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MOGADISHU: The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has welcomed the release of the Hiiraan Online journalist by the Puntland government on Sunday, 31 July 2011 from Bosaso prison. Faysal Mohamed Hassan, a reporter for the local Somali website, Hiiraan Online was released on Sunday morning after the president of Puntland, Abdirahman Mohamed Farole pardoned him, after spending a month in jail. 
PARIS: Reporters Without Borders has condemned the harassment of two privately-owned radio stations, Radio Publique Africaine (RPA) and Radio Isanganiro, in the form of a series of summonses, one of the latest of which was a summons to RPA news editor Bob Rugurika to appear before the Bujumbura main court prosecutor's office on Friday, 29 July 2011, his third summons in the past 11 days. 
NEW YORK: Censorship of the press by the government of Guinean President Alpha Condé threatens the democratic strides made by the country in recent months, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Thursday, 28 July 2011. 
NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed last weeks ruling in Ethiopia to release on bail two journalists imprisoned on pre-trial detention for the last 15 months on vague criminal charges. 
PARIS: Amal Habani, a woman reporter for the daily Al-Jarida, was on Monday, 25 July 2011, sentenced to a fine of £2,000 (€600) or a month in jail for reporting a woman activist's claims that she was raped by members of the security forces. As Habani refused to pay the fine, she was immediately taken to Omdurman women's prison, northwest of the capital, to begin serving the jail sentence. 
Twitter has confirmed that it will begin placing advertisements known as "Promoted Tweets" in the timelines of users who follow a particular brand or company. 
Gateway Communications has launched Gateway Data on Demand, which will allow its customers to purchase pre-paid wholesale data directly from the company's website, without the need for a long-term contract. 
ICT publication ITNewsAfrica, has confirmed that international guest speaker Theodore Forbath, VP for innovation strategy at Frog International, will be a keynote speaker at the 31 August 2011, ITNewsAfrica Innovation Dinner. 
The 13th African Renaissance Festival is hosting the day-long Ignite Youth Conference, which takes place at Durban's Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (ICC) on Tuesday, 2 August 2011. The festival began 13 years ago in an endeavour to reignite Africa's own belief in itself and in its potential to develop its own resources. 
MOGADISHU: The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) recently welcomed the new minister for Somalia's information, posts and telecommunication sector, Abdulkadir Hussein Mohamed, who was sworn for the oath of office at a ceremony held at the presidential palace, Villa Somalia, along with other cabinet members. 
Orange and Google recently announced a partnership that will leverage Orange's SMS platform to bring Google's services to African customers. This agreement aims to facilitate access to the growing mobile internet market in Africa. At the end of 2010, only 1.4% of the population in Africa and Middle East had access to broadband services, compared to 62.5% for mobile services. 
Mediterranean Smart Cards Company (MSCC), suppliers of smart card payment processing services to banks in Africa's emerging markets, is the platinum sponsor for the African Banker Awards 2011. The Egyptian company currently serves more than 85 domestic and international banks within Egypt and has expanded throughout Africa to locations such as Algeria, Angola, Benin, Cape Verde, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Togo. 
Following the appointment of four brand directors at KWV last year, each with full accountability for a portfolio of brands, the company has appointed a new sales team. 
eBotswana, a sister company to South Africa's e.tv, was in court, Thursday, 28 July 2011, arguing an application against the South African signal distributor, Sentech in the South Gauteng High Court for failing to take all reasonable steps necessary to prevent pirate viewing of SABC channels in Botswana. 
LONDON, UK: Following a first stage judging process, campaigns have been shortlisted in 13 categories and will now be presented to the final jury, who will select the winners. SA is represented in the M&M Global Award: Media Owner, and Nation and Destination Branding categories by the entry 'South African Tourism adventurers wanted', entered by Fox One Stop Media, with the company to be credited being Ogilvy Johannesburg. 
