28 Nov 2011

Africa | Marketing & Media

 
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Cheers to 2011, well almost...

Can you believe its almost 2012? The year has just about come to an end and with that we have several more daily newsletters still to be delivered to you.

In Malawi, journalists were threatened at a 'press rally' following the return of the president from a trip to Hong Kong. In a turn of events, journalists had to ask police to protect them after party officials wanted to turn violent.

Earlier this month, the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) held meetings with the media to explain to them how the Consolidated ICT Regulatory Management System (CIRMS) would operate. Early last week, telecommunication operators hit back at MACRA and warned people about the system. MACRA's response was that the equipment will not be used as a surveillance machine, but rather as a way to investigating tariff fraud amongst other things.

In my column 'Don't become a victim of cybercrime', I brought up the issue of cybercrime as it emerged to be on the increase and vulnerable groups were being targeted. Media attention given to such acts, may have finally woken up people to the possibility that social networks can be a dangerous place. With the16 Days of Activism campaign which started on 25 November 2011 and continues to 10 December, cybercrime can be reduced with the help of media.

In other news, Richard Porter, the head of BBC global news, recently visited South Africa for a conference on broadcasting, Gill Moodie interviewed him and we could learn a few lessons in media change from him.

Here's to a good week!

Evan-Lee Courie (@evan1985)

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Editorial news

Marketing


AFRICA
Removing the barriers to marketing yourself
[Donna Rachelson] Billions of rands are spent on branding and marketing campaigns every year by companies in South Africa wanting to attract new customers and grow market share. Marketing professionals will tell you that the fight for consumers' attention is fierce - ensuring your product or service stands out in a cluttered and competitive market is hard work. Read more >>

Special focus on media freedom & right to know


AFRICA
South Sudan: Union urges rights group to focus on media rights
[Ater Garang Ariath] JUBA: The South Sudan Union of Journalists (SSUJ) has appealed to all rights groups, human rights, law society, the humanitarian agencies and other activists to direct their energy by working towards a total press freedom in South Sudan while also protecting and safeguarding the lives of individual journalists in their press release. Read more >>

Advertising


KENYA
Y&R Kenya wins big at 2011 MSK Brand Warriors Awards
At the recent 2011 MSK Brand Warriors Awards, the Y&R Group in Kenya announced that five of its clients were among the top winners. Read more >>

Branding


SOUTH AFRICA
How challenger-brand thinking can be used for entrepreneurship
[Abey Mokgwatsane] Recently I had the honour of speaking at Cape Town Entrepreneurship Week on how challenger-brand thinking can be used as a framework for entrepreneurship and some other thoughts. As per my usual style of presentation, it was made up of images that I spoke to, rather than words on slides. So since distributing my presentation won't help, I wrote this summary to share what I spoke about. Read more >>

Cinema


SOUTH AFRICA
Documentary fest explore controversial subjects
Documentaries on government conspiracy, local farm murders, drugs and science, the holy bloodline, trepanation, 2012, flawed education, Egyptian uprising, outlaws and others will make their debut at the Daring Doccies Documentary Film Festival 2011, 25 November-1 December 2011 at the Labia Theatre in Cape Town. Read more >>

CSI


Digital


SWAZILAND
Q-KON rolls out HotZONE in Swaziland
Q-KON has rolled out a HotZONE (public broadband access network), facilitated through Wavion wireless network technology, to its Swaziland-based client, Nkosiphile Innovations. The project has been successful and plans are underway to integrate the HotZONE concept across several schools in the region. Read more >>

Education & Training


SOUTH AFRICA
Four ways to use specificity in your communication
[Tiffany Markman] My grandmother was a remarkable woman. Outspoken. Opinionated. She had a tracksuit. (And she wasn't a tracksuit person. She was a dress-with-matching-belt person. She wore anoraks. And sensible shoes.) The tracksuit was blue. But every time you suggested that she wear her blue tracksuit, she'd snap, "It's not blue. It's turquoise, dammit!" She was right. Here are four quick and easy ways to write and speak specifically... Read more >>

Events & Conferencing


AFRICA
MMA East Africa support events in 2012
The Mobile Marketing Association's (MMA) local council for East Africa today announced that it would be endorsing two educational industry events for 2012. The CEO, CMO and DG Summit and Mobile Marketing Summit which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, 13-14 March 2012. Read more >>

Media


AFRICA
Journos threatened at Mutharika's 'press rally'
[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] For the umpteenth time, Malawian journalists on 21 November 2011 had to suffer hostility that was full of scorn and intimidation from ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cohorts in the presence of leader and state president Bingu wa Mutharika, who was returned from a ten day holiday in Hong-Kong at the Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe. Read more >>

