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Zimbabweans use blogs, text messages for info

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:05:00 +0200

Posted on the "This is Zimbabwe" blog, they show charred, lacerated limbs and blank eyes staring out from the face of the official, Gift Mutsvungunu, frozen in a death grimace. A note accompanying the pictures says the picture quality is bad because the photographer was shaking with fear. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Pan African E-Tourism conferences to boost online marketing for 2010

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:28:00 +0200

A new initiative to develop Africa's tourism and travel sector was launched the week. For the first time in Africa, E-Tourism conferences will be held across the continent to assist Africa's tourism sector to better understand the internet and the range of online marketing opportunities now available, especially in the lead up to the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Kick Off Online extends and launches East African website

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:49:00 +0200

Kick Off Online has launched an all new Kick Off East Africa website, Kickoffeastafrica.com, which will service mainly Kenyan, Ugandan, Rwandan and Tanzanian football. The new website joins the trio of Kick Off South Africa, Kick Off Nigeria and Kick Off Ghana on the magazine's portfolio. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Sabinet Gateway to establish African online journal archive

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:29:00 +0200

Sabinet Gateway has been awarded a US$1.8 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to create an African online journal archive. The archive will contain purely African content, making academic inputs from all over Africa available for research purposes to local and international organisations and academic institutions. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Google media server: A giant toe in the door?

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:51:00 +0200

It already dominates the Internet - why not the TV? Probably Google wasn't thinking exactly in those terms when it conceived the idea for Google Media Server, its latest addition to a ballooning product line. But planting a foothold in a medium in which it so far only dabbles is clearly the driver behind this release. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Attempt to restrict satellite broadcasting, electronic media continues

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:53:00 +0200

Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) has spoken out against the efforts of the ministerial council of Arab information ministers, held in the headquarters of the Arab League from 20 - 21 June 2008, to further restrict satellite television broadcasting. Read full story... | Send to a friend

SABC crisis reaches boiling point

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:17:00 +0200

From ‘Mighty SABC' to ‘Mickey Mouse SABC', South Africa's public broadcaster has become a laughing stock, and its reputation and credibility dented by a succession of dodgy suspensions, intense infighting, political manipulations and rebellion. As CEO Dali Mpofu's career in Auckland Park seems to have come to an abrupt and sad end, more than 100 managers are now calling on President Thabo Mbeki to intervene to protect the institution against what many call a ‘hit-and-run' and ‘soulless' board. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Tune in for tutorial on telecoms 'Caring for the Environment'

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:23:00 +0200

Marc Benowitz, Director Eco-Environmental Engineering with Alcatel-Lucent's Chief Technology Office, will deliver a media and analyst tutorial on 'Caring for the Environment' on 5 June 2008 at 2pm GMT. Benowitz will discuss the challenges and opportunities the telecommunications industry faces as eco-sustainability is gaining an increasing amount of attention. Read full story... | Send to a friend

US minorities dominate use of new media

Thu, 29 May 2008 14:08:00 +0200

According to BIGresearch's most recent Simultaneous Media Survey, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and Whites not only use traditional media differently, their adoption of new media is also quite unique. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Launch of MediaClubSouthAfrica.com

Wed, 21 May 2008 10:49:00 +0200

The International Marketing Council (IMC) of South Africa, custodian of Brand South Africa, today, Wednesday, 21 May 2008, launched MediaClubSouthAfrica.com, a web-based media service for all who want to track the country's progress and achievements in the build-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup and beyond. The launch took place at the International Media Forum South Africa (IMFSA) which opened in Bryanston today. Read full story... | Send to a friend