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Artist Project Earth (APE) will present 'A Climate Change Concert for East Africa' as part of the 
The 'Typographic Games', a graphic design and typography competition on the theme of sport has opened for entries, offering a coveted ticket to the 2012 Olympics in London for the top medallist. 
Sister Fa, an internationally renowned female rap artist from Senegal, who has devoted her work to raising awareness on the dangers of female genital cutting, was awarded the 2011 Freedom to Create Prize, yesterday 20 November 2011 at an awards ceremony and concert at the Kirstenbosch Gardens in Cape Town, South Africa. 
As the countdown to the official opening of COP17/CMP7 in Durban begins, various players have announced their intentions to ensure that the conference is a successful on in terms of events; however, there seems less confidence on the part of the world that any substantial long-term commitments will emerge before the Kyoto Protocol expires in April 2012. 
W.AFRI-TEL, the West African Telecom Exhibition, which takes place from 8-10 May 2012 at the Eko Hotel fair ground in Lagos, Nigeria, will facilitate business opportunities in the telecom sector, enabling exhibitors to gain access to the Nigerian telecom market that contains over 80 million mobile subscribers. 
The Malawi-Zimbabwe Executive Twinning Programme, an innovative new WAN-IFRA project that matches two newspaper groups in Malawi with two newspaper groups in Zimbabwe for a series of exchanges including newspaper study tours, job shadowing and collaboration on business projects, entered a new phase with the launch of the Twinning Programme Brain Trust in Johannesburg, South Africa. 
The Standard Bank Group is launching a new lending facility that uses a psychometric assessment to provide loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa with the aim to revolutionise the way finance is advanced to the largely informal business sector. 
The opportunity for South African business to establish operations, or expand their offerings into Africa has never been more apparent, says Adapt IT executive Kevin Dees. 
Macmillan South Africa have announced it will be the platinum sponsor of the 6th annual African Education Week conference and exhibition, set to take place at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa from 2-4 July 2012. 
Johannesburg-based MTV Networks Africa (MTVNA) has announced the appointment of South African TV veteran Helen Smit in the new role of programming director: music. 
LONDON, UK: C Squared, the UK-based publishing and events company for the global marketing and advertising industry and founders of the Festival of Media, has announced that Ivor Falvey (currently director of Commercial Strategy at Haymarket Media) is to join the company. 
CANNES, FRANCE: The International Festival of Creativity - Cannes Lions - has announced that mobile will be added as a new awards section, launching at the 2012 Festival. Tom Eslinger, digital creative director of Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide, will preside over the Mobile Lions jury in its inaugural year. 
LONDON, UK: Leading factual entertainment broadcaster A+E Networks UK, a joint venture between A+E Networks and BSkyB, has appointed Anna Priest as its new VP of Marcomms. 
NEW YORK, US: This year's One Show recognises what it calls that ONEderful place where deadlines give way to creative euphoria and that one, elusive idea suddenly hits you with what is designed to be a whimsical new marketing campaign, created by Washington, DC-based agency Design Army. | Company news |
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SOUTH AFRICAAlliance Media Malawi has donated computers and ICT training sessions to the Kachanga School - Alliance Media
[Gregory Gondwe, Lilongwe, Malawi] Chikondi Chiumia of Alliance Media Malawi, a Blantyre-based billboard and airport advertising company which is part of the Alliance Media group, says that they have decided to support the Kachanga school because they operate the airport advertising concession at Blantyre's Chileka International Airport. Read more >>| Galleries |
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| Government |
SOUTH AFRICAPublic Protector honours longest serving investigator
Public Protector Adv Thuli Madonsela on Friday 19 November led her office in bidding farewell to one of its longest serving investigative staff members, Dr Marthinus Schutte. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAZuma on COP17: It can't be 'business as usual'
As thousands of delegates from all over the world make their way to Durban for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) this week, President Jacob Zuma says South Africa is ready to welcome them but warns that the event cannot be a case of "business as usual". Read more >>More Government news...
| Motoring |
SOUTH AFRICAYaris swaps ho-hum for brrm-brrm
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] As a motoring scribe my work involves driving some of the sexiest, fastest and most desirable cars on the planet, but it also means that I regularly have to enter the bottom feeder end of the market to drive small, often a tad silly, budget commuter prams with coffee mill engines. Yet, strangely enough, it's in this market segment where unexpected pleasant surprises pop up every now and then. Read more >>More Motoring news...
| Travel |
SOUTH AFRICAEtihad Airways, Panasonic Avionics Corporation sign 10-year deal
Etihad Airways has selected Panasonic Avionics Corporation to provide the in-flight entertainment systems and in-flight connectivity, including broadband Internet and live TV, for the airline's entire long-haul fleet of wide body aircraft. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICACruise Cape Town... it's cool!
City Sightseeing Cape Town, the company that operates the unmistakable and well-known red double decker open-top buses, has a new addition to their tour offerings in the form of a Hop On - Hop Off canal cruise that the company aims to ensure is unique, memorable and fun. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICA100 000 tourists to visit Table Mountain?
IOL reports that Table Mountain's inclusion as one of the new 7 Wonders of Nature could boost tourism to Cape Town by R1,4 billion a year as more than 100 000 tourists are expected to visit the city to see the mountain. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICATraditional travel agency groups take South Africans for a ride, survey reveals
Synovate was appointed by Travelstart.co.za to conduct research into the South African travel agency industry. The results are disturbing... they indicate that many travellers are receiving a raw deal... A very raw deal. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICATravel and tourism firms explore new digital marketing horizons
[Wesley Lynch] Websites have always been considered a vital component of any online marketing plan in the tourism industry. However, while the traditional web may still be necessary to convert leads and facilitate bookings with tour operators, guest houses and hotels, etc, a number of other online and digital platforms are making a big impact. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICARobben Island strike ends
SOUTH AFRICAMango turns five
| BizLounge |
SOUTH AFRICARolling Stone to launch in SA this week
The well-known music, culture and current affairs magazine Rolling Stone will launch in South Africa on Wednesday, 23 November, 2011, as a monthly with a cover price of R34.95. It will cover everything from young visionaries and icons to politics, movies and more. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAEat Out Restaurant Award winners announced
The winners of the 2011 Eat Out DStv Food Network Restaurant Awards, together with the Top 10 restaurants, have been announced. The gala ceremony was held at The Rotunda at The Bay Hotel in Cape Town where guests sampled gourmet creations from award-winning chefs. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAExtra 2000 tickets released for Lil Wayne
To meet demand from fans, the promoters of the South African leg of the Lil Wayne worldwide "I Am Still Music Tour" have released an extra 2000 tickets for the show at the Coca Cola Dome, Joburg on Friday, 9 December, 2011. The 300-pound hip-hop heavyweight Rick Ross will be the supporting act for the Joburg concert. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAJimmy Carr SA tour
British comedian Jimmy Carr, known for pushing boundaries with his humour, which is delivered with a deadpan face,is bringing his Laughter Therapy show tot he GrandWest Grand Arena, Cape Town, on Thursday, 8 December and the Sandton Convention Centre on Saturday, December 10. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICACool as Folk, green with goodwill
[Ruth Cooper] Happy hippy vibes were blossoming abundantly at Greenpop's third Cool as Folk party last weekend at Assembly. To be honest I don't think I have encountered such a friendly crowd before at the usually more cliquey Assembly, but it seems as if getting together for a good cause brings out the hug a stranger side of folks. As it should. Read more >>More BizLounge news...
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