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AfricaCom takes place this week

AfricaCom, reportedly the largest communications conference and exhibition on the continent with the gathering of over 5 000 telecoms decision-makers and key players, takes place this week. Starting on Wednesday 9 November until Friday 11 November 2011 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, South Africa, the event focuses on issues concerning the future of digital in Africa.

As part of the conference, the 4th AfricaCom Awards, which acknowledges the growth and importance of the telecoms and digital sectors across the African continent, will take place at a gala dinner on the Wednesday evening. Here is the complete list of finalists.

At a 'Marketers' Night Out' in Kampala, Uganda last week, Wale Akinyemi, CEO of Power Talks Consultants urged marketers to be more innovative during tough times to enable their businesses to thrive, instead of pursuing bigger budgets to achieve their targets.

Fireworks Advertising, a communications consultancy based in Uganda, emerged as the overall winner at the 2011 PRAU Excellence Awards in Kampala on Friday, 4 November 2011.

In just a few weeks, the inaugural Forbes Africa Person of the Year will be announced. The top five candidates include: president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; former president of Cape Verde, Pedro Veron Pires; founder and president of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote; governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi; and the late Professor Wangari Mathaai. May the best candidate win!

The battle of media freedom continues as Angolan journalists are targeted by the government and in the DRC, journalists are being harrased in the build-up to the upcoming elections.

Here's to a great week!

Evan-Lee Courie (@evan1985)

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Editorial news

Marketing & Media

SOUTH AFRICA
Biz contributor Da Silva "resigns"
Long-time contributor to Bizcommunity.com, Issa Sikiti da Silva, has terminated his contract as a news supplier to the company. Read more >>

AFRICA
Marketers urged to innovate during tough times
[Walter Wafula] Ugandan marketers have been advised to be more innovative during tough times to enable their businesses to thrive, instead of pursuing bigger budgets to achieve their targets. Read more >>

Special focus on media freedom

DEM. REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
DRC journalists harassed in election build-up
[Theresa Mallinson] As the Democratic Republic of Congo's 28 November election date draws closer, intimidation of journalists is escalating. NGOs Reporters Without Borders and Journaliste en Danger are sufficiently concerned about the situation to write an open letter to officials, asking them to secure the safety of journalists during the election. Read more >>

ANGOLA
Angola tense as journalists, protesting youth targeted by government
[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] Barely three weeks after an Angolan judge thought to be a member of the ruling MPLA (People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola - Labour Party) handed down a two year-suspended sentence to a journalist and fined him US$105 000 (about R840 000), another Angolan journalist is being threatened with harm and possibly death by armed gunmen believed to be working for the government. Read more >>

Advertising

SOUTH AFRICA
Human dev should top corporate agenda, says corp VP at Microsoft
[Herman Manson: @marklives] The revolutions that have been sparked in the Middle East since the start of the year may have faded in the minds of many Western media consumers but it was still very much on the minds of local speakers at the MEA (Middle East and Africa) region Microsoft Advertising Imagine Istanbul 2011 conference that took place last week in Istanbul, Turkey. Read more >>

UGANDA
MetropolitanRepublic Uganda continues to grow
MetropolitanRepublic, a South African-based advertising agency which opened its doors in Kampala, Uganda, seven months ago, recently spread its coverage into Sub-Saharan Africa. Read more >>

Branding

SOUTH AFRICA
On Twitter, content-upload and shamanism
[Marcela Ospina] My line of work entails keeping close track of cultural trends in the digital technology field. The trend I've picked on this occasion points to a common behaviour amongst mobile Internet users - their reluctance to produce and manage their own online content. So how may brands use this insight to improve their social media strategies? Read more >>

CSI

SOUTH AFRICA
South Africans double international enterprise entries
Entries for the 2012 Rolex Awards for Enterprise have increased to 3512 applications, which represents the highest number of projects submitted since the international philanthropy programme was established in 1976. These awards honour and support pioneering individuals whose projects benefit their communities and the wider world. Read more >>

