DUBAI, UAE: Organisations and individuals in 35 nations, including first-time winners Bahrain, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, have been announced as Stevie Award winners in The Eighth Annual International Business Awards, claimed to be the world's only international, all-encompassing business awards program. SA companies featured in a number of areas...
12 Aug 2011 10:31
JOHANNESBURG: The fifth annual TBWA Africa Conference was held in Sandton, Johannesburg late last week. TBWA's head of strategic planning Mariska Oosthuizen's presentation on "The changing face of the African consumer" focused on market and consumer trends in a rapidly evolving and changing Africa.
2 Aug 2011 10:50
CLEVELAND, US: The 2011 Tabbie Awards featured nearly 400 entries, with nominations coming from the US, Canada, the UK, India, New Zealand and South Africa. Judges were once again impressed by the quality of the submissions. One of the two 2011 Scholarship winners hails from SA, too.
22 Jul 2011 11:18The SADC Summit will take place from 16-17 August this year in Luanda, Angola. This annual event provides an opportunity to profile the region as an entirety through the established
SADC Summit Report.
1 Jul 2011 13:18
CANNES, FRANCE: A total of 28 828 entries from 90 countries (725 from SA) have been submitted to the Cannes Lions 58th International Festival of Creativity, the international annual awards for creative advertising and communications. This is the most entries in the history of the festival.
1 Jun 2011 07:19The 2011 IMEXPO trade and investment forum will take place from 18-20 May 2011. The exhibition, hosting China, the SADC, and South African investment agencies, aims to 'break through trade and investment bottlenecks and highlight the mutual benefits that flow from investment cooperation.' IMEXPO will take place at the MTN Expo Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa; entrance to the expo and B2B events is free.
11 May 2011 11:19
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] African small and medium enterprises' (SMEs) financing gap is proportionally much greater than other regions, primarily because it is working from such a low starting point, McKinsey & Company South Africa said this week in Johannesburg, adding that diversified economies have a greater proportion of informal and micro enterprises and greater access to finance than other economies.
6 May 2011 10:30
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Africa has more than 500 million people of working age out of a population of about one billion but the lack of work opportunities, coupled with economic mismanagement and unfair redistribution of income, have forced many Africans to resort to informal methods to make a living.
5 May 2011 11:14
Entries for the entry registration for the 6th Maputo International Advertising Festival are open and will close on 15 May 2011. The festival takes place on 25, 26 and 27 May 2011.
29 Apr 2011 11:15
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / CAPE TOWN, SA: The World Economic Forum has announced that more than 900 participants from 60 countries will participate in the 21st World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, 4-6 May 2011. Jacob G. Zuma, president of South Africa, will host the meeting, where participants will gather to deliberate under the theme
From Vision to Action, Africa's Next Chapter.
29 Apr 2011 10:40
NEW YORK, US: Don't miss your chance to join some of the biggest names in the business at the Creative unConference and One Show Masterclass presents Facebook Studio Live NY.
21 Apr 2011 12:17
MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND: Delegates to The Festival of Media Global now have an extra opportunity to brush up on their digital marketing expertise.
21 Apr 2011 08:20
LONDON, UK: After a week of deliberation and the odd row or two, a week where the competition was as fierce as the debate, D&AD has awarded 680 entries In Book or Nominated status in the D&AD Awards 2011. In addition, in the Student Awards 217 students from around the world have taken their first steps towards creative fame, achieving In Book or above status.
20 Apr 2011 12:11
CANNES, FRANCE: Since its inception in 1954, what has now become the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has matured into the all encompassing celebration of advertising and communication creativity.
20 Apr 2011 11:48
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