A 21 year old student from the University of Pretoria has bagged first place in the Exclusive Books Shopping Bag Design competition finalised in Hyde Park, Johannesburg, last week. Said Batya Green-Bricker, Exclusive Books marketing manager, of Elske Nel's entry, “The winning bag design answered our brief deftly, with a witty, sophisticated and intelligent drawing that captured the Exclusive Books brand perfectly. The naïve line drawing was simple, playful and unusual, and added a touch of whimsy to the Exclusive Books brand.” 13 Aug 2008
Africa needs to devise ways to harness mobile technology, considering the explosive growth the technology and services have had on the continent, Uganda's minister of ICT has said. 13 Aug 2008
The Labour Court has ordered the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) to reinstate immediately, without loss of salary or benefits, six journalists who were suspended in June 2008. 13 Aug 2008
The absence of women in news stories globally, in public affairs and serious magazines and media's over-sexualisation of women, and women's under-employment by media organisations all amount to a symbolic annihilation of women by media and should be stopped at all costs, delegates attending this week's 2008 Gender and Media Summit on the Gauteng East Rand were told. 13 Aug 2008
It is becoming increasingly difficult for companies to differentiate themselves by what they sell. If they are unwilling to differentiate themselves by how they sell, then they will, by default, end up differentiating themselves by how much they sell it for. 13 Aug 2008
The third Gender and Media (GEM) summit ended in Johannesburg yesterday, Tuesday, 12 August 2008, with a call for the adoption of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development that includes strong provisions for achieving gender balance and sensitivity in the media. The summit took place on the eve of the annual meeting of leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), 16 - 17 August, where the protocol that has been in the making for several years is expected to be adopted. 13 Aug 2008
Ad agency BBDO Cape Town is spreading the word of the first “Best of Cape Town Awards” for client Good Hope FM through an extensive print campaign calling for nominations from the public. The competition is intended to showcase outstanding contributions and achievements of the people of the Mother City. 13 Aug 2008
Cape Town's new community television channel, Cape Town TV (CTV), has partnered with film and drama school AFDA in a deal which will see CTV contribute to training operations at AFDA's TV school while remaining an independent entity, it was announced earlier this week. 13 Aug 2008
Despite government assurances of a food surplus, Malawi's traders are betting that maize prices will rise later in the year and are holding on to stocks, artificially pushing up the price at the tills for consumers. 13 Aug 2008
The UCT Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) is giving a new twist to a tried-and-tested business function this August with the launch of a course on strategic project management that organisers say will enable senior managers and project leaders to successfully create and execute projects that deliver maximum value - even in hard economic times. 12 Aug 2008
Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment research and communication group, has announced the shortlist for its prestigious Ai Index Series Awards, to be held at the New York Stock Exchange on 15 September 2008. 12 Aug 2008
The pan-African pay-TV satellite service GTV has partnered with National Bank of Malawi (NBM) to run a finance facility that will allow prospective clients acquiring GTV equipment and services. 12 Aug 2008
Illovo Sugar Malawi board chair, Graham Clark announced last week that his company has this year injected K1,5bn to increase production before adding a further K2bn next year. 12 Aug 2008
The 2008 South African National Energy Association (SANEA) held their annual awards dinner last week in recognition of companies, individuals and projects that have directly or indirectly promoted sustainable energy use and the benefits of sustainability to all. 12 Aug 2008
A new season of Face of Africa hits the runway this month as M-Net relaunches its cross-continental model talent search. The new season will mark the seventh time that the project has run, having already delivered fresh new stars to the world's biggest catwalks. 12 Aug 2008
Building on the NEPAD Projects Conference hosted in October 2007, the NEPAD SADC Regional Infrastructure Projects Conference held at the Sandton Sun, Johannesburg, on 8 August 2008, demonstrated the interest and desire from the private sector to participate in infrastructure projects across the continent. 12 Aug 2008
Local rugby fans will get their chance to experience the excitement of a huge outdoor Fanzone when the All Blacks play the Springboks in the Tri Nations on August 16, 2008. 12 Aug 2008
Promise has acquired four new clients. The clients have varying requirements ranging from the development of Corporate Identity's to BTL objectives. 12 Aug 2008
MTN South Africa and MediaCompete, a division of Grey Group South Africa, announced yesterday afternoon, Monday, 11 August 2008, that they have mutual agreed to part ways after 18 months and that the MTN business will be moved to Mindshare, a sister company in GroupM. 12 Aug 2008
Qui Media have launched Page Skins on What2Night.co.za offering marketers a more creative and effective online advertising vehicle than ever before. 12 Aug 2008
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