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ZambiaCategoriesRadio showsSpecial sectionsRelated sectorsIn the news | Last call to enter IABC African Gold Quill awardsThe Gold Quill, the International Association of Business Communicators' (IABC) global awards competition recognising outstanding achievement in communication, is still open for entries and the final deadline is this Friday, 10 February 2012 by the close of business. All entries should be submitted... read more 6 Feb 2012 New communications manager at AccessKenyaAccessKenya Group, a corporate data and infrastructure provider in Kenya, has appointed Kevin Keya as the new group communications manager following the departure of Nancy Imunde a few months ago. Keya who brings over five years experience in media and public relations joined AccessKenya after... read more 12 Sep 2011 Loeries Travelling Exhibition off to North WestThe Loeries Travelling Exhibition sponsored by Adobe will visit North-West University, 25 August -2 September 2011, for its fifth consecutive year and will be hosted by the Potchefstroom Campus' Graphic Design Subject group. The exclusive exhibition will display work across all areas of brand... read more 15 Aug 2011 New Africa appointments for NokiaDelia Sieff, head of Nokia communications for sub-Saharan Africa has been appointed head of communications for the Middle East and Africa. Sieff joined Nokia in February 2008 and now takes over responsibility for nine key sub-regions comprising around 25 countries across MEA. Tania Steenkamp, who... read more 25 May 2011 Africa takes two awards at the EMEA Sabre AwardsWith four finalists in the 2011 EMEA SABRE Awards, Africa walked away with two prizes. The winners were announced late last week at the Prague Castle in the Czech Republic. College Hill was awarded in the Government agencies category for the "Royal Bafokeng Nation, Beyond Platinum" campaign, while... read more 23 May 2011 AfDB appoints head of external relations, communicationRichard Uku has been appointed head of external relations and communication at the African Development Bank. Uku has been group head, brand and communication at Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), and head of communications at the Africa Finance Corporation. He was previously speechwriter to... read more 11 Mar 2011 Hylton Ross appoints Marcus Brewster PublicityHylton Ross Exclusive Touring, part of the JSE-listed Cullinan Holdings, has appointed Marcus Brewster Publicity's Cape Town office to handle stakeholder and media relations for the South African travel company. Originally only a Western Cape-based operation, the company recently expanded its... read more 9 Mar 2011 Talk2Us expands into AfricaSouth African brand engagement and internal communication company Talk2Us has announced that it is now acquiring business in other African countries. Founder and CEO Linda Hamman says: "We are delighted to add the Botswana-based company, National Development Bank, to our client list. It is great to... read more 13 Jan 2011 Catch the early PRISA birdEarly bird registration for PRISA's national conference "Africa on Top - a bold new vision for the public relations and communication profession," closes on 29 September 2010. The conference will be held on 20 October at Gold Reef City, Johannesburg. The keynote address is by Elizabeth Sidiropoulos,... read more 23 Sep 2010 IABC Gold Quill entries deadline todayclick to enlarge2010 IABC Gold Quill entries must be hand-delivered to Mari Lee at DevCom at 74 Mahonie Street, Doringkloof, Centurion in Johannesburg, South Africa, no later than 12am tonight, 27 January 2010 for the early bird entry fee and the last or late entries' deadline is midnight, 4... read more 27 Jan 2010 HWB holds African design competitionHWB Communications has been appointed by the Department of Economic Development and Tourism to develop and publicise a national competition asking all South Africans, and Africans, to enter their ideas for the design of an iconic structure for the southernmost tip of Africa at Agulhas. The campaign... read more 22 Jan 2009 8 Image & Brand Consultancy signs with MBP8 Image & Brand Consultancy, a strategic brand and design agency in Africa, has appointed Marcus Brewster Publicity (MBP) as its PR agency. The profile-driven public relations strategy will be handled out of MBP's Johannesburg office. 8 Image & Brand specialises in brand marketing, strategy and... read more 17 Sep 2008 FAPRA 2008 to tackle corporate social responsibilityThe 21st All Africa Public Relations Conference by the Federation of African Public Relations Associations (FAPRA) will take place at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Kumasi, 28 April – 2 May 2008. The main conference theme is ‘Corporate Social Responsibility – Global Trends and Public Relations... read more 5 Mar 2008 Conference on strategic media relationsThe Strategic Media Relations Conference and Workshop 2007, taking place at The Southern Sun Grayston in Sandton, Johannesburg, 13 - 15 March 2007, will focus on ways in which to build strategic media partnerships and on methods through which to gain public credibility for your organisation. The... read more 7 Feb 2007 PRISA Prism deadline extendedclick to enlargeThe Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA) has extended the deadline for this year's PRISA Prism Awards entries to Friday, 2 February 2007, "due to an unprecedented response