Business and Arts South Africa

BASA's model positively received at African Creative Economy Conference

[Issued by Business and Arts South Africa] Business and Arts South Africa's model of engagement between business and arts was positively received at the recent African Creative Economy Conference. 21 Nov 2012 10:02

Short film competition offers African filmmakers US$100 000

The Afrinolly Shortfilm Competition, launched late last week, offers budding filmmakers and documentary/animation content creators the opportunity to win prizes in a competition valued at US$100 000. 6 Nov 2012 07:44

Pupils to benefit from computerisation project

[Masahudu Kunateh] Public basic and junior high schools in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana received 6 624 laptops for use in support of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) teaching and learning programmes. 15 Oct 2012 11:00

Airtel sponsors Africa Business Leaders' Awards

Telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria in partnership with CNBC Africa and business news and financial information source, Forbes, have announced that they will stage this year's edition of the All Africa Business Leaders' Awards (AABLA). 7 Aug 2012 12:23

Nigeria's First Bank sponsors CNN short-form films

Nigeria's First Bank has annouced that it will be sponsoring 'From Passion to Portfolio', a new series of short-form films on CNN International that will focus on individuals whose hobbies have evolved into profitable investments. 15 Jun 2012 10:07

eLearning Africa Report shows ICTs transform education

Max Ahouéké, minister of communication and information and communication technologies of Benin, will this week present the results of the eLearning Africa Report, which shows the impact of new technology and improved connectivity on education throughout Africa. 22 May 2012 14:46

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 finalists announced

The finalists in the 17th CNN MultiChoice African Journalist competition were announced on 18 May 2012, by Ferial Haffajee, chair of the independent judging panel. This year the competition received entries from 42 countries across the continent, including French and Portuguese speaking Africa. 18 May 2012 11:49

Airtel to sponsor Africa Movies Academy Awards

Airtel Nigeria been unveiled as the official sponsor of the African Movies Academy Awards (AMAA), scheduled to take place on 22 April 2012 at the Expo Hall of Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos. 16 Apr 2012 10:24

Multichoice overwhelmed with Big Brother response

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Multichoice Malawi says it has been overwhelmed with interest that Malawians are showing soon after the announcement of the seventh season of Big Brother Africa. 16 Jan 2012 10:30

Bizcommunity.com

How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Bizcommunity.com has now expanded its operations into 16 new sectors and will soon venture into another 17, providing a whole new range of target audiences for advertisers. The most critical aspect of this is the quality of content and this is a formal invitation to you to become a recognised contributor on Bizcommunity. 3 Oct 2011 14:57

Nokia, Pearson, Airtel train public school teachers in Lagos

Nokia, the Pearson Foundation and Airtel Nigeria have completed the training of teachers in public schools in Lagos on the use of mobile technology to deliver rich media content to students in their classrooms. 21 Sep 2011 09:15

Bizcommunity.com

Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Bizcommunity.com - South Africa's largest online B2B publisher - is set to grow even more with the introduction of 16 new content channels, with weekly newsletters, as from last week Tuesday, 20 September 2011. 20 Sep 2011 15:45

MTN still supports African journalism after 10 years

While maintaining its decade-long relationship with the Highway Africa Conference, which starts in Cape Town, South Africa today, Friday, 16 September 2011, MTN has reaffirmed its commitment to the advancement of journalism and the media in Africa. 16 Sep 2011 11:22

Maltina raises stake as Argungu Fishing Festival beckons

In line with its new brand proposition of "sharing happiness" Maltina, leading non-alcoholic malt brand from the stable of Nigerian Breweries Plc has promised all visitors more happiness in this year's edition of the Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival billed to take place in Argungu, Kebbi State on 19 March 2011. 17 Mar 2011 13:35