2010 Loerie tickets on sale

Sales of single evening tickets or a weekend pass for the 2010 Loerie Awards in Cape Town, 1-3 October 2010, are now open. For every two grand seats purchased, three gallery seats can be purchased. However, educational institutions can access gallery seats by contacting the Loeries office. 3 May 2010 09:17

Local music gets World Cup boost, OTC ticket sales open

An agreement to feature more local artists at the Official Kick-off Concert for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and an announcement that the SABC will play only South African and African music on its 15 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) division's radio stations means visitors and fans will experience SA sound more fully during the World Cup. Over the counter ticket sales opened yesterday, Thursday, 15 April 2010, so pop down to join the crowds and buy your tickets and sing along through the games. 15 Apr 2010 10:12

African JV to supply world cup temp power, temperature control

The Shanduka-Aggreko joint venture (JV) energy rental contract will see the JV provide temporary power and temperature control for broadcast and technical services for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 14 Apr 2010 08:24

EES wins Cape Town Film Studios contract

Electrical Engineering Solutions (EES) has been awarded the contract to project manage the information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, from construction to operational service provisioning, for Cape Town Film Studios (CTFS), claimed to be South Africa's first major, Hollywood-style film studio in Cape Town. The R430-million project will be fully operational by the end of 2010. 1 Apr 2010 09:40

Press conference to reveal new dimension for World Cup

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in central London will be the venue for the joint FIFA Sony press conference on Thursday, 8 April 2010, that will unveil the plans for filming various FIFA World Cup matches in 3D. 25 Mar 2010 07:05

IRIN releases new doccie on CAR humanitarian crisis

NAIROBI: The Central African Republic (CAR) has been in the throes of a humanitarian crisis for more than a decade. Army mutinies, coups and attempted coups, rebellions, gangs that kidnap for ransom and, more recently, elements of Uganda's notorious Lord's Resistance Army have made life for civilians, especially in the north, extremely challenging, unpredictable, and very dangerous. 29 May 2009 10:23

WFP stops clock on Hungerbytes competition

From Alabama to Addis Ababa, the World Food Programme sent university students to Ethiopia to film the reality of hunger first-hand. Three university students have edged out fierce competition, including a professional filmmaker, to win the first-ever YouTube video contest on hunger, which has attracted more than half a million views from people all over the world. 17 Oct 2008 11:47

Tanzanian band takes on Europe

The Ngoma Africa band, a Tanzanian band based in Germany has released a new single CD Apache Wacha Pombe, which means, “Apache stop over drinking alcohol”. And by all accounts, it's a hit in Europe! 10 Jun 2008 08:07

ACP launches film production support programme

The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) presents the ACP-EU Support Programme for the ACP Cinema and Audiovisual Sector. The Secretariat of the ACP Group of States and the European Union have designed a new support programme for the ACP audiovisual sector, ACP Films (ie. cinema and television). ACP Films is managed by the ACP Secretariat and financed by the 9th European Development Fund (EDF). 25 Apr 2008 11:00

Glitz and glamour in Togo

The football fraternity and the people of Lomé, capital of Togo, West Africa, won't forget the night of Friday 1st of February 2008. 11 Feb 2008 07:55

Kenyan crisis ripple effects felt across the region

Unrest in Kenya threatens humanitarian and commercial operations throughout the Great Lakes region, potentially affecting more than 100 million lives, according to analysts. 7 Feb 2008 06:37

Music video project for Africa

Pan-African music entertainment network MTV Networks Africa and oil marketer Shell have partnered to boost Africa's contemporary music industry. 22 Nov 2007 14:43

Bizcommunity.com launches expanded retail offering

Bizcommunity.com has entered into a strategic partnership with ActivRetail, online resource hub to the fast moving grocery industry, to boost the offering of its online FMCG retail news and product information daily news service launched to the industry in Africa in July this year. 29 Oct 2007 08:32

Tobacco agreement terminated

Philip Morris International Inc. and British American Tobacco South Africa has terminated their Chesterfield licence agreement. 12 Oct 2007 06:21