from companies wishing to submit entries". Go to www.prisa.co.za for more information.... read more 30 Jan 2007 PR company supports women in IT initiativeHMC Seswa Corporate Communications, an IT-focused public relations company based in Fourways, recently announced its partnership with Women in IT (WIIT), a bursary and mentorship programme, to provide PR assistance in the form of media liaison and formation of communication strategies in the... read more 4 Dec 2006 Ending the year on a highPR-Net will end the year on the high with The Cape Times' new editors and chanteuse Irit Nobel on Tuesday, 12 December 2006, at Baran's Restaurant in Cape Town. Tickets are R80 per person. Prebooking and payment is essential: RSVP to document.write('' + bRev('az;64#&oc;64#&teN;54#&RP;46#&ofni') +... read more 3 Dec 2006 More Microsoft for KilimanjaroMicrosoft South Africa has extended its relationship with Kilimanjaro Communication Management Consultants to include PR for its consumer hardware and software, including keyboards, mice, Encarta and the LifeCam range. Kilimanjaro continues to work on Xbox 360 and PC gaming PR for Microsoft. 24 Nov 2006 Uganda to host 21st FAPRA conference in 2007The Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) has confirmed that it will be hosting the All African Public Relation Conference in Kampala in June 2007. The theme and programmes for the conference will be communicated in due course, and updates will be available on www.fapra.org.... read more 10 Nov 2006 Hand in glove - PR and productionThe Production Box is a recently launched event production service aimed specifically at the PR industry. "Event logistics and production planning and execution are a labour intensive exercise, and as most PR agencies charge per hour, clients just don't get real value for money," says co-founder... read more 4 Oct 2006 Coming together for a common purposeTish Stewart PR Associates (TSPR) has been acquired by Letsema Holdings, a professional services group, resulting in a name change to Letsema Communications. Letsema is a Setswana word meaning 'a group of people coming together for a common purpose'. According to Isaac Shongwe, non-executive... read more 10 Aug 2006 Three international PR awards for SAThe Banking Association of South Africa's Mzansi Account programme has been awarded "The Best of the Year", "The Best Consumer Marketing Programme" and the "Best Programme in the Middle East & Africa" by The Holmes Report at a recent gala function in Berlin. This is the first time that a single... read more 19 Jun 2006 Extending the sceptre over PREighty five percent of the 28-year old PR company Westcom has been acquired by Sceptre Marketing, a 100% black-owned company. Sceptre Marketing, owned by Wanda Shuenyane, Abey Mokgwatsane and Jameson Hlongwane, already has a controlling interest in experiental and communications agency VWV, known... read more 31 May 2006 PR arm for brand agencyIndependent brand communications agency Troika Imagineering Works has expanded its in-house range of integrated marketing communications services with the establishment of a fully-fledged PR division, headed up by Marilyn de Villiers, who previously held the position of strategic content and... read more 17 May 2006 Win with Bizcommunity, SANparks and PRISASouth African National Parks (SANparks) is offering prizes of weekends away to South African PRISA members who register between 11 and 18 May 2006 for the FAPRA All Africa PR Conference "Managing Africa's Reputation" 21-23 May 2006. The first five delegates to register through Bizcommunity.com and... read more 14 May 2006 Call for PRISA board nominationsThe Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA) is calling for nominations for a chairman and vice-chairman of its board. Candidates need to be registered as accredited or chartered public relations practitioners (APRs or CPRPs) and willing to serve a two-year term. Elections will take... read more 18 Apr 2006 Gold PRISA PRISM for EkurhuleniFirst time entrant Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has won the PRISA Prism Awards Gold Award for excellence for its PR campaign "Business is Red Hot in Ekurhuleni" Business Week, which took place in November 2005. Judges described the entry as "exceptional, brilliant, different to previous... read more 23 Mar 2006 Pictures of PRISA PRISM awards now onlinePhotos of the PRISA PRISM Awards evening, of which Bizcommunity.com was a media sponsor, are available for viewing at www.partypix.co.za/partypix/. The annual awards ceremony recognises excellence in the public relations field and is run by the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA).... read more 21 Mar 2006 Triple PRISM scoop for Magna CartaMagna Carta Public Relations scooped three accolades at the recent 2006 PRISA PRISM Awards, winning the sponsorship category with its Standard Bank Pro20 Series campaign, and the advocacy and lobbying category with its South African Reserve Bank Makoya Moola campaign, which also received the overall... read more 21 Mar 2006 A PRISM for AtmosphereAtmosphere Communications has won a PRISM Award in the consumer marketing category for its MWEB Home 1-gigabyte ADSL campaign at PRISA's recent annual awards ceremony in Johannesburg. Says Nicola Nel, MD of Atmosphere Communications, "The superbly implemented campaign achieved publicity well in... read more 19 Mar 2006 |
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