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The third edition of the Good Living Expo, set to take place from 21-23 September 2012 at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC), Zimbabwe, is now calling on potential exhibitors to book stands. 
The 16th edition of the 
Managing director and chief executive officer of Airtel Nigeria, Rajan Swaroop has restated Airtel's commitment to Nigeria and Nigerians as evidenced by the strong Nigerian presence in the executive management of the company. 
Standard Bank and social network Mxit launched a new mobile money service in Johannesburg, South Africa, yesterday, 15 August 2012. 
The US-headquartered technology giant has decided to set up one of its key research labs, its first in Africa, in the East African nation of Kenya. 
Millbug.com, a women's fashion ecommerce retailer in South Africa targeting Millennials, has announced its intention to expand to the rest of Africa through ecommerce. 
LONDON, UK: Winners of the White Pencil Student Brief and D&AD Student of the Year 2012, Martin Headon and Olly Wood. 
RESTON, US: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, has released data from the 
SINGAPORE: Spikes Asia has announced the final juries; Craft, Creative Effectiveness, Branded Content & Entertainment and Integrated, who complete a world-class collective of 75 regional industry experts. Jury members will convene in Singapore during the Festival to judge entries into Spikes Asia, the regional creative advertising and communications festival for Asia Pacific, taking place 16-18 September. 
NEW YORK, US: The One Club is gearing up for what it says are some truly exciting events and the organisers are encouraging your participation. Read on for key updates. 
RESTON, US: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, has released a white paper entitled "The Economics of Online Advertising: How Viewable and Validated Impressions Create Digital Scarcity and Affect Publisher Economics." 
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Google on Friday said it is tweaking its search formula to give higher priority to legal content and sink rankings for websites hit with piracy complaints. | Partners |
SOUTH AFRICAPR-Net: Avoiding the debt trap
[Brian Berkman] Sarah Rice's Sentient was a successful PR company - great clients, great staff, great work - it wasn't a good business though and Sarah decided too late to make a change. Still paying off the debt it incurred she shares her hard-learned lessons with PR-Net. Read more >>| Company news |
Events & Conferencing
SOUTH AFRICABy Design Africa chosen for fourth annual Telkom Business event - By Design Africa
Leading events company, By Design Africa, has again been contracted to provide live event design and management for the Telkom Business Experience event being held in Cape Town in October. Read more >>| Government |
SOUTH AFRICASADC applauds Zuma's Zim mediation
[Chris Bathembu] Regional leaders who convened for the SADC summit in Maputo have heaped praise on South Africa's President Jacob Zuma for his mediation to the Zimbabwean political impasse. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICASexwale announces administrator for EAAB
The former president of the Law Society of the Cape of Good Hope, Taswell Papier, has been appointed as administrator of the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB), the Minister of Human Settlements Tokyo Sexwale announced on Thursday. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAMinister Dlamini to host NPO summit
Minister of Social Development, Bathabile Dlamini, will host a National NPO Summit which will focus on the need to strengthen relationships between government and the NPO sector. President Jacob Zuma is expected to deliver a keynote address. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICASA welcomes SADC infrastructure plan [Chris Bathembu]
SOUTH AFRICAMining task force to be set up
SOUTH AFRICAThuli starts Pilgrim's probe
SOUTH AFRICAFree State varsity wins against Nzimande
SOUTH AFRICATransnet‚ Eskom drive local supply [Emsie Ferreira]
SOUTH AFRICAXingwana pushes for justice for crime victims
SOUTH AFRICAN West premier condemns mine violence
SOUTH AFRICASA not boycotting Israel
SOUTH AFRICAInequality, unemployment 'hold SA back'
| Motoring |
SOUTH AFRICABT-50 gets added class and comfort
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Mazda has hauled out the scalpel and make-up kit and made use of a team of clever white coats and engineers to make its latest range of 'proudly South African" Mazda BT-50 bakkies tougher, prettier to look at, safer, more comfortable and better equipped with a wide range of safety and comfort features. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAB-Class is a first class addition
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Mercedes-Benz has extended its new B-Class range of compacts with the addition of two new petrol-powered versions - a move which will be welcomed by dealers and buyers alike after the initial order of diesel-only B-Class cars were sold out shortly after they hit local dealer showrooms. Read more >>More Motoring news...
| Travel |
SOUTH AFRICAOo la la... Le Franschhoek
[Rod Baker] Le Franschhoek was one of those places we've heard about but never quite managed to get to, so when the opportunity came up to try it out, we jumped at the chance - well, as much as a couple of geriatrics can jump at anything, that is. Glad we did. Read more >>More Travel news...
| BizLounge |
SOUTH AFRICATake a walk down Mafeking Road
[Eugene Yiga] Despite poet Roy Campbell calling him "the only literary genius that South Africa has produced", Herman Charles Bosman only had three of his books published during his lifetime. One of these was Mafeking Road, a new adaptation of which is now showing at the Kalk Bay Theatre in Cape Town. Read more >>More BizLounge news...
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| New events to diarise |
- Let's journey to the "Cradle of Humankind" .... Open Learning Group - Johannesburg, 22 August
- Social media in business Kwazi Communications - Johannesburg, 30 August
- Project Reclaim - Cape Town, 1 September
- Invitation - AfricaSIF.org networking 2012 AfricaSIF.org - Cape Town, 5 September
- Mokgotsi Women dance and fitness workshop Mokgotsi Women - Soweto, 8 September
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"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. (via lookingtobusiness)" - Beverly Sills
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