamer Media has launched geo-targeted editions of its news website. Mining Weekly publishing editor Martin Creamer says that, in addition to making the news geographically specific and providing articles with a longer life, the upgraded site also focuses on increasing the visual attractiveness for the reader. 
The WAN-IFRA Study Tour of Japan's five printing plants and a paper mill is available online on the blog. The virtual tour looks at how Japanese newspaper companies are dealing with demand. 
Africa on Screen, the annual African film festival, is calling for entries from Africa for the 2010 edition of the festival. The event will showcase a host of African films during the week of 24 - 30 June 2010 at the Museum Africa in Newtown, Johannesburg, South Africa. The deadline for submissions is 14 May 2010. 
Sonja Tiscenko, a Tanzania-based member of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), has been selected as the recipient of this year's Chairman's Award. The award will be presented at IABC's World Conference in Toronto on 6 June 2010. 
OSLO, NORWAY: According to Opera's State of the Mobile Web Report, Opera Mini generates almost US$1.25 billion per year for mobile operators in the top 10 countries for Opera Mini usage alone. Nigeria is continuing up the top 10 list of countries for Opera Mini usage overtaking the US in February 2010. The US generates more than US$146 per user per year, according to the report. 
AMSTERDAM: According to Nielsen's Global AdView Pulse, advertising spend worldwide was hard hit in 2009 down 1.6% compared to 2008. The report covers advertising across 27 markets in Asia, North America, Europe and Africa. 
CNBC Africa recently released a statement regrdaing the cancelling of an agreement between the business channel and the Gauteng Film Commission: “CNBC Africa produced a series of programmes called “Business Spotlight” with sponsorship and associated advertising via the Gauteng Film Commission (GFC). This agreement has now ended. The editorial control of all programmes rested with CNBC Africa at all times.”| Jobs offered |
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