Design

SOUTH AFRICA
Early bird bookings open for Design Indaba Conference
The 2012 Design Indaba Conference, always a sell-out, has opened for bookings for the event taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 29 February to 2 March 2012. There is an early bird discount available until 5 December 2011. Read more >>

Digital

MALAWI
Malawi set to increase broadband internet user penetration
[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Malawi is resolute to reduce the cost of international connectivity thereby increasing both telephony and broadband internet user penetration through the ongoing Regional Communication Infrastructure Programme - Malawi Project (RCIPMW). Read more >>

KENYA
Altech Kenya Data Networks appoints CEO
JSE-listed Allied Technologies Limited (Altech) has announced the appointment of Shahab Meshki as CEO of Altech Kenya Data Networks (KDN), effective yesterday, 1 November 2011. Read more >>

AFRICA
Q-Core brings automated video interviewing to Africa
Q-Core Consulting yesterday, 1 November 2011, announced the addition of automated video interviewing to their suite of advanced SAAS technology via a reseller agreement with Sonru.com. Read more >>

Education & Training

SOUTH AFRICA
Marketers: don't take your script on stage
[Douglas Kruger] Here's your challenge: 120 rural women, all over the age of 40, packed into a community hall in the middle of nowhere. They're hot, they're sweaty and they've gathered to hear another speaker, but your bank is sponsoring the event. Get them excited about opening an account with you. Go! Read more >>

AFRICA
New network brings together students in Africa and Europe
A project to establish a unique network for doctoral students and early career researchers in African and European countries was launched yesterday, 3 November 2011, by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) at the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) in Doha, Qatar. Read more >>

Events & Conferencing

AFRICA
2011 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship names finalists
Legatum, a private international investment group and Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm, has today announced the ten finalists of the 2011 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship. The awards recognises and rewards African business leaders who embody the entrepreneurial spirit and demonstrate the qualities required to succeed in business. Read more >>

AFRICA
IT industry's top achievers, visionaries to be awarded
The Computer Society of South Africa (CSSA), in partnership with leading IT publishers, academic and research institutions, will recognise the outstanding talent, leadership, vision and commitment of individuals and organisations within the ICT industry at the 2011 CSSA President's Awards, which takes place 10 November 2011 at the Hilton Sandton Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa. Read more >>

Exhibitions

SOUTH AFRICA
IFSEC 2012 West Africa to focus on developmental needs of region
Nigeria is the perfect place to host the ISFEC West Africa in 2012, being a country rich in economic potential and the new face of an emerging African continent, according to Ross Cullingworth, director of sales and marketing of Montgomery Africa. With a security market valued at US$3.5 billion and a GDP which has increased year-on-year, businesses can no longer afford to overlook West Africa as a prime security market. Read more >>

Magazines

AFRICA
Candidates for Forbes Africa Person of the Year announced
The inaugural Forbes Africa Person of the Year awards ceremony is just weeks away and the top five candidates have been announced. The winner of this award would have had an influence on the events of the year gone by on the African continent. Read more >>

Media

UGANDA
Uganda: Oil and gas journalists to be honoured
[Walter Wafula] Ugandan journalists covering the oil and gas industry will be honoured for their work this year, in an effort aimed at raising the profile of good investigative journalism in the country. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Max du Preez brings out new book on Mandela

Newspapers

ZIMBABWE
Southern Times relaunched in city
Southern Africa's premier paper, The Southern Times, a joint venture between Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Limited and New Era of Namibia, was officially relaunched on Thursday, 3 November 2011, in Harare, Zimbabwe. Read more >>

Online Media

KENYA
Kenyan military invades Somalia - and Twitter
[Simon Allison] Kenya has taken to the Twitter to publicise its invasion of Somalia, judging that 140 characters is exactly enough to warn innocent Somalis of their impending doom. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
New fresh look for iafrica.com

PR & Communications

AFRICA
Fireworks leads Uganda's PR awards
[Walter Wafula] Fireworks Advertising, a communications consultancy emerged as the overall winner at the 2011 PRAU Excellence Awards in Kampala on Friday, 4 November 2011. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Communication advocates consensus, democracy, development, delivery
[Thabani Khumalo] Communication can facilitate and accelerate development by encouraging and consolidating dialogue, debate and consensus, which ultimately strengthen democracy, development and delivery. Furthermore, it can give a voice to the poorest masses, thus enabling them to articulate their own development challenges, opportunities and aspirations. Read more >>

