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The South African memorial service for the late Alan McLarty, who died from complications caused by cerebral malaria beginning of November 2011, will be held this Wednesday evening, 16 November, at the offices of Primedia Unlimited in Sandton, Johannesburg. 
African filmmakers may begin making their submissions for the 2012 
At the biennial general assembly of the International Council of Communication Design (Icograda), held in Taiwan last week, the council elected Switch ECD 
Spinlet, a San Francisco-based company dedicated to meeting the needs of music lovers and artists allowing them to buy, listen, share, and manage music within a user-friendly mobile platform, will debut their technology at 
Winners of the 
IndoAfricanBusiness, the bilateral trade magazine, launched eight years ago in partnership with Export-Import Bank, under the focus Africa Programe of the Ministry of Commerce, Govt of India in English and French, and with the present circulation of over 10 000 copies, has gone live with content news partnership with African Press Organisation (APO). 
yuMobile, a mobile network operator in Kenya, has joined the Gmail SMS chat service providing its subscribers with a platform to chat with Google mail users via the short message service. 
Kaspersky Lab, a computer security company which offers anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, and anti-intrusion products, on Monday 7 November 2011, announced the opening of their first online store in Africa. The online store will offer consumers a range of consumer and corporate products and services. 
Out of Home Media South Africa, the trade association for the out of home media industry, has welcomed Penny Black, a company specialising in large format billboards, as a new member. 
Informa Telecoms & Media yesterday, 11 November 2011, issued a report entitled 'Broadband in Africa' which assesses the progress of the goals set out at the Connect Africa Summit in 2007 and includes a C-level industry survey on the state of the broadband market in Africa. 
NEW YORK, US: More than 25 of advertising's most influential and respected professionals - including Ross Chowles, of Jupiter Drawing Room, Cape Town - have been selected to judge the One Show, claimed to be the premier international awards competition. 
SINGAPORE: The event's organisers have announced The Showcase Theatre at The Festival of Media Asia. As part of the overall conference agenda, each day Vision Leadership partners will take to the stage to host thought-provoking sessions in the theatre. 
LONDON, UK: Neville Brody has created a new /50 logo for D&AD as the organisation celebrates five decades of recognising and supporting UK and international creative talent. | Company news |
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SOUTH AFRICAFishwicks wins Gold and Silver - Fishwicks Printers
Fishwicks Printers recently won Gold and Silver awards in the Product/FMCG/Tobacco and Liquor/Temporary category of the 2011 POPAI SA Awards. The awards recognise excellence in point-of-purchase advertising displays and in-store communication activity produced and placed in South Africa. Read more >>| Galleries |
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| Motoring |
SOUTH AFRICASmoking Joe Merc C63 AMG
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] If any of the great composers such as Bach, Mozart or Vivaldi was still around today I reckon one of them would have produced as musical masterpiece after hearing a hot V8 engine howling in anger - particularly if it was coming from under the bonnet of the latest Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 thundering down the main straight of a race track. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICANdebele: Road safety is a collective responsibility
According to News24, transport minister Sibusiso Ndebele said that road safety campaigns will succeed only when all road users change their behaviour. "Road crashes kill over 14 000 people every year in South Africa," Ndebele said at the launch of the I-Pledge road safety campaign in Sandton. The campaign, aimed at changing the behaviour of road users, was first introduced by Imperial Car Rental in July and targeted the company's employees. Read more >>UNITED STATESHybrid and EV manufacturers not courting Black consumers
[Mintel Oxygen reports] CHICAGO, US: The hybrid and electric vehicle market is having a tough year in 2011 in the US. Sales for hybrid vehicles are down 2.7% through August 2011, despite the fact that US vehicle sales are up 10.5%. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAToll roads - what motorists must do
Business Live warns that Gauteng motorists must either buy e-tags for their cars or have the new number plates fitted to comply with the introduction of toll roads around Gauteng that start operating in February next year. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICARanger outguns the opposition
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Makers of spirited cars constantly strive to find the optimum balance between comfortable drive and dynamic handling while bakkie-makers these days face the challenge of building capable workhorses that are also comfortable and safe - something which Ford has achieved with remarkable success with its newly launched Ranger bakkies. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICANew single cab for under R50 000?
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] A shining new half-ton bakkie for less than R50 000 on sale in South Africa? Yep, your eyes aren't deceiving you, nor is it April Fools Day. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICA2011 car sales significantly higher: Naamsa
SOUTH AFRICATaxi commuters to pay more
| Travel |
SOUTH AFRICAThere's magic in those hills
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] I don't believe in magic but a visit to the Limpopo hills almost has me convinced otherwise. Near enough to Johannesburg for a weekend getaway or, in our case, to break our trip to Kruger Park, Limpopo Province and Tzaneen in particular, offers the kind of fairy-tale environment of verdant hills and lush valleys that exudes a magnetic attraction. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAWin 50 000 Guest Miles with Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is celebrating reaching 50 000 fans on its Facebook page by launching a giveaway. The promotion will see one lucky Etihad Airways Facebook fan win 50 000 Guest Miles. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICANew7Wonders announcement to take place on 11/11/11
The time has come to reveal Table Mountain's fate in its battle to be named a New7Wonder of Nature and the results will be announced during a free concert at the V&A Waterfront's Amphitheatre on Friday 11 November. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAAir France now flying into Cape Town
Air France is operating a direct flight between Paris and Cape Town making it the 17th international airline to offer direct flights to the city according to IOL. This means that Cape Town will have an average of 12 international flights landing at the airport each day. Economic Development and Tourism MEC, Alan Winde welcomed Air France to the city and then departed on the airline's inaugural flight to Paris. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAEast3Route may boost regional tourism
KwaZulu-Natal's tourism initiative East3Route has been hailed by residents in Swaziland and Mozambique as being great for business in the province and the neighbouring states, according to a report in Travel Wires. Read more >>More Travel news...
| BizLounge |
SOUTH AFRICACrime doesn't pay in Tower Heist
[Eugene Yiga] "This financial crisis was caused by corruption at the highest levels of government and business. Like a cancer, legalised corruption eats away at the moral fibre of the world. Men and women of power, craving more power, sell their souls to glorify their egos, destroying lives and bleeding the wealth from people they are supposed to serve." These words, taken from Robert Kiyosaki's latest book, express the anger many still have from the financial crash. These words also express the underlying emotion in Tower Heist. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAThe Evil Queen is dead. Long live the Queen!
[Sindy Peters] Was the "Evil" Queen in Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs really as evil as your mum or dad made her out to be at bedside storytime or was it all just a load of propaganda cooked up by seven vertically challenged men? Finally Snow White's stepmother gets the opportunity to share her side of the story in Dianne Simpson's "Rose Red". Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAMCQP theme and party line-up announced
This years MCQP theme is Maid in China and will be held at the CTICC on 17 December, 2011, there will be nine dance floors, three stages and three experiential areas, each with its own theme and music style. Good Luck, Crazy White Boy, DJ Blaine, Josh Borrill, Odidiva, The Commercial Hippies, Killer Robot, Pascal & Pearce, DJ Ryan Dent and more will be performing. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICASome Like It Vrot - just go see it!
[Johann Smith] Some Like It Vrot, ag, dis te pragtig - what more is there to say? Only please go see this musical comedy romance. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICACall for entries for the Africa Movie Academy Awards
The call to enter for the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) has been made and feature, short and documentary entries are welcomed for the 2012 awards in Nigeria, in April. The deadline for submissions is 30 December, 2011. Read more >>More BizLounge news...
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