Since 2001, Bizcommunity.com has been the voice of the advertising, marketing, media and related industries in South Africa. From the start, our mission has been not just the delivery of news for passive consumption, but to be a platform for engagement and opinion and a launching pad for companies and individuals. The African communications sector is currently gearing itself up for the imminent broadband explosion and Bizcommunity.com is proud to be at the hub of these developments. In this regard, we are paring down, updating and analysing every nook and cranny of our community interfaces to ensure you are all are poised to capitalise on the unique advantages of our region - high-speed Internet access will enable a more dynamic multimedia showcasing of our community and the new-look biz has been built to anticipate these opportunities. We congratulate our IT team for its unwavering commitment to improvement, and the incredible passion and know-how in our editorial, production, sales and support teams - we look forward to developing new ways for our 270,000-strong community to best leverage what will manifest in the months and years to come! Please join us in celebrating the launch of the new-look biz and we look forward to continuing to present your industry's news and to promote your contributions and opinions! We welcome your feedback on the new site. The biz team
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