| Submit news Invite a friend | Today's headlines | Doing Business Report 2007 - Africa among top three reforming regions Kenya's President rejects media law as threat to press freedom Mugabe regime backtracks on price policy New website to assist Ugandans in Diaspora shop for relatives in Uganda Could you be the face people see? Firing up Nigeria's youth Third Pay-TV enters Uganda market SA bank in Nigerian merger
| | Marketing | | NIGERIA SA bank in Nigerian merger It's a new era for banking in Nigeria as Stanbic Bank and IBTC Chartered Bank go ahead with merger.
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| Africa | | AFRICA Doing Business Report 2007 - Africa among top three reforming regions Tanzania, Ghana are two of the top 10 global reformers for 2005-2006 and the continent as an entity moved up the rankings.
| Digital | | UGANDA New Ugandan operator signs up with Alcatel Alcatel-Lucent has announced it's signed a US$100 million contract with Hits Telecom Uganda, a new regional operator, to deploy a new mobile network based on GSM technology. The contract also calls for Alcatel-Lucent to provide a full suite of managed services.
| Media | | KENYA Kenya's President rejects media law as threat to press freedom President Mwai Kibaki has refused to sign a media bill into law on the grounds that a last-minute amendment limiting the confidentiality of sources posed a threat to press freedom.
| Mobile | | ZIMBABWE Telecel Zimbabwe's licence cancelled [Mao Nyikandzino] The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) last week revoked Telecel Zimbabwe's operating licence, effectively making the network's subscribers "immobile" and ending the company's communication service.
GHANA MTN re-brands Areeba in Ghana [Emily Nyarko] After nearly a year of a takeover process, MTN has finally re-branded Areeba mobile network service operated by Scancom Ghana Limited.
| Online Media | | UGANDA Ugandan online store and info service launches [David Muwanga] I Know Information Services LTD, an information and communication technology (ICT) company in Uganda has launched two websites www.icareug.com and www.iknowuganda.com to provide on-line shopping and information services to Ugandans.
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| Promotions | | NIGERIA Could you be the face people see? Do you have what it takes to host your own TV show?
| Retail | | ZIMBABWE Mugabe regime backtracks on price policy After ordering businesses to slash their prices - a policy that led to shortages and many companies going to the wall, the Zimbabwe government has now changed its tack...
UGANDA New website to assist Ugandans in Diaspora shop for relatives in Uganda [Walter Wafula] Ugandans living in the Diaspora now have an alternative channel to shop and deliver commodities and school fees to their relatives in Uganda following the launch of www.icareug.com, a new commerce website.
| Sponsorship | | UGANDA GTV to broadcast live Uganda football into success [Walter Wafula] Ugandan football fans will soon enjoy live local football league matches on television following a landmark deal between Gateway Television Broadcasting and the Federation of Uganda Football Association in Kampala.
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| TV | | NIGERIA Firing up Nigeria's youth MTN, MTV base unite to ignite the passion for music among Nigerian youth.
UGANDA Third Pay-TV enters Uganda market [Walter Wafula] Pay-television consumers in Uganda now have a third option to choose from after Pearl Digital television opened up to the market. The new service, which has been under establishment since 2004, is drawing public attention through an underground marketing campaign.
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