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SA vlogger takes Highway Africa Digital Journalism award

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:48:00 +0200

BREAKING NEWS: Khaya Dlanga, YouTube vlogger, Thoughtleader blogger and MetropolitanRepublic Johannesburg creative, has scooped the SABC-Highway Africa New Media Award in the Student/Individual category, it was announced this evening, Tuesday, 9 September 2007, at the awards ceremony at the 1820 Settlers' Monument in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. The other two winners were Nirmal Shah from Seychelles for Nature Seychelles (www.natureseychelles.org) in the Non-profit category and Togo's Noel Kokou Tadegnon for Sites Média (www.mediatogo.info) in the Corporate category. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Are you an email addict?

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:41:00 +0200

According to AOL Mail's fourth annual Email Addiction Survey, 46% of email users said they're hooked on email (up from just 15% last year) and 51% check their email four or more times a day. One in five said they check their email more than 10 times a day and some even, for crying out loud, check their emails while in church. Granted, the survey is an American one, but are African's so different? Are you an email addict? Read full story... | Send to a friend

Putting African football in the picture

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:54:00 +0200

Africa Interactive works together with local media talent in Ghana to put the Nike5showdown tournament in the picture. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Zim advertising awards go ahead despite lack of new campaigns

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:04:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's Advertising Publicity Club is organising its annual competition for the advertising industry, despite a dearth of new campaigns due to an economic crisis that has stunted growth and limited new advertising campaigns in a once vibrant sector. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Egyptian court says no to websites' ban

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:46:00 +0200

An attempt by an Egyptian judge to ban 51 websites to which he takes exception suffered a setback recently when a court ruled against him. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Kenyan government imposes news blackout

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:35:00 +0200

Warning the government of the dangers of the ban on live radio and TV news reports, Reporters Without Borders has condemned the climate of fear imposed on the privately-owned media in the wake of Kenya's disputed presidential election following the live radio and TV news reports ban announced on 30 December 2007. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Internet Society honours Nii Quaynor

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:52:00 +0200

The Internet Society delivered it's most prestigious award to Nii Quaynor for his groundbreaking work in launching the earliest Internet technologies in Ghana, turning them into a powerful force throughout Africa and creating an entire movement of technologists who continue to drive Internet innovation and represent Africa's interests globally. Read full story... | Send to a friend

African nations agree to $1 billion Indian satellite project

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:04:00 +0200

A critical mass of countries are signing on to a plan for India to invest $1 billion in the Pan-African e-Network satellite project, a joint initiative with the Africa Union aimed at developing the region's information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Future techniques in online marketing

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:49:00 +0200

Senior Editor in Charge of Adotas, Sarah Novotny summarizes key future trends in Online advertising as predicted by Dilip DaSilva, Exponential's founder and CEO. Excerpting from the summary, Novotny says there are six key trends identified in this release. Read full story... | Send to a friend

The Guardian: Why we are off the streets

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:42:00 +0200

On Tuesday, November 6, 2007, the leadership of the local branch of National Union of Printing, Publishing and Paper Products Workers (NUPPPPROW) and the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) supported by some outside elements, who invaded the company, decided to suspend the production of the newspaper and ordered the staff out of the premises as they announced the commencement of an industrial action against the company. Read full story... | Send to a friend