AFRICA

Six ways to boost your career in 2012

[Donna Rachelson] Instead of trying to keep vague work-related New Year's resolutions ("I'm going to improve my career skills; find a better work/life balance or make more of an impact in my team"), focus on specific areas where you can implement sustainable changes in your work life in 2012. Read more >>

ETHIOPIA

Death penalty for blogger, prison for journalists

NEW YORK: A US-based journalist convicted on politicized terrorism charges in Ethiopia was sentenced to death in absentia yesterday, 26 January 2012, while two other Ethiopian journalists received heavy prison sentences in connection with their coverage of banned opposition groups, according to news reports. Read more >>

NIGERIA

Journalist killed while covering terrorist bombings

A TV reporter was gunned down in Kano, shortly after covering a series of deadly bombings on 20 January by the militant Islamic sect Boko Haram, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Read more >>

AFRICA

InMobi, PERFORM announce mobile ad sales partnership

InMobi, the global independent mobile ad network, has announced a mobile advertising partnership with digital sports media group PERFORM, for the football news website Goal.com. Read more >>

AFRICA

Orange, Wikimedia Foundation partnership brings Wikipedia to Africa

Orange and the Wikimedia Foundation earlier this week announced a partnership that will provide more than 70 million Orange customers in Africa and the Middle East with mobile access to Wikipedia, without incurring data usage charges. Read more >>

EGYPT

Egypt press hails 'revival' of revolution

CAIRO: Egypt's press on Thursday, 26 January 2012, hailed the "revival" of the revolution after massive crowds took to the streets to demand democratic changes, a year after the start of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. Read more >>

KENYA

YoungAfricaLive now live in Kenya

YoungAfricaLive, a mobile community that entertains and educates young people on topics of love, sexual health, gender and relationships affecting the youth, has launched in Kenya, adding to the mobile community portal's presence in East Africa which commenced when YoungAfricaLive launched in Tanzania in December 2011. Read more >>

AFRICA

Huawei appoints communications manager

Huawei, the global information and communications technology (ICT) solution provider has appointed Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa's president-elect, Tshepo Matseba as senior corporate communication manager. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

LM Radio's Reg de Beer passes away

Reg de Beer, a veteran of broadcasting and one of the cornerstones of the LM Radio team, passed away on Saturday afternoon, 21 January 2012, following a short illness. Read more >>

AFRICA

New research reveals how Africa tweets

NAIROBI, KENYA: Young people Tweeting from mobile devices are driving the growth of Twitter in Africa, according to How Africa Tweets, new research launched in Nairobi yesterday. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

SAITEX includes BRICS Africa

The BRICS Africa Export Import Forum, described as the only event dedicated to showcasing the range of services and support available for BRICS Intra Africa trade, will run alongside the Southern African International Trade Exhibition (SAITEX), taking place 15-17 July 2012 at Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

Tablet market set to explode, but...

LONDON, UK: According to the latest research from Informa Telecoms & Media, the tablet market will explode over the next five years with retail revenues increasing from US$34.5 billion in 2011 to US$121.5 billion in 2016. However, the company's research also shows that telecom operators will lose out while independent retailers are more likely to benefit from tablet sales. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

ADC: 91st Annual Awards juries - Advertising, Integrated

NEW YORK, US: The Art Directors Club (www.adcglobal.org) has announced the full juries for the Advertising and Integrated categories of the global ADC 91st Annual Awards, which is open for entries at www.adcawards.org. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

comScore report: Next-Generation Strategies for Advertising to Millennials

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc has released the report Next-Generation Strategies for Advertising to Millennials, highlighting the results from a recent comScore study that identifies the unique characteristics of the Millennial generation, commonly defined as persons born between 1981 and 2000. Read more >>

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Dubai Lynx: SA represented in 2012 jury lineup

DUBAI, UAE: The Dubai International Advertising Festival, one of the leading festival and awards events for creative excellence in the Middle East and North Africa, has announced the members of the juries responsible for judging and awarding entries into the sixth Dubai Lynx Awards. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Corruption the enemy - Radebe

Corruption ought to be declared as the enemy of all South Africans, says Justice Minister Jeff Radebe. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

SA working to improve economy - Zuma

South Africa is working towards a thriving mixed economy that is integrated into the Southern African region and African continent as a whole, says President Jacob Zuma. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

'Transnet's R8bn flawed contract'

[Moipone Malefane] Transnet paid R184.4m in bonuses to staff members who belonged to another company. The breach was allowed to happen under the watch of several executives, who have been accused of failing to put controls in place in order to avoid irregular and wasteful expenditure that resulted from the signing of an irregular contract with the consortium Hatch and Mott MacDonald (HMG). Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Sports transformation 'not moving fast enough'

Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula says transformation in South African sports is moving at a snail's pace. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Over-regulation limits business expansion: survey

Grant Thornton's latest quarterly survey on privately held business owner's perceptions highlights that 37% of South African executives rate over-regulation and red tape as the biggest constraint to business expansion. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Electricity pricing policy to be revised?

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has postponed public hearings on the planned price increases of electricity and Business Live speculates that the government is now likely to change its electricity policy. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Club Med Phuket takes on a new look

To transform its portfolio of resorts to 4 and 5 trident luxury, Club Med has revealed the new look and feel of its island resort located in South West Thailand on the small island of Phuket in Kata Bay. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Cape Town boutique hotels get global recognition

Cape Town's boutique hotels came out on top in this year's TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards Best Hotels with one, Villa Zest Boutique Hotel in Green Point, being voted the Trendiest Hotel in the World. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Cricket could lose sponsor Sunfoil

Cricket SA (CSA) is bracing for another blow in the form of the imminent departure of commercial manager Richard Glover - and possibly the loss of a sponsor. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Avicii to play Joburg, Cape Town and Durban

Avicii, known professionally as Avicii, Tim Berg, Tom Hangs, and Ashwin, is the Swedish electronic dance music phenomenon ranked sixth on the international Top 100 DJs list in 2011. The shows will be held on 30 and 31 March, 2012. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

A midsummer ice dream

[Eugene Yiga] What would it be like if the world was covered in ice and we skated around without car troubles or traffic jams? Well, until climate change takes inspiration from Michael Bay, we'll have to leave that question to our imaginations. And nowhere is it more wonderfully imagined than in The Nutcracker On Ice, showing at the Artscape, Cape Town until 12 February, 2012, after playing to sold-out audiences in Joburg last year. Read more >>