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From Kommetjie to Cairo I followed the revolution in Egypt since the first "Day of Anger" on 25 January right up to when Omar Suleiman, on Friday, 11 February at 6pm, addressed the Egyptian people announcing the departure of former president Hosni Mubarak. Naturally, my twitterfeed on Tweetdeck flooded almost instantaneously in spreading the word - so if you were sipping on your pina colada on the white sands of Mauritius with smartphone in hand, you probably got the news pretty soon too.
I wasn't always in front of my laptop, which is where I followed most of the happenings in Egypt; but as I moved through my day I constantly switched media to keep up-to-date - from my laptop, to my mobile, to my television using live streaming feeds from Al-Jazeera, live broadcasts on TV and using an #Egypt Twitter search on my mobile. Although there are approximately 7000km between my couch in Kommetjie on the southern tip of Africa and Tahrir Square in Egypt, I felt the overwhelming emotion and jubilation of the Egyptian people when Omar Suleiman announced Mubarak's resignation. And herein lies the beauty of communication technology today - the world is only a click of a mouse, the flip of a channel or the push of a few buttons, apart. Congratulations Egypt on your new-found freedom; may your new rulers treat you well. Here's to the future, Sindy Peters, Africa editor Responses to this column welcomed in our online editor's column archive. Send all your Africa marketing news africanews@bizcommunity.com. Top stories
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NEW YORK: Egyptian authorities are obstructing international news coverage of the country's political crisis by withholding press credentials and, in one instance, invading the home of a foreign journalist, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday, 9 February 2011. 
NEW YORK: Egyptian authorities have shifted their strategy for obstructing the press as protests enter their third week. The military has become the predominant force detaining journalists and confiscating their equipment rather than plainclothes police or government supporters, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Monday, 7 February 2011. 
PARIS: UNESCO director-general Irina Bokova on Friday, 11 February 2011, condemned the murder of Egyptian journalist Ahmed Mohammed Mahmoud, who died of his wounds on 4 February. He was shot in the head on 29 January while covering the protests that began on 25 January in Cairo. 
NEW YORK: Incumbent Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has moved to silence critical media under the guise of media regulation, the Committee to Protect Journalists said yesterday, 10 February 2011, following a week in which Gbagbo's administration tightened control over the official print media regulatory agency and ordered United Nations-sponsored radio network ONUCI FM off the air. 
BERLIN: Markus Löning, the federal government commissioner for Human Rights Policy at the Federal Foreign Office, responded to the Human Rights Watch report that at least 297 people have been killed during the unrest in Egypt since 28 January 2011, by issuing a statement earlier this week calling for an investigation. 
NEW YORK: Sudanese security forces mid last week detained 12 employees of the pro-opposition weekly Al-Midan, according to local journalists and news reports. Two were released the same day, but 10 continue to be held incommunicado a week later. 
LONDON: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) yesterday, 8 February 2011, called on representatives of the international community gathered at a conference on Somalia, organised by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office at Wilton Park, UK, to give priority to measures to protect journalists in Somalia as the transitional period of the transitional federal government comes to an end in August 2011. 
NEWSWATCH: If we want a free Africa, we must have a free African media - and in too many parts of the continent the media is anything but free - and if we're not very careful SA could go the same way. Now Branko Brkic, of The Daily Maverick has launched Free African Media, which he will edit. Join him... we owe it to ourselves and our children. 
Cape-based translation company Web-lingo has merged with a Scottish provider of software localisation services, in a deal that will see it extend its reach beyond its traditional markets. Its partner is Rubric, an Edinburgh-based provider of localisation services to the high technology industry. 
The theme for the next ITNewsAfrica.com Innovation Dinner is "Driving innovation with enterprise mobility", the ICT publication announced. The next event will see ICT decision makers, senior government officials, experts and business leaders converge at the Wall Street restaurant in Sandton, Johannesburg on 23 February. 
The recent trend for developing computer threats designed to spread by exploiting the most popular social media continues to gather pace, reports global IT vendor Panda Security. Since last week two new malicious codes that use Facebook to ensnare victims have been wreaking havoc. 