AFRICA
Operators hit at MACRA over 'spy machine'
[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Malawi's telecommunication operators have hit back at the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) over the Consolidated ICT Regulatory Management System (CIRMS) said to be used to access phone records and emails. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Lessons in media change from top BBC man
[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] Richard Porter, BBC global news head, was in South Africa recently to attend a conference on broadcasting. Porter, whose division includes the BBC World Service (in English), BBC World News satellite TV channel and the BBC News international website, told Bizcommunity how his people are adopting new platforms, integrating radio, TV and online plus responding to audience demands for more breaking news - and why he's more concerned about BBC World News being the most-trusted broadcaster on the planet, rather than the most-watched. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Media attention needed for cyber abuses
[Ticha Tsedu] [16 Days of Activism] The relative ease with which it is possible to become "friends" with total strangers on social networking platforms has resulted in some women becoming victims of cybercrime. However, the media attention given the notorious case of South Africa's "Facebook rapist" may have finally woken people up to the possibility of social networks as dangerous places. Read more >>

RWANDA
Media cautioned against inciting violence
Media practitioners have been urged to always be mindful of information they disseminate as it can be destructive. Read more >>

AFRICA
Telkom faces R4bn Multi-Links damages claim
[Duncan McLeod: @mcleodd] African Prepaid Services Nigeria (APSN), a now-mostly-dormant company in which JSE-listed Blue Label Telecoms has an effective 37% stake, is claiming US$481m, or about R4bn at the prevailing exchange rate, in damages from Multi-Links, Telkom's former Nigerian subsidiary, after Multi-Links walked away from a lucrative, 10-year contract with the company. Read more >>

Mobile


KENYA
RIM to launch new BlackBerry 7 smartphones in Kenya
Research In Motion (RIM) today announced its plans to release three new BlackBerry smartphones, namely the Curve 9360, Torch 9810 and Torch 9860, based on the BlackBerry 7 Operating System (OS) in Kenya. Read more >>

WEST AFRICA
MMA to launch West Africa Local Council
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) today announced that it has plans to launch a West Africa Local Council in March 2012 to promote, educate, measure, guide and protect the industry in the region. Read more >>

Online Media


AFRICA
How not to make money online in Nigeria
[Nmachi Jidenma] Increasingly, as Nigeria's web space has started to rise in prominence both regionally and even globally, there has been a slow but steady influx of businesses looking to make a lot of money online in Nigeria. The rationale is that online markets like Nigeria are virgin territory with boundless opportunity. Read more >>

Out Of Home


AFRICA
Continental Outdoor appoints new MD: Africa division
Julieah Muthama has been appointed as managing director of Continental Outdoor Media's Rest of Africa operation, which includes 13 sub-Saharan African countries, excluding South Africa. Read more >>

Radio


ZIMBABWE
Mandiwanzira upbeat on radio licence
[Jeniffer Dube] Journalist-cum entrepreneur, Supa Mandiwanzira is upbeat about his recently won broadcasting licence despite the criticism surrounding it. Read more >>

Retail


AFRICA
LG among top 100 global innovators
[Carole Kimutai] LG Electronics has been listed as a Thomson Reuters 2011 Top 100 Global Innovator, being recognised for its achievements as one of the world's most innovative companies. Read more >>

AFRICA
Nakumatt Holdings ranked among global Top 50 family businesses
[Carole Kimutai] Kenyan based retail outlet, Nakumatt Holdings has landed a spot in the Campden FB World's Top 50 fastest growing family businesses. The global research listing by Campden FB in conjunction with Ernst & Young places Nakumatt at the top spot in the African family businesses with South Africa's Pick n Pay closing in at position 41 in the rankings. Read more >>

Sales


AFRICA
Be Prepared!
[John Boe] It's been said that salespeople don't plan to fail, they simple fail to plan! How much time do you currently spend preparing for your client appointments? If you're honest with yourself, the answer is probably not enough. In my opinion, the single most common characteristic shared among all successful salespeople is the value they place on pre-appointment preparation, research, and planning. Read more >>

TV


AFRICA
New reality show searches for Top Trader
In 2012 CNBC Africa will broadcast a new reality television show, titled Top Trader, which will follow the trials and tribulations of South Africa's top amateur traders as they search for the winning combination to walk away with R250 000 in prize money. Read more >>


International
UNITED STATES
Christophe Ginisty elected president of IPRA
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Christophe Ginisty has been elected as president of IPRA (International Public Relations Association) for 2013; he takes over from SA's Johanna McDowell. Read more >>

SWITZERLAND
Festival of Media Global Awards 2012 dates and categories
MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND: The Festival of Media Global Awards, now in their 4th year, is searching for those campaigns that celebrate the very best in media thinking from around the world and has announced the categories for the 2012 awards. Read more >>

ARGENTINA
Playboy invites Argentines to sing like a rock star
MONTEVIDEO, ARGENTINA: The phrase "sex, drugs and rock 'n roll" characterises the classic lifestyle of the rock star, even if one could say that some rock stars have favoured the sex and drugs over the music. Read more >>

