| | | Today's headlines | Coping with the rising tide of sponsorships
Kenyan bank wins Africa investor award
Supermarket chain attains Superbrand status
Critic of Africa's dependency on aid dies
Royal raspberry gets activists arrested
China's hunger is Africa's pariah
Media Council of Zimbabwe launched
Gambian reporter convicted
Burkina Faso journalist gets death threat
Extended exile for Tunisian journalist
Nigerian newspaper offices stormed
Why were Somali stations closed?
Cell phone giant enters broadcasting and multimedia
Africa to become world leader in IT
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Marketing | | AFRICA China's hunger is Africa's pariah
[James Kynge] A beaten-up red taxi took me home one afternoon as spring was turning to summer. The driver's accent, which tagged a lazy ‘er' sound onto the end of most words, identified him as ‘lao Beijing', or ‘old Beijing' — a singular description.
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Branding | | EAST AFRICA Kenyan bank wins Africa investor award
[Carole Kimutai] The award follows years of a turnaround process that has transformed the bank from a struggling enterprise to a blue chip organization.
KENYA Supermarket chain attains Superbrand status
[Carole Kimutai] One of Kenya's largest supermarket chains has received the Superbrand status.
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Digital | | AFRICA Africa to become world leader in IT
What are the IT services challenges in the African continent?
SOUTH AFRICA New digital music production collection launches - Gallo Images
 Gallo Images has launched Digital Vision Music, a range of easy-to-access, royalty-free music specifically composed for commercial use with a repertoire ranging from silky smooth and chilled-out classical arrangements through to groovy urban rock and electronic beats.
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Media | | AFRICA Critic of Africa's dependency on aid dies
Senegal's leading film-maker and author Ousmane Sembène, who was a staunch critic of Africans taking aid from the West, has passed away.
MOROCCO
Royal raspberry gets activists arrested
Seven activists have been arrested, two allegedly tortured, and all have been sentenced to prison for criticising Morocco's monarchy during the recent Labour Day event.
ZIMBABWE Media Council of Zimbabwe launched
The launch of the Media Council of Zimbabwe on May 10 has left the future of the statutory Media and Information Commission hanging by the thread.
WEST AFRICA Burkina Faso journalist gets death threat
Angry youths have threatened to kill a Burkina Faso journalist and burn his home down.
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Mobile | | KENYA Kenya set to lower excise duty on mobile phone airtime
[Joyce Joan Wangui] Following the high elasticity of demand for mobile services in Kenya, mobile service providers have been urged to lower excise duties on mobile phones and airtime in a bid to increase the demand for these services.
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Newspapers | | WEST AFRICA Gambian reporter convicted
Newspaper journalist convicted for publishing false information.
NORTH AFRICA Extended exile for Tunisian journalist
Just as he ended his period of internal exile, the Tunisian authorities have extended Abdallah Zouari's internal exile by a further 26 months.
NIGERIA Nigerian newspaper offices stormed
Gunmen have stormed the Port Harcourt offices of The Punch newspaper; one employee was seriously injured during the attack.
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Radio | | EAST AFRICA Why were Somali stations closed?
The Somali government is being urged to explain exactly why three radio stations were closed recently.
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Research | | SOUTH AFRICA Music Matters – music piracy fact sheet - Synovate
Music piracy remains an ongoing problem in Asia according to the Branded, MTV and Synovate Music Matters survey released at the 2007 Music Matters Asia Pacific Music Forum in Hong Kong.
SOUTH AFRICA Survey reveals music trends rocking young urban Asian consumers - Synovate
Convenience, convergence and growth opportunities from connecting with consumers are the three big trends driving the consumer music market in Asia according to the Branded, MTV and Synovate Music Matters survey released last week at the 2007 Music Matters Asia Pacific Music Forum in Hong Kong.
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Sponsorship | | AFRICA Coping with the rising tide of sponsorships
[Emeka Enyadike] Sponsorships are now very much a part of the traditional marking mix and hardly a day goes by without a major company receiving a request to sponsor an event, a team, an individual, a project or just about anything else requiring funding in some form or another. The question is: what should be sponsored, and why, and to what extent? More over, how does one separate the genuine from the spurious, the wheat from the chaff?
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TV | | AFRICA Cell phone giant enters broadcasting and multimedia
Vodacom, one of South Africa's cellular networks, has formalised its entry into the broadcasting and multimedia market by announcing that it had secured an exclusive pay-TV agency agreement with MultiChoice.
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| | Business | | | Content management software system launched in UgandaAn electronic document management and workflow solution has been launched in Uganda by the Tanzanian-based company COSEKE. [Management] | | Angola among Africa's best performing economiesThe Angolan economy is among the 10 best performing ones in Africa, according to a report from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on regional economic developments in 2006. [Management] |
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| | Forums | | AFRICA Will apathy kill the 2010 World Cup?Does anyone know how to successfully make contact with the local organising committee for 2010 World Cup? What is your view? | | More... Submit a Forum | | |
| | Events to diarise | Africa Skills Development Audit & Evaluation Melrose Advanced Professional Training - Fourways, South Africa, 25 June
The aim of our skills development conference is to create awareness to both public and private sectors to develop and implement learning and skills development strategies that will improve individuals and organisational performance, that will result in improving our country's economy and job creation. | | | The WiMAX Africa Development Summit 2007 Lab Epitomy - Sandton, South Africa, 6 August
Recent WiMAX tests, regulations, financial and technical challenges. | | |
| | Upcoming events | MediaTech Africa 2007 MediaTech - Johannesburg, South Africa, 12 June The 3-Day MBA Astro Tech - Johannesburg, South Africa, 13 June Face the media with confidence The Communication Academy - Cape Town, 13 June Digital and Mobile Content Management 2007 Koetsa Holdings - Sandton, South Africa, 16 June VoIP World MENA 2007 - Dubai, UAE, 17 June GSM>3G West Africa - Dakar, Senegal, 19 June | More... Submit an event | | |
| | Jobs offered | | General Manager - Randburg | | Internal Sales Assistant - Centurion | | Key Account Manager - Durban | | Sponsorship and Promotions Co-ordinator - Kenilworth - Cape Town | | Copywriter - Kenilworth - Cape Town | | Advertising Consultant - Pretoria | | New Business Development Consultant - Centurion | | Writer - Fourways - Johannesburg | | Graphic Designer - Pretoria | | Call Centre Manager - Rivonia | | | |
| | Quotes | | | "Rain beats a leopard's skin, but it does not wash out the spots." - African proverb | | More... Submit a Quote | | |
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