| | | Marketing | | AFRICA Navigating the risks and opportunities of investing in African SMEs
[Ayisi Makatiani] Many international investors are keen to invest in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa, but don’t know where to start looking for credible companies with solid track records and good financial controls. Non-governmental organisations and private equity firms that work with SMEs are an ideal place for investors to make their first stop.
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Design | | AFRICA A NEWAFRICA design perspective for Europe
 NEWAFRICA, a travelling design exhibition showcasing the latest and most contemporary products from Africa, is said to be the first of its kind in the world, and aims to challenge the prejudices associated with design on this continent.
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Exhibitions | | UGANDA Ugandan SME exhibition
Guest speakers will offer advice and solutions for key concerns of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) at an interactive exhibition, to be held at the Uganda Manufacturers Association’s Show Ground, from 3-5 April 2007. Discussion topics will include strategic marketing/consumer insights, communication for business, customer care, import and export duties, business finance, tax advice, loans accounts as well as fraud detection. Hosted by Ugandan Telecom, partners in this project include Cell2Cell, SMSmedia, Stanbic Bank, and Tropical Bank. - New Vision Online
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Media | | EAST AFRICA Somali government clamps down on independent broadcasters
The Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) have recently forced Al Jazeera TV to shut down its operations in Mogadishu and ordered the closure of two private radio stations.
SOUTH AFRICA How media can change lives
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] More often accused and criticised for ‘sowing division and confusion’ and ‘undermining national unity’, the media has sometimes proved to be an instrument of peace, nation building and social stability. This was demonstrated at the recent 5th World Summit on Media for Children, where a former child soldier from Liberia, now a radio presenter, made an emotional testimony about how the media changed his life.
SOUTH AFRICA Steadman Group to launch its services into SA - Monitoring South Africa
The Kenyan-based Steadman Group will be launching its advertising monitoring and verification services into South Africa during April 2007, in association with Monitoring South Africa (MSA). Steadman clients will be offered access to the SA media and enjoy the same high level of service offered by the group in the rest of Africa.
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Mobile | | SOUTH AFRICA Dishing up DStv on mobile
As of 1 April 2007, DStv subscribers will be able to access programming information from their cellphones through DStv dish Daily. The mobizine will provide the latest programming highlights and updates, access to monthly competitions and exclusive offers, information about DStv and troubleshooting hints.
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Newspapers | | WEST AFRICA Liberia's Independent back on the newstands
The Supreme Court of Liberia has overturned the one-year ban on The Independent newspaper, which was imposed by the government after it published an explicit photo of former presidential affairs minister, Willis Knuckles.
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Public Relations | | MOZAMBIQUE PR partnership to promote Maputo Advertising Festival
South African PR company HMC Seswa Corporate Communications is the PR partner for the Associacao Mocambicana De Empresas De Marketing Publicidade (AMEP), organisers of the annual Maputo International Advertising Festival, based in Mozambique, it was announced last week. The purpose of this alignment is to highlight advertising creativity in South Africa and in Africa in general.
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TV | | MOZAMBIQUE Bemba's media staff in hiding
A number of DRC media employees, working for broadcasters owned by Senator Jean-Pierre Bemba, have gone into hiding after three stations were forced to close on 21 March 2007.
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| | Events to diarise | Retail Loss Prevention Africa 2007 - Johannesburg, South Africa, 7 May
Retail Loss Prevention Africa 2007 is the only director level conference in Africa that addresses stock shrinkage and pilferage across the supply chain. | | | Contact Centres World Africa 2007 - Johannesburg, South Africa, 27 August
Contact Centres World is your annual, director level, interactive conference experience with speakers and panellists that are industry leaders. | | | | |
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