| Today's headlines | It's a goal! Moroccan journalists held for publishing terror memo Latest AV weapons for disarming software miscreants Growth - sure, but Africa's competitiveness lags the world Mobile phone company unveils a billion shilling campaign More speakers sign up for PAMRO's 9th conference Teaming up for a major marketing alliance
| | Marketing | | AFRICA Growth - sure, but Africa's competitiveness lags the world After prolonged economic stagnation, and at times even decline, Africa is experiencing an economic resurgence.
| Digital | | AFRICA Latest AV weapons for disarming software miscreants "We know that virus writers test their codes against signature-based detection. Behavior-based methods are a necessary trade-off. Signature-based methods are still more effective with established infections. Behavior-based methods treat the newest types of infections," said David Finger, product marketing manager for Trend Micro.
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| Media | | AFRICA More speakers sign up for PAMRO's 9th conference As delegate numbers approach record highs, the number of speakers booked for the 9th annual PAMRO Meeting and All Africa Media Research Conference is also growing, as several more media research and marketing experts confirm their attendance.
AFRICA Call for entries: IABC Africa Quill Award The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Africa Region has launched the new IABC Africa Quill Award. The competition will be synchronised with the international IABC Gold Quill Awards, in which members from the Africa Region have participated with increasing success in recent years.
| Mobile | | KENYA Econet wins reprieve from government [Zachary Ochieng] Econet Wireless International (EWI) can roll out its mobile infrastructure provided they withdraw all court cases filed against the government of Kenya in favour of an out of court settlement.
WEST AFRICA Controversy continues in Benin's mobile phone industry [GĂ©rard Guedegbe] Early in the morning of Thursday, 13 July 2007, 950,000 subscribers witnessed the suspension of mobile phone networks, Areeba and Moov. The suspension follows the Ministry of Information and Communication's dissatisfaction with a decision by Areeba and Telecel to change their brand names to MTN and Moov respectively.
AFRICA It's a goal! A new service will allow Africa's millions of football fans to watch near-live English Premier League football on their mobiles.
UGANDA Mobile phone company unveils a billion shilling campaign [Walter Wafula] Celtel Uganda, the nation's inaugural mobile telecommunication company, has set off a record one billion Ugandan shilling promotion that is expected to recompense five lucky Ugandans with a lavish house each. In dollar terms the prize is worth just short of US$600,000.
| Newspapers | | CENTRAL AFRICA DRC journalist gets six months for defamation Journalist sentenced in absentia to six months' prison and heavy fine for defaming oil company.
EAST AFRICA Somali authorities hold reporter The Somali authorities have not provided any reason for the latest detention of a journalist.
MOROCCO
Moroccan journalists held for publishing terror memo Moroccan authorities are holding two journalists for allegedly publishing internal security memo on terrorist threat.
WEST AFRICA Niger government cracks down on coverage of rebel attacks Niger editor questioned after attempted relaunch of suspended newspaper.
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| TV | | GHANA T-DMB technology arrives in Ghana [Emily Nyarko] The first ever mobile television to operate on Terrestrial Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (T-DMB) on the African continent has been launched in Accra, Ghana.
EAST AFRICA Teaming up for a major marketing alliance [Carole Kimutai] Coca-Cola and music channel MTV base have entered into a major marketing alliance that will partner the two brands on air, on-the-ground and on pack.
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| Business | | Airlink discontinues Nosy Be Madagascar service Having commenced the Johannesburg (JNB) - Nosy Be (NOS) flight schedule on 16 June 2007, Airlink has reluctantly decided to withdraw from this route, effective 4 August 2007. [Business travel] | BOC's best BOC Kenya has won the Company of the Year (COYA) award of Financial Management practices in the manufacturing company category, for its key role boosting corporate governance and best practice in prudent financial operations. [Management] |
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| Events to diarise | Forum for African investigative reporters Forum for African Investigative Reporters - Johannesburg, 3 September The Forum for African investigative reporters will bring a selection of Africa's foremost investigative journalists together in Johannesburg in September. | | Sign Africa 2007 and the Africa In-store Show Sign Africa - Johannesburg, Gauteng, 5 September An opportunity for all suppliers and manufacturers of all means of visual communication including signage, display, POS, road signs and outdoor advertising mediums to present their latest products, designs and trends to the public. | |
| Upcoming events | Re-imagine business excellence in a disruptive age TSL Training Solutions - Nairobi, Kenya, 21 July Understanding the value of consumer segmentation Gordon Institute of Business Science - Johannesburg, 23 July JDF and PDF/X three-day conference Exell Technologies - Cape Town, 24 July African Outsourcing and Contact Centre Conference AITEC Africa - Lagos, Nigeria, 25 July More...  Submit an event | |
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