6 Feb 2012 |
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The good news and the sad newsLike in any industry, there's always the good news and then there's the bad news. Well in this case, some sad news Firstly, the sad news is that the acting executive director of the Media Council of Malawi, George 'Sly' Dambula, passed away on Thursday, after succumbing to Malaria and lung infection. We at Bizcommunity.com extend our condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. Secondly, two editors were given jail terms in the Central African Republic, allegedly for their critical coverage of a top official constitute political censorship and thirdly, the murder of a journalist in Somalia highlights the country being as being the most dangerous place in Africa for media. On a lighter note, the good news is that Malawi shows some positive growth in media after facing many challenges over the past two years. This is according to a report released by the Civic and Political Space Platform, which is a group of civil society organisations in Malawi. In Mozambique, the Ministry of Science and Technology signed a 20 year agreement to access international broadband fibre connectivity on the SEACOM network. Beneficiaries include the Mozambique Research and Education Network and the Government Electronic Network, which are government-led projects established to improve online public service access and capability. Africa's first handheld tablet, Way-C, went on sale last week.The Congolese inventor, Verone Mankou, says the tablet is an equivalent to those found in the Western market. I think it's too early to make any assumptions, but let's wait and see. PS: A reminder that the deadline for entries for the IABC African Gold Quill awards is this Friday, 10 February 2012. So get your entries in before the end of the week. Have a great week! Evan-Lee Courie ( @evan1985) Responses to this column welcomed in our online editor's column archive. Send all your Africa marketing news to africanews@bizcommunity.com and opinion pieces to contributors-africa@bizcommunity.com, also take a look at our guide "How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news". Follow Bizcommunity on Twitter @Biz_Africa and join our Facebook page. Today's top stories
Marketing & Media
[Staff Reporter] Running a mobile marketing competition can be a troubling task, at first. What questions do you ask, what can you give away and how will you implement it? Taking it one step at a time and ticking off a few simple tasks can ensure that a mobile marketing competition grows from seed to success. Read more >>
CSI
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) regrets the decision of the Office for Supervising the Affairs of Foreign Agencies of the Harakat Al-Shabaab Al Mujahideen to terminate the agreement under which the ICRC was allowed to deliver emergency food aid in Al-Shabaab administered areas of Somalia. Read more >>
Media
Mobile
UK based company, All Amber last week officially announced that partnerships have been confirmed with two organisations in the East Africa technology ecosystem for Mobile Web East Africa 2012, which takes place in Nairobi, Kenya on 22-23 February 2012. Read more >>
[Reshaad Sha] It's no secret that the mobile phone environment has shown incredible growth globally. The technology has evolved into an indispensable tool that is swiftly changing the way we do business and relate to one another. In Africa, mobile networks have proven the most financially viable answer to the logistically difficult and expensive process of laying physical telephone and data networks. Read more >>
Newspapers
The Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) has reportedly enlisted the service of the police in a bid to stop foreign newspapers without local offices from circulating. Publications that might be affected include: The Sunday Times, Mail & Guardian, Business Day and The Zimbabwean. Read more >>
Online Media
Google has added five Western Cape wineries to its popular Street View service in Google Maps and will begin collecting images in Botswana in the next few weeks, the internet giant says in a new blog post. Read more >>
Radio
LUANDA, ANGOLA: The National Radio of Angola (RNA) launched on Friday its new programmes, and began broadcasting on Saturday, 4 February 2012. Read more >>
Recruitment
[John Boe] Essentially a sales manager's primary responsibility is to recruit, train and motivate his or her sales force to achieve peak performance. Of these three vitally important tasks, recruiting is the least understood and by far the most challenging. Read more >>
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Retail
The Standard Bank Group has for the second consecutive year ranked the most valuable banking brand in Africa, according to the 2012 global Top 500 Banking Brands report compiled by Brand Finance Banking. Read more >>
LONDON, UK: According to GlobalWebIndex, social network activity now a key brand contact point for nearly a third of consumers. There is also a rise of multiple platform internet TV with key increases in streaming, on-demand and live viewing, while Google Search reaches 85% of internet users with Android, Chrome and Google+ also expanding. Read more >>
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetlera AS (Turkcell), which was unsuccessful in attaining the second GSM telecommunications licence in Iran, is looking to bring a case against South African mobile services provider MTN in a US court. Read more >> More International...
Digital
ITWeb has appointed Gareth van Zyl to be editor of ITWebAfrica, its soon-to-be-launched ICT news and information website dedicated to English-speaking African markets. Read more >>
The DA has accused the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) of "dragging its feet" and losing out on potentially billions of rands from Africa's lucrative west coast gas and oil-platform repair business. Read more >>
[Francis Hweshe] Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu has called for sustainable growth and development in the mining sector to "ensure the speedy realisation of government's transformation objectives". Read more >> More Government news...
Air Zimbabwe has been placed under judicial management and City Press says that it appears likely the airline will be declared bankrupt as it struggles with debts of US$140m and also owes its workers US$35m. Read more >> More Travel news...
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