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Mobile music channel from West Africa

Mafrik TV, tagged as the African music channel, is dedicated to distributing West African music videos without a charge to the artists...

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New black-owned online TV network launched

Beyond The Eyes (BTE), a black-owned production company, has launched an independent online television network to deliver compelling African content to the world through 'Video on Demand' (VOD)...

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Advertising
SOUTH AFRICA
Nando's pays tribute to fire-fighters
Branding
SOUTH AFRICA
Banking on branding as important as ever

John Harvey

There can be little doubt that the proliferation of entry-level banks in the past few years has vastly changed South Africa's financial landscape... read more>>
Exhibitions
SOUTH AFRICA
Small business equals big show as My Business Expo returns
The National Small Business Chamber (NSBC), dedicated to the success of small business in South Africa, is gearing up to host its 7th My Business Expo in Joburg, now one the largest event of its kind in the world... read more>>
Media
SOUTH AFRICA
24.com launches News24Wire to replace Sapa
Media24's digital division, 24.com, has announced plans for a news wire service launching in April. The announcement follows Sapa's closure. The new service will be called News24Wire... read more>>
Mobile
AFRICA
Smart Rwanda initiative will drive ICT growth
Ericsson and The Rwanda Ministry of Youth and ICT have come together in an initiative called 'Smart Rwanda', geared towards connecting, innovating and transforming Rwanda into a knowledge economy to drive its global competitiveness and job creation... read more>>
Radio
SOUTH AFRICA
Have your say on MTN Radio Awards
Sales
SOUTH AFRICA
Not interested or not qualified?

Monika D'Agostino

The other day I got a connection request from LinkedIn. The person's profile was very scarce, but I accepted the request as I am on a mission to elevate the reputation of sales and its practitioners... read more>>
International
INDIA
India asks YouTube to block banned rape film
NEW DEHLI, INDIA: India said on Thursday it had asked YouTube to block access to a documentary about a savage gang-rape in Delhi, after barring broadcasters from airing the film... (Videos) read more>>
UNITED STATES
Alibaba opens US data centre in new challenge to Amazon
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Chinese online giant Alibaba will open a data centre in Silicon Valley, it said on Wednesday, challenging US rival Amazon in the field of cloud computing... read more>>
LUXEMBOURG
EU court bans France, Luxembourg e-book tax cuts
LUXEMBOURG: France and Luxembourg must stop applying lower sales tax rates to electronic or e-books, the EU's highest court ruled on Thursday... read more>>
BELGIUM
World Press Photo award withdrawn over 'violation'
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Organisers of the prestigious World Press Photo awards have revoked a major prize after receiving "misleading information" regarding the entry, which portrayed gritty industrial Belgian town Charleroi... read more>>
CHINA
New media, New China: Xinhua relaunch on barred networks
BEIJING, CHINA: China's official news agency Xinhua has re-launched its English-language presence on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, it announced - all of which are blocked in China... read more>>
UNITED STATES
89 finalists selected in INMA Awards 2015 competition
DALLAS, US: The International News Media Association (INMA) has announced 89 finalists in the INMA Awards 2015 competition. The annual competition rewards global excellence in sales and marketing among media companies... read more>>
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Government news
SOUTH AFRICA
Arms exports slow as demand falls and research lags
Global demand for SA's arms is taking a knock, and the dwindling spending on research and development is rubbing salt into the wound... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Cyril dodges jammer questions
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and State Security Minister David Mahlobo refused to come clean about the jamming of electronic communication at President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Brand SA: 'Pay back the money'
NEWSWATCH: Brand SA wants Comms Minister Faith Muthambi to pay the agency cash it says it is owed, and the SABC head of news has been charged with assault... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Government's strategy on right path towards fixing the economy
The Minister of Finance's 2015 Budget is a bitter sweet one for high net worth individuals, with this year's tax blow softer than expected, and good news on foreign regulations... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
SARS releases ruling on sale of shares

Heinrich Louw

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) released Binding Private Ruling No 189 on 19 February 2015, which dealt with the sale of shares subject to suspensive conditions... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Province mulls turning cheap wine into biofuel

Bekezela Phakathi

The Western Cape government is investigating alternative uses for cheap, low-quality wine, such as converting it into biofuel for tractors and generators as part of efforts to curb alcohol abuse... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
The New Age opts out of ombudsman system
NEWSWATCH: The New Age newspaper has pulled out of the Press Council's ombudsman system, the council said yesterday, reports Mail & Guardian... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Eskom has issued a load-shedding alert
SOUTH AFRICA
Base new land policy on future, not past

Roelof Bezuidenhout

More Government news
Motoring news
SOUTH AFRICA
City slicker and bundu-basher

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

Nissan has employed a nifty designer to trim some excess fat as well the many sharp edges off its likeable X-Trail to give it a much softer, more elegant urban warrior look but without sacrificing any of its bush and dirt capabilities... read more>>
More Motoring news
Jobs offered


New events to diarise
Retail World Africa 2015
Terrapinn Ltd - 10 Mar 2015 to 11 Mar 2015, Johannesburg

Africa's Big Seven
Exhibition Management Services (Pty) Ltd - 21 Jun 2015 to 23 Jun 2015, Midrand

CIMEX Congo
Manikongo AfriVision - 15 Jul 2015 to 17 Jul 2015, Kinshasa

18th AutoExpo Africa 2015
Expogroup - 27 Aug 2015 to 29 Aug 2015, Dar-es-Salaam

Africa Com
Informa - 17 Nov 2015 to 19 Nov 2015, Cape Town

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