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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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Cross-border telephone remittances increase in Africa

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:28:00 +0200

More people in Africa's poorest countries have mobile phones than have bank accounts. That reality is spurring mobile service companies to explore how they can capture a share of the potential banking market by enabling migrants from these countries to transfer funds back home to their families.
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Chillibush Communications, Phoenix Group launch Chillibush Africa

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:38:00 +0200

Through-the-line communications agency Chillibush Communications has partnered with The Phoenix Group to create Chillibush Africa (Pty) Ltd. The new company will build on the existing experience and expertise of the agencies to offer strategic, media and creative and PR services throughout Africa.
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Q-KON rolls out HotZONE in Swaziland

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:58:00 +0200

Q-KON has rolled out a HotZONE (public broadband access network), facilitated through Wavion wireless network technology, to its Swaziland-based client, Nkosiphile Innovations. The project has been successful and plans are underway to integrate the HotZONE concept across several schools in the region.
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2011 YoungGuns Award Party for SA?

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:45:00 +0200

NEW YORK, US: The awards party taking place in SA? Well, it could happen... The 2011 YoungGun of the Year organisers have announced that in 2011 the YoungGuns Award Party will be staged on the winner's home turf...
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RBM seeks public sensitisation on currency

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:05:00 +0200

The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has sought assistance from established firms or advertising agencies to provide currency public sensitisation service throughout the country on its behalf after the country has been badly hit by fake currency circulation.
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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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Join the communication revolution at IABC Africa Conference

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:03:00 +0200

This years annual IABC Africa Conference, taking place 12-14 October 2011 at The Carousel Casino and Entertainment World, north of Pretoria, South Africa, will explore how local and international communicators are incorporating social media and digital tools into their communication strategies and campaigns.
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San Reddy to lead PR firm marcusbrewster

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:58:00 +0200

San Reddy, best known to South Africans as a former primetime news anchor on free-to-air channel e.tv, has been appointed MD of the public relations firm marcusbrewster effective 1 August 2011. He replaces Hein Kaiser, who left to launch his own agency, RedStar Communication.
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Francine Robbens new PRGN president

Tue, 03 May 2011 09:59:00 +0200

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) (www.prgn.com), one of the top international networks of leading independent public relations agencies, has announced the election of Francine Robbens of PRP - Public Relations Partners in Brussels as its new president.
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