MTN Uganda and Fundamo, a provider of mobile financial services, have been shortlisted for the Mobile Money for the Unbanked Award in this year's Global Mobile Awards for the MTN MobileMoney service in Uganda. The Global Mobile Awards, to be held in Barcelona, Spain, on 15 February 2011, recognises excellence and innovation in mobile communications worldwide.  |
Production
AFRICA2011 AiM Film Festival calls for entries
Africa in Motion (AiM) is calling for African filmmakers to submit documentaries and fiction films of 52 minutes or longer relating to this year's festival theme; Children and youth for consideration. The festival will take place between 27 October and 6 November 2011 at Edinburgh's Filmhouse Cinema and other venues across the city. Read more >>AFRICAEndemol appoints creative head, commercial manager
Helga Palmer has been appointed by Endemol South Africa as head of creative department while Lesetja Mogoba has been appointed as Endemol Worldwide Brands (EWB) commercial manager. Read more >>Radio
EAST AFRICAIslamist movement imposes ban on journalists
MOGADISHU: The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) on Friday, 11 February 2011, protested the decision of the Islamist movement to ban journalists working for Radio Shabelle, an independent radio station in Mogadishu, to carry out their media work in areas under their control. Read more >>Retail
AFRICAAfrica's engagement with China, India reshapes global economy - report
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Africa's engagement with China, India and other Asian economies is a new megatrend that will reshape the global economy for years and decades to come, as Africa gradually moves away from the West and heads towards high-growth economies of the East, according to a recent report released by MasterCard Worldwide Insights. Read more >>AFRICAEngen acquires operations in Mauritius, Tanzania
Engen has concluded its purchase of two more country operations from Chevron in Africa and the Indian Ocean islands in Mauritius and Tanzania. This brings to five the number of successful acquisitions from its competitor, in terms of a package of seven sales and purchase agreements signed in August 2010. Read more >>AFRICATrends, opportunities shaping business in Africa - Standard Bank
With the world's focus on African agriculture continuously mounting there are a number of trends shaping the African landscape which are likely to have an impact on Africa's agricultural sector, says Standard Bank. Read more >>| International news |
UNITED STATESInforma comments on Microsoft/Nokia announcement
[David McQueen] LONDON, UK: The Microsoft/Nokia partnership is a "make-or-break" strategy by both Microsoft and Nokia - the partnership might not be to Nokia's advantage, however. Read more >>UNITED STATESJanuary 2011 US search engine rankings
RESTON, US: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, has released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the US search marketplace. Google sites led the explicit core search market in January with 65.6% of searches conducted. Read more >>UNITED KINGDOMConnecting consumers in the virtual loop
[Robin Jaffray] LONDON, UK: In the final instalment of my "Closing the Loop" series, I explain how the "social" in social media doesn't always mean digital. Read more >>UNITED KINGDOMAdvocates and conversations
[Robin Jaffray] In his second article examining the shopper-consumer journey, Robin Jaffray discusses some of the techniques brands can use to "close the loop". Read more >>UNITED STATESIWMF condemns attack on journalists
WASHINGTON DC, US: The International Women's Media Foundation strongly condemns the violence against international media covering the historic events unfolding in Egypt. Read more >>UNITED KINGDOMLet's party with D&AD
UNITED STATEScomScore releases The 2010 US Digital Year in Review
UNITED STATES2011 Design Challenge - the glamour shot
UNITED STATESMMA publishes expanded mobile advertising guidelines
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESME conference opens with call to protect journalists
UNITED STATES2011 One Show Entertainment Awards
UNITED KINGDOMGreat stories start in Cannes
UNITED STATESMarketers look to newer platforms
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESDubai International Print Award 2011 winners
| Company news |
Out Of Home
SOUTH AFRICALooking for new marketing ideas? - Big Eye Branding
The team at Big Eye Branding is really excited about two new innovative products: the Ex-Star is a unique, branded tent that is ideal for special promotions, festivals sports events, etc. and the Event Bin is a cylindrical folding bin which can be used to encourage recycling of waste or in a store as a dump bin for specials! Read more >>| Galleries |
SOUTH AFRICA
Up The Creek 2011
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| Motoring |
SOUTH AFRICABanish blunders in the bush
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] General Motors South Africa has launched an extensive new training course for 4x4 lovers called the Isuzu Off-Road Academy. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICANumber Three rockets to Number One
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Only a few months after being launched in South Africa and Germany the new BMW X3 has won the title of "Off-Roader of the Year" in Germany. Read more >>UNITED STATESHassle-free sales environment revs vehicle purchases
| Travel |
SOUTH AFRICABabylonstoren has a really fresh approach
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] When an hotelier helps create buzz about a competitor's new spot, you can be pretty sure it will be spectacular. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAReuters in Smart move: Selects Smart Women Travelers, Inc
ORLANDO, US: Smart Women Travelers, an online community for travelling women, has been selected for inclusion on Thomson Reuters' website www.Reuters.com as a Top Business Travel Site. Read more >>UNITED KINGDOMLondon faces sharp spike in luxury hotel supply
LONDON, UK: According to analysis by PwC, there could be a 27% increase in luxury rooms in London by 2012 with around 2400 rooms in 18 hotels reported under construction or planned in London. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAEtihad, Air New Zealand sign codeshare agreement
Etihad Airways is continuing to build its presence in Australasia with the signing of an extensive codeshare agreement with Air New Zealand. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICALike to try a Sea Castle?
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Camps Bay is a sexy place and when the wind doesn't blow there are few spots that rival it for access to fabulous beaches, Table Mountain and the hip bar and restaurant scene. Primi Sea Castle, linked to the high-energy Primi restaurant chain, is ideally suited to guests for whom location is paramount. Read more >>More Travel news...
| BizLounge |
SOUTH AFRICADon't touch me on my creek
[Ruth Cooper] We had a fairly rocky start to our UTC adventure; a ticket was left at home and this fact only realised on arrival. Thank god for Blackberries and helpful colleagues willing to head back to the office on a Friday evening! Luckily, this was the only snag in an otherwise lovely fest so, with entrance secured, my party companions and I camped up (also very rocky), hydrated with vodka and ventured forth into one of my all-time fav music festivals: Up the Creek, you beaut. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAThe Ogreling - an African adaptation, at the Baxter
[Johann Smith] Sit down, sit down. Now shhh. Mama has something to tell you. You're father is an ogre, and so are you. Read more >>More BizLounge news...
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- The Starcom Mediavest Group wins GSK Africa account - more info
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| New events to diarise |
- Writing scripts for TV ads AAA School of Advertising - Johanessburg, 22 February
- Telephone reception Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business - Pietermaritzburg, 24 February
- Mogale arts festival Jazz Foundation - Krugersdorp, 27 February
- Business etiquette and workplace image Institute for International Research (IIR) - Johannesburg, 2 March
- Write for travel magazines SA Writers' College - Countrywide, 2 March
- 5th Africa economic forum 2011 Global Pacific & Partners - Cape Town, 7 March
- Essentials of newspaper management Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership - Sol Plaatje Media Leadership Institute, Rhodes Uni, 14 March
- Serious social investing workshop Tshikululu Social Investments / Creative Space - Johannesburg, 17 March
- Africa safety in mining Ngoboyi Training International - Johannesburg, 24 March
- International fashion sale Thebe Exhibitions & Projects Group - Johannesburg, 31 March
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