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Marketing
AFRICA
Sound corporate governance will help African business flourish
It’s said that the importance of good corporate governance in business should no longer be ignored, as companies which adopt best practices are more likely to be profitable and sustainable.


Advertising
AFRICA
TV-style advertising now available online
InPage Incorporated, an international advertising solutions company, has created a concept that could revolutionise the online advertising industry, as it not only places adverts in a space outside of the usual confines of the web page, but it also brings television-style advertising to the internet for the first time.


Design
AFRICA
CSD Student Awards 2007 open for entry
The Chartered Society of Designers Awards 2007 is open for entries from second to fourth year full-time design students worldwide. Submissions will be accepted from the following design disciplines: exhibition, fashion, graphic, interactive media, interior, product and textiles. All projects must be accompanied by a written report. Students stand to win £1,000 in prize money, a CSD Student Membership until the end of their current course, and more. All entries must be received at CSD's offices on or before Tuesday, 1 May 2007. See http://www.csd.org.uk/awards/student_awards07.jsp for more information, or to download an application form.


Education and Training
GHANA
Ministers to focus on secondary education at African conference
African education ministers will discuss challenges to secondary education on the continent at a five-day conference in Ghana this week.


Media
AFRICA
NEPAD Business Foundation to publish annual business guide
The NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF) is to publish the first annual official NBF Business Guide. The launch issue will be distributed at the World Economic Forum Africa Summit to be held in Cape Town, in June 2007.

CENTRAL AFRICA
Editor Michel Ngady charged with "obstruction"
Editor and media activist, Michel Alkhaly Ngady, has been charged with "obstruction of the law and the institutions of the Republic" for his critism of the Central African Republic's High Council of Communication's appointment of new members who did not meet its own standards for membership. Ngady was charged on 26 March 2007 by the prosecutor of Bangui, and has been imprisoned for 16 days without bail. The prosecutor has requested that the court sentence him to two years in jail, and the case will be decided upon today, 2 April. - IFJ


Public Relations
EGYPT
Regional survey reveals why 70% of press releases go unpublished
The corporate communications industry in the Middle East and northern head of Africa needs to become more targeted and sharpen up the way it deals with the media, according to the results of a survey published on 2 April 2007.


Retail
NAMIBIA
A new flavour to Namibia's milk
Sipahh®, the milk flavouring straw, has launched into Namibia, which is the beginning of its expansion into Africa. In partnership with the Namibian Dairies, Sipahh is now distributed across all retail and convenience stores nationwide.



TV
AFRICA
MTV base turns up the heat for winter
From April 2007, pan-African music channel MTV base (DStv Channel 88) will be increasing its local programming content for its autumn/winter season with the introduction of new show formats; including comedy, romance, entertainment news, ‘celebreality’ and a broader music focus.



Events to diarise
AITEC Uganda 2007 AITEC Africa - Kampala, Uganda, 19 April
The exhibition will provide a platform for the country’s growing population of ICT users in government and the private sector to assess latest technologies and the services offered by vendors and service providers.
 
VoIP World MENA 2007 - Dubai, UAE, 17 June
VoIP has finally started to take hold in the Middle East and North Africa, creating an immense opportunity for competition across the region.
 
Cards Africa 2007 - Johannesburg, South Africa, 8 October
Cards Africa 2007 is the place for you to gain first hand exposure in this high-tech industry of smart cards and technology, and to learn and implement best-practice solutions.
 

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