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| | Today's headlines | ACA extends APEX awards from Cape to Cairo
Telkom to invest US$1bn in Nigeria over five years
Zimbabwe: Relaxing price controls "too little, too late"
Major broadcaster selects Indian supplier for its DTH operations in Africa
Pay-TV company tries to subdue Zimbabwe storm over English Premiership
Branding for the environment: consumer demand
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Marketing | | ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe: Relaxing price controls "too little, too late"
 Businesses say the Zimbabwean government's about-turn on price controls this week, allowing manufacturers and retailers to increase the prices of basic commodities, is "too little, too late", and most are sceptical about whether the decision will restore a normal flow of goods onto the market.
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Advertising | | AFRICA ACA extends APEX awards from Cape to Cairo
The Advertising Performance Excellence (APEX) awards have just increased in magnitude following a decision by the custodians of the awards, the Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA), to extend entry to the rest of the continent.
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Digital | | NIGERIA Telkom to invest US$1bn in Nigeria over five years
[Jonah Iboma] Telkom South Africa is to invest around US$1 billion in the expansion of the network of Multi-Links, its Nigerian subsidiary over the next five years.
COTE D'IVOIRE Ivory Coast rural telecoms gets US$16 million boost
[Theodore Kouadio] The recently established Cote d'Ivoire Telecommunications Authority to make direct interventions to promote rural telecommunications.
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Exhibitions | | ALGERIA Exhibition of Algeria's telecoms potential
An exhibition to showcase the progress made by Algeria in the area of information and communication technologies called 'Sabie 2007' is to be held in the capital, Algiers in from 3 - 7 September 2007.
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Mobile | | WEST AFRICA Senegal invites third mobile operator
The Senegalese government has invited tenders for a third mobile operator, in addition to the country's two mobile operators, Orange and Tigo.
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Out Of Home | | SOUTH AFRICA The Absa National Boat Show - Right Stuff
 This spectacular event was held at the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg from 17 - 19 August 2007. The annual event is a platform to showcase powerboats, yachts, outdoor adventure and watersports. The show has grown steadily in its five years of existence, with both exhibitor and visitor numbers increasing dramatically.
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Production | | NAMIBIA Branding for the environment: consumer demand
[Pierre Mare] The era of untrammeled consumerism is over, and nowadays issues such as global warming and the environment are at the top of people's list of issues. Companies must consider these concerns in what they produce, and how they produce it.
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Radio | | AFRICA Major broadcaster selects Indian supplier for its DTH operations in Africa
MagnaQuest Technologies Pty Ltd, a global customer management and billing solution provider with its headquarters in Hyderabad, India, has announced that its flagship product MQSubscribe has been chosen by Gateway Broadcast Services.
SOUTH AFRICA Popular Quo Vadis Communications' Writing for Radio workshop begins next month - Quo Vadis Communications
Experienced communicator and trainer, Theo Coggin of Quo Vadis Communications, will be leading another in the popular series of Writing for Radio workshops from 28 September 2007 in Johannesburg.
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TV | | ZIMBABWE Pay-TV company tries to subdue Zimbabwe storm over English Premiership
[Dumisani Ndlela] Multichoice Zimbabwe is battling to contain a storm that has erupted in Zimbabwe over MultiChoice Africa's reduced coverage of