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WASHINGTON, USA: Microsoft kicked off sales of its revamped Windows 8 system and Surface tablet on Friday, 26 October 2012, amid mixed reviews as the tech giant ramped up efforts to compete in a market shifting rapidly from PCs to mobile devices. Read more >> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The inaugural Colours of the Nile International Film Festival (CNIFF) will run in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 7-11 November 2012, and will introduce the best of African cinema to African audiences. 
mapIT has announced that it now offers free maps to individuals who wish to use its maps on their website, blog, or other social network outlet in order to locate their company premises, direct people to events, clubs or for any other reason that they may require a pinpointed descriptive map and door-to-door directions. 
CNBC Africa, on Thursday, 25 October 2012, hosted the second annual All Africa Business Leader Awards (
The Forbes Africa Person of the Year has announced the top five candidates for this years title. The winner of this award would have had an influence on the events of the year gone by on the African continent. 
MTN will be a key operator in Africa to deliver Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 devices to its customers in South Africa in November, with Ghana and Nigeria following in December. 
Bharti Airtel, the telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, last week celebrated its 60 millionth customer in Africa. Airtel, recently named the 
Visa Inc and Fundamo, the Visa-owned mobile money platform, recently announced the results of a study that reveals consumers in six developing countries are already highly aware of mobile money services - the ability to make payments or send funds simply by accessing an account on their mobile phone. Nearly 90% of consumers surveyed by Visa expressed interest in making use of these services in the future. 
LONDON, UK: Malik Saadi, principal analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media comments on the launch of Microsoft Windows 8. Windows 8... goodbye personal computers, welcome personalised computing: 
CHICAGO, US: As household TV screens continue to increase in size, so do the sales and rentals of digital movies. According to Mintel's latest research digital downloads, subscription streaming, and video-on-demand (VOD) sales of movies are expected to increase tenfold in the 10-year period 2007-17. From 2007-12, sales more than quadrupled from US$1.3bn to US$5.5bn. 
NEW YORK, US / SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: 
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS: Arena Media turned Eurostar's data into advertising content to drive sales to Amsterdam. 
NUREMBERG, GERMANY: With effect from 1 October 2012, GfK completed the full acquisition of South African market research organisation GlobalEDGE Marketing Consultants. This move further strengthens the Group's presence in the Consumer Experiences sector on the African market. 
LONDON, UK: From a net increase in 2009 of 1.2%, multiple retailers have for the second consecutive period shown a decline in their numbers, from -0.25% in 2011 to -1.4% in the first half of 2012. This is a net reduction of 953 shops in the first half of 2012 compared to 174 shops in the whole of 2011. 
DUBAI, UAE: The Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity is reputed to be the leading awards and festival for creative excellence in advertising and communications in the Middle East and North Africa and the must-attend event on the region's industry calendar. Held at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, next year's event will take place 10-13 March. 
LISBON, PORTUGAL: The Eurobest Advertiser of the Year award is presented to advertisers born out of Europe who have distinguished themselves for inspiring innovative marketing of their products and who embrace and encourage the creative work produced by their agencies. 
PARIS, FRANCE, DARMSTADT, GERMANY: Newspaper executives from Libya and Egypt are participating in a new training programme from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA): the Media Professionals Programme, an innovative initiative to equip media executives with the tools to advance their careers and contribute to the growth of strong local media enterprises. | Company news |
Recruitment
SOUTH AFRICABizcommunity.com partners up with Placement Partner recruitment software system - Bizcommunity
Bizcommunity.com now offers integration with Placement Partner, a software system designed for recruitment companies to manage and store data relevant to every step of the recruitment process. Read more >>Research
SOUTH AFRICAGrowth from knowledge indeed! - GlobalEDGE
GfK (SA) is pleased to welcome Joe Boniaszczuk to the team as the head of the Marketing Sciences Division. Joe is considered quite the marketing sciences stalwart by both peers and clients alike, which makes him an abundantly obvious fit for the team at GfK (SA). Read more >>| Government |
SOUTH AFRICATaxpayers to fork out R461m for African Nations Cup
[Wyndham Hartley] The hosting of the African Nations Cup football tournament in January and February is to cost the taxpayer a whopping R461m spread across five departments, the medium-term budget policy statement revealed on Thursday. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAGovernment contact centres: Please hold
[Karl Reed] There's good news and bad news for citizens frustrated by their interactions with government call centres: major change is happening, but it will take time. Government-run contact centres get a lot of bad publicity. Some of it is deserved, but some of the bad press is purely because bad news sells. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICASA's sound institutional framework will steady country - Gordhan
South Africa's sound institutional framework, built on the foundation of the Constitution, will hold the country in good stead as it faces uncertainty at home and abroad, the Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan said yesterday. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAMarikana has dented confidence in SA
The Marikana shooting in August and the industrial action which has followed in its wake, have dented confidence and lowered growth prospects for the remainder of the year, the Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan said. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICARoad safety in the spotlight
African countries need to tighten their road traffic enforcement laws or risk losing more lives in avoidable road crashes. This was one of the issues that emerged at the two-day road safety conference, which ended in Johannesburg on Wednesday. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICASocial dialogue will help address economy - Motlanthe
Social dialogue between labour, government and business would help mobilise all South Africans who are in a position to make a contribution to the economy, the Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Wednesday. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICACompetition Commission refers collusion case against oil companies
The Competition Commission has referred a case of price fixing and market division regarding the supply of diesel to the Competition Tribunal for adjudication. The case involves Chevron SA (PTY) LTD, Engen Limited, Shell SA (PTY) LTD, Total SA (PTY) LTD, Sasol Limited, BP SA Limited and South African Petroleum Industry Association (SAPIA), it said. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICASA urged to increase support for communal farmers
President Jacob Zuma has urged stakeholders in agriculture to find ways of providing tenure security for communal farmers, which will improve their ability to actively participate in the economy. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAMatric exams off to a good start
The first day of the 2012 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams got off to a good start without incidents or irregularities, says Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAMPs welcome Gordhan's measures to contain debt
SOUTH AFRICAPule thanks outgoing Telkom board members
SOUTH AFRICAN West clamps down on driver's licence fraud
SOUTH AFRICASA offers more than just mineral commodities
SOUTH AFRICAZuma drums up support for agriculture campaign
SOUTH AFRICAQuest for defence industry firepower
| Motoring |
SOUTH AFRICAChinese baby car heading for SA
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The new Geely EC7, a subcompact passenger vehicle due for launch in South Africa early next year, has taken the top spot in the Chinese subcompact market segment. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAGet smart about buying pre-owned
[Wade Griffin] Your car is often a reflection of your personality - whether small and understated or big and bold - and for the young at heart this is as important as an added fashion accessory. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAVW Beetle is a Speedy Gonzalez
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The clever white coats at VW have performed a miracle - they have waved their magic wands to turn the rather foppish "New" Beetle, which has never taken off in the local market since being launched here in 2001, into a real driver's car that goes like a pocket rocket and even vaguely resembles an older Porsche 911. Read more >>More Motoring news...
| Travel |
SOUTH AFRICAThe green oasis... Kurland
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Forget what you think you know about Kurland. You might also be totally wrong. Sure, they are well known as the original home of polo but I had no idea I would find such a warmhearted and elegant property. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICACape Town's inner city attracts a new, multi-layered tourism market
Located in the historic heart of Cape Town, on the thriving pedestrian precinct of St George's Mall, Taj Cape Town is perfectly positioned to meet the needs of a growing number of travellers who want to experience an emotional connection with the historical and cultural core of a city. Read more >>More Travel news...
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