PAKISTAN
Pakistan defers 'obscene' text message ban deadline
Pakistan's mobile operators on Monday deferred implementing a ban on nearly 1700 "obscene" words from text messages, saying they were seeking further clarification from the telecoms authority. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Banks want to invest in power, ports, road projects
Business Report says that South African investment banks are keen to finance road, port and power project throughout sub-Saharan Africa to replace earnings lost through a drop in merger and acquisition activities. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM
Mintel launches Loop
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Company news

Events & Conferencing


SOUTH AFRICA
Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2012: First artists announcement - EspAfrika
espAfrika recently announced the first 17 confirmed acts for next year's 13th Cape Town International Jazz Festival which will take place from 30-31 March at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). Read more >>


Galleries
SOUTH AFRICA
Balkanology '11 - Animal Farm

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Government
SOUTH AFRICA
African agenda set at COP17
[Kemantha Govender] The South African government recognises its role as the major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions on the continent, says Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa, as the African agenda is set at COP17. The all-important conference officially got underway in Durban today. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Govt serious about tackling corruption - Zuma
Government is doing its best to put an end to the wastage of public resources and corruption, says Jacob Zuma. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Training authorities should be scrapped?
Business Day reports that a forensic investigation into the Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry's Sector Education and Training Authority (Seta) is underway amid allegations of widespread fraud and corruption. Read more >>

More Government news...


Motoring
SOUTH AFRICA
Zero-emission cars for COP17
For what is claimed to be the first time ever, a fleet of mass-produced, zero-emission vehicles will take to the streets of Africa - at COP17. Read more >>

More Motoring news...


Travel
SOUTH AFRICA
Simply Delicious
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Perhaps it takes an all-girl management team to sex up the most horrid of accommodations - the budget hotel? Using cutie-pie names such as The Itsy Bitsy, The Teeny Weeny and The Bigger than a Bikini to describe the room-types, Delicious Hotel is in a converted house in Franschhoek, behind and by the team at Le Quartier Francais (LQF) auberge and restaurant. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Multi-media travel guide takes you to best hot spots in and around Johannesburg
December holidays are fast approaching and many Joburgers are staying home this year! However, for locals & tourists there is no reason to get bored these holidays - use My Destination Johannesburg explore the city, its surroundings, and all it has to offer! Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Southern Sun offers My Chef on Call
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Top-end travel buyers immediately discount "chain" hotels from their offering as they intend to provide only bespoke experiences for their clients. Southern Sun is fighting the "chain" stigma by offering My Chef on Call. Read more >>

More Travel news...


BizLounge
SOUTH AFRICA
Superstars come to SA for 80s' revival festival
The international 80s' festival Rewind is coming to South Africa on 25 February, 2012, at the King's Park Stadium, Durban. The festival claims the biggest line up of artists since Live Aid and has been touring the world. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Yesterday's Pupil chats Singularity
[Ruth Cooper] Talented multi-instrumentalist/producer Yesterday's Pupil aka Peach has recently released Part 1 of his new album. Called Singularity it features two singles; Too Tired To Disco and Goodbye. The rest of the album will be sequentially released over a couple months and all as free downloads. How nice is that? We chat to him about this new project, career highlights and ocean breezes. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
The Party Animal Revolution
[Ruth Cooper] "Four legs good, two legs bad!" chants a man in a wrestler's mask with a speaker phone in hand. In the other hand is a chain attached to an evil-looking pig standing on his hind legs in a snappy suit; some call him Mr Pig, some call him Deadpi9. A busk of Mr Pig stares at us from his vantage point at the top centre of the stage, his head nestled amongst barbed wire, his red eyes glowing malevolently, hypnotising his audience, his followers. This is Deadpi9 vs the rest. This is Animal Farm. This is Balkanology. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Spring-cleaning life in Everything Must Go
[Eugene Yiga] Nick Halsey (Will Ferrell) isn't having a good day. After 16 years of valuable work as a salesman, he's unexpectedly fired. Well, I suppose it was bound to happen given his increasing habit of drinking on the job. The same goes for his marriage. When he gets home (with two six packs of beer), all his things are on the front lawn. His wife has left and she's changed all the locks. Oh, and she's frozen the accounts so he can't get any cash. And you thought you had it rough! Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Deadmau5 line-ups announced
The Deadmau5 promoters have announced the official supporting line-ups for the Cape Town, Joburg and Durban events, together with after-party information. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Second chance at life in Beginners
[Eugene Yiga] Oliver (Ewan McGregor) is a strange guy. He's a 38-year old Los Angeles artist who designs CD covers for rock bands. But instead of doing the simple work they want, he prefers coming up with depressingly quirky cartoons like "The History of Sadness". His cynicism for life, and inability to form relationships that last, probably comes from his parents and the empty marriage they had for 44 years before his mother died. Read more >>

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