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 | TVC News, the 24-hour pan-African TV news channel from the stables of the Continental Broadcasting Service Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria, launched 17 June 2013, on the UK's BskyB platform (EPG 572). Read more >> |
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|  | CNBC Africa, Africa's business television news channel, will launch its eleventh African bureau in Mauritius next month as it continues to widen its African reporting footprint. Read more >> |
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ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST: More than half of the Ivory Coast's press industry have been suspended, the regulatory authority announced on Monday as it promised to "clean up" the sector. Read more >>
 | [Chemory Gunko] I'm not sure if it's particular to the marketing industry or just a sign of our economic times, but lately there seems to be an enormous amount of people who have come to the conclusion that the solution to their business woes is to have their marketing done on risk. Read more >> |
 | [Phakamisa Ndzamela] Standard Bank‚ Africa's largest bank by earnings‚ has set aside an undisclosed amount as an investment in a customer rewards programme aimed at retaining and acquiring new customers. Read more >> |
 | Over 250 students from across Uganda have taken part in an online aptitude exam to win a fully paid scholarship from MTN Uganda. The winners will be announced on 21 June. Read more >> |
Great strides have been made to grow broadband connectivity in Africa in the past five years. However, despite this growth, West Africa still has to overcome massive challenges to fully integrate into the digital age. Read more >>
 | [Duncan McLeod] A year after having its offer to buy 20% of Telkom spurned by the South African government, Korea's KT Corp has agreed to pour US$140m into building a national fourth-generation (4G) mobile network in Rwanda that will serve 95% of that country's population. Read more >> |
 | [James Hurford] It's no coincidence that people who write well do well. Writing well is one of the best ways to advance your career, no matter what it might be. Read more >> |
 | [Issued by Mediatech] Asikhule, a business offering customised vendor certification and bespoke technical training, is proud to introduce the very first Africa Loudness summit. Read more >> |
 | Johannesburg-based expo organiser, Exhibition Management Services (EMS) has joined forces with Ghana-based Events and Projects International (EPI) to stage Hospitality and Foodbiz West Africa in Ghana at the Accra International Conference Centre from 2-4 October 2013. Read more >> |
 | Nigerian music and media executive Alex Okosi, senior vice president and managing director of Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa, has been recognised by New African Magazine in its list of "50 Trailblazers Under 50" who are realizing significant achievements in their specific field of endeavour. Read more >> |
Pan-African tower company Eaton Towers announced on Friday that it had signed a deal with Telkom Kenya to cover its existing portfolio of more than 1‚000 towers. Read more >>
 | Blue Label said on Friday it was confident that it would successfully defend a US$528.07 million lawsuit brought against the company‚ its subsidiaries and representatives by Telkom and Multi-Links Telecommunications Limited (MLT)‚ a former wholly owned subsidiary of Telkom. Read more >> |
 | [Thabiso Mochiko] Telkom is suing a former executive for US$6m as part of a US$528.07m lawsuit for damages arising out of the "super dealer agreement" between Blue Label subsidiary African Prepaid Services and Telkom's former Nigerian subsidiary‚ Multi-Links. Read more >> |
 | Every1Mobile (E1M), which specialises in building mass audiences via mobile in sub-Saharan Africa, recently announced that it has raised R18 million in angel investment. Read more >> |
 | The latest Mxit Brand Index has been released, revealing the top 20 South African brands on Mxit on 31 May 2013. Read more >> |
AdFu, the audience and display inventory network of sites owned by Kagiso Media, has extended its reach into the African online market by adding the Africa-born social network, Yookos, to its portfolio. This adds even more inventory to AdFu's African value proposition while also helping Yookos to drive revenue growth by maximising inventory yield. Read more >>
| TVC News, the 24-hour pan-African TV news channel from the stables of the Continental Broadcasting Service Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria, launched 17 June 2013, on the UK's BskyB platform (EPG 572). Read more >> |
| CNBC Africa, Africa's business television news channel, will launch its eleventh African bureau in Mauritius next month as it continues to widen its African reporting footprint. Read more >> |
Sierra Leon's Bolt and Ethiopia's Betty became the second couple to engage in a "sex act" in the history of Big Brother Africa, since BBA Housemates Keagan and Talia's romping during The Stargame, reports AllAfrica. Read more >>
 [South African College of Business] eLearning Africa has come and gone and as is so often the case after events like these, that we are left feeling incredibly inspired. Our minds awash with new thoughts, ideas and opinions, we're eager to explore this landscape we find ourselves entering into. Read more >>
PARIS, FRANCE: The global advertising market will grow by a less than expected 3.5% this year, French ad giant Publicis said yesterday, marking down last December's forecast of 4.1% growth for the second time. Read more >>
 | [Kenneth von Rauch] LOS ANGELES, US: This post highlights some aspects of parallax scrolling* that you need to keep in mind if you want to use the effect on your site or your client's. Read more >> |
