Design Indaba comes to an endThe Design Indaba has once again come and gone. The 2013 edition saw many of the world's brightest talents from across various creative industries descend on Cape Town, South Africa for the conference and expo. In our special Design Indaba section, Terry Levin covers most of what went down at the conference. Have a look at some of the pics from the fashion shows to all the latest designer innovations at the expo. As I write this weeks column, the Kenyan elections is currently taking place. All eyes are on Kenya after a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis erupted in Kenya after president Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner of the presidential election held in 2007. With 3 TV correspondents and an online reporter, Al Jazeera covers the elections and provide viewers with in-depth reporting and analysis - before, during, and after the elections. In other news from around the continent, Forbes Africa magazine launches its first ever digital edition. The app is available on Windows 8, Android and iOS. In Uganda, the deadline for SIM card registration has been exteneded until 29 May 2013. Alliance Media has been chosen to erect billboards in Kenya as Visa and Shell have teamed up to unveil a new campaign. Have a great good week! Evan-Lee Courie @evan1985PS Responses to this column welcomed in our ed's column archive. Send all your Africa marketing news to africanews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-africa@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com; also take a look at our guide "How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news". Don't forget to follow @Biz_Africa on Twitter and join us on Facebook!Top stories
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 [Terry Levin] Context could be said to have emerged as an underlying theme of day two of Design Indaba 2013, which took place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). Read more >>
 [Terry Levin] Stuck away at the far end of Africa, Design Indaba provides some much-needed perspective on our craft. Nothing replenishes a jaded inspiration better than an annual shot of pure cultural energy from New York's design elite. Read more >>
 [Terry Levin] The human UI (or the interface where the human body meets machine) made quite a few appearances on the first day of Design Indaba 2013 conference which took place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC).[video] Read more >>
 [Terry Levin] The last week in February has become synonymous with the Design Indaba Conference, the event held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) as an annual showcase for the superheroes of global design thinking. Read more >>
 [Veejay Archary] A new trend in remittances is emerging and is fast becoming a new paradigm shift in the way in which retail and service brands should be positioning themselves in thriving African Markets. Read more >>
 Philips Electronics has launched "Fabric of Africa" - a collaborative campaign to drive public-private partnerships and to improve healthcare access across the continent. The main intention of the campaign is to develop meaningful partnerships with local and international stakeholders to improve healthcare delivery in the areas of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), maternal and child health, and healthcare infrastructure, delivery and clinical training. Read more >>
The increase in available bandwidth and lowering of costs makes for a far more competitive connectivity services marketplace. ICT experts suggest that as companies continue to try to establish their offerings and differentiate themselves, the relevance and practicality of certain technologies will come to the fore. Read more >>
 Cambium Networks, a provider of wireless broadband and microwave solutions, is firmly setting its sights on Kenya and Nigeria. Read more >>
"The African telecommunication market is full of opportunity, especially the IP networking and subscriber management sectors" says three6five CEO, Tyrone Carroll. Read more >>
 Orange Business Services has launched the Orange Video Meeting app - enabling access to video meetings via tablet or mobile device based on Radvision Scopia Mobile. Read more >>
 [Issued by The SpaceStation] Leading digital media sales agency, The SpaceStation, has been appointed to represent ESPN as its sales agency in sub-Saharan Africa. This makes them the biggest provider of digital advertising sales to a sporting audience in SA. Read more >> visit press office >>
[Tonderayi Mukeredzi] Ni hao, Chinese for "hello," or ting bu dong, meaning "I hear you, but I don't understand," are two expressions one often overhears today in Zimbabwe's capital. It is one of the results of tenacious efforts by governments, private companies and individuals across Africa, but in Zimbabwe particularly, to learn the Chinese language and understand China's culture. Read more >>
 Forbes Africa magazine publishes it latest edition with its first ever digital issue, enabling readers to enjoy the digital magazine on the go. The app went live on 1 March 2013 and is available on Windows 8, Android and iOS platforms in association with Magzter. Read more >>
 Three TV correspondents and one online reporter will provide viewers with in-depth reporting and analysis from Kenya before, during, and after the Kenyan elections which takes place today, 4 March 2013. Read more >>
