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Portfolio Night Johannesburg: Bizcommunity launches a shooting star

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Bizcommunity is pleased to announce a worthy winner of the ticket to attend McCann Johannesburg's Portfolio Night initiative coming up this Wednesday, 22 May 2013, as judged by Biz creative director Terry Levin ! 20 May 2013 14:13

Tips on preparing for a job interview

[Tasneem Mohamed] One third of employers will make a hiring decision in the first 90 seconds of a job interview. Research shows that a positive, upbeat attitude when you walk through the door accounts for 55% of the impact you make in an interview, while confident communication accounts for 38%. 21 May 2013 08:54

M&G editor resigns, off to New Delhi

[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: Mail & Guardian's editor-in-chief, Nic Dawes, has resigned to take up a post at the Hindustan Times in New Delhi, the newspaper reports. 17 May 2013 11:17

Oomph! Africa

Tangy Crosse & Blackwell gets some Oomph! in Mozambique

[Issued by Oomph! Africa] Expanding into a new market is never an easy task. When that market is Africa, the challenge becomes even greater. Notoriously poor infrastructure, language and cultural barriers and some brutal economic realities make the African emerging market one of the toughest nuts to crack. 17 May 2013 11:13

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Students, don't forget to enter Biz's Portfolio Night competition!

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] A reminder once again to all branding, design or advertising students in Jozi to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week, Wednesday, 22 May! Complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday, 20 May. You will need to create a MyBiz Profile if you don't have one already. 17 May 2013 11:04

Mobile: the future of learning in Africa

[Kirsty Chadwick] Following the success of the African budget smartphone, Microsoft produced a smartphone targeted specifically at the African mobile market, the Huawei 4Afrika, which was released in February 2013. Since the launch of this smartphone, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of students and even staff making use of smartphones to assist in learning. 17 May 2013 09:59

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Reminder for Jozi students to enter Portfolio Night competition on Biz

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Branding, design or advertising students in Jozi, don't forget to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week Wednesday, 22 May 2013! Simply complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday 20 May. 16 May 2013 14:10

Deloitte Digital aims to be continent's powerhouse

With a business strategy built on recruiting only the best and most talented digital professionals in the country, Deloitte Digital is expressing its intention of establishing the brand as the most formidable digital consultancy in Africa. 16 May 2013 10:37

Mobility changing the face of African enterprise

[Ayanda Dlamini] Mobility is changing the way business is run across Africa, and the IT department needs to step up to enable it. 16 May 2013 09:31

Registration opens for ACEC

Registration is now open for the third African Creative Economy Conference (ACEC), which is expected to attract some 400 delegates, including visitors from at least 40 African countries, to Cape Town, South Africa from 6-9 October 2013. 15 May 2013 15:51

MISA tells 'Times' editor to resign

The Media Institute for Southern Africa has called on the managing editor of Swaziland's only independent newspaper group to resign because he is too close to King Mswati III. MISA, the foremost media freedom group in the region, said Martin Dlamini's position was 'untenable'. 15 May 2013 15:39

Liberian security service director takes newspaper to court

Othello Warrick, director of the Executive Protection Service [the presidential guard unit] has taken The Monitor newspaper and its news coordinator, Octavin Williams, to court on charges of "actions for damages for wrong". 15 May 2013 15:32

Kenya engineering university students to recieve free software

The Kenya section of the global Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) has confirmed continuity of a partnership with Microsoft under which a wide selection of software is provided to IEEE student members and graduate student members for free. 15 May 2013 15:22