Madison Avenue is playing matchmaker, bringing together an advertiser and a network for an elaborate sponsorship deal.

The Marquette County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to hire an attorney to help recover loans it made to B-3 computers. B-3 moved from California to Sawyer in 2004 and closed last Summer. Its CEO filed for bankruptcy.

The Gauteng Department of Education's Johannesburg offices has been robbed of 120 computers, a departmental spokesperson has said - adding that he believed this was an attempt to paralyse the department ahead of matric exams.