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Army chief's wife threatens to sue for US$1 billion
Even covering a soccer match can be dangerous...
Malian politician kicks reporter
Africa's cell phone media gets mobile
Botswana's BTC accused of using advertising spend to influence editorial
Sarkozy urged to push Egypt on media laws
Ethiopian editors released
Planning lessons the Wiki way
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Marketing | | ZIMBABWE Hard-living, Harare-style
The lifestyle normally associated with an urban society is fast disappearing from Zimbabwe's once bustling capital, Harare, where rural living standards now apply, bringing with them not only great deal of inconvenience, but also the risk of disease.
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Advertising | | UGANDA New creative director joins top Ugandan agency
James Black has joined Kampala-based Moringa Ogilvy in the position of creative director, and in welcoming Black, David Case, MD, stressed the importance to any company of nurturing creativity and effective communication.
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Education and Training | | AFRICA Planning lessons the Wiki way
By using wikis, city teachers will be able to edit lesson plans directly on a Web site and not need a crash course in computer languages, such as HTML, to do so. They will also be able to tailor the lesson to fit their grade level by tweaking its complexity. "It's an easy way to edit, so it doesn't seem so cumbersome," said Jenine Daly, instructional technology resource teacher for Charlottesville High.
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Magazines | | WEST AFRICA Jailed Gabonese journalist hospitalized, sentenced
The director of a private newspaper in Libreville, the capital of Gabon, has been handed a suspended prison term and a fine, but could not appear in court after he was hospitalized as the result of poor detention conditions.
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Media | | MOZAMBIQUE Even covering a soccer match can be dangerous...
The chairman of a Mozambican football club assaulted a photojournalist who had tried to take a picture of him as he, the chairman, was busy attacking the referee.
AFRICA Africa's cell phone media gets mobile
AfricaNews (http://www.africanews.com) is now working with cell phone reporters who are mobile and cover current events in their area, using the cellphones to produce video footage, written reports and photographs.
EGYPT Sarkozy urged to push Egypt on media laws
France urged to link cooperation with Egypt to better respect for human rights.
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Newspapers | | ZIMBABWE Army chief's wife threatens to sue for US$1 billion
The wife of the Zimbabwe army chief says she is to sue opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and independent news services about claims she assaulted a photographer during a tour of a nearly empty supermarket, state radio said on Thursday.
GHANA Ghanaian journalist harassed
Journalist harassed and forced to delete photographs of politician.
ZIMBABWE Army chief's wife assaults journalist
The wife of the Zimbabwean army attacked a journalist covering opposition party activity in the capital.
BOTSWANA Botswana's BTC accused of using advertising spend to influence editorial
Government communications company is allegedly denying advertising to newspaper in retaliation for critical story.
EAST AFRICA Ethiopian editors released
Four editors and two academics released following presidential pardon; 14 other journalists remain in danger.
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Production | | AFRICA Legendary session players join The Friend of Africa song project
The Friend of Africa, a world music influenced pop-rock song co-written by award winning biographer, Kevin Belmonte and Boston-based performing Songwriter Steve Kercher, will feature the participation of legendary bassist Abe Laboriel and popular session drummer John Robinson. The recording session took place on 30 July in Los Angeles. The song is scheduled for a September 2007 release through Kercher's Cartwheel Galaxy label, and will benefit Africa aid organisations.
SOUTH AFRICA Warner Bros Entertainment footage now available for TV commercial use - Gallo Images
 Warner Bros Entertainment's high-end special effect footage has been awarded to Gallo Images for distribution to South African TV commercial and multi-media producers by Getty Images.
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Radio | | WEST AFRICA Improved radio coverage set for Sierra Leone poll
Radio broadcasts on Sierra Leone's upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections will be considerably enhanced thanks to the recruitment of 40 new reporters covering the polling process.
WEST AFRICA Malian politician kicks reporter
Apparently upset over election coverage, a Malian politician has assaulted a journalist.
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Sponsorship | | ZAMBIA Donating threads to a common cause
 USA - The Icebox, an Atlanta-based promotional products and corporate apparel supplier, has been reaching out to some of the world's neediest children. Through its philanthropic division, Common Threads, the company has recently provided clothing, backpacks, games, and school supplies to orphans in Zambia and China.
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TV | | SOUTH AFRICA Big Brother Africa 2 launches Sunday
The much-expected, much-awaited M-Net reality show Big Brother Africa 2 launches on Sunday, 5 August 2007, at 7pm to a continental audience. Headline sponsor is MTN and associate sponsor is Ecobank.
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