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While we were watching the Oscars This morning, while watching the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, I logged onto Twitter and noticed a stark contrast in my Twitterfeed. One the one hand, plenty were excited about the Oscars, tweeting the winners as soon as they were announced. On the other hand there were tweets regarding the current situations in Libya, Iraq, Egypt etc. While people were standing on a stage becoming emotional about winning an award for acting, people clearly living in completely different worlds were emotional about death and freedom. It was at this point that the true message behind the satirical madness of the movie Team America: World Police hit home. (I suggest Kuli Roberts use the film as a reference point for defining satire.) I'm not rich-and-famous-bashing here; it was just amazingly scary how vastly our realities differ at any one point in time - and what a sad moment that can sometimes be for the idealistic: in an ideal world, we'd all have been watching the Oscars.
Ciao, 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: Cameroon's government is obstructing journalists from reporting on issues of public interest, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Friday, 25 February 2011. Security forces detained a journalist without charge for six days after he interviewed a jailed former official. They also seized footage from reporters covering the brutal repression of a banned opposition march on Wednesday. 
NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Ugandan police to conduct a thorough investigation and arrest all the perpetrators involved in the brutal attacks against six journalists on Wednesday, 23 February 2011, during local elections in the capital, Kampala. 
NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists remains alarmed by the Libyan government's ongoing, threatening rhetoric against the press, as well as the continued violence against journalists - a number of whom have not been heard from since demonstrations began on 17 February 2011. 
NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists has expressed its alarm over the ongoing deterioration of conditions for the media in the Middle East, including the disappearance of Atef al-Atrash, a critical Libyan journalist, since anti-Qaddafi demonstrations began on 17 February 2011. 
MTN Group senior VP for commercial and innovation, Christian de Faria, has been appointed as a board member of the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) for EMEA, a global trade body that represents companies in the mobile media and entertainment industry. 
LONDON: The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) yesterday, 22 February 2011, announced the appointment of Chris Kirubi as co-chairman of the newly established MMA East Africa Council. Kirubi will join Frank Mania, CEO of PHD, a Saracen media agency, as joint chairman. 
The African Film Festival of Tarifa has extended the period of submission for application forms. The new deadline is fixed on 15 March 2011. The photography contest is open to all African artists living in an African country. The best works will be part of an exhibition that will be inaugurated within the frame of the festival, where three prizes of €1500, €1000 and €500 will be awarded. This year's theme is "The city and the urban space". The contest's rules are available at 
NAIROBI: Ugandan radio journalist Patricia Okoed-Bukumunhe has won the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Young Environmental Journalist Award for her report, "Climate change and Uganda", broadcast on Radio France International. Jury members described the entry as "original, cutting edge environmental reporting". | International news |
UNITED KINGDOM3D won't prevent Britons spending less on electricals
[Published by Verdict] LONDON, UK: By the end of 2011 sales of electrical goods will have fallen by £2.2 billion (About R25 billion) compared to 2007 as the golden age of new products comes to an end and new technology like 3D struggles to have an impact on the market, finds Verdict, one of the Datamonitor group of companies. Read more >>UNITED STATESDMA releases Digital Marketing in the US and Canada report
NEW YORK, US/MONTREAL, CANADA: The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) of the United States has announced the release of its new Digital Marketing in the US and Canada report, which compares trends in usage, familiarity, and sentiments regarding digital marketing channels in the US and Canada. Read more >>UNITED STATESBlu-ray sales up in Western Europe and Japan
NEW YORK, US: media control GfK International, a leader in international media and entertainment tracking servicing the global entertainment industry, has announced the release of its 2010 Year End Home Video Retail Sales Report. Read more >>UNITED KINGDOMMobile operators should fear the threat from Facebook
[Published by Ovum] LONDON, UK: Facebook is shaping up to be a strong competitor to mobile operators that are in danger of underestimating the threat it poses, according to Ovum, one of the Datamonitor group of companies. Read more >>UNITED KINGDOMcomScore releases The 2010 Europe Digital Year in Review
LONDON, UK: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, has released The comScore 2010 Europe Digital Year in Review. This inaugural report provides a comprehensive overview of key trends in the European digital media landscape, including market-level data on user demographics, social networking, online video, mobile, and search in 18 European countries. Read more >>UNITED KINGDOMCannes Lions introduces Holding Company of the Year Award
LONDON, UK: The organisers of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity have announced a new award, Holding Company of the Year, which will be presented for the first time at the 2011 Festival. Read more >>GERMANYGermany: Consumer climate still on the ascent
NUREMBERG, GERMANY: Consumer sentiment in Germany has remained on the ascent in February. Income expectations have increased noticeably, whereas economic expectations and the propensity to buy have recorded slight decreases, but remain at a high level. The overall indicator is forecasting a value of 6.0 points for March, following a revised value of 5.8 points in February. Read more >>SWEDENGuldfinger, you're the one...