CANNES, FRANCE: Reed MIDEM has named Anne Sweeney, Disney/ABC Television Group (DATG) president and Disney Media Networks co-chair, MIPCOM 2011 Personality of the Year, making her the first woman ever to receive the accolade. She will accept the award on Wednesday 5 October, during a gala dinner for industry executives. | Motoring |
SOUTH AFRICAN3 highway re-opened - with lane restrictions
The stretch of N3 between Van Reenens Pass and Villiers has been re-opened with lane restrictions after it was closed for two days following heavy snow falls in the area. The closure of the road left motorists and truck drivers stranded for two days. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAOrlando is very easy to like
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Chevrolet South Africa has added a Big Easy to its local line-up in the shape of an all-new, family-friendly, easy-riding Orlando MPV seven-seater Read more >>More Motoring news...
| Travel |
SOUTH AFRICATake a shot at the Cape Country Meander
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Think Meander and the KZN-Midlands come to mind. Following the traction of that powerful collective brand, Cape Town Tourism has introduced The Cape Country Meander that takes in Grabouw, the Elgin Valley and Villiersdorp. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICALet's party with OFM - in sunny Mauritius!
Nobody really needs a reason to take a stunning tropical holiday. But it doesn't hurt to have a good one anyway... So Thompsons Holidays, in partnership with OFM and MiWay, presents the Mauritius Tour, a six-night holiday to mark the radio station's 25th birthday. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAGet on a high at De Hoek
| Jobs offered |
Media Director - Kenya - Nairobi
Media director vacancy Scangroup Ltd., is recruiting a dynamic Media Director who is a seasoned Media Strategist handling global brands in FMCG, Telecommunications, Finance, Social Marketing amongst other marketing fields. Read more >>- Copy editor - Foreshore - Cape Town
- Entry Level Media Sales - Fourways
- Front-End Programmer/Web Maintenance - Sandton
- Radio Sales/Account Executive - Rivonia
- Retail Advertising Sales Senior - North
- Account Director - North
- Marketing Manager - Pretoria
- Journalist/Writer - Centurion
- PR and Client Services Manager - Rivonia
- Emerging Markets Sales Professional - North
- Business Development Representative - Lyndhurst
- Retail Advertising Sales - North
- Marketing Manager - Vredenburg
- Community Newspapers Specialist - North
- Junior Agency/Direct Media Consultant - Lyndhurst
- Mid-Senior Designer - Fourways
- New Media Specialist - Capen Town
- New Media Specialist - Johannesburg
- Business Unit Director - Cape Town
- Public Affairs Account Director - Rosebank
- Consultant/Account Manager - Rosebank area
- Art Director/Designer - Pretoria
- Traffic Manager - Pretoria
- Public Relations Officer - Hillcrest
- Marketing Manager - Centurion
- Project Director - Qualitative - Johannesburg
- Senior Qualitative Research Executive - Johannesburg
- Sub Regional Analytical Manager - Johannesburg
- Qualitative/Quantitative Senior Research Executive - Johannesburg
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| New events to diarise |
- Film producer's workshop Auteur Film School - Johannesburg, 7 August
- Random House Struik creative writing course GetSmarter - Countrywide, 8 August
- Governance beyond boards™ intervention CGF Research Institute (Pty) Ltd - Johannesburg, 16 August
- The dealdiva The Dealmaker Programmes Company - Johannesburg, 17 August
- McGregor food and wine festival McGregor Tourism - McGregor, 27 August
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| Quotes |
"This media revolution can be an extremely sharp double-edged sword. (via Warc)" - Geoff Gray
"A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success. (via About.com)" - Author unknown
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. (via Goodquotes.com)" - Mark Twain
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New people on biz
 | Wesley Cooke co-founder at wunderkindt |
 | Jacques Clifford Online Editor at Caxton Joburg North |
 | Nicole Reichlin freelance Magazine Journalist and Make Up Artist. |
 | nicole williams Admin Clerk at cput |
 | Melilizwe Gqobo |