CareerJunction has launched the CareerJunction Index (CJI) for measurings the trend between supply and demand of the online labour market, where the supply represents the pool of active “CareerSeekers” and the demand represents the advertised jobs. 6 Aug 2008
Whether you're shooting your friends and family with virtual paintballs or listing what you need to do before you die, you're part of a minor South African revolution on popular social networking site Facebook. A recent competition to find the best locally-developed Facebook application, run by software maker Microsoft and Internet applications developer Mentez, saw 250 local developers duking it out for the grand prize of R40 000. 6 Aug 2008
DStv music channel MK recently appointed design and publishing consultancy The President to launch an ‘unconventional' magazine concept, targeting youth between 18 - 24. The editor of the new publication is Hunter Kennedy, guitarist and lyricist for the revolutionary Afrikaans rock band, Fokofpolisiekar. 6 Aug 2008
The US-based Mozilla Corporation recently awarded Translate.org.za, a South African award-winning multilingual software developer, a grant to extend its translation tools. A subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation, Mozilla Corporation co-ordinates the development of popular Internet software projects such as the Firefox web browser and the Thunderbird email client. 6 Aug 2008
While the call for nominations for the Top Women Awards is well underway and entries are mounting, Top Women in Business & Government (TWBG), in association with Topco Media, has invited Epainette Mbeki (Ma' Mbeki) to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the prestigious event to be held at the Sandton Convention Centre on September 4, 2008. 5 Aug 2008
The South African National Editors' Forum expressed serious concern yesterday, Monday, 4 August 2008, that several journalists who were accredited to cover the trial of ANC president Jacob Zuma in Pietermaritzburg on Monday were prevented from entering into the court. 5 Aug 2008
The Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) has announced that it has concluded an important transaction in the Middle East and North Africa region, increasing its stake in the Middle East Communication Networks (MCN) from a minority position to 51% ownership. 5 Aug 2008
Malawi's Economic Planning and Development Minister, Dr. Ken Lipenga has pleaded with economic and business journalists to simplify economic issues to promote popular participation. 5 Aug 2008
Nazeer Suliman, MD of Universal McCann, is the only South African to be included in the 21 Agency Innovator finalists for 2008, an annual feature run by the UK-based Internationalist magazine. Winners will be announced during the last quarter of 2008. 5 Aug 2008
The European Union has announced that it will be offering a grant of over EUR600,000 to a joint partnership between the School of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton and the Regional Institute for Population Studies at the University of Ghana. 5 Aug 2008
Speaking at a press conference that was held at Grand Regency Hotel in Nairobi, the president of the Libya Africa Portfolio Fund for Investment (LAP), Bashir Saleh said Libya is planning to invest over $8bn in Africa's economic sectors including oil, gas, air transport, tourism and the construction of oil refineries, among others, to spur Africa's economic development. 5 Aug 2008
A financial expert, Dr Martin Oluba, has described Africa as a highly attractive prospect for business growth, which is endowed with massive population and natural resources. 5 Aug 2008
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? 5 Aug 2008
Google Inc.'s YouTube, the most popular video-sharing website, will show daily coverage of the Olympic Games in India, Nigeria and 75 other countries where broadcasters haven't bought exclusive rights to the programming. 5 Aug 2008
Last week saw the launch of the Events Indaba, allegedly a first of its kind in the country, to over 200 events practitioners, the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC), and executive stakeholders at the Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg. The event, to be held in October 2008 at the newly rebranded venue, is intended to become the premier industry event for the South African events sector, which is valued at between R20 billion and R50 billion. 5 Aug 2008
As the Internet matures, the job seeker's expectation of online recruitment is changing and there is much room for improvement in this area for many online recruitment websites. A response to this is the new version of South African job portal Jobs.co.za that launched yesterday, Monday, 4 August 2008. 5 Aug 2008
The MTN 8 knockout tournament will see the country's top eight clubs compete against each other in a revamped version of the season-opener cup competition. “Since the inception of the Top 8 in 1972, we have seen the birth of many legends and some truly memorable matches. This year, with the exciting innovations introduced by PSL and the new sponsor MTN, I feel that the competition will be fiercer than ever before and I am certain there are no favourites,” said Dr Irvin Khoza, chairman of the Premier Soccer League (PSL), yesterday, Monday, 4 August 2008. 5 Aug 2008
A recommendation by Velocity Films executive producer, Peter Carr, saw Be Phat Motel Film Company approached early in 2008 to produce a series of visuals for this year's 30th anniversary Loerie Awards ceremony, specifically the six musical performances. Be Phat Motel is an up-and-coming collaboration between a number of young South African industry professionals. 5 Aug 2008
“As a sport's presenter, I'm very pleased that The Voice of Thembisa gave me the opportunity to stay close to the sport that I used to play at school and also keep my community inspired and involved in the game of soccer.” So says Arnold Rankoko, winner of the Best Presenter Radio, Electronic Media, in the recent Telkom Charity Cup Awards. 5 Aug 2008
Attempts to tame Zimbabwe's multi-million percent annual inflation rate had an inauspicious beginning on 1 August when banks turned customers away after running out of cash. 5 Aug 2008
