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Alliance Media awarded Superbrand status

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:24:00 +0200

Alliance Media has recently been awarded Superbrand Status by Superbrands, the world's largest independent arbiter of branding. The award has been made for the period 2012 - 2014.
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Alliance Media gives back to the community

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:55:00 +0200

Alliance Media Botswana has partnered up with Stepping Stones International (SSI), a registered non-profit organisation in Botswana on the "It's All in the Bag" project. SSI implements an innovative, educational and psychosocial after school support and community outreach programme for orphaned and vulnerable adolescents aged 12 to 18+ and their caregivers.
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MISA-Botswana appoints Zongwani as national director

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:03:00 +0200

The Media Institute of Southern Africa's Botswana Chapter (MISA-Botswana) recently announced the appointment a new national director, Buyani Zongwani.
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BlackBerry Jam Tour Africa comes to Botswana

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:22:00 +0200

The BlackBerry Jam Tour Africa, an unparalleled opportunity for mobile apps developers to learn about the future of BlackBerry, will take place on 25 April 2013 at the Fairgrounds Holdings in Gaborone, Botswana.
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Strat planning for client service and non-planners: Cape Town, 10 April

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:12:00 +0200

The role of client service is a challenging one. It begins with a client brief that needs to be translated into a creative brief which results in the work presented to the client. It's an ideal scenario for the 'broken telephone' effect, making the client service role a stressful one that can easily degrade into "being the best messenger you can be". But that's not what you're employed to do - your job is to add value - and enjoy doing so.
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SchoolMedia expands into Botswana

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:00:00 +0200

SchoolMedia, which serves as a platform for organisations such as Rotary International to get its branding and messaging into schools in Southern Africa, has expanded provincially and into Botswana.
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Botswana TV move draws fire

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:53:00 +0200

The Southern African nation's decision to adopt the Japanese standard for digital terrestrial television is the wrong one, industry body Southern African Digital Broadcasting Association (SADIBA) says.
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Search for bravest women journalists

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:33:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, US: The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is seeking nominations for its 2013 Courage in Journalism Awards and Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Alliance Media dominates in Burundi

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:11:00 +0200

Alliance Media Burundi has recently completed the installation of various new billboard structures in the East African country. The structures are all fully imported large format advertising devices whose advertising has been taken up by the country's leading brands.
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Women in News Summit

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:12:00 +0200

"We must keep women media professionals within the media sector". This was the message received by the more than 50 participants attending the 3rd Annual WAN-IFRA Women in News Summit in Lusaka, Zambia, this week, which brought together women from the media industry in Botswana, Namibia and Zambia for a three-day event.
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