3 Oct 2011 |
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Don't become a victim of cybercrimeIn the recently released 2011 Norton Cyber Crime Report, it was revealed that 431 million adults worldwide have fallen victims to cybercrime in the past year. At the sixth annual meeting of Internet Governance Forum, which took place in Nairobi, Kenya, 27-30 September, it was brought to attention that cybercrime is on the increase and vulnerable groups are being targeted. In South Africa, cybercrime has reached significant proportions after the death of a women who was allegedly gang-raped after responding to a job ad she found online. In a most recent case, a man known as the "Facebook rapist" is being sought by South African police for over 30 crimes, including murder. He is known for telling young, beautiful women that he can secure them jobs in the modelling industry and then swindles them out of cellphones, laptops and cash. In 'Beware of job hunting and employment scams in classifieds', some insight is given on how not to fall victim to cybercrime. For the second time in two weeks, South African minister of communications, Roy Padayachie evoked the issue of cybersecurity, which he said was no longer a heresy, but a real challenge. This he said at the 42nd International Institute of Communications (IIC) conference, taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa, which aims at discussing, among others, issues of broadband development and digital services. The Internet has made most things a lot easier in the world, but has also opened doors to many evils. I urge you to be extra cautious when setting up an online identity and to be alert at all times. PS: If you didn't already know, Bizcommunity have launched 16 new portals and newsletters, and if you are interested in submitting news take a look at our guide "How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news". Safe surfing! Evan-Lee Courie ( @evan1985) Responses to this column welcomed in our online editor's column archive.Send all your Africa marketing news africanews@bizcommunity.com and opinion pieces to contributors-africa@bizcommunity.com. Follow Bizcommunity on Twitter @Bizcommunity and join our Facebook page. Top stories
Marketing & Media
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1110/83663.gif) Bizcommunity.com has now expanded its operations into 16 new sectors and will soon venture into another 17, providing a whole new range of target audiences for advertisers. The most critical aspect of this is the quality of content and this is a formal invitation to you to become a recognised contributor on Bizcommunity. Read more >>
Marketing
[Banele Rewo] Scotch whisky makers Grant's may have the perfect blend in their marketing strategy to weather any sluggish economic climate. The euro debt is not easing and the markets are fragile. With rumours abound everywhere of an impending double dip recession it is expected that brands will hall advertising budget to the chopping block without hesitation. Read more >>
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Special focus on media freedom
[Gregory Gondwe] Joseph Mwale, the radio journalist fired for allegedly publicising a recorded audio interview with Peter Mutharika, Malawi's foreign affairs and international cooperation minister and brother to President Bingu wa Mutharika, is said to be receiving death threats. Read more >>
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), together with the World Editors Forum, have welcomed the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) Declaration, which states that access to information is a fundamental human right. Read more >>
Advertising
[Carole Kimutai] Scangroup and Ogilvy, associates of WPP, a global advertising and marketing services company, have announced the launch of two advertising firms, Scanad Ghana Limited and Ogilvy Ghana Limited. The move is aimed at expanding Scangroup and Ogilvy operations in Africa and to serve an existing demand for marketing and communication services. Read more >>
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Branding
[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] "Every time politicians open their mouths, whatever they say has the potential to market or de-campaign their countries," Zimbabwe deputy prime minister Arthur Mutambara said, speaking at the Brand Africa Summit on Thursday 29 September 2011, at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1110/83673.jpg) Developing further cooperation and information sharing amongst African countries is required to develop strong country brands that collectively improve global competitiveness and economic development. This was the challenge issued to all Africans by Anitha Soni, chairman of Brand South Africa at the Brand Africa Forum which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, last week. Read more >>
Digital
[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] Delegates from various parts of South Africa and the rest of the world are currently meeting at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg, for the 42nd International Institute of Communications (IIC) conference, which aims at discussing, among others, issues of broadband development and digital services. Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1110/83603.jpg) Digital consultancy immedia, creator of a number of uniquely African apps, has launched the iPad app version of DStv's TV Guide, reportedly the first of its kind for the iPad, South Africa and, in all likelihood, the African continent. Read more >>
[Farai Madzima] A difficult-to-use website or mobile application can easily corrode customers' impressions of a brand and shifting units definitely won't solve the problem. In the South African online market where usability (ease of use) is seen by many as an optional extra, spending on improving the usability of a product is a wise investment that can yield significant returns. Read more >>
Events & Conferencing