Production

AFRICA
Anti-poverty campaign launches short film
Anti-poverty campaign group ONE, last week launched a short film titled 'The Untold Story: Hope in Ethiopia' about the food crisis in the Horn of Africa as part of its Hungry No More campaign. The film, a result of the collaboration with African production company A24 Media, focuses on the untold story of the food crisis that is gripping the region. Read more >>

Recruitment

AFRICA
africapractice restructures
africapractice, the strategic communications consultancy supporting the private sector investment and development in Africa, has made several new appointments. Read more >>

Research

KENYA
InMobi Mobile Insights Report shows significant growth in Kenyan market
InMobi, the independent mobile ad network, has released its 3rd Quarter 2011 edition of the InMobi Mobile Insights report that provides insights on mobile advertising trends on the continent. Read more >>

Retail

MALAWI
ILO proposes monetary policies for Malawi's employment creation
[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has released a report on Malawi which is trying to establish on how monetary policy instruments can be used to encourage Malawi onto a path of employment-generating growth. The report titled Macroeconomic policy for employment creation: The Case for Malawi released last month has identified three policy areas for consideration. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Foschini ramps up African footprint
[Zeenat Moorad] Clocking in a 25.6% rise in half-year profit, retail bigwig The Foschini Group (TFG) on Thursday, 3 November 2011, said it would embark on an aggressive expansion into the rest of Africa, adding 57 new stores over the next three years in countries like Nigeria and Mozambique. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Pick n Pay opens second store in Mauritius
[Zeenat Moorad] In line with its aggressive African expansion plans, retailer Pick n Pay (PIK) on Friday, 28 October 2011, announced the opening of its second Mauritian store at Cascavelle in Mauritius. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
New beer offers opportunities for subsistence farmers in Mozambique
Impala beer, made from cassava, will be brewed in Mozambique by SABMiller's local subsidiary, Cervejas de Mocambique (CDM), marking the latest step in the group's ambition to create a portfolio of high-quality, affordable beers, made by using locally-sourced raw materials, for lower income consumers in Africa. The group first invested in CDM in 1995. Read more >>

Sales

AFRICA
People skills quiz
[John Boe] Are you aware that your body language reveals your deepest feelings and hidden thoughts to total strangers? As a professional salesperson you must continuously monitor your customer's body language and adjust your presentation style accordingly. Read more >>

TV

SOUTH AFRICA
Managing promotional resources: are TV broadcasters getting it right?
[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] TV broadcasters need to apply the basic tools when managing their promotional resources if they are truly committed to achieving desired results. Objectives, strategy and tactics would have to be carefully designed to achieve specific goals. This emerged late last week at PromaxBDA Africa 2011. Read more >>


International news
UNITED KINGDOM
One million children aged 7-12 on Facebook 'every day'
[Mintel Oxygen reports] LONDON, UK: While social networking sites have, for many, become an integral part of our daily lives - it appears that it is not only adults using them to keep up with the latest trends. Indeed, in a new report looking at British children in 2011, Mintel finds that half of all children aged 7-12 visit social networking websites - and nearly half (49% or an estimated 0.97 million) of those who do, go on Facebook 'every day'. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
September 2011 US mobile subscriber market share
RESTON, US: comScore Inc has released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the US mobile phone industry during the three-month average period ending September 2011. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM
Africa is world's second most connected region by mobile subscriptions
LONDON, UK: Africa has become the second most connected region in the world in terms of mobile subscription count, up from fourth place at end of 2010, according to new research by Informa Telecoms & Media, and the number of mobile subscriptions in Africa is expected to reach one billion in 2016. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
How the recession affects brand loyalty and 'buy down' behaviour
RESTON, US: comScore, Inc has released the report The Effects of the Recession on Brand Loyalty and 'Buy Down' Behaviour: 2011 Update. The report analyses how the most recent US recession has impacted consumer purchasing behaviour within various product categories, leading to increased 'buy down' behaviour among consumers, or purchasing less expensive brands in order to save money. Read more >>

