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2012 Tabbie Awards open for nominations

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:40:00 +0200

CLEVELAND, US: The 2012 Tabbies call for entries is now available at the TABPI website (www.tabpi.org), allowing all B2B magazine editors, publishers and art directors the opportunity to have their best work judged by their peers. Tabbies' partners include South Africa's SAFREA, and MPASA. [video]
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BBA 7 brings double housemates

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:24:00 +0200

Multichoice Malawi announced on 24 January 2012 that the Big Brother Africa housemates of Season 7, will go in the house in pairs, where they will choose whether to pair with spouses, friends or family.
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Zambia gives TV licence to Malawian operator

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:04:00 +0200

Malawi's former president Bakili Muluzi's aspirations to run Joy-TV alongside Joy FM radio, which were thwarted when Malawi government switched off the television broadcasting, has been given a lifeline by Zambian government.
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Pixel Foundry to launch Pixel Africa

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:04:00 +0200

Pixel Foundry, a photographic services agency based in South Africa, has announced that it will be expanding operations in Africa, with new divisions across Nigeria, DRC and other growing markets throughout the sub-Saharan region.
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Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:45:00 +0200

Bizcommunity.com - South Africa's largest online B2B publisher - is set to grow even more with the introduction of 16 new content channels, with weekly newsletters, as from yesterday Tuesday, 20 September 2011.
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Award-winning 'Viva Riva!' opens in Southern Africa

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:20:00 +0200

The award-winning gangster thriller feature film "Viva Riva!", directed by Congolese Djo Tunda wa Munga, is set to open in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland on 7 October 2011.
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Airtel launches TVC to inspire soccer stars [video]

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:41:00 +0200

Airtel Africa recently launched a Pan-African television ad, created by Ogilvy Africa in Kenya, that aims to inspire youth to pursue their passion for football, by participating in the Airtel Rising Stars tournament.
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2011 African Film Festival of Tarifa winners announced

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:16:00 +0200

TARIFA: The eighth African Film Festival of Tarifa (FCAT) awarded eight new African movies with awards. The festival jury selected winners from more than 140 movies from 23 African countries.
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SA, Kenyan photographers win at Photoafrica contest

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:08:00 +0200

TARIFA: Photographers from South Africa and Kenya picked up awards at the fourth Photoafrica contest, which took place within the eighth African Film Festival of Tarifa in Spain.
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148 African movies participate at Tarifa Film Festival

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:03:00 +0200

TARIFA: The eighth African Film Festival of Tarifa, hostsed from 11-19 June 2011, will feature 140 films from 23 African countries, which will compete for eight awards. The festival will welcome over 200 African filmmakers including African directors Abderrahmane Sissako and Moustapha Alassane. It will focus on, among others, African Diaspora in Latin America, the role of cinema in recent revolutions in Tunis and Egypt, and a restrospective of Congolese cinematography.
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