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Can one journalist cover all of Africa?
Financial sector reforms give boost to African entrepreneurs
IT overcomes unique African challenges
TV drama series beats the pack
No YouTube for Maroc Telecom subscribers
As services collapse, corruption flourishes
Timi is tops!
Egypt gets Nseries handsets
Drug report lands Mauritanian editor in jail
Somali journalists die in ambush
EU urged to impose sanctions on Eritrea
Tunisian reporter beaten again
Meeting on an African Treaty on Freedom of Expression
Zimbabwean journalist to be tried for 'abuse'
MFWA and NAFEO launch campaign aimed at The Gambia
DRC broadcaster closed after angering governor
The changing face of Africa
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Marketing | | AFRICA Financial sector reforms give boost to African entrepreneurs
Africa's banks are extending their range of offerings to customers, and their reach - for instance into rural areas - and these initiatives, combined with new technologies, are putting a whole new face on doing business in the continent.
AFRICA The changing face of Africa
Sweeping economic reforms and liberalisation policies open up a huge market in Africa.
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Digital | | AFRICA IT overcomes unique African challenges
What are the IT services challenges in the African continent?
MOROCCO
No YouTube for Maroc Telecom subscribers
The Moroccan Internet server (ISP) Maroc Telecom has blocked access to video-sharing website YouTube. The blocking was initiated on 25 May.
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Media | | EAST AFRICA Somali journalists die in ambush
IFJ calls for action after two more Somali journalists are killed.
NORTH AFRICA EU urged to impose sanctions on Eritrea
The European Union has been urged to adopt targeted sanctions against Issaias on the eve of independence day.
AFRICA Meeting on an African Treaty on Freedom of Expression
African freedom of expression advocacy organisations will organise a conference to plan for an African Treaty on Freedom of Expression in Accra from 25 - 27 June 2007, just days before the African Union Heads of State Summit.
WEST AFRICA MFWA and NAFEO launch campaign aimed at The Gambia
Two media watchdog organisations have teamed up to mount a campaign against the policies of President Yahya Jammeh's government of The Gambia.
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Mobile | | EGYPT Egypt gets Nseries handsets
 Mobile phone giant Nokia's Enterprise Solutions division has signed a distribution agreement with Egyptian firm Silicon 21 for the distribution of the ‘complete communications device in your pocket'.
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Newspapers | | SOUTH AFRICA Can one journalist cover all of Africa?
 When one considers that Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, taking up 20% of the earth's land area and accounting for 14% of the world's population, the question of whether it can be covered by one person should be ludicrous. Yet the question is so important to editors that it will be the subject of a panel discussion at the 14th World Editors Forum, to be held in Cape Town next week, 3 – 6 June 2007.
NORTH AFRICA Drug report lands Mauritanian editor in jail
Newspaper editor jailed after implicating businessman in drug trafficking.
NORTH AFRICA Tunisian reporter beaten again
A Tunisian journalist has allegedly been repeatedly beaten by government agents following exposure of national tragedy.
ZIMBABWE Zimbabwean journalist to be tried for 'abuse'
Report on succession issue finds Gift Phiri charged for allegedly 'abusing' journalistic privilege.
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Radio | | AFRICA BBC Africa Radio Awards winners
Talk Radio 702 won Station of the Year in the first-ever BBC Africa Radio Awards in Nairobi, Kenya, this past weekend. Ghana's Citi FM and Joy FM, Kenya's Capital FM and KBC, South Africa's Radio 786 and Uganda's Radio Pacis were also winners in a night of star-studded celebration.
CENTRAL AFRICA DRC broadcaster closed after angering governor
Authorities in the central diamond mining town of Mbuji-Mayi, DRC, closed down a private broadcaster on Sunday, 27 May, in connection with comments critical of the provincial governor that aired on two programs last week, according to local journalists and press freedom group Journaliste en Danger (JED).
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TV | | UGANDA TV drama series beats the pack
Uganda's AfriComNet announced last night that the TV drama series Tsha Tsha is the winner of the award for the best mass media production in HIV and AIDS communication in Africa.
WEST AFRICA Timi is tops!
 The continent has voted and Timi is the winner of Idols, West Africa.
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| | Events to diarise | PAMRO 2007 Conference PAMRO - Mangochi, Lake Malawi, 19 August
The 9th PAMRO Meeting and All Africa Media Research Conference will take place in Malawi this year. | | | Sustainable African Urban Regeneration marcus evans SA - Johannesburg, South Africa, 27 August
Combating market failure by re-inventing the cities. | | |
| | Upcoming events | Sales skills MaST Botswana - Gaborone, 29 May Retail assistants workshop Staff Training - Limpopo, 1 June The Third Telecentre Leaders Forum for East Africa Telecentre.org - Kenya, 4 June SatWiBB Africa Conference and Exhibition AITEC Africa - Nairobi, Kenya, 4 June Markex Gauteng 2007 Exhibitions For Africa - Johannesburg, 5 June | More... Submit an event | | |
| | Jobs offered | | Human Resources Officer - Johannesburg | | Advertising Sales X3 - Cape Town | | Credit Controller - CBD | | Debtors and Creditors Clerk - Bryanston | | Estimator - Johannesburg | | Receptionist - Sandton | | Financial Manager - CBD | | Business Development Consultant - New and Existing - Rosebank | | Events Manager - Pretoria | | Art Director - Kyalami | | | |
| | Quotes | | | "Do not vacillate or you will be left in between doing something, having something and being nothing." - African proverb | | More... Submit a Quote | | |
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