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Students, don't forget to enter Biz's Portfolio Night competition!

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] A reminder once again to all branding, design or advertising students in Jozi to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week, Wednesday, 22 May! Complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday, 20 May. You will need to create a MyBiz Profile if you don't have one already. 17 May 2013 11:04

Mobile: the future of learning in Africa

[Kirsty Chadwick] Following the success of the African budget smartphone, Microsoft produced a smartphone targeted specifically at the African mobile market, the Huawei 4Afrika, which was released in February 2013. Since the launch of this smartphone, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of students and even staff making use of smartphones to assist in learning. 17 May 2013 09:59

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Reminder for Jozi students to enter Portfolio Night competition on Biz

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Branding, design or advertising students in Jozi, don't forget to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week Wednesday, 22 May 2013! Simply complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday 20 May. 16 May 2013 14:10

Kenya engineering university students to recieve free software

The Kenya section of the global Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) has confirmed continuity of a partnership with Microsoft under which a wide selection of software is provided to IEEE student members and graduate student members for free. 15 May 2013 15:22

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Be big on biz with Portfolio Night and Bizcommunity - competition

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] If you are a branding, design or advertising student in Johannesburg, by Thursday next week your life may have changed! After years of negotiations, the largest one-day advertising portfolio review in the world, Portfolio Night, is finally making it to Johannesburg, South Africa - and Bizcommunity, in conjunction with McCann Johannesburg, has one coveted ticket to give away. 15 May 2013 11:32

Youth employment action plan ends in Accra

ECOWAS (Economic Community Of West African States) Member States have been urged to establish a mechanism for monitoring and evaluating the efficacy of their National Youth Employment Plans in responding to the youth employment challenges facing the region. 14 May 2013 20:51

Initiative to create digital jobs in Africa

Dr. Judith Rodin, president of The Rockefeller Foundation, on Monday, 13 May 2013, launched a new foundation initiative that will focus on Africa's youth and employment, Digital Jobs Africa. 14 May 2013 11:02

Kagiso's MSN moves into Kenya and Nigeria

Howzit MSN, reportedly one of Africa's largest portals with approximately 3.3 million unique browsers per month, is set to launch dedicated versions of its site for Nigeria and Kenya. 14 May 2013 09:20

BlackBerry Jam Session attracts developers in Botswana

More than 180 developers attended a BlackBerry Jam Session supported by Orange Botswana, in Gaborone at then end of April 2013, showing huge enthusiasm in the developer community in Botswana for creating apps for the BlackBerry platform. 13 May 2013 10:37

Minister wants entrepreneurship studied in higher learning institutions

Ghana's minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Nii Armah Ashietey, has called for the introduction of entrepreneurship as a course in institutions of higher learning in ECOWAS Member States. 10 May 2013 11:21

Moshito's new board prepares to celebrate a decade of success

At the forefront of the African music industry, the Moshito Music Conference & Exhibition prepares to celebrate ten years of industry insights, music know-how and industry accomplishments. With fresh ideas and a change in venue, the newly elected board of directors promises a stand out year. 8 May 2013 15:05

2013 PAMRO Conference: Call for papers

The 15th PAMRO meeting and All Africa Media Research Conference will take place from 25-28 August 2013 in Madagascar, and this is the second call for presentation submissions. 6 May 2013 17:15

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Damelin Cape Town City receives prestigious PMR.africa Award

[Issued by Damelin] The hard work and service excellence of Damelin Cape Town City was rewarded when they received the Silver Arrow Award during the annual PMR.africa City of Cape Town Leaders and Achievers Awards Breakfast on 22 April. 6 May 2013 10:00

New ticket packages for Loeries Creative Week

New packages are now available on the Loeries website for Creative Week. There are two-night-ticket packages for The 35th Annual Loerie Awards, supplementing the full Creative Week packages. Tickets to the International Seminar of Creativity can also be booked separately now. 24 Apr 2013 07:15