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Informa Telecom & Media and the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) have announced their partnership on a series of mobile marketing summits, to be held in association with the flagship series of digital events in Africa & the Middle East, Com World Series. 
The Mozambican Ministry of Science and Technology has signed a 20 year agreement to access international broadband fibre connectivity on the SEACOM network to Europe and onwards to the rest of the world. 
BRAZZAVILLE, REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Africa has its first handheld tablet, Way-C, to rival the iPad and similar western inventions, which went on sale in the Republic of Congo on Monday, 30 January 2012, its inventor Verone Mankou said. 
The All Africa Business Leaders Awards (
Samsung Electronics, the long-time supporter of African football, is rallying fans across the continent to show their passion for the game by launching a series of interactive live and online events for fans to gather and share the excitement of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2012, taking place in Gabon-Equatorial Guinea. 
Airtel Uganda yesterday launched its mobile money platform named 
The launch of 
MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND: Newly confirmed members of the judging panel include South Africa's Chris Botha - The MediaShop, Jakob Kalkar -Carlsberg, Gerhard Louw - Deutsche Telekom, Melanie Varley - MEC, Frederic Joseph - ZenithOptimedia, Nick Vale - Maxus, Nikolas Badminton - DDB Canada and Vishnu Mohan - MPG . More judges will be announced soon. 
RESTON, US: A study from Accenture, comScore, Inc, and dunnhumbyUSA aimed at helping consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketers better understand the link between consumers' usage of brand websites and their in-store brand buying behaviour found that visitors to CPG brand websites buy 37% more in retail stores than non-visitors to the brand site. 
PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY: In a double first, a South African, Cherilyn Ireton, has been appointed executive director of the WEF, and she is the first woman to head the global organisation of world's editors. | Partners |
SOUTH AFRICAPartner for Possibility...
| Africa |
SOUTH AFRICALe Touessrok honoured in the 2012 TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Hotel Awards
Le Touessrok has won the '2012 Travelers' Choice Awards' in the 'Top 25 Luxury Hotels in Africa' and 'Top 25 Relaxation & Spa Hotels in Africa' categories. Read more >>More Africa...
| Government |
SOUTH AFRICASecrecy bill not explained properly
[Paul Vecchiatto] No attempt was made to really explain the Protection of State Information Bill (POIB) to members of the public at the first two township public hearings, says Hennie van Vuuren of the Right2Know Campaign. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICA'President Zuma not involved in SABC recruitment'
President Jacob Zuma was not involved in the recruitment process or any internal process at the SABC, the presidency said in a statement yesterday, 31 January 2012. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAMinister Pule enters SABC top job row
Communications Minister Dina Pule has stepped in and asked the SABC board to suspend its search for a new chief operating officer. This follows an uproar at the public broadcaster after talks that the acting COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng, who reportedly did not possess a matric qualification, was being earmarked for the R2-million a year job. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAFormer Deputy President appointed to APRM panel
Former Deputy President, Baleka Mbete, has been appointed to serve on the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Panel of Eminent Persons. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAZuma: Africa upbeat despite economic crisis
The economic crisis occurs under very upbeat circumstances for Africa said President Jacob Zuma. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAeThekwini's R31m Top Gear festival plans opposed
SOUTH AFRICASatawu wants Prasa's Lucky Montana gone
SOUTH AFRICATourism sector to boost the economy
SOUTH AFRICAUS$6.9bn needed to upgrade North-South Corridor
| Motoring |
SOUTH AFRICASharp, safe, sensible and smart Civic
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Honda has revitalised the 9th generation Civic with a stylish make-over, a generous dash of Botox, plus a couple of injections of safety and luxury features - and then topped it all by adding a new 1.6-litre baby to its popular family of four-door saloons. Read more >>More Motoring news...
| Travel |
SOUTH AFRICACarlson, Rezidor establish Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group; starts 2012 in Africa on high note
MINNEAPOLIS, US / BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Carlson, a global hospitality and travel company, and The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies in the world, recently announced that they have established The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. The group is also starting 2012 in Africa, on a high note... Read more >>More Travel news...
| BizLounge |
SOUTH AFRICADealing with the ultimate problem child
[Eugene Yiga] It's tough being a parent. On the one hand, kids are incredibly expensive. (Local insurance companies recently estimated the cost of raising a child from birth to age 18 at R3.5 million.) On the other hand, they bring up all sorts of inner worries. Will I be a good parent? What if my child doesn't love me? While many parenting books already cover these issues, they tend to ignore one. What if my child turns out to be an absolute monster? What should I do then? Read more >>More BizLounge news...
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- World Information Architecture Day 2012 SA UX Forum - Johannesburg, 11 February
- Marketing strategy Paton Training - Sandton, Johannesburg, 27 February
- Balanced leadership Paton Training - Sandton, Johannesburg, 5 March
- Rising Stars Careers Expo 2012 - Durban, 25 May
- The business opportunities and franchise expo Thebe Exhibitions and Projects - Northriding, Johannesburg, 13 September
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