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Mi-Fone, the new African mobile devices brand focussed on empowering and equipping the mass market with data enabled handsets, is planning its distribution expansion into Kenya with a mobile dealer event taking place at One Degree South Hotel, Kenya on Wednesday, 7 March 2012. 
Etisalat, a telecommunications company with operations in 17 markets across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, has won three of the sector's most prestigious international awards at Mobile World Congress, the global event held annually in Barcelona, Spain. 
TORONTO, CANADA: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, recently released the 2012 Canada Digital Future in Focus report. This annual report examines how the prevailing trends in general web usage and demographics, social media, online video, digital advertising, mobile and search are defining the current Canadian marketplace and provides insight into what these trends mean for the year ahead. 
DUBAI, UAE: The 6th Dubai Lynx Awards, one of the premier awards celebrating creative excellence in MENA's advertising and communications industry, has received a total of 2037 entries from 17 countries. 
PARIS, FRANCE: The Global Editors Network (GEN) has announced the launch of the annual Data Journalism Awards (DJA), the international competition recognising outstanding work in the growing field of data journalism. The GEN initiative is supported by Google and is organised in collaboration with the European Journalism Centre (EJC). 
DUBAI, UAE: The Dubai Lynx Advertiser of the Year award is presented to advertisers in the MENA region who have distinguished themselves for inspiring innovative marketing of their products and who embrace and encourage the creative work produced by their agencies. This year the winner is P&G. | Galleries |
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SOUTH AFRICANkwinti explains 30% land target
The confusion over the kind of land that made up the government's 30% land redistribution target had led to a debate by Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Mulder and others over South Africa's land issues, the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Gugile Nkwinti said on Thursday last week. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAMotsoaledi resolute on banning alcohol ads
[Gabi Khumalo] Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi is forging ahead with his campaign to ban alcohol advertisements. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICACosatu to march against broking, tolls
The Cosatu-led protest against labour broking and e-tolling appears set to cause major disruption on Wednesday in Cape Town's CBD. Congress of SA Trade Unions Western Cape general secretary Tony Ehrenreich told reports on Sunday afternoon that a planned march on parliament across the city centre would likely attract 30 000 people on the day. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICASanral to get powers to enforce toll tariffs
[Nicky Smith] The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) will use the Criminal Procedure Act to ensure that commuters on the roads that are part of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project pay toll fees when tolling is implemented on 30 April. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAHearings into Cele allegations today
The public hearings into allegations of misconduct by suspended National Police Commissioner Bheki Cele are to start today. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAAllegations of nepotism to be probed at Lotteries Board
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is to look into allegations of nepotism at the National Lotteries Board. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAMining at Implats to resume on Monday
Representatives of Impala Platinum mine management and the National Union of Mine Workers (NUM) have agreed to end the violent strike which had dragged on for weeks. Management and the union held talks on Wednesday afternoon. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICADA: Lease deal scrutiny must confront corruption
[Paul Vecchiatto] National Treasury's review of 3000 government leases, as announced in the national Budget Speech, is an opportunity to confront the corruption that has become endemic in the negotiation of these contracts, says the Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Dion George. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAR147bn needed to address student housing backlog
Over R147bn invested over 15 years is needed to alleviate the massive backlog and improve conditions for student housing, revealed a report released by the Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande yesterday. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAToll roads issue up for 're-discussion'
[Paul Vecchiatto] The issue of tolling urban roads is up for "re-discussion and government has said 'whoa' to further projects," says Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICASanral: DA e-toll increase claims 'misleading'
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has dismissed the claims made by the DA on 27 February 2012 as 'misleading and incorrect'. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICACosatu repeats: Don't buy e-tags!
