| 3 Apr 2013 |
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 [Issued by Bizcommunity] Believe it or not, we've made the decision to freeze most of our rates for 2013! This is not an April Fool's prank but a strategic decision in line with our core objectives to assist businesses to grow and thrive via our portfolio of publishing platforms. Read more >> visit press office >> |
 Winners in the Afrinolly Short Film Competition were on 22 March 2013 presented with cheques for their respective cash prizes. The ceremony was part of the MTN Link Forum that took place at the Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria. Read more >> |
 The 10th Annual Conference of the Africa Venture Capital Association (AVCA), an industry gathering in the area of private equity, is scheduled to take place at the Westin Cape Town Hotel, South Africa from 8-10 April 2013. Read more >> |
 [Issued by EMRC] The annual Africa Finance & Investment Forum (AFIF), being held 13-14 June in Geneva, Switzerland, is to be organised in close collaboration with the IFC, World Bank and will focus on "Trade for Growth and Development". Read more >> |
 Bharti Airtel, a telecommunications services provider with operations Africa, has been named the Most Socially Responsible Company in Niger at the 3rd Edition of the National Excellence Awards Ceremony. Read more >> |
The Western Union Company and Virtual Terminal Network (VTN), a Nigerian mobile payment operator, launched a mobile money transfer service in Nigeria - giving Nigerians, for the first time, the choice to use their mobile phones to direct Western Union remittances into their electronic VTN VCASH account. Read more >> |
 Bharti Airtel, the telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, have announced the appointment of Charity Chanda Lumpa as managing director of Airtel's operation in Zambia with effect from 1 May 2013. Read more >> |
 Gemalto, a global digital security company, has announced that Safaricom, a mobile operator in Africa, with over 18 million customers, is using its LinqUs Cloud Backup solution to offer mobile subscribers in Kenya a comprehensive back-up service for phonebook contacts. Read more >> |
 [Keenan Harduth] One of the biggest things I have noticed about SXSW 2013 is the glaring contrast between Africa and the rest of the world, specifically America. The people, the food, the landscape, even our strategy is all vastly different. What's not, however, is one thing - Black Twitter. Read more >> |
 Pan-African music television channel MTV Base, aired on DStv Channel 322, has underlined its dominance in the digital space by notching up a landmark 1 000 000 fans on its Facebook page. Read more >> |
'Coffee shop working' may be trendy in some Western cities, but laptops with latte are not to the taste of Rwanda business people, according to Regus, the global provider of flexible workspace. Read more >> |
Barclays recently released the results of a survey that questioned retailers on their attitudes towards international expansion. While, for now, the USA and China remain firm favourites for British retailers, the island's brands see Africa as the retail growth story of the next decade. Read more >> |
 COLOMBO, SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka's state broadcaster has denied meddling with BBC programmes after the British corporation abruptly suspended FM radio feeds to the country, alleging ongoing interference. Read more >> |
 SAN FRANCISCO, US: Facebook has fuelled fresh talk about its own mobile phone after the leading social network scheduled a press announcement for this week. Read more >> |
SAN FRANCISCO, US: The booming popularity of play on smartphones or tablet computers in a realm once dominated by videogame consoles was a hot theme at the major Game Developers Conference that ended here on Good Friday. Read more >> |
 [Subhash Chandra] As technology continuously develops, negative effects concerning them develop as well. With the help of the internet, shopping, trading, transacting and paying off bills online are now totally possible. Read more >> |
 [Paul Anderson] NEWARK, US: CRM is key to any business's success, so how does one analyse the CRM needs of a midsize business to ensure that business will succeed and grow? Read more >> |
 NEW DELHI, INDIA: Struggling Finnish phone company Nokia said last week the Indian tax officials had demanded the company pay taxes worth US$363m, but a court order has prevent the payment. Read more >> |
 SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Twitter is on pace to earn more than US$500m dollars in advertising revenue this year and close to US$1bn next year, industry tracker eMarketer estimated on Wednesday (27 March). Read more >> |
 WASHINGTON, USA: Tablet computers fueled growth in 2012 in the market for "smart connected devices," which crossed the threshold of one billion units for the first time, according to a study released on Tuesday (26 March). Read more >> |
NEW YORK, US: Dell said Monday that it had received two new acquisition offers, which could derail the US computer giant's plan for a private buyout led by founder Michael Dell. Read more >> |
WASHINGTON, US: A handful of new smartphone platforms are expected to become available this year, challenging the stranglehold of the two market leaders, Google's Android and Apple's iOS. Read more >> |
KENSINGTON, US: Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg waited decades for someone like Bradley Manning to follow in his footsteps. Read more >> |
 MUMBAI, INDIA: Ford India has apologised for a series of advertisements featuring caricatures of bound and gagged women in the boot of a Figo car driven by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi (video). Read more >> |
 NEW YORK, USA: A bidding war broke out on Monday (25 March) for US computer maker Dell as two new acquisition offers emerged in competition with the private buyout led by founder Michael Dell. Read more >> |
 SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Yahoo! announced on Monday (25 March) that it planned to buy mobile news reader app Summly from the London teenager who invented it, probably transforming him into one of the world's youngest self-made multi-millionaires. Read more >> |
More International...
 President Jacob Zuma is expected to attend a memorial service on Tuesday (2 April) for the 13 SANDF soldiers killed in the Central African Republic. Read more >> |
 [Sue Blaine] Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa signed two memoranda of understanding with the Chinese government‚ after a delegation travelled to South Africa for the Brics summit in Durban‚ where a number of agreements between the Brics nations - Brazil‚ Russia‚ India‚ China and South Africa - were concluded. Read more >> |
 An online database of municipal officials dismissed for misconduct will soon be running and it is hoped that this will prevent transgressors being re-employed at other municipalities, the Ministry for Co-operative Governance said last week. Read more >> |
 Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) can help forge a new funding model in Africa where regional projects spanning a number of countries are favoured for finance, says Jacob Zuma. Brics leaders had earlier pledged to boost support to the continent. Read more >> |
 [Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: If the ANC has its way, there will be no judicial oversight over eavesdropping on communications originating outside of SA, reports BD Live, and Dina Pule's going to have her conduct investigated, reports Mail & Guardian. Read more >> |
 The bodies of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members, who were killed in the Central African Republic (CAR) during clashes with the rebels over the weekend, have been brought home. Read more >> |
 The Department of Communications says it is astounded by what it terms "the extraordinary attack and persistent smear campaign being waged by the Sunday Times against Minister Dina Pule". Read more >> |
More Government news...
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] GMSA has injected some more power into its popular 5-model Cruze sedan range with the addition of 1.8-litre and 2.0-litre engines to supplement its three 1.6-litre variants, which have been criticised for their lazy performance. Read more >> |
 Johannesburg: Mauritius, followed closely by Thailand, took pole position during the 2012 and early 2013 holiday seasons in travel franchise Harvey World Travel's compilation of destination preferences. Read more >> |
SOUTH AFRICA - Butter Knife PR to manage Grant's and Glenfiddich - more info
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