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has extended the SIM card registration deadline for 90 days, after the Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) and the Legal Brains Trust (LBT) dragged it to court, seeking an injunction not to switch off unregistered subscribers on 1 March, 2013. Read more >>
2go and iROKING are joining forces to bring instant free Nigerian music downloads to the more than 9 million active 2go users across Nigeria. Read more >>
 [Angus Robinson] Day two of the Mobile World Congress included a more detailed look at the industry drivers, emerging markets, mobile marketing by big brands and the new generation of operating systems. (video) Read more >>
 [Angus Robinson] These daily updates are going to give a snapshot of some of the highlights I have been exposed to at the Mobile World Congress 2013. The first thing to note about this year's MWC is the new venue. There was no way the original venue could handle the incredible growth that this industry is projecting. Read more >>
 Telecommunications operator, Airtel Nigeria, has become the first operator in Nigeria to launch the latest BlackBerry Z10 smartphone that has enhanced features designed to work in long time evolution. Airtel unveiled the BBZ10, during a dinner at the Ikoyi Club 1938, on 24 February 2013. Read more >>
 Africa.com, reportedly the world's largest Africa related website, which attracts over 2 million international visitors each month, is set to announce which South African restaurants have achieved the highly coveted 'platinum rating' on 7 March 2013. Read more >>
 [Issued by Alliance Media] Last week saw Alliance Media Kenya, part of the Alliance Media Group, partnering with Visa to launch the their co-branded campaign with Shell. Read more >> visit press office >>
Police in Zimbabwe have announced a ban on the possession of shortwave radio receivers, saying they are being used to communicate hate speech ahead of next month's constitutional referendum and elections set to be held in July. Read more >>
 [Donna Rachelson] What's your dream job? Everyone has one. Whether you want to work on a particular project, for a specific company, or you long to accomplish a defined goal, you probably have an idea in your mind of what your dream job would be. Instead of dreaming about that job, choose to pursue it and increase your chances of turning it into a reality. Read more >>
 [Issued by Millward Brown] Millward Brown, a global leader in brand, media and communications research, has jointly announced the appointment of Soumya Saklani to the position of Managing Director, Millward Brown Sub Saharan Africa and Chris Githaiga as Managing Director Millward Brown East Africa. Read more >> visit press office >>
 South African property investment and development company, Atterbury will develop what is said to be Namibia's largest single commercial property development, the 54,000sqm Mall of Namibia - The Grove in Windhoek, with Demashuwa Properties and Safland Property Group. Read more >>
 Clarotech Consulting has been awarded a Digium Pinnacle Partner award in the category Pinnacle Circle of Excellence and Partner of the Year in Africa. Read more >>
 The Bloomberg Media Group, a division of Bloomberg L.P., have announced a multi-year rolling partnership agreement with Nigeria-based content provider, Optima Media Group, strengthening Bloomberg's position as a supplier of global business and financial news television across the African continent. This partnership will create a new entity - Bloomberg Television Africa. Read more >>
 WASHINGTON DC, US: NAB Show has announced it is launching SPROCKIT, a new program that will give 10 market-ready start-up companies the opportunity to present their product or service directly to influencers in media and entertainment. Read more >>
 ROME, ITALY: Register before 7 March for the magazine world's flagship international event to benefit from our discounted early bird rate. Read more >>
 NEW YORK, US: New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards will honour CBS News Senior Executive Producer Susan Zirinsky with its 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more >>
 [Subhash Chandra] Aside from being the digital representation of your company or your brand, your website is your single most powerful tool to generate leads. If your site is not attracting the people you can turn into actual paying customers then it's not hardworking enough. You should definitely consider a website redesign to make your website a more potent lead magnet than what it is today. Read more >>
More International...
 President Jacob Zuma says the funds allocated to healthcare in the national budget show government's commitment to improving the quality of health services provided to all South Africans. Read more >>
[Angus Macmillan] The government has proposed that all foreign businesses supplying e-books‚ music and other digital goods and services in South Africa be required to register as VAT vendors. Read more >>
More Government news...
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Local new vehicle sales lost some momentum in February with a gain of only 1.6% over February last year but exports rocketed 22.4% higher than the previous year. While local sales were only up 832 vehicles to 53,220, exports increased by 5,057 to 27,611. Read more >>
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Ford has refreshed and reshuffled its impressive pack of Fiestas, dropping the 1.6 Ambiente and 1.6 Titanium and introducing three new engines with a baby 1.0-litre turning out to be the star of the show. Read more >>
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