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1109/83245.jpg) More than 1000 business and government representatives from across the world will gather together in Cape Town, South Africa, for the World Trade Center EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) regional meeting to take place from 30 May - 1 June 2012. Read more >>
Media
Five regions of Africa were represented for the first time at the Editors' Council of The African Editors' Forum (TAEF) held in Cape Town. Its purpose was to draw up an action plan for the next year, including insights from Highway Africa, the African Platform on Access to Information and the Pan-African Media Network. Read more >>
Mobile
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1110/83591.jpg) Global telecommunications company, Bharti Airtel, have announced the appointment of Salia Gbane as the managing director for its business in Chad. Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1109/83437.jpg) Bharti Airtel, the telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa, have entered a partnership with Nokia Siemens Networks to expand its 2G (GSM/EDGE) networks and deploy 3G networks in seven African countries. Read more >>
Online Media
[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] The 2011 Norton Cyber Crime Report says 431 million adults worldwide fell victims to cybercrime last year. Women, disabled people, schoolchildren and job-seekers continue to fall victims of cybercrime, which has reached significant proportions in South Africa and the rest of the world, worrying governments, internet experts and scarring users. Read more >>
Following the launch of a user-friendly application developed by SkyTeam, the global airline alliance of which Kenya Airways is a member, passengers of the airline can now use the online application to plan their travels to various destinations around the world in advance. Read more >>
Out Of Home
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1109/83224.jpg) The First National Bank (FNB) Namibia have introduced a new Lifestyle Banking offering to its consumers, with a Z-Card produced by Pocket Solutions.The new offering provides consumers with four different lifestyle accounts. Read more >>
PR & Communications
[Judith Middleton] How do you measure the value of PR? The ultimate business goal is to get the phone to ring, but PR is not sales and it's rare to be able to draw a direct link between a particular PR effort and a sale. The results show themselves in more subtle ways, in reputation and in visibility. Read more >>
[San Reddy] Editors everywhere - at least, traditional media ones - must be quaking in their boots. The advent of the Internet was difficult enough to survive. But the revolution that is social media, accompanied by the great technological strides of recent times, mean that media is more democratic and less in the hands of a journalistic elite than it has ever been. Read more >>
Research
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1110/83675.jpg) The continent's most valued brands were revealed at the inaugural Brand Africa 100 awards ceremony, which took place on Thursday 29 September 2011 as part of the Brand Africa Forum hosted by Brand South Africa, and Brand Leadership Academy. Read more >>
Retail
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1109/83432.jpg) Today, 29 September, Pick n Pay announced the opening of latest addition to its expanding African footprint - its first Mauritian store in Bagatelle's Mall. The company will open a further two stores in Mauritius in the next year. Read more >>
[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi's central bank has issued a warning to the country after being severely hit by counterfeit notes of its biggest bill of 500 kwacha, a situation the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) governor Dr. Perks Ligoya has described as undermining the integrity of the national currency. Read more >>
Builders Warehouse has opened its doors Gaborone, Botswana - the brand's first store outside of South Africa. Read more >>
Bidvest Namibia (BVN) is to acquire 100% of the issued share capital of Taeuber & Corssen SWA (Pty) Limited (T&C) from Taeuber & Corssen, One Wireless Technologies and the Taeuber & Corssen Namibia Employees' Share Trust for of Nam$188.7 million. Read more >>
Sponsorship
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1110/83626.jpg) Trek Bicycle has announced that it will become the official bike supplier of the African continent's premier professional cycling team, Team MTN-Qhubeka. The team, reportedly the largest multi-discipline African continental race team, comprises 24 men and women of varying African nationalities competing in road, MTB and BMX racing. Read more >>
TV
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1110/83634.jpg) Multi-channel Pan-African content provider M-Net, has licensed the North American rights to over 300 hours of programming of its HD content to global television network Africa HD. Africa HD will premiere the content on multiple platforms when the network launches in the U.S. and Caribbean in 2012. Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1110/83598.jpg) Kylie Munnich has been named senior vice president of distribution for Africa as well as the United Kingdom and Ireland for Sony Pictures Television (SPT). Read more >>
