Spikes Asia confirms 2011 festival dates, venue

SINGAPORE: The organisers of Spikes Asia have announced that the 2011 Festival will take place 18-20 September and will return to the Suntec, Singapore, with the awards ceremony taking place at the Esplanade Theatre. 21 Feb 2011 10:54

Lisbon to host Eurobest 2011, 28-30 November

LISBON, PORTUGAL: The 4th Eurobest Advertising Festival, one of Europe's leading awards and annual events for creative advertising and communications, will be held from 28-30 November this year in Lisbon, Portugal. 9 Feb 2011 09:03

Loeries Travelling Expo opens in Cape Town

The Loerie Awards Travelling Exhibition will open at CityVarsity in Cape Town on 14 February 2011. The exhibition, sponsored by Adobe, showcases winning work from The 32nd Annual Loerie Awards (2010) in a gallery format. It will stop at educational institutions, expos, museums and public spaces in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. 2 Feb 2011 10:18

Bamako Encounters Biennial 2011 open for entries

Co-organised and co-produced by Mali's Ministry of Culture and l'Institut français, the Bamako Encounters Biennial has been held every two years since 1994, focusing on issues in contemporary photography and video in Africa. This year's event runs from 5 November - 5 December 2011. The organisers have opened the event for applications from artists. 25 Jan 2011 10:10

Cannes Lions 2011 registrations open

LONDON, UK: Cannes Lions registrations are now open and delegates wishing to attend the 58th International Festival of Creativity, to be held in Cannes 19-25 June 2011, can register online at www.canneslions.com. 12 Jan 2011 09:44

HICA: Investing in hospitality

The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) will present the fourth Hospitality Investment Conference Africa (HICA) taking place in Johannesburg from 31 October to 2 November 2010. The conference programme will explore investment opportunities in the African context, challenges faced by the hospitality sector and review international trends and best practice. 8 Sep 2010 08:02

International trade delegations flock to SAITEX

JOHANNESBURG, SA: At least 35 countries will be represented by the 337 companies exhibiting at the Southern African International Trade Exhibition (SAITEX) from 25 to 27 July. Many will be there as part of trade delegations from participating nations or regions. Under the auspices of embassies and trade federations, exhibitors will present a rich variety of products reflecting key exports of these countries. 21 Jul 2010 12:26

The Loeries Travelling Exhibition visits Vega and CityVarsity

The Loeries Travelling Exhibition is at Vega, 8-14 April 2010 and at CityVarsity 17-24 April 2010. One of the exhibition's goals is to educate audiences, and Adobe will be hosting complimentary workshops at both venues. These deep dive sessions are an introduction to new and enhanced features in the product, hosted by Learning Curve, an authorised education reseller. The workshops are a must-attend for students, photographers and all creative professionals. 1 Apr 2010 11:07

Taking Cape flavour and sounds to the Namibia Tourism Expo

A comprehensive version of the Cape Town and Western Cape tourism experience, complemented by the colourful sounds of the DSix Ghoema Minstrels, is being marketed at the Namibia Tourism Expo this week (27 - 30 May 2009) in Windhoek - an event attended by 15 301 people last year. 28 May 2009 14:16

Kenya Trade Fair and Conference to usher in new era of business opportunities

The first annual Kenya Trade Fair and Conference will take place 19 - 21 September 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. The initiative aims to create an ongoing platform and environment to build business linkages between South Africa and Kenya through expanded trade and business development opportunities for both countries. 10 Jul 2008 14:20

Nasrec gets R120 million upgrade for 2010

[Bathandwa Mbola] More than R120 million has been set aside to upgrade the Nasrec precinct south of Johannesburg's city centre to support the hosting of the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. 22 Apr 2008 10:50

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Scan Display Botswana moves and expands into printing

[Issued by Scan Display] Scan Display's Botswana branch has moved to new offices in Broadhurst, Gaborone. The exhibition and display specialist has been operating in Botswana since 1999 and the company's recent growth was the motivation for the move to bigger premises. 15 Apr 2008 15:55

Spotlight on SADC's emerging artists

[Michael Appel] The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) on Thursday evening launched the Soul of Africa Art Exhibition, thus creating a platform for artists to exhibit their works. 22 Feb 2008 10:51