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Ernst & Young launches the Next Gen program, an initiative directed at empowering the next generation of women leaders for Africa. The program is supported by Standard Bank, Microsoft and the African Leadership Academy. 
Africa's premier music industry event, the 
Following the Digital Marketing summit in Nairobi, the 
Organisers of the 
The conference 'Future of Trade 2012' is to be included with the DHL BRICS Africa Export Import Forum in July this year alongside two major shows, Africa's Big Seven food and beverage trade exhibition and the Southern African International Trade Exhibition (SAITEX) at Gallagher, Midrand. 
Bharti Airtel yesterday, 18 April 2012, announced the appointment of Shivan Bhargava as managing director for its Kenyan operations. In his new role, he will be responsible for Airtel's growth plans in Kenya. 
Visa recently appointed PocketMedia Solutions' Z-Card to communicate important information about its Visa Debit Card in Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana. 
In a move spurred by continuous economic development, steady population growth, stable outlook and large pool of young consumers entering the workplace each year, MasterCard has announced a new structure for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) business. 
ANKARA, TURKEY: Nothing says, 'Holiday's over, hello real world' more than dirty laundry. Post vacation blues hit the best of us and a bag of dirty laundry is last thing a person wants to imagine after a luxury holiday. Ariel sought to target its product with this audience in mind. 
LONDON, UK: As newspaper publishers launch digital initiatives and experiment with various business models, they should not underestimate the power of their brands, the importance of creating value from their customers, and they should make the audience's user experience top priority. Those were some of the key takeaways for the nearly 300 media executives from 50 countries who attended Digital Media Europe 2012 in London last week. 
NEW YORK, US: for the first time in its history, the Art Directors Club is conducting an audience Award - which allows you, the public, to view and rate all of the Gold Cube Winning Work spanning all Main competition categories for this year. 
MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND: The moment you've been waiting for... The winners of this year's Festival of Media Global Awards were announced at a grand awards ceremony on 17 April. 
NEW YORK, US: The 55th New York Festivals International | Partners |
SOUTH AFRICAAfrican Green Campus Initiative launched
University and college campuses that address climate challenge will better serve students and help create a thriving and ethical society, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande said at the launch of the African Green Campus Initiative on Saturday. Nzimande said colleges and universities would help provide students with the know-how and skills needed to address climate change. Read more >>| Government |
SOUTH AFRICAE-toll saga deepens, Fedusa sends Zuma open letter
In an open letter to President Jacob Zuma, the Federation of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa) says it has referred the issue of tolling prices, and how they are calculated, to the Competition Commission. Fedusa is seeking an urgent meeting with the president to discuss the issue. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICARoad freight body enters e-toll fray
The Road Freight Association (RFA) has filed papers in the Pretoria High Court in an attempt to join the legal proceedings against the implementation of e-tolling in Gauteng, scheduled for April 30. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICACosts drive SA exporters onto roads
South African mining operators prefer to send their mineral exports to the port of Maputo by road because of the prohibitive fees charged by the South African authorities for use of the rail system, Mozambique's AIM news agency reported. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICASA comes bottom of the class in literacy
Leading education experts cannot explain how SA's education system is less successful than those of many developing countries, despite well-crafted policies and enviable resources. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICANo delay in implementing e-tolls
There is no chance that the implementation of the e-tolling system on Gauteng's main highways will be delayed. The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) CEO Nazir Alli, who was briefing media on Thursday, said that the system would still kick off on 30 April, despite the opposition from motorist, business, unions and a pending court challenge. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAGovt invites bidders for multi billion rand rail rolling stock
Government has formally invited manufacturers in South Africa and outside of SA to submit their bids to win the right to build 7224 metro coaches estimated at R123bn. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICASouth Africa's domestic law, treaty override?
[Peter Dachs and Bernard du Plessis] With the recent announcement of the intention to introduce a uniform tax withholding rate of 15% for dividends, interest and royalties, the reduction of these taxes by foreign investors into SA will be an increasingly prominent feature in planning inward investment. Access to, and the use of, SA's double tax treaties will play an important role in the quest to reduce these taxes. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICADenel to market products at Malaysian defence exhibition
Denel has a strong presence at the 13th Annual Defence Services Asia Exhibition (DSA) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this week. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAIncrease in e-toll registrations, but...
There has been a significant increase of e-tag registrations in Gauteng, the SA National Roads Agency Ltd said on Wednesday. Most of the registrations had taken place at mall outlets, it said in a statement. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAPlan to probe BEE credentials alarms fishing industry
[Annaleigh Vallie and Hopewell Radebe] The Supreme Court of Appeal's recent ruling that Foodcorp's black economic empowerment (BEE) credentials were not the same as at the time it was awarded fishing rights, has spooked the industry as the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries prepares to conduct an overall assessment of the BEE status of major players. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAGordhan questions World Bank appointment processes
[Ntsakisi Maswanganyi] Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has questioned the processes through which the World Bank president is appointed. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAMEC and Metrorail butt heads [Philani Nombembe]
SOUTH AFRICAToo much spent on state leases
SOUTH AFRICASA, Italy boost police cooperation
SOUTH AFRICAState bid to speed up infrastructure
SOUTH AFRICAManyi on centralised media buying issue
SOUTH AFRICANew Durban port approved
SOUTH AFRICASanral response on alternate use tariff
SOUTH AFRICAE-toll places burden on non-Gauteng drivers
| Motoring |
SOUTH AFRICASmart, sensible and stylish Optima
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] For a cloning exercise to be successful it has to create something which is at least as good, or better, than the original - and Kia has just shown that it can be done with remarkable success when they unwrapped the new Kia Optima in South Africa. Read more >>More Motoring news...
