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Catch the content waveContent is currently the word on everybody's lips, with everyone from the existing media to brand owners and individuals being encouraged to become content providers. So if you've if you've been wondering what, when and how to send your content (contributor pieces, general news and press releases) to Bizcommunity, especially now that we're ahead of the curve with more content channels and corresponding newsletters, wonder no further. Have a look at our guide, " How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news" and all should become clearer. We cannot publish everything we receive as we give priority to exclusive news, breaking news, opinion, thought leadership, case studies, etc., but do not be discouraged, this is an open invitation for you to get your word out there. Bizcommunity offers a platform that allow companies, media and brand owners to release business content via their own dedicated publishing platform - aka Biz Press Office - using our site. Basically it's an easy-to-maintain website from which to publish company news to targeted business communities. Find out more about setting up a Press Office. In news this week, entries for the 2013 CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards are now open. Journalists have until 17 April 2013 to send in their completed entry forms and supporting material. The battle of the smartphones will once again come into play, following the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4 last week. Young African entrepreneurs are wanted to enter to win the Anzisha Prize. The prize rewards young African entrepreneurs who are making a difference by transforming their communities. Have a great 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
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2013, the Year of the Snake, is the year for science and technology. But you do not have to be a seasoned astrologer to know that the ICT sector will play a major role within global commerce. Read more >>
 [Ian Henderson] As more and more companies line up to enter Africa, the world's second most populous continent with a rising middle class of more than 300 million, companies with language localisation strategies will enjoy early-mover advantage. Read more >>
 [Issued by Bizcommunity] "Content" is currently on everybody's lips, with everyone from the existing media to brand owners and individuals being encouraged to become content providers. Bizcommunity has been ahead of the content curve for over a decade. Read more >> visit press office >>
Reporters Without Borders strongly condemns the arrest by the state security service of Le Républicain editor Boukary Ndaou, who is being held in an unknown location. Read more >>
 [Keenan Harduth] After six years of research into why businesses succeed or fail in China, Emily Chong, the acting vice president of design and marketing for Frog innovation specialists, tackles the subject of survival strategies for brands in China. The parallels and differences in marketing to South Africans were startling. Read more >>
 The top three winners in the MTN Afrinolly Short Film Competition have been selected. Over 500 entries were received from African filmmakers from 14 countries by the deadline in January 2013. A voting public then had three weeks from 15 February to choose their top three favourites for the $100 000 cash prize. Voting ended on Friday, March 8. Read more >>
 [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] The staggering increase in rhino poaching globally has many corporations placing rhino-saving programmes on the top of the CSI agendas, and &Beyond has stepped up to the plate... Read more >>
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched Open Data Platforms for 20 African countries. The Open Data Platform program is part of the AfDB's recently launched "Africa Information Highway" initiative aimed at significantly improving data management and dissemination in Africa. Work is on course to complete platforms for the rest of African countries by July 2013. Read more >>
 [Keenan Harduth] Anyone who knows anything about SXSW knows that it is a frenzied week of interactive conferences, film and music. This year it is even bigger as its the 20th anniversary of the event, which means there are over 5 000 events in the city of Austin, Texas. Read more >>
[Nadia Neophytou] Panels focused on Africa at the annual SXSW conference have become a place for those who're passionate about the continent to spread the word on new technology and its role there. And it's not just Africans themselves doing the convincing. Read more >>
 CNN International and MultiChoice this week officially launched the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2013 Awards. Read more >>
[Kenneth Agutamba] 11 March 2013 will go down as a very significant day for the media in Rwanda. The day signaled an end to years of constant lobbying and deliberations in the corridors of power with the publication last Monday of the Official Gazette containing several new media-related laws, most of them revisions of older ones. Read more >>
Mandy Rossouw has died. The Media 24 group international correspondent and senior political reporter for Primedia Broadcasting's Eyewitness News was just 33 years old. Read more >>