CHINA
Nescafé comedy converts consumers to coffee
UNITED STATES
comScore to speak at the Piper Jaffray Conference
SWEDEN
'Camo Bear' launches new Nikon Coolpix AW100
UNITED STATES
One Club releases briefs for 2012 College Competition
SLOVAKIA
One in three online shoppers in the CEE region, owns a smartphone
UNITED STATES
Loyalty 360 to release Engagement is the Journey, Loyalty is the Destination
UNITED KINGDOM
Impressing the gaming enthusiasts
UNITED STATES
Public health sites rank among the most visited US Federal Government sites
UNITED KINGDOM
D&AD, TASCHEN announce the most sustainable D&AD Annual ever
UNITED KINGDOM
Arab TV springs to life: Pay TV subscribers to top 10 million in 2012
UNITED STATES
Are our product preferences shaped in the womb?
LIBYA
Media support delegation goes to Libya
RUSSIA
Insight on Duqu - the step-brother of Stuxnet?
UNITED STATES
One Show calls for entries
UNITED KINGDOM
A world-first for Justin Bieber: two billion YouTube views
UNITED KINGDOM
Digital marketers: leverage buying cycle, achieve greater results
AUSTRALIA
Australia to host global piracy talks
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Galleries
SOUTH AFRICA
Whisky Live Festival - Cape Town

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SOUTH AFRICA
KLUK CGDT - AFI Africa Fashion Week

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Motoring
SOUTH AFRICA
Ndebele: Zero tolerance on transport-related bribery and corruption
Following the arrests at the weekend of two motorists who offered traffic officers bribes, Minister of Transport Sibusiso Ndebele has warned that bribery and corruption will not be tolerated and that motorists can expect a clamp down on road offenders. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Juke is a Jack Russell with lipstick
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] To some it looks like the automotive version of a Japanese Sumo wrestler while others (including yours truly) think it carries the same weight on the sexy scale as catwalk model Lara Stone in high heels and French lingerie. But one thing is sure - the way-out new Nissan Juke which has just arrived here is going to set the tongues wagging in a big way. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Shared battery technology may up demand for electric cars
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Travel
SOUTH AFRICA
Hilton hotel razes the bar
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] When Cape Town's first dry hotel opened, under The Coral International brand, the idea that a hotel would survive without serving alcohol, was much discussed. Whatever the reason for the change, the property owner appointed Hilton Worldwide to manage the site. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Table Mountain needs more votes
Table Mountain is still hoping to be listed as one of the 'new seven wonders' of the world but there are just days left for South Africans to put their weight behind Cape Town's bid to have the mountain listed according to a report in The New Age. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Enjoy the Amazon rainforests... from your armchair
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BizLounge
SOUTH AFRICA
Hanging in the balance in 50/50
[Eugene Yiga] Heads you live, tails you die. That pretty much sums up the fate of Adam Lerner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a 27-year-old radio producer who seems to be living the good life. After being checked out for back pain that he thought just resulted from too much running through Seattle's streets, his aloof oncologist gives him even more painful news. He has a rare form of cancer in his spine. His chances of survival? About 50/50. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
City Hall's haunted Halloween
[Justin Williams] Halloween parties are usually thrown at a house or at a night club, but the problem with these venues is that they are not very spooky. Now, throw one of these parties in a building (which is rumoured to be haunted) that is over 100 years old, along with a line-up of terrifyingly talented DJs, and you have got The Haunting of City Hall 2011 - a party hosted by Griet, which took place this Halloween weekend. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Usher the headline act at Hansa Festival of Legends Tour
US music icon Usher will be the headline act for the Hansa Festival of Legends Tour at Cape Town's Grand Arena on 3 March, the ICC Durban Arena on 7 March and, finally, at the Orlando Stadium, Soweto, on 10 March, 2012. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club to headline Synergy Live
Synergy Live 2011 is back with a killer line-up from 25 to 27 November, 2011, at the Boschendal Wine Estate, Franschhoek Valley, Western Cape. The international main stage headline act will be Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Read more >>

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