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BREAKING NEWS: Andrew Human will end his tenure as CEO of The Loerie Awards at the end of February 2012, stepping down after seven years at the helm, it has just been announced on Friday, 7 October 2011. 
Informa Media & Telecoms, organisers of the 
Toshiba is reported to have gained market penetration in East and West Africa, proving that its investment in its channel partners is paying off. 
Fresh RM have announced the African launch of the global food and drink event, IFE International Food & Drink and is set to take place in September 2013 at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. 
Africa Business News, in partnership with CNBC Africa this week announced the finalists for the All Africa Business Leader Awards (AABLA) 2011. The awards wishes to acknowledge individuals who have demonstrated exemplary leadership in the business world. 
The iMPAC Festival, an annual short film festival event that provides a platform for the exhibition of African made student media that explores the synergy between sight and sound in the moving image, takes place from 6 October 2011 until Sunday, 9 October 2011, at The Bioscope, the independent cinema, in Johannesburg, South Africa. 
Fresh Living, the food magazine on South African shelves, continues to expand on its African footprint as it goes on sale this month in Mauritius. 
It was announced last week, 6 October 2011, that Crystal Ventures Limited and the government of Rwanda have collectively sold a 25% stake in MTN Rwandacell Limited to MTN Group Limited. 
Following several messages circulating the web that Spanco Channel BPO Limited and Tech Mahindra, providers of call centre services to Airtel Nigeria, have dismissed 3 000 call centre agents, have released a statement saying that the messages are false. 
Distributors of non-fiction content Off The Fence (OTF) has signed a multi-million rand distribution deal with South African production company Cooked in Africa Films. 
Pixel Foundry, a photographic services agency based in South Africa, has announced that it will be expanding operations in Africa, with new divisions across Nigeria, DRC and other growing markets throughout the sub-Saharan region. 
InMobi, the independent mobile ad network, has released its August 2011 edition of the InMobi Mobile Insights report that provides insights on mobile advertising trends on the continent. According to the report, there has been a 12% growth in the African mobile advertising market in the last quarter. 
Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), a mining and metals company in Zambia, has received a US$500m bridge finance facility from Standard Bank that will be used to refinance shareholder loans from Vedanta Resources. The bank has also been mandated to arrange and underwrite a US$700m term loan facility to fund investment that will turn the Zambian copper miner into one of the world's leading copper producers, and provide further impetus for growth in the Zambian economy. 
WASHINGTON: US authorities have obtained a secret court order to force search giant Google and a small Internet provider to hand over information from email accounts of a volunteer for whistleblower website WikiLeaks, a report said on Sunday (9 October 2011). 
VIENNA: The trade exhibition for the newspaper publishing industry opened in Vienna on Monday, 10 October 2011 and provided an illustration of how the news industry is rapidly evolving. IFRA Expo 2011 drew 306 exhibitors from 30 countries including printing press manufacturers, editorial and advertising system providers and other suppliers to the newspaper industry. 
CANNES: According to Disney Media Networks co-chair and Disney/ABC Television Group president Anne Sweeney, the global television audience will grow to 3.7 billion people this year and television viewing will increase by 140 billion hours in 2011. "Television is the medium around which all others revolve," she told MIPCOM delegates in Cannes this week. 
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA)'s flagship EMEA event, the MMA Forum London, saw the launch of a new mobile consumer data resource, Our Mobile Planet, by Google. The Our Mobile Planet website provides users with free access to the full set of data from the "Global Mobile Research: The Smartphone User & The Mobile Marketer" initiative conducted on behalf of Google by Ipsos GmbH in collaboration with the MMA. 
Millions of computer users, along with business leaders, colleagues, employees, friends and, ofcourse his family are all mourning the loss of Apple's co-founder Steve Jobs, who died of pancreatic cancer after fighting a long battle with the disease. 
The 2011 Pentawards, held on 29 September 2011 in New York was a sell-out, as 25 countries were represented at this awards ceremony for the best packaging in the world. 
NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists has expressed alarm regarding the recent crackdown on freedom of expression in Vietnam and calls on the government to immediately and unconditionally release all of the journalists detained in the country. 
Some people say that newspapers of the future won't be general interest publications but niche products appealing to select audiences. The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) will examine this question with a study tour of European publishers who have found a lucrative market for niche products right now. 
LONDON: The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) recently announced the publication of its latest white paper, "Building Permission Based Mobile Marketing". The white paper explains what permission based mobile marketing is, how it works and the benefits to consumers, brands, agencies and mobile network operators. 
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the 20th Public Relations World Congress of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) in Dubai from 29 February to 2 March 2012. | Partners |
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SOUTH AFRICAMixed bag competing for SA Car of the Year
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] A mixed bag of 10 French, Italian, German and Korean vehicles have made it through to the finals for the 2012 South African Car of the Year competition. The finalists were determined in a vote by the full members and a jury made up of 30 selected members of the South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ). Read more >>SOUTH AFRICANew car sales still revving high
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] New car sales of 37 832 units during September were 26.2% up on the same month last year thanks to a strong demand from car rental companies which accounted for 21.4% of total new car sales. Of the total number of new cars sold in September, one out of every five were acquired by the car rental industry. Read more >>More Motoring news...
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SOUTH AFRICASouthern Sun Hotels acquires Grace Hotel
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] The Grace Hotel, Rosebank, the high bar for bespoke luxury and personalised service in Johannesburg, that shut its doors earlier this year, has successfully been acquired by Southern Sun Hotels. Read more >>More Travel news...
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SOUTH AFRICABok tragedy!
[Corné Krige] I am only 36 years old, but one of the many valuable lessons I have learned is that life isn't fair. Sometime you get things when you don't deserve them and other times when you absolutely deserve it then you don't get it. This was the case on Sunday morning when the Springboks played Australia in Wellington, New Zealand. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAEat Out nominees announced
The nominees for the premier category of the 2011 Eat Out DStv Food Network Restaurant Awards have been announced. This year there are also six new categories: Best Asian Restaurant, Best Italian Restaurant, Best Steakhouse, Best Country-Style Restaurant and Best Bistro as well as the Boschendal Style Award for the most stylish restaurant. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAFokofpolisiekar and Hog Hoggidy Hog confirmed for Rock the River
The Rock the River SA New Year's Festival will take place from 31 December to 2 January at the Cape Town Ostrich Ranch, 20 minutes' drive from Cape Town on the N7, towards the West Coast. More than 100 acts expected to attend, including Fokofpolisiekar and Hog Hoggidy Hog. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICADining out - at Pollsmoor!
[Justin Williams] Pollsmoor Prison is a high security prison situated in Cape Town's southern suburbs, which we know to be one of the most violent in the world, thanks to TV shows such as Ross Kemp's episode on life inside the prison, as well as many others that highlight the negative aspects of life behind the bars at Pollsmoor. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICARWC 2011 - it's showtime!
[Corné Krige] What an incredible week in World Cup rugby. The competition really was set alight by shocking news and phenomenal games. The shocking news is that New Zealand's match winner Dan Carter will take no further part in the World Cup. Read more >>More BizLounge news...
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