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Social media: the good, the bad and Sowambe Social media is a nasty distraction; I have to literally close Facebook if I am to get any work done because if the site is left open on my browser, there's a more than likely chance I'm going to keep up with my "friends'" every move. Twitter is a whole other beast - I'd say it's almost an addiction; to constantly be in the know and to be on top of things, from general politics to NASA's latest trip into outer space, is very satisfying - it allows you to form an opinion on just about everything.
Social media may have its bad points, but if you're a business owner, celeb, politician etc. it's one of the greatest tools to promote yourself. Nigeria-based new media company Sowambe aims to recognise those in Africa who have used social media to its full potential by launching the continent-wide Sowambe Awards. Nominations open this week, so feel free to put your name / business out there. It's a young initiative, but I think it's bound to grow in the coming years with the constant rise in the use of social media across Africa. 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: On Friday, 4 March 2011, in Libya, authorities prevented foreign journalists invited to report in the country from covering the crackdown on protesters in the capital, according to news reports. In southern Iraq, anti-riot police attacked at least five local journalists covering protests in Basra, according to news reports. 
NEW YORK: A court in Angola's southwestern province of Namibe sent a journalist to prison yesterday, 3 March 2011, without due process over his coverage of a sexual harassment scandal that implicated the province's top judicial official, according to local journalists and news reports. 
NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists has expressed its concern for the safety of a Cameroonian editor who is being prosecuted in connection with a leaked official document, according to local journalists and news reports. 
NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned Equatorial Guinea's censorship of coverage of events in North Africa, the Middle East, and Ivory Coast. A state radio presenter's reference to Libya during a live radio program on Friday, 25 February 2011, led censors to abruptly force the journalist off the air and order an indefinite suspension from the country's tightly monitored national airwaves, according to local journalists and news reports. 
NEW YORK: Supporters behind incumbent Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and rival Alassane Ouattara are targeting rival partisan media oulets and their journalists in an increasingly bloody struggle for power, the Committee to Protect Journalists said yesterday, 1 March 2011. 
NEW YORK: Security forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi continue to detain journalists and jam broadcast frequencies, the Committee to Protect Journalists said yesterday, 1 March 2011. 
The Sowambe Awards, a social media awards platform for Africa, will be launched in South Africa with nominations starting from 10-19 March 2011. The awards aims to recognise the best social media adopters, talents, agencies, celebrities, politicians, personalities and professionals as well as social media-based web platforms in Africa. 
LOS ANGELES: Troubled American actor Charlie Sheen was on Thursday (3 March 2011) reveling in the fact that his new Twitter account had attracted some 1.3 million followers in just two days. 
In 2011, London will host Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) between 5-6 August at the Gibson Hall. The showcase will present UK and non-UK based fashion designers while the Revelation shows within AFWL aim to provide new and emerging fashion designers the opportunity to showcase to the UK and international press, buyers and stockists of high street and independent stores. 
Mobile operator MTN Group said on Friday (4 March 2011) that it anticipated an increase of between 18% and 23% in adjusted headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the year ended December 2010 compared with the prior period. 
LOS ANGELES: The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) held it's annual Night of Tribute and awarded South African Hlomla Dandala the Creative Achievement Award on behalf of Jacob's Cross, an M-Net production produced by BOMB. 
CNBC Africa launched a change in its programming from Wednesday, 1 March 2011, with the new lineup dropping a few long running shows such as Africa's Boardroom, Eureka! and The Real Estate. New shows such as On the Couch, Mad Markets, Hot Stoxx, Wealth Quest, Power Talk and Destination Africa will be introduced in March and the speciality technology show Tech@Work will return for a second season. 