 | WASHINGTON, USA: Internet giants Facebook and Microsoft say they received thousands of requests for data from US authorities last year but are prohibited from disclosing how many related to national security. Read more >> |
ATHENS, GREECE: A Greek court on Monday suspended the government's shock decision to shut down state broadcaster ERT and ordered it reopened until a new national media body can be set up. Read more >>
 | WASHINGTON, US: Google captured more than half of the US$8.8bn spent on mobile Internet advertising worldwide last year and is expected to boost its share in 2013, market watchers say. Read more >> |
 | LYON, FRANCE: Euronews, one of the leading international news channels in Europe, has concluded an agreement with GLWiZ, international WebTV provider, to connect with Persian-speaking (Farsi) communities all over the world. Read more >> |
 | SAN FRANCISCO,USA: Yahoo! has bought GhostBird - a startup that makes picture-taking applications for iPhones - to enhance its Flickr photo service. Read more >> |
 | WASHINGTON, USA: Google captured more than half of the US$8.8bn spent on mobile internet advertising worldwide last year and is expected to boost its share in 2013, a market watcher said on Thursday (13 June). Read more >> |
 | CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is set to launch Lions Health next year, a new two-day independent festival and awards celebrating creative communications in healthcare, wellness and sustainability. Read more >> |
 | WASHINGTON, USA: At least 92% of music festival goers are more likely to take a smartphone to an event than cash or and identity document, but many fail to guard against loss or theft, an industry survey released on Wednesday (12 June) showed. Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK, US: New York Festivals International Radio Awards honouring "The World's Best Radio Programs & Promos," will host the 2013 New York Festivals International Radio Awards Gala on 17 June. Read more >> |
WARSAW, POLAND: Police nabbed 21 suspects across Poland on allegations of dealing in online child pornography following a tip-off from German authorities, a police spokesman said Tuesday. Read more >>
WASHINGTON, US: A solid majority of Americans support the US government's programs tracking telephone records to try to uncover terror, a Washington Post-Pew Research Centre poll found Monday. Read more >>
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Apple on Monday (10 June) unveiled its hotly anticipated iTunes Radio Service as it announced a dramatic overhaul of the touch-screen interface for its popular smartphones and tablets. Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK, US: Lay's snackers' come up with the next great Lay's potato chip flavour. Read more >> |
 | LONDON, UK: Airport shopping marks the end of terminal boredom: Over one in ten European travellers look forward to shopping at airports. Read more >> |
More International
 | There is still no arrest in the murder of the Johannesburg Central Cluster Commander, Major General Tirhani Maswanganyi, whose body was found in the early hours of Tuesday. Read more >> |
 | [Nicky Smith] The Department of Trade and Industry has called for a meeting of top government officials after almost a year of tireless lobbying by specialised spring manufacturer Springmaster over the role state-owned Transnet Engineering (TE) has been playing in the rail engineering sector. Read more >> |
 | [Linda Ensor] The Gauteng provincial government had paid R831m to the Bombela consortium up to end March in terms of 10 ridership guarantees for the Gautrain‚ Transport Minister Ben Martins said in Parliament on Tuesday (18 June). Read more >> |
The South African government has called on the United Kingdom government to investigate reports that its delegates who attended the 2009 Group 20 meeting were put under surveillance. Read more >>
 | [Helmo Preuss] A weaker rand and higher international product prices are likely to push the Gauteng retail petrol price up by 81 cents a litre (c/l) in July, close to the record R13.20 per litre reached in April‚ data released by the Central Energy Fund last week showed. Read more >> |
 | Madiba's health continues to improve but his condition remains serious, says President Jacob Zuma. Read more >> |
The North West Provincial Government has announced that it will write off over R42m for the benefit of young people from poor and disadvantaged backgrounds who had studied through the Office of the Premier Bursary Scheme. Read more >>
 | The National Employers Association of SA (Neasa) on Wednesday (12 June) added its voice to organisations opposing a total ban of labour brokers. Read more >> |
 | Trade and Industry (dti) Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe is scheduled to participate in the 3rd Tunis Medindustrie kicking off in Tunisia from today. Read more >> |
 | Manufacturing production rose 7.0% year-on-year in April from a 2.2% year-on-year decline in March‚ data released by Statistics SA on Tuesday (11 June) revealed. Read more >> |
 | The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) claims tolling makes transport easier, boosts economic growth and individual businesses and also makes travelling much more pleasant for private citizens. Read more >> |
 | The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster (JCPS) today released a list of all the people who have been convicted of fraud and corruption. Read more >> |
 | [Linda Ensor] Business Unity SA (Busa) warned of significant job losses should African National Congress (ANC) MPs decide to change provisions in the Labour Relations Amendment Act in order to ban labour brokers. Read more >> |
More Government news
 | [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] It's big, brash and as long and wide as a barge on the Thames but the Chrysler 300C SRT8 has got character and personality second to none and an attitude that gives a reverse victory sign to just about everything else on the road. Read more >> |
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