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: Working on the premise that beer marketing has been lacking in the innovation department for some time, a Swedish beer brand has taken pub games into the digital age. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICALandmark online platform launched to combat clampdown on civil society
JOHANNESBURG, SA: Too many governments are blatantly getting away with enacting repressive restrictions on civil society and diminishing the freedoms of expression, assembly and association, CIVICUS: World Alliance of Citizen Participation said yesterday, 21 February 2011, while launching its landmark Civil Society Watch Online platform. Read more >>UNITED KINGDOMGreen fraud - crime's new frontier
GERMANYThe Bic prank
UNITED KINGDOMThe white heat of brand technology [Pete Davis]
UNITED STATESFees could alienate online bill pay users
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESLeo Burnett sponsors Dubai Lynx Student Academy
UNITED KINGDOMSamsung executive joins Digital Media Europe line-up
UNITED STATESTop 50 US web properties for January 2011
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SOUTH AFRICAPOP UP 3m x 2.2 m Fabric Banner Wall/back drop and product launch of Tri-Banner Wall - Right Stuff
Right Stuff introduces two new products - the Tri Banner and the Banner Wall. Read more >>| Galleries |
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SOUTH AFRICACheers and welcome back Ballade
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Think dropped suspension, loud exhaust, dark windows, flashy (and often cheap) wide rims, drivers wearing back-to-front caps and virtually lying down behind the steering wheel as they cruise past to the tune of very loud, boom-boom music and what make and model car immediately springs to mind? Why, the old Honda Ballade, of course! Read more >>SOUTH AFRICACaptiva-ting, cavernous Chevrolet
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] SUV's are almost as prolific on South African roads as low-flying, overloaded Toyota mini-bus taxis and locals are spoilt for choice when it comes to makes, hauling abilities, safety and comfort features, warranties, service plans and price tags - most of which you will find attractively packaged in the Chevrolet Captiva. Read more >>More Motoring news...
| Travel |
SOUTH AFRICAHilton Sandton completes first floor renovation
JOHANNESBURG, SA: Hilton Sandton has announced the completion of a two-month renovation to the four suites and 53 rooms on the first floor. The first floor refurbishment is part of an upgrade programme at the hotel with floors two and three completed in 2010. Read more >>UNITED ARAB EMIRATESSun International appoints Tourism Point LLC as ME marketing partner
DUBAI, UAE: One of Africa's most significant tourism and leisure groups, Sun International, has appointed Dubai-based Tourism Point LLC to manage its marketing and public relations communications in the Middle East region. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAMaputo gem
[Luanne Toms] Traditionally host to colonial-era sybarites, Maputo's revitalised Polana Hotel is a tranquil retreat in the heart of this gritty city. Read more >>GERMANYGerman holidaymakers avoid Egypt and Tunisia
NUREMBERG, GERMANY: The political unrest in North Africa has had far-reaching consequences for the tourism industry. According to GfK Retail and Technology, the majority of German holidaymakers have postponed any planned trips to Egypt and Tunisia and demand for the summer months also noticeably declined in the first few weeks of the year. Read more >>More Travel news...
| BizLounge |
SOUTH AFRICAInnovation and creativity at the Design Indaba Expo
[Jordan Scott] Imagine every creative thing you've ever seen or thought of and put it all into one very big room. Bam - you have this year's Design Indaba Expo. Not only is it all so very innovative, but also the majority of the artists have begun to "go green" and are trying to create art whilst still helping the environment. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAThe Script to debut live in SA
Irish band The Script will be performing in South Africa for the first time when they play at the Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg, on 24 June and Grand Arena, GrandWest, Cape Town, on 26 June, 2011. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAaKING album launch: Blood but no Glitter
[Natalie Jardine] aKING launched their third studio album, The Red Blooded Years, on Tuesday, 23 February, at the Fugard Theatre and we were right in the front row, staring up at the array of lanterns on stage, awaiting the darlings of Bellville. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAFinal artists announced for Cape Town International Jazz Festival
The final list of artists for the 2011 Cape Town International Jazz Festival has been announced for the event that takes place on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 March, 2011, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICARoland Albertson is all about the music
[Ruth Cooper] Singer-songwriter Roland Albertson recently won the Best Male Artist at the 7th annual International Acoustic Music Awards (IAMA). A very commendable achievement as he came out tops from among 10 000 entries and was the first South African to win an award at the IAMAs ever. This award seems to be the start of great things for Roland, who's currently recording an EP, putting a band together and working on some sexy little future projects. We chatted to him via email to find out more. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAMemory Of How It Feels is beautifully evocative
[Daphne Cooper] Memory Of How It Feels touches deep collective memories because it is so different. The director, Ina Wichterich-Moane, realised that Neo Muyanga's script required a different form - and this production realises that intention. Read more >>More BizLounge news...
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- Home and living inspirations - Cape Town, 3 March
- Benjamin Tyamzashe tribute concert Spin Productions - Midrand, 4 March
- Photoshop CS5 advanced training Morning Star Design - Linden, 5 March
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- Management skills for executive assistants The Next Page - Johannesburg, 6 April
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