The Modern Times Group (MTG), an international entertainment broadcasting group, on Monday, 28 February 2011, launched four pay-TV channels in Africa. Viasat History, Viasat Nature, Viasat Explorer and Viasat Crime are initially available to satellite pay-TV subscribers in Nigeria and cable pay-TV subscribers in Kenya. | International news |
TURKEYCUP jury gets down to work
ISTANBUL, TURKEY: The jury led by Celso Loducca, president of Loducca, Brazil, met in Istanbul today, 7 March, and got down to four days of work going through 715 entries from four regional festivals and deciding on nominees in each of 19 Product & Services, 9 Media and 10 Admaking categories. The winners of the 38 CUP trophies and the Grand Cup winner will be announced and presented on Saturday, 12 March, in Conrad Hotel, Istanbul. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICANew marketing appointment at Unilever
LONDON, UK: Unilever has appointed Marc Mathieu to the new role of senior vice president of marketing, responsible for delivering a step-change in the company's marketing skills and capabilities and the development of the brand to enable the group to achieve its ambition of doubling the size of the business while reducing its environmental impact. Read more >>UNITED KINGDOMiPad 2: more product refresh than revolution [Gavin Byrne]
UNITED KINGDOMIvan Fernandes appointed global director, MediaCom
SOUTH AFRICAPhysicians most likely to reach health-related content through natural search and direct navigation
UNITED STATESThe Bees are back
UNITED STATESADC launches ADC Young Guns 9 Competition
UNITED STATESOne Club award shows judging begins
UNITED STATESHeat Tracker to find that 'special someone'
UNITED STATESmig33's mega sales
UNITED KINGDOMRed Bull goes to the wall
UNITED KINGDOMUK consumer confidence stabilises, but no bounce-back
UNITED KINGDOMFacebook going Places [Martin McNulty]
| Motoring |
SOUTH AFRICAVerily, the Verso is very 'versotile'
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Toyota has added an extra dollop of cream and a good few fresh cherries (including great versatility) to its popular Verso range, including a first-time offering of a silky smooth CVT transmission model. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAFebruary cars sales: More good news for manufacturers, dealers [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor]
| Travel |
SOUTH AFRICABiz.Travel Q&A with Lew Rood
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] While there may be a better safari experience, many will say there is no dispute that Singita is the bespoke safari product with the best marketing. As Singita's public relations and trade relations manager, the softly spoken Lew Rood has had a deft hand in creating arguably the most sought-after safari brand. We met at The Taj Hotel, Cape Town for coffee. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICALatest tourism figures reflect changing travel landscape
Statistics SA has released tourism figures for December 2010 and the results point to a shift in traditional source markets, with some serious growth in Asian-Pacific visitors. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAHilton Worldwide launches Waldorf Astoria in the UAE
DUBAI, UAE: Hilton Worldwide has announced the signing of a management agreement with the Al Hamra Group for the Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah - the second Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts property in the Middle East following the 2005 opening of the Qasr Al Sharq in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAComair on track with expansion plans into Africa
| BizLounge |
SOUTH AFRICAAgainst all odds Red Blooded Years shows some dutch courage
[Ruth Cooper] In 2008, aKING brought us the near-perfect debut album, Dutch Courage. A little over a year later their next offering Against All Odds launched to mixed reviews. Safe to say that we were quite interested to see whether third album Red Blooded Years would be a case of 'third time's the charm' or 'three strikes, and you're out.' Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAAll in One's opening night
[Michael Britton] Billed as a "musical voyage through space and time with three masters", the opening night of All in One at the Fugard Theatre was a special delight featuring three remarkably talented musicians in Errol Dyers, Steve Newman and Hilton Schilder. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAYellow Brick Road filled with guests
[Gwen Watkins] Having attended Thursday, 24 February's first night's performance of the Pop Up Cinema in South Africa at Arts on Main, I urge that film buffs follow on Facebook to catch its next movie event, which is in Cape Town. The effort made by TCM to recreate the wonderful land of Oz was exceptional; great décor and characters dressed to perfection - a wonderful cowardly lion, flying monkeys darting here and there, and my personal favourite, the witch, who attempted to lure guests into alleys and dead ends. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICACalling all wine connoisseurs: Private SA collection for sale
Peter Brits, well-known collector of South African wines, ports and muscadels, is selling his collection, as he prepares to emigrate. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAMK Awards 2011 winners
Cape Town, 27 February 2011: The MK Awards 2011 was hosted on Saturday night at the CTICC in Cape Town. With 3 500 guests in attendance, the 5th MK Awards honoured the best in South African music by awarding 13 categories. Read more >>More BizLounge news...
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- "WOW" - Women Only Workshop Training Shop - Parktown, Johannesburg, 16 March
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