 Universal Music Group, in partnership with Samsung, as well as African and international music labels and publishers, has launched a pan-African mobile music streaming service called the Kleek. Designed and built specifically for Africa, Kleek will bring music lovers closer to their favourite artists, while also providing artists with valuable access to a wider pan-African audience. Read more >>
 [Ayanda Dlamini] Africa is an increasingly mobile continent, making smart mobile application development one of the continent's next big industries. Read more >>
[Richard Firth] More than half of Africa's one billion population has a mobile phone - and not just for talking. The power of telephony is forging a new enterprise culture, from banking to agriculture to healthcare. Africa has experienced an incredible boom in mobile phone use. Read more >>
Authorities in Mali must investigate an attack on a critical radio journalist that came two weeks after he received threats warning him to resign from the station, the Committee to Protect Journalists said yesterday, 11 March 2013. Read more >>
 With more than US$75 000 in prizes to be won, it's one of Africa's richest youth entrepreneurial competitions and young business people from around the continent are encouraged to enter to win the Anzisha Prize. Read more >>
 DUBAI, USE: The seventh Dubai Lynx Awards Ceremony has taken place with a record crowd of 1,836 industry professionals from the MENA region attending to find out and celebrate this year's winners of the much sought-after Lynx trophies. Read more >>
 NEW YORK, USA: Locked in fierce battle in the smartphone market, South Korean giant Samsung on Thursday (14 March) unveiled its latest device aimed at challenging Apple in its home market. Read more >>
 SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Outrage over Google's decision to pull the plug on its Reader software flooded the Internet on Thursday (14 March) as lovers of the news aggregation service lobbied to keep it alive. Read more >>
 BANGALORE, INDIA / CAPE TOWN, SA: ABIBA Systems, a leading Indian telecom analytics solution provider, has announced its participation in the Next Generation Telecom Summit Africa taking place in South Africa. Read more >>
 BRAZZAVILLE, CONGO: The Republic of Congo has established a Postal Bank with the aim of reaching a wider part of the population of 3.6m in a country where only about five percent of inhabitants have bank accounts. Read more >>
 SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Groups representing US authors and publishers called on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to deny online retailer Amazon exclusive rights to websites ending with .book, .author, or .read. Read more >>
More International...
 This month's issue of The Media magazine reveals the top 40 under 40 in the media. It also pays tribute to the shooting stars who have already excelled in their professions, before completing their fourth decade. Read more >>
For the first time in South Africa's judicial history, magistrates will go on strike today (18 March). Read more >>
 The media fraternity in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been called on to participate in the 2013 SADC Media Awards competition. Read more >>
 South African Airways (SAA) is likely to announce a new chief executive officer by the end of the month, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Thursday. Read more >>
 [Mamela Gowa] Angry Walter Sisulu University (WSU) staff members went on the rampage on Wednesday (13 March), burning tyres at the College Street and Chiselhurst campuses in protest actions that formed part of a strike. Read more >>
 The country's levels of debt make it vulnerable to economic shocks although in the past the country has been able to reduce its public debt, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. Read more >>
[Nthambeleni Gabara] The remains of two freedom fighters have been exhumed at the Avalon Cemetery in Soweto; a Mail & Guardian report appears to link Winnie Madikizela-Mandela with the pair's death. Read more >>
More Government news...
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Being able to choose from a wide selection generally favours consumers, but one has to feel both envy and sympathy for local bakkie users who have about 147 different models to choose from - a task that will be even more difficult now that Isuzu is flexing new-found muscle with the introduction of its spiffed up 6th generation KB pick-ups. Read more >>
 Standard holidays are out, singular experiences are in. Travellers looking for new ways to connect with nature are finding the solution in CapeNature's standout trails. Read more >>
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Suzuki's cute little go-anywhere Jimny has been given a few extra touches of war paint and the living quarters have also been made a bit more comfortable and practical to give its growing popularity a further boost. Read more >>
 The new Street Bob Special Edition is a rare beast: a pure bobber, pushed further. Inspired by Harley-Davidson's Factory Customisation programme, this strictly limited edition motorcycle is only available in international markets, including the European, Middle East and African regions. Read more >>
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