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Zim paranoia over cellphones, radios

Media 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

Luvi Ogilvy celebrates 20th birthday

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

TBWA\ Angola engineer flashmob

Grocery 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

iNamibia gets big

iNamibia (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

Still time to book EXSA conference

The 2012 EXSA Conference takes place from 6-7 February 2012 at the Fairways Hotel, Randpark Ridge, Johannesburg. Amongst its speakers are Hans Bruder, MD of Octanorm, Germany who will discuss the latest trends and stand designs in Europe and Kris Willand, MD of ESG, Melbourne, Australia on... read more 25 Jan 2012

Merit only rewards Big Break Legacy winner

Commenting on social media chatter, Ezra Ndwandwe, entrepreneur and creator of the Big Break Legacy reality TV show, says the winner of the R5million prize will be determined by merit, not race, gender or cultural background. Ndwandwe says entrepreneurship is colour-blind and the best ideas that are... read more 25 Jan 2012

Continental Outdoor wins Superbrand award

Continental Outdoor Media (Zimbabwe) was awarded 2nd prize in the Best Media House category in the 2011 Superbrands Awards at an awards ceremony last night, at the Rainbow Hotel in Zimbabwe, hosted by The Marketers Association of Zimbabwe. The award comes just after six months of Continental Outdoor... read more 12 Dec 2011

Continental Outdoor wraps up Windhoek

Continental Outdoor have erected a Trustco billboard with extensions on the Robert Mugabe Eros Bridge in Windhoek, Namibia as well as a 4m x 30m building wrap in the Windhoek CBD for Telekom.... read more 20 Jun 2011

Looking for African women leaders

The Kuwa Ajabu Foundation ("be extraordinary") is a non-profit organisation which empowers and builds sustainable capacity in the form of job creation for young, unemployed people across Africa. Affiliate partners include the UN, Women In Finance, Menprow and the fully black-owned Blue Rain... read more 8 Apr 2011

SEACOM expands access to five more countries

SEACOM's services are now accessible from Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Suveer Ramdhani, SEACOM's head of product strategy, said: "This latest development is integral to the continued expansion of the SEACOM network in Africa and in particular to countries that have had limited... read more 16 Mar 2011

Lewis Hamilton, Johnnie Walker promote responsible drinking

click to enlargeMcLaren Mercedes F1 team driver Lewis Hamilton, and sponsor Johnnie Walker, are together promoting responsible drinking in Angola. The awareness campaign has been built on an outdoor advertising campaign with Continental Outdoor on strategically placed wall wraps, building wraps and... read more 10 Feb 2011

Talk2Us expands into Africa

South 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

Vodacom exploring options for Congo business

Vodacom International Limited, which holds 51% of Vodacom Congo SPRL has agreed with Congolese Wireless Network SPRL (CWN), the holder of the other 49% of Vodacom Congo SPRL, to appoint NM Rothschild & Sons (South Africa) (Pty) Limited to explore options for the Vodacom Congo SPRL business, it was... read more 28 Dec 2010

Still time to enter Loeries

click to enlargeThe deadline of 31 May 2010 for Loeries 2010 entries, other than 2010 FIFA World Cup entries, has been extended to 14 June 2010 but does carry a 5% late fee. This means that all work flighted between 1 June 2009 and 14 June 2010 is eligible for entry. World cup- related entries have... read more 21 May 2010

Get ready for next World Cup

Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011), being held in New Zealand for the first time since the inaugural event in 1987, opened for tickets on 27 April 2010. Teams representing 20 nations will compete in 48 matches across 13 host cities between 9 September and 23 October 2011. MasterCard Worldwide, as a... read more 28 Apr 2010

Loeries: 5% discount for early bird entrants

The early bird deadline for entries into The 2010 Loerie Awards is 16 April 2010. Entries before this date will receive a 5% discount. The Loeries is open to work conceived and produced anywhere in Africa and the Middle East, including island states off the African coast like the Seychelles or... read more 8 Apr 2010

Women photojournalists called to enter international competition

Since 2000, the Association des Femmes Journalistes and Canon France, in partnership with the international Visa pour l'Image festival, and with the support of Figaro magazine, have awarded an annual prize for women photojournalists. Women photojournalists worldwide are welcome to enter the... read more 12 Mar 2010

