Now 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
The 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
Industry 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
Information 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
Friday, 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
The 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
The 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
The 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
President 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
The 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
Organisers 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
A-EXIM, a trade fair focusing exclusively on the export and import industry will take place at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, from 15-18 June 2012. The trade fair reflects the global market in every sector - from ICT to infrastructure, agribusiness, transport... read more 1 Feb 2012
POWER-GEN Africa 2012, the conference and exhibition that covers topics within the power and energy industry and focuses on sub-Saharan Africa to provide global technology for local solutions, and takes place from 6-8 November 2012, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. The... read more 31 Jan 2012
Media interested in applying for accreditation for the 2012 Design Indaba Conference (29 February - 2 March) are advised to familiarise themselves with the guidelines on the website, before applying. The organisers state that, due to the high demand for tickets to the conference, there are only 20... read more 23 Nov 2011
The Cape Town International Convention Centre in South Africa will open its doors to over 6 450 pre-registered attendees for this year's annual AfricaCom event, a significant increase on 2010. Organisers of Africa's largest ICT, media and telecoms conference, Informa Media & Telecoms,... read more 8 Nov 2011
Mthuli Ncube, chief economist of the African Development Bank; Pedro ConceiƧao, chief economist of the Regional Bureau for Africa of the United Nations Development Programme and Emmanuel Nnadozie, director of Economic Development and NEPAD division at the United Nations Economic Commission for... read more 14 Oct 2011
The bi-monthly ITNewAfrica Innovation Dinner series, a gathering for IT executives across Africa and designed for ICT professionals, entrepreneurs and senior business people to network have announced that HP, Ericsson and the MTN Group are the main sponsors for the dinner to be held on Wednesday 31... read more 19 Aug 2011
The 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
Early 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
The inaugural Africa Photographic Awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, 12 August 2010, at the Vodadome (Vodaworld) in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Official proceedings will commence at 7pm and will include a cocktail dinner with a cash bar and live entertainment. For more... read more 15 Jul 2010
click to enlargeJOHANNESBURG: Fans gathered on Sunday afternoon, 4 July 2010, at the fan zone of Melrose Arch in Johannesburg, South Africa, to say "congratulations, goodbye, and come again", to the Black Stars of Ghana. The South African Minister of Sport, Hon Ref Makhenkesi Stofile, lauded the... read more 5 Jul 2010
The 12th PAMRO meeting and All Africa Media Research Conference is open for registration. The event will take place 22-25 August 2010 in Gaborone, Botswana, at the Grand Palm. Updates on media audience research activities from countries from all parts of Africa will be provided. Download the... read more 21 May 2010
Organisers of the African Business Awards, African Business magazine and the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC), have extended the entry submission deadline for this year's awards to 10 May 2010. Submissions are invited from companies based in Africa, including corporate headquarters or branch... read more 6 May 2010
The deadline for entries in the 2010 Festival of Media Awards has been extended to 5 February 2010. Organisers announced the extention due to an overwhelming response from the global media and marketing industry and many requests received for more time. The festival takes place in Valencia, Spain,... read more 22 Jan 2010
The inaugural two-day Mobile Web Africa, for which Bizcommunity.com is a media partner, kicked off yesterday morning, Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at the Michaelangelo Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg. To follow live tweeting from various delegates on Twitter, click here and here.... read more 13 Oct 2009
click to enlargePower & Electricity World Africa will take place from 15 - 19 March 2010 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. The forum plans to host talks on investment, development and opportunities within the power sector, bringing together; African utilities,... read more 1 Sep 2009
Nokia is hosting Nokia World Day in Stuttgart, Germany, 2 - 3 September 2009. The event includes keynote speakers, interactive sessions, the Nokia World Experience lounge and open discussions to encourage the exchange of ideas in the mobile industry, which may be viewed live via webcasts. For more... read more 27 Aug 2009
click to enlargeShare ideas, expectations, projects and general feedback for next month's Highway Africa 2009 and the Digital Citizen Indaba (DCI) conferences via www.highwayafrica.com, blog http://highwayafrica.wordpress.com, DCI website and blog www.digitalcitizenindaba.com, Twitter profiles ... read more 13 Aug 2009
VWV has been appointed to handle the first-ever MTV music awards in Africa. Along with the awards, VWV has also won the account from MTV Base Networks to co-ordinate the preceding four concerts that will be held as part of a road-show leading up to the event. The agency has also won the MTV Africa... read more 1 Sep 2008
The CAF Southern Africa 2008 Conference themed, "Innovating for sustainability - Africans investing in Africa," is set for 17-18 September 2008 at The Wanderers' Club in Illovo, Johannesburg. The conference will explore how innovative financial models involving local investment, private equity and... read more 13 Aug 2008