| Travel |
SOUTH AFRICAkulula launches '4th wife flies free' offer
kulula has reached out to SA's larger families to get helping hand into the skies with a uniquely South African offer - ideally suited to those guys who reckon one wife is not enough. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICA[10 Things I Love About]... Incentive travel
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] A bespoke travel company with high-end clients, Giltedge Incentives is part of the Giltedge group of companies with over 50 staff members across the various divisions. These include Giltedge International (corporate travel), Giltedge Africa (inbound leisure travel), Giltedge Golf & Sport travel and Giltedge Destination Management (inbound MICE). Read more >>SOUTH AFRICANew vision for Tsogo Sun
Southern Sun, previously the umbrella brand for the hotel division of Tsogo Sun Holdings and Tsogo Sun Gaming, the group's casino and entertainment division, have been incorporated into the Tsogo Sun identity, unifying the company under one name and logo. Southern Sun will, however, remain as a hotel brand for premier hotels within the portfolio of brands. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAShaping the future of tourism together at INDABA 2012
With South Africa's tourism industry showing resilience in tough global economic times in 2011 and recording good growth, INDABA 2012 is again set to be a crucial platform for sales and the forging of strong partnerships with all industry stakeholders to grow the sector. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICARed Carnation staff shines at international staff appreciation awards
Twenty staff members from The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa in Cape Town and five from the Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat in the Cederberg travelled abroad to London this past for the glamorous Red Carnation Hotel Collection Staff Appreciation Awards - with 14 returning as the ultimate winners! Read more >>More Travel news...
| BizLounge |
SOUTH AFRICAGastro delights at the Taste of Cape Town 2012
[Justin Williams] The annual Taste of Cape Town event graced our palates this weekend and, judging by the number of people who attended the first night, it was a tasty success. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICACross this line
[Daniel Dercksen] Make sure to see Line, now playing for a short run until 28 April at the Little Theatre, Cape Town. Once you cross the threshold there's no turning back as you spiral into the wonderfully bizarre absurdist world of playwright Israel Horovitz, whose play Line has been entertaining New Yorkers since 1967 and now makes its bow in Cape Town. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAFeast and famine in the Hunger Games
[Eugene Yiga] Survivor. Big Brother. The Amazing Race. There's only so much action we can expect from these and the smorgasbord of other reality TV shows. And so, as was the case in 2011's Real Steel, society of the future has taken the concept one step further. Introducing the Hunger Games, an annual contest in which 24 boys and girls fight to the death until only one is left. A question more pertinent than asking who will survive is asking if you the viewer can survive long enough to find out. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAI'm a Lumberjack and I'm ok...
[Jana van Heerden] Lumberjacking is one of those super-manly professions that helps advertisers to sell shaving cream and other masculine paraphernalia. They wear flannel shirts strategically unbuttoned to show some chest hair and occasionally even chop wood. Now I have been to many festivals around our fair country, including even a Sandstone Festival, and with my limited and - I admit - possibly stereotypical image of a lumberjack, it made perfect sense to throw a festival in honour of this outstanding vocation. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICASoli Philander in Taxi Nights
[Daniel Dercksen] If you have only heard funny man Soli Philander in action on the radio, wait until you experience him at full throttle in Taxi Nights, now playing at the Kalk Bay Theatre for a short, not-to-be-missed run until 28 April. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICADoodsnikke Dystopia
[Johann Smith] The American dream described by Hunter S Thompson, existed in 1960s' San Francisco and as being special time in the corner of the world, that whatever it meant, there was madness in every direction, at any hour. That you could strike sparks anywhere. That there was a fantastic sense that whatever we were doing was right. That inevitable sense of victory over the forces of old and evil -our energy would simply and always prevail. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICACharming fantasy in Mirror Mirror
[Daniel Dercksen] If fairy tales and the world of make believe are enchanting, Mirror Mirror is beyond enchantment in an adorable, huggable kind of way. It is the kind of film you want to put in your pocket and take home with you to open like a music box and revisit its charm. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAIt's a plunderful life
[Eugene Yiga] They've done it again. The studio that brought us brilliant animated films like Arthur Christmas, Flushed Away, Wallace and Gromit, and Chicken Run has come out with another hit in The Pirates! Band of Misfits. With a story that's simple enough for kids to follow and humour that's complex enough for adults to appreciate, seeing this movie is bound to be a barrel of fun. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAThe Grey runs red
[Daniel Dercksen] The nerve-wracking and petrifying The Grey is fear in action! If there is one thing worse than being afraid of an unseen threat, it's staring the enemy in the eyes; and if you discover that your rival is a hungry pack of vicious and territorial wolves, and that you are trapped in the middle of their nest, there's no easy way out. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICADoodsnikke dysfunction
[Jana van Heerden] In Janice Honeyman's director's note in the programme, she uses a lot of exclamation marks. Doodsnikke is! that! good! Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAClap Your Hands said dance
[Ruth Cooper] The Wittebome Civic Centre in Wynberg, which played host to über-indie NY band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, is in a slightly awkward area, nestled in the Wynberg suburbs, but it's an incredible venue. The same can be said for the band and their support line-up; Beach Party and Spoek Mathambo - all three acts awkwardly incredible and incredibly awkward. Read more >>More BizLounge news...
| Food |
SOUTH AFRICAI Love Cooking features best bloggers' recipes
The I Love Cooking website has launched an "Our Best Bloggers' Recipes" feature, which will show video clips of bloggers cooking their favourite dishes and will share information about who the bloggers are and what they love most. Read more >>More Food food...
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