Namib Film represents NFC at 2009 AFCI Locations Trade Show

click to enlargeNamib Film, co-sponsor of the Namibia Film Project, will be representing the Namibia Film Commission (NFC) at the 2009 AFCI Locations Trade Show at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles from the 16 - 18 April. The company provides film production services within Namibia with... read more 2 Apr 2009

ZEC says run-off vote could take place soon

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Deputy Chief of Operations Utoile Silaigwana on Sunday said the presidential run-off vote could take place soon, possibly before 23 May. Silaigwana said the Electoral Act allowed the run-off to be held within 21 days if candidates failed to get 50% of votes.... read more 12 May 2008

AMEP is coming soon...

The 3rd Maputo International Advertising Festival will take place from 26 - 29 May 2008. Pieces that were created and can be proved to have been displayed between 1 April 2007 and 30 April 2008 shall be accepted. Works may be submitted to the competition, on payment of the respective fee, between 1... read more 10 Apr 2008

SA Blog Awards 2008 nominations are out

The finalists in the SA Blog Awards 2008 were released on Wednesday, 5 March 2008, after a few days' delay. Bizcommunity.com's breaking news blog (http://blog.bizcommunity.com) has been nominated in the Best SA Business Blog category. Certain categories discontinued due to insufficients nominations... read more 6 Mar 2008

Journalists in exile

Over the past six years, the Committee to Protect Journalists has documented 243 cases of journalists who have been forced to flee their home country to avoid harassment and imprisonment. On average, three journalists a month make this escape, with less than 15% of them ever seeing home again.... read more 20 Jun 2007

Cell One launches in Namibia

The much-anticipated launch of Namibia's second mobile operator, Cell One, took place on Friday, 16 March 2007, with the opening of several shops in Windhoek. Cell One, which was granted a licence by the Namibian Communications Commission early last year, will be competing with cellphone operator... read more 19 Mar 2007

Press, Outdoor and Film Lions entries extension

Last week’s deadline of 9 March 2007 for the Cannes Press, Outdoor and Film competitions has been extended until Friday, 30 March. This will allow entrants extra time to prepare their entries and also to enter new work that has been completed recently or may be running later than expected. The... read more 14 Mar 2007

Podcasters, get on your podium!

Apple, 5FM, Coca-Cola and MINI are running a podcast competition with more than R250 000 in prizes up for grabs. The competition opens for uploads on Monday, 19 March 2007, so get ready to broadcast yourself or vote for your favourite podcast. Go to www.getpodcasting.co.za for more information.... read more 14 Mar 2007

Paying tribute to outgoing Coca-Cola director

Experiential agency VWV has been commissioned by long-standing client Coca-Cola South Africa to produce a series of farewell events for David Lyons, outgoing director at Coca-Cola Canners SA. As part of the celebrations, VWV will be producing a golf day for Lyons and his colleagues at the Wanderers... read more 14 Mar 2007

Dove ad fails to appeal

Dove’s new television ad in America, which is indicative of two current advertising trends - debuting during the Academy Awards telecast and consumer-generated advertising - lacks appeal, according to daily web magazine Slate.com. For more, click here. 13 Mar 2007

International jewellery congress opens in Mother City

Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka is the guest of honour at the 2007 congress of CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, which opened on Monday, 12 March 2007, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). The four-day congress, hosted by the Jewellery Council of South Africa and... read more 13 Mar 2007

Remedial, special education title to go monthly

RemSpecED magazine, which launched in February 2007 with a print run of 5000 copies, will be published monthly. The full colour title provides information on parenting children with learning and development challenges, localised to South Africa. It is distributed through specialised schools, therapy... read more 12 Mar 2007

A racy partnership

As of the 2007 race season, Puma will become the official supplier of all four Red Bull Motorsport teams: Red Bull Racing, Scuderia Torro Rosso, Red Bull Nascar and Red Bull Air Race. With this new several-year partnership, Puma intends to strengthen its position in the motor sport category. In... read more 12 Mar 2007

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