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Today's headlines
  • Zimbabwe: A way out of the crisis?
  • Kenya's new media law astounds industry
  • First credit card introduced in Ghana
  • Big Brother Africa 2 housemates unveiled
  • DRC journalist jailed for not airing politician's interview
  • Enyimba and Rangers International for Under-19 football tournament in South Africa


  • Marketing
    ZIMBABWE
    Zimbabwe: A way out of the crisis?
    With Zimbabwe's economy in meltdown, drastic and fundamental changes are crucial if there is to be a return of international investment and a recovery in that country.

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    Digital
    UGANDA
    Wireless launched for rural Uganda
    [David Kezio-Musoke] Community wireless networks have been set up at telecentres in northern Uganda in Lira and Nabweru, areas that are considered extremely rural by the CWRC.


    Magazines
    AFRICA
    Moroccon government confiscates newsweeklies, charges publisher
    On Saturday, 4 August, Moroccan police seized copies of the Arabic-language weekly Nichane from newsstands and other locations around the country and confiscated printed copies of its sister weekly, the French-language TelQuel at the printing press used by both magazines, local journalists told the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).


    Media
    ZIMBABWE
    Zimbabwe media law increases oppression
    Sweeping surveillance law targets "imperialist-sponsored journalists".

    KENYA
    Kenya's new media law astounds industry
    A controversial press Bill is on the way to being signed into law; it requires journalists to reveal sources.

    EAST AFRICA
    Ethiopia plans new communication strategy
    The Ethiopian government is to implement a new communication strategy, aimed at disseminating the annual plan of government through a unified communication system.


    Printing
    SOUTH AFRICA
    Paarl Media tests shark waters - Paarl Media
    Paarl Media has announced the appointment of Doug Heger, previously CEO of NuPrint-Ability, as its Business Development Manager for KwaZulu-Natal to help explore opportunities for expansion in this province.


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    Radio
    WEST AFRICA
    Gunmen attack Sierra Leone radio station
    Two presenters have been injured in an armed attack on evangelical radio station in the nation's capital.


    Retail
    GHANA
    First credit card introduced in Ghana
    [Emily Nyarko] Ghanaians to have a taste of an electronic Visa credit card to carry out transactions.

    GHANA
    UNECA supports e-trade in Ghana
    [Emily Nyarko] Ghana and the rest of Africa can make significant progress in developing high-tech export products' industry to boost trade if attention is given to the development of scientific and industrial research base.


    TV
    AFRICA
    Big Brother Africa 2 housemates unveiled
    [Emeka Enyadike] The housemates of the second edition of Big Brother Africa were unveiled to members of the press and other invited guests on Sunday, 5 August 2007, at the Bar Royal, Planet one, Maryland, Lagos.

    CENTRAL AFRICA
    DRC journalist jailed for not airing politician's interview
    Intelligence agents in central DRC have jailed a reporter for failing to broadcast an interview with a local politician, according to news reports and local journalists.

    NIGERIA
    Enyimba and Rangers International for Under-19 football tournament in South Africa
    [Emeka Enyadike] SuperSport is to bring to the screen the third edition of the SuperSport Under-19 football tournament in South Africa.


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