diff --git a/_alerts/2016-08-17-binary-safety.md b/_alerts/2016-08-17-binary-safety.md
index 389475bd..8f23e7c4 100644
--- a/_alerts/2016-08-17-binary-safety.md
+++ b/_alerts/2016-08-17-binary-safety.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 title: "0.13.0 Binary Safety Warning"
 shorturl: "binary-safety"
-active: true
+active: false
 banner: "Be extra vigilant when downloading binaries from our website for the upcoming 0.13.0 release"
 bannerclass: "alert"
 ---
diff --git a/_events.yml b/_events.yml
index 24f9a478..f5ca4f6a 100644
--- a/_events.yml
+++ b/_events.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,11 @@
   city: "New York, NY"
   country: "USA"
   link: "https://cryptocurrencypubcon.com/"
+
+- date: 2017-03-01
+  title: "Blockchain Africa Conference 2017"
+  venue: "Johannesburg, South Africa"
+  address: "Johannesburg, South Africa"
+  city: "Johannesburg"
+  country: "South Africa"
+  link: "http://blockchainafrica.co"