SOUTH AFRICASAPS disciplinary processes audited
SOUTH AFRICASABC's plea over loan
SOUTH AFRICAMotsoaledi starts health overhaul
SOUTH AFRICAShabangu offered R50m to walk away
SOUTH AFRICAR800m Sekunjalo contract cancelled
SOUTH AFRICAPermanent patrols in Mozambique Channel
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SOUTH AFRICAEvoque - the ultimate 'toff-roader'
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] It's been a long time since any vehicle has stirred up so much international emotion and devotion as the provocative Range Rover Evoque has been doing since its launch last year. Yes, there are a few who find its spaced-out styling too over the top but the rest of the planet love it and crave it. Read more >>More Motoring news...
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SOUTH AFRICACourting disaster: Pranksters use lasers on OR Tambo pilots
Pilots landing at OR Tambo international airport in Johannesburg have been falling prey to laser-wielding pranksters, according to a report issued on Thursday last week. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICABrian Berkman pays tribute to Lawrence Anthony
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Conservationist, international best-selling author and Thula Thula lodge owner Lawrence Anthony has died. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAExcuse me, Madame, is this yours?
Can anyone honestly, truly swear they have never taken anything from a hotel room when they check out? But here's another thing... Can you honestly say you have never left anything behind when you have checked out... perhaps even something that you'll deny is yours when the hotel gives you a call? Read more >>SOUTH AFRICATravel Corporation introduces Busabout, the funkiest youth travel option by far!
Busabout, claimed to be the most exciting youth travel brand in the world, is available directly to the South African market from today, and to mark the occasion, an incredible 15% discount on the standard prices of selected Busabout products is being offered in March and April 2012! Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAAwards' positive impact on Cape Town
According to a recent poll conducted by a leading South African hotel, 48% of travellers will consider Cape Town as a tourist destination due to the spate of recent accolades bestowed on the city. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAVelvet Sky grounded
According to a News24 report, Velvet sky has suspended all its flights until 5 March. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICASA's business conferences earn R1,6bn
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SOUTH AFRICAGotterdammerung on the big screen
[Daniel Dercksen] Wagner's thunderous climax to The Ring Cycle, Gotterdammerung, will delight opera lovers on the big screen from 2 March for one week only! Read more >>SOUTH AFRICACongruency - are your goals aligned to your values?
[Alan Hughes] I was excited to go to the Townhouse Hotel last night to listen to Dr John Demartini's talk on "Successfully Setting and Achieving Goals". As a life coach, I have presented several talks on the same subject, so I was very curious to see how this world-renowned expert would go about it. Energetically, passionately and with humour, was how he shared his wisdom with more than 200 people who gathered to listen to him. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAA Jewish Italian walks into a therapist's office ...
[Eugene Yiga] My mother's Italian, my father's Jewish and I'm in therapy. Wait, that's not me. So what was I doing watching an 80-minute show about a man for whom this was true? Laughing my butt off, that's what! Read more >>SOUTH AFRICASensational performances in Somewhere On The Border
[Daniel Dercksen] If you are looking for a hard core journey into the bleeding hearts and tortured souls of a group of young soldiers fighting for their dignity and individuality, make sure to see Anthony Akerman's powerful Somewhere On The Border at the Baxter Flipside before it ends its run on 17 March. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAStorm Thorgerson, the last great surrealist
[Sindy Peters] Raised in a home that had Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and the like, regularly blaring from our record player, I'm not new to the enigmatic album art of Storm Thorgerson. On hearing the opening of the Raging Storm exhibition in Cape Town, I jumped at the chance to meet the man behind the fascinating surrealism, and possibly make an addition to my budding art collection. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICABoys to (super) men
[Eugene Yiga] It's all fun and games until you almost get hit by a plane. Actually, no, that only applies to people with more than half a brain. When you're dealing with a group of teenagers, who literally don't know what the word "hubris" means, the fun continues until someone gets hurt. Then it continues some more. Will these kids stop before it's too late? Read more >>SOUTH AFRICALost and found in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
[Daniel Dercksen] It is not always possible to have the correct answer, unlock unsolved mysteries, or explore unfamiliar crises. With the exceptional Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, director Stephen Daldry proves that it is indeed possible to resolve everything by allowing yourself to get lost; to lose yourself fully in the fear of indecision and the moment of discovery. Read more >>More BizLounge news...
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