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APO partners with PR Newswire

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:58:00 +0200

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND: The African Press Organisation (APO), an African-related news online community which owns a media database of 25 000 contacts, announced a strategic partnership with news distributor PR Newswire on Monday, 26 October 2009.
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IABC focuses on stakeholder engagement

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:05:00 +0200

The ability of business communicators to engage stakeholders was addressed at the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Africa Region's 16th annual conference. The event was held at Kievits Kroon Country Estate and Spa near Pretoria earlier this month.
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King Report III discussed at 2009 IABC conference

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:22:00 +0200

Lindi Engelbrecht, chief executive of the Institute of Directors (IoD), will be one of the keynote speakers at the 2009 IABC Africa conference to be held 8 - 9 October 2009 at Kievits Kroon Country Estate and Spa, Gauteng, South Africa. She will discuss the impact of the King Report III on the communication profession and the fundamentals around engaging stakeholders and the consequent business impact.
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Schumann, keynote speaker at IABC Africa

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:12:00 +0200

Mark Schumann, recently appointed chair of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) in June 2009, is a keynote speaker at the 2009 IABC Africa conference. The conference will be held at the Kievits Kroon Conference Centre, Pretoria, South Africa, 7 - 9 October 2009.
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Govt to intensify 2010 communications

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:26:00 +0200

JOHANNESBURG: The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) is to play a pivotal role in intensifying the government's communication strategy for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, says the department's CEO, Themba Maseko.
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Bookings open for September course in Cape Town

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:21:00 +0200

Bookings have opened for the Cape Town leg of the highly regarded Organisational Communications course run by Quo Vadis Communications (QVC) which will be held in September and October 2009.
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Women still hitting glass ceiling in media

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:05:00 +0200

Research released today, Thursday, 6 August 2007, by Gender Links, a Southern African non-governmental organisation, points out that media is still not a very friendly environment for women to work in. “Glass Ceilings: Women and Men in Southern African Media” presents data and findings from 126 media houses (approximately half of all media houses in the region), representing 23 678 employees.
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IABC expands African footprint

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:31:00 +0200

According to the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), despite the current financial crisis causing a decline in membership, the organisation is growing in Africa. Membership statistics released yesterday, 27 July 2009 revealed that the IABC Africa region had the highest growth (37,84%) and retention rate (85%) in the world, year on year.
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NBF establishes media and communications sector

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:03:00 +0200

The NEPAD Business Foundation for Africa (NBF) recently established a new sector in the organisation for media and communications. It is headed up by Sharon Penhallrick, MD of Telmar SPC. The Media and Communications sector was set up in order to communicate the NBF's activities more successfully.
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Courses set for August and September in Johannesburg and Cape Town

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:49:00 +0200

Organisational communication training specialists, Quo Vadis Communications, is to run two additional courses before the year's end to meet demand.
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