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Radio showsSpecial sectionsRelated sectorsIn the news | Develop the next super appNow in its second year, AfricApps will be the premier meeting of developers from across Africa, bringing the app gurus to show the future innovation of the African Digital ecosystem - taking place alongside AfricaCom from 12-14 November 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa. Supported by Mobile Monday... read more 24 May 2013 Reminder to enter CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2013 AwardsA reminder that entries close next Wednesday, 17 April 2013, for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2013 Awards. Entries and nominations can be found online www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/africanawards.... read more 9 Apr 2013 Govt to revise media lawsMedia laws will be revised to better regulate journalists. Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communications, Bitange Ndemo says this will ensure accreditation of journalists. He says there is also need for stringent rules for use of social media to curb hate speech. Source:... read more 15 Mar 2013 Local media hailed for excellent election coverageIEBC (The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission) has hailed the local media, security officials and other stakeholders for the role they played in ensuring a successful election. IEBC chairman, Isaak Hassan says he was specifically happy with the way journalists handled the election... read more 11 Mar 2013 Zim paranoia over cellphones, radiosMedia freedom campaigners say police in Zimbabwe are breaking the law by seizing and banning small radio receivers that can tune in to stations not linked to the state broadcasting monopoly controlled by president Robert Mugabe's party. Continue reading on www.techcentral.co.za.... read more 25 Feb 2013 Media Council brief on electionsThe Media Council of Kenya today, 21 February 2013, addressed media at a press conference on key issues regarding coverage of the ongoing electoral campaigns and expectations during the general elections. Haron Mwangi was expected to describe the critical role media will play in informing the public... read more 21 Feb 2013 Congress FEPACI postponed to March 2013The Pan-African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI) is to hold its 9th Congress in Johannesburg, South Africa from 25-27 March 2013. First scheduled for 18-20 February, the date has now been postponed. For more, go to www.fepaci.org . 19 Feb 2013 Eskimi wins Best Mobile Social Network at Kalahari AwardsThe Kalahari Awards, awarded to organisations that have made significant contribution to the mobile financial sector and are poised to make considerable market impact in the future, took place at the end of last week in Lagos, Nigeria. Eskimi was recognised as The Best Mobile Social Network by the... read more 11 Feb 2013 Spinlet presents Industry Nite in Feb 2013Industry Nite, presented by Spinlet, is a weekly event pulling together up and coming artists, established artists, record label execs, brand managers and fans in one venue for entertainment and networking. The next event takes place on 20 February 2013 from 9PM at The Oriental Hotel in Lagos,... read more 17 Jan 2013 Egyptian-Jordanian media cooperationInformation Minister, Salah Abdel-Maqsoud on Monday 14, January 2013, met Jordanian counterpart, Samih Maayatah to discuss means of boosting bi-lateral cooperation in the field of media. Maayatah is currently on a visit to Egypt to attend the 44th Session of Arab Information Ministers' Council,... read more 15 Jan 2013 Nominations open for 2013 Kenyan Blog AwardsThe inaugural BAKE (Bloggers Association of Kenya) Blog Awards was a surprise in terms of the immense interest it generated and the level of participation through blog submissions and voting. The awards also served as a discovery conduits for blogs. 300 blogs were submitted and an estimated 10 000... read more 10 Jan 2013 Luvi Ogilvy celebrates 20th birthdayFriday, 16 November 2012, a birthday party with more than 300 guests marked the 20th birthday of Luvi Ogilvy Réunion. Marketing manager, Steven Potet said "It was a great evening. We had 'red' people queuing up outside the road at Saint Gilles city, surprised to see a well-known bar on Reunion... read more 20 Nov 2012 VH1 Classic replaces VH1, celebrates golden oldiesViacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa, behind MTV, MTV Base, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and BET, will offer a new music channel from this week. Replacing VH1 on the DStv platform with VH1 Classic, Channel 323 will offer all-time music hits and legendary artists from the '70s, '80s, '90s... read more 15 Nov 2012 2012 AITEC East Africa ICT Summit releases event guideThe AITEC East Africa ICT Summit 2012, taking place from 24-25 October 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya, is a multi-faceted event that will draw together the many strands of a vibrant growth market, underpinning high-level business-to-business services with widespread consumer engagement in modern mobile... read more 19 Oct 2012 Media Source Africa undergoes upgradeMedia Source Africa has announced that they will be undergoing an upgrade and that there will be no daily mails until next week, when the new-look web platform is revealed. 