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Celebrating water and dreams at the 10th Zanzibar Film Festival
Companies ignore order to cut prices
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Cinema | | AFRICA Africa features in SA film festival with a difference
Think of film festivals and your first thought is usually art films, foreign films and that sort of thing. Well, this one is not.
AFRICA Celebrating water and dreams at the 10th Zanzibar Film Festival
 The 10th annual Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), a multi-disciplinary art and cultural showcase, kicks off its 'Celebration of Waters and Dreams' on Friday, 29 June. Attendants can look forward to 10 days of art, discussions, workshops, entertainment and networking, with over 80 films from more than 25 countries on the line-up.
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Magazines | | SOUTHERN AFRICA Businessman sues Swazi magazine
News magazine faces defamation charges over article critical of company.
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Media | | SOUTHERN AFRICA Media banned from Swaziland hospital
On 24 June 2007, the Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Njabulo Mabuza, banned the media from entering the Mbabane Government Hospital, Swaziland's biggest hospital, in search of news.
AFRICA New book celebrates five decades of journalism in Africa
Two West African organisations have joined forces to publish a book that explores the key periods of African journalism over the past 50 years.
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Mobile | | EAST AFRICA Connecting with East African Stars
 Three of East Africa's most talented stars will be connecting with the people through the launch of Motorola's W series handsets.
WEST AFRICA Release of MTN services in Benin put on hold
[Gérard Guedegbe] The government of Benin has prevented the official launching of MTN services in Benin on 15 June 2007. The argument put forward by the regulation authority was that the hosting mobile network company, Areeba, did not complete all the administrative formalities prescribed by the law in case of denomination change or licence transfer in Benin.
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Newspapers | | WEST AFRICA SOD's report gets SOD suspended sentence
A Mali court has imposed prison sentences on the teacher who set the assignment, and on the journalists who reported on a school essay assignment that mocked an imaginary president.
MOROCCO
Moroccan journalist wins press freedom award
Well-known for his audacious pen, Ahmed Reda Benchemsi has been named winner in the Journalist category of the annual Samir Kassir award for Press Freedom.
NORTH AFRICA Djibouti government slammed for allegedly harassing media
Government's authoritarian excesses condemned on 30th anniversary of independence.
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Online Media | | EGYPT Egyptian blogger still faces charges
Court refuses judge's request to block websites, but allows for their censorship and prosecution; investigation of blogger continues.
EGYPT New guide for bloggers and online journalists launched in Cairo
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information has welcomed the publishing of a new guide for citizen journalism on the internet. The guide, which is prepared by Stephen Franklin, a journalist and a media trainer, is short and simple and aims at helping beginning bloggers who desire to work as citizen journalists on the internet.
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Production | | KENYA 48Fest film contest for Africa
Staying Alive, MTV International's ongoing HIV and AIDS prevention campaign, and African music channel MTV base are joining forces to bring its thought-provoking film competition 48fest to Kenya for the first time, it was announced on Tuesday, 26 June 2007.
AFRICA Hollywood's lion roars in Jordan
Metro-Goldwyn-Myer (MGM) Studios Inc. and Rubicon, a Jordan-based animation, edutainment and multimedia company, have announced a multi-level business alliance, which includes an exclusive licensing and merchandising agreement for the Greater Middle East and North Africa region.
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Radio | | SOUTHERN AFRICA Lesotho urged to drop charges against radio host
The Lesotho radio host who was detained by the authorities has been freed on bail, but has also been charged with "failing to report subversive activity".
ZAMBIA Zambian minister's threat against radio station: what threat?
Zambian minister denies he threatened to revoke radio station's license following interview with opposition leader.
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Retail | | ZIMBABWE Companies ignore order to cut prices
Zimbabwean companies have ignored what many regard as nonsensical an order by the government to cut prices by 50%, and for some products, by over 60%. In announcing the order, the Zimbabwean government said it set up a unit drawn from all its security agencies to enforce the cuts.
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TV | | NORTH AFRICA Eritrean TV presenter detained
Woman journalist employed by state TV held in military camp.
NIGERIA Nigerian government bulldozes broadcaster
African Independent Television (AIT), a leading Nigerian independent broadcast network, says it will take the government to court after authorities demolished three new station facilities in the capital, Abuja.
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| | Business | | | Ghana prepares for new, simplified currency"The value is the same" is the message being spread by the Bank of Ghana regarding the new denomination of its currency, the cedi. [Management] | | Ghanaian tourism sector aims to improve standardsGhana's tourism sector has realised that the country is a sought after business and leisure destination and thus aims to improve its services. [Business travel] | | Join the club! [Business travel] | | Indigenisation Bill just another means to steal [Corporate wellness] | | Profile: Dangote – Nigeria's leading businessman and billionaire [Management] |
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| | Events to diarise | Reporting Africa Nordic-SADC Journalism Centre (NSJ) - Grahamstown, South Africa, 9 July
This course aims to help participants develop awareness for media representation and the sociology of news production. | | | TotalPack Summit EMEA '07 Aspire Events - Singapore, 5 August
The annual show for the packaging industry will bring together strategic buyers from FMCG industries and suppliers on board Star Cruise, Singapore for a face-to-face meeting! | | |
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