AFRICA

2012: Surviving the Email Marketing Apocalypse

[Wikus Engelbrecht] Mark my words. We have crossed the threshold - there are just about 11 months left until it all goes up in smoke. Here are 5 tips on how to run a successful email campaign when the end is nigh. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

[2012 trends] Your friend is literally the trend

[Anice Hassim] 2012 will bring fundamental tectonic shifts to the balance of power in technology choices. Many of these will be driven by the people and for the people - in 2012 the trend, literally, is your friend. Smart enterprise will embrace this change but big business will very quickly have to learn to shut up and listen to what the consumer wants. Read more >>

AFRICA

Renewable Energy World Africa to launch at POWER-GEN Africa 2012

PennWell Corporation has announced the launch of Renewable Energy World Africa, which will be co-located with the inaugural POWER-GEN Africa conference and exhibition to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa on 6-8 November 2012. Read more >>

AFRICA

InMobi releases comprehensive report on the Mobile Market 2011

[Staff Reporter] Independent mobile ad network InMobi released its findings for the state of the mobile universe in 2011 in the Mobile Market 2011 Review report, and it makes for a jaw-dropping read. If you had any doubt that mobile technology was on the up-swing and that the only screen that mattered in an African context was the mobile one, then abandon all your doubts right now. Read more >>

UGANDA

5 insights we got from Uganda's mobile infographic

[Staff Reporter] A revealing infographic created by Hub Research, which documents the mobile infrastructure in Uganda, is throwing up some interesting insights about mobile use in Africa. Read more >>

SWAZILAND

Swazi editor sacked after democracy interviews

MBABANE, SWAZILAND: The chief editor of the Swazi Observer newspaper said on Tuesday, 17 January 2012, that he has been sacked after he published interviews with democrats on the future of Africa's last absolute monarchy. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Zimpapers will continue to uplift, guard nation's interests

KADOMA, ZIMBABWE: Zimpapers will continue playing its part in uplifting and guarding the nation's common interests through its publications while making no apologies about that stance, Zimpapers chief executive Justin Mutasa has said. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

[2012 trends] Re-evaluating the way we work, communicate

[Lisa Dawson Biggs] 2012 will be a year in which we will be forced to re-evaluate the way we work and the way we convey our clients' messages to the market. Here are my tips and predictions for the months ahead. Read more >>

AFRICA

[2012 trends] Media trends in Africa for 2012

[Oresti Patricios] The continent's future is tied to its media. Free open media promises much for flourishing democracies and economic growth, but authoritarian states will struggle to let go of controls. Read more >>

AFRICA

Deloitte 2012 media predictions

The 'catch up commuter' who uses smartphones, tablet computers and portable media players will become a force in the competitive 2012 electronics market, predicts Deloitte. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

US camera pioneer Kodak files for bankruptcy

NEW YORK, US: Camera pioneer Eastman Kodak, which brought photography to the masses over a century ago, filed for bankruptcy early yesterday, 19 January 2012, after years of failing to keep pace with the digital age. Read more >>

AFRICA

AMI, WAN-IFRA partnership to boost African media

The African Media Initiative (AMI) and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) have launched a strategic partnership to provide professional training and other forms of technical support to develop media businesses across the African continent. Read more >>

TUNISIA

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate to open Arab newspaper conference

TUNIS, TUNISIA / DUBAI, UAE: Yemeni "Arab Spring" activist and journalist Tawakkol Karman, laureate of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, will open the Arab Free Press Forum, the annual event organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), to be held in Tunisia next week. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Limpopo sabotaged service delivery says Gordhan

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has accused the Limpopo provincial government of sabotage because it advised its service providers not honour their contracts, as they might not be paid, according to Times Live. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Wikipedia blackout mirrors SA's secrecy law

[Paul Vecchiatto] The blackout by an estimated 10 000 US internet companies including online encyclopaedia Wikipedia as an objection to proposed US anti-piracy laws mirrors the SA government's attempts to control the low of information through its Protection of State Information Bill (POIB), experts say. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

SA pushes bid for AU Commission chair

The South African government has expressed optimism that Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will be elected to lead the African Union (AU) Commission. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Skies open up for E Cape youth

[Sithembele Sakati] Young people from the Eastern Cape wanting a career in air traffic control have been urged to apply for study opportunities being offered by provincial government. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

New property valuations coming this year

According to a Fin24 report, municipalities around South Africa are preparing for the next large-scale property valuation assessment, which may drive municipal rates higher according to Ben Espach, valuations director at Rates Watch. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Etihad Airways carries a record number of passengers and cargo in 2011

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, carried a record 8.29 million passengers in 2011, a 17% increase on the previous year. The jump represented an extra 1.197 million passengers on the carrier's global network covering 82 passenger and cargo destinations. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Heavy rains flood Kruger routes

[Siphiwe Nyathi] The Kruger National Park has warned visitors not to use the Crocodile bridge entrance as heavy rains have caused the Crocodile River to overflow. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Punk at heart

[Ruth Cooper] Punk arises in times of strife, when the status quo needs a serious kick in the crotch and a spit in the face; not surprising then that there was a small, but dedicated, group of punk rockers playing in southern Africa at the height of the apartheid madness in the 70s and 80s. Daring life and "freedom" to question and protest the unjust system. Read more >>