9 Oct 2012 TBWA\ Angola engineer flashmobGrocery shopping in Angola recently took a turn from the mundane when shoppers were surprised with a flashmob. TBWA\ Angola engineered the guerilla-marketing stunt for Cerveja CUCA, a local beer manufacturer in the Angolan market. Unsuspecting onlookers were treated to an energetic flash dance... read more 2 Jul 2012 BFMA Conference programme releasedThe fourth annual Broadcast, Film & Music Africa (BFMA) Conference, hosted by AITEC Africa set to take place from 10-11 July 2012 at the Oshwal Centre in Nairobi, Kenya has released the latest programme of the upcoming conference. Download the programme (Size: 864KB).... read more 28 Jun 2012 ITI Africa Summit 2012 focuses on infrastructure challenges in AfricaThe 2nd Annual IT Infrastructure Africa Summit taking place from 12-13 July 2012 at the Westin Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa is hosted by international business-to-business conferencing company, Kinetic Events. The summit will focus on: IT infrastructure challenges facing the African IT industry... read more 21 Jun 2012 Stay up to date with APO on social mediaThe African Press Organisation (APO), a press release wire in Africa, and global media relations related to Africa, has joined the social media networking realm through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Scoop.it. Journalists can now "Like" APO on Facebook and "Follow" APO on Twitter, YouTube and... read more 19 Jun 2012 iNamibia gets bigiNamibia (www.inambia.co.na) has announced that they have become the biggest local website in Namibia. This is according to the web traffic ranking site, Statshow. They have achieved this in a period of 18 months, launching in January 2011.... read more 7 Jun 2012 Court grants Lonestar Cell MTN 'stay order'Lonestar Cell MTN has welcomed a court decision granting the mobile operator a "stay order" against the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA)'s resolution to suspend its operating licence. The regulator recently advised Lonestar Cell MTN that it would suspend its operating licence for two weeks... read more 6 Jun 2012 Standard Bank appoints head of transactional products and servicesStandard Bank Group has announced the appointment of Babatunde Macaulay as its new head of transactional products and services for West Africa. Hasan Khan, Standard Bank's head of transactional products and services in Africa, says Tunde, who will be based in Lagos, will have the core responsibility... read more 31 May 2012 AfDB president invited to 38th G8 Summit and White HousePresident of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka has been invited by the president of the United States of America, Barack obama, to attend the 38th Group of Eight (G8) Summit, taking place at Camp David in Frederick County, Maryland on 18-19 May 2012. The discussions will centre on... read more 16 May 2012 AiM extends deadline to 31 May 2012Africa in Motion (AiM), the United Kingdom's African film festival, in its seventh year has extended it's call for submissions of films, features, documentaries and short films for its 2012 festival edition until 31 May 2012. The festival takes place from 25 October to 2 November 2012 at the... read more 9 May 2012 Glo launches in GhanaNigerian telecommunications company, Glo officially launched in Ghana on 30 April 2012. Glo's launch has been a long time coming and henceforth, all 1.5 million Ghanaians who successfully reserved 023-3 and 023-5 Glo numbers can go to any of the 25 GloWorld Shops across the country to activate them... read more 2 May 2012 Win an invitation to AfDB's annual meetingsThe African Press Organisation (APO) will award one African journalist transport, accommodation and daily allowance to attend the 2012 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) held in Arusha, Tanzania, from 28 May to 1 June 2012. The winner will have the opportunity to interview... read more 11 Apr 2012 Nashua wins Best Stand at Africa Print ExpoNashua Limited was recently recognised as the best exhibition stand (large category) at the Africa Print Expo, a commercial and digital print expo, which took place 14-15 March 2012 in Durban, South Africa. Winners of the various stand awards at the expo were chosen after extensive tours of the... read more 20 Mar 2012 Carat Nigeria scoops deal with MTNCommunications specialist and digital solutions company, Carat Nigeria has walked away with a US$70 million deal with MTN while pitching against other larger companies in Africa. Carat Nigeria will manage and execute all MTN's media (bought, owned and earned media across all platforms) planning,... read more 5 Mar 2012 Gambia Press Union secures projectThe executive board of The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has announced that its request for the Media for Advocacy-Advocacy for Media Project from The Gambia Media Support Project (GAMES) was approved on 27 February 2012. The new project is a continuation of the Media Development Project-Professional... read more 29 Feb 2012 Four African finalists to compete in Mr. Gay WorldOrganisers have announced that the upcoming Mr. Gay World contest to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 4-8 April 2012, will for the first time see four finalists from Africa taking to the stage, despite homosexuality being illegal in 38 African countries. The delegates representing Africa... read more 23 Feb 2012 |
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