[Carole Kimutai] Zuku TV, a consumer brand of the Wananchi Group has an ambitious plan to register 100 000 subscribers in Uganda in the next two years. Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1110/83587.jpg) KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court has ordered a man to pay 100,000 ringgit ($31,000) for defaming a mechanics' training centre on Facebook, his lawyer said Saturday (1 October 2011). Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1110/83585.jpg) NEW DELHI: Full-page colour advertisements in leading newspapers reminded Indians on Friday (30 September 2011) that "daughters bring joy to life" in a campaign designed to tackle the country's worsening gender imbalance. Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1110/83574.jpg) The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), together with the World Editors Forum, have called for an immediate investigation into the murder of Mexican editor María Elizabeth Macías, and have called on President Felipe Calderón to do his utmost to end the culture of impunity that surrounds violence against journalists in the country. Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1109/83505.jpg) CLUJ: Romanian authorities and employees of mobile phone giant Nokia were in shock on Thursday (29 September 2011) after the Finnish firm said it would close its unit in a severe blow for the economy. Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1109/83502.jpg) Israeli and Palestinian members of the Parents Circle Families Forum (PCFF), a joint Israeli/Palestinian organisation for people who have lost an immediate family member in the conflict have been coming together over the past week in Israel to donate their blood, as a symbolic act of healing. Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1109/83495.jpg) HANOI: The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has organised its first conference in Vietnam, with more than 140 Vietnamese media stakeholders gathered in Hanoi this week for a look at business strategies from a wide variety of markets worldwide. Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1109/83403.jpg) The universal human rights logo was revealed earlier this month. From over 15,000 submission from more than 190 countries, a winner was chosen. The Human Rights logo will become an open source product, free to be used by everyone, everywhere, without restrictions - for the purpose of promoting human rights. Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1109/83396.jpg) The International Street Photography Award is looking for exceptional international photographers that display a unique style and depth of work in the genre of street photography. Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1109/83387.jpg) NEW YORK: "Art & Copy", a documentary film about the creative revolution in advertising, was awarded an Emmy by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, for Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming in New York on Monday night, 26 September 2011. Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1109/83313.jpg) HONG KONG: Google said Wednesday (28 September 2011) it will build three data centres in Asia at a cost of more than $200 million, as the number of Internet users in the region soars along with stiff competition from rivals. Google plans to build the new centres in Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong on a total of 22.6 hectares (56 acres) of land, the firm said. Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1109/83310.jpg) SAN FRANCISCO: Sony on Tuesday (27 September 2011) rolled out a new way to explore online video as the Japanese entertainment titan battled to be the preferred Internet venue for games, music, films and television. Read more >>
WASHINGTON: Amazon is beefing up its movie and television catalog ahead of the expected launch of a tablet computer on Wednesday (28 September 2011). Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1109/83160.jpg) JERUSALEM: Five of the main Dead Sea scrolls, containing some of the oldest-known surviving biblical texts, were on Monday (26 September 2011) put online as part of a joint project between the Israel Museum and Google. Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1109/83157.jpg) WASHINGTON: Facebook said on Monday (26 September 2011) that it is forming a political action committee (PAC) for employees of the social network to make contributions to candidates. Read more >>
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Media
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1110/83593.jpg) The need for training and the lack of financial resources were recurring laments among speakers at Highway Africa 2009. HA2011 sees the introduction of Shutha.org, a new and free online resource aimed at enabling photo-journalists from Africa and the Majority World to understand, access and produce for local and international markets. Read more >>Printing
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1110/83579.jpg) Although there have been no real groundbreaking technological developments in the print industry lately, Fishwicks has shown great initiative and innovation to counteract the negative effects of the economic downturn. It was all about finding means to increase value-added benefits for customers. Read more >>Retail
Marin's introduces its latest product offering - the Cargo Lama, designed to display heavy-duty merchandise. Read more >>
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[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Driving the little Chinese entry-level Geely GL for the first time is like expecting a dish of predictable sweet and sour pork and being served a delicious meat and prawn chow mein instead. Read more >>
More Motoring news...
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1110/83570.jpg) The Canadian progressive, electro and house music producer Deadmau5, will be performing at Ratanga Junction, Cape Town on Thursday, 1 December, at the Wavehouse, Durban (unhooked) on Friday, 2 December, and at Wildwaters H2O, Joburg on Saturday, 3 December, 2011. Read more >>
[Evan-Lee Courie] Red Stag, the newest addition to the Jim Beam range of bourbon whisky, was recently launched in South Africa. I had the opportunity to have a taste of the new kid on the block. Read more >>
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1109/83195.jpg) American band, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers will be bringing a "live" recording of their "I'm With You" concert to the big screen on 30 September and 1 and 2 October, 2011, exclusively at select Ster-Kinekor theatres. Read more >>
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