| Today's headlines | DRC journalists detained Zimbabwe's battle of the brands Race for fibre optic cable heats up Sierra Leone telecoms company gives the blind a shoulder to lean on Zimbabwe's newspaper industry grapples with rising costs Covering Africa's elections and promoting press freedom by phone Sudan's media laws not enough
| | Branding | | ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe's battle of the brands Zimbabwe's economy may be crumbling, but it's business as usual in the branding business.
| Digital | | AFRICA Race for fibre optic cable heats up [Zachary Ochieng] Africa will benefit immensely from competing undersea fibre optic cable networks linking Africa with overseas destinations.
| Education and Training | | SOUTH AFRICA USB-ED enhances its offering to business in Gauteng by opening a new office - USB-ED USB Executive Development Ltd (USB-ED), the executive education arm of the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB), recently celebrated the official opening of its new offices in Gauteng at a cocktail function at the Westcliff Hotel.
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| Media | | AFRICA Sudan's media laws not enough New draft media laws will not improve dire situation for media, says media rights organisation.
| Mobile | | WEST AFRICA Sierra Leone telecoms company gives the blind a shoulder to lean on As part of their social responsibility, one of the leading mobile telecommunications companies in the country, Celtel, has dished out US$5,000 to the Milton Margai School for the Blind choir for a performance tour in the United Kingdom.
KENYA Covering Africa's elections and promoting press freedom by phone Mobile phones have revolutionised communication in Africa - even during elections.
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| Newspapers | | ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe's newspaper industry grapples with rising costs [Dumisani Ndlela] Escalating printing and newsprint costs are conspiring to create a nightmare for the newspaper publishing industry in Zimbabwe, battling to survive under a volatile economic environment and legislative controls largely considered draconian.
| TV | | CENTRAL AFRICA DRC journalists detained Four state television journalists detained for "trying to destabilise RTNC".
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| Business | | Race for fibre optic cable heats up Battle lines have been drawn as major players jostle for space in the hitherto uncompetitive international submarine fibre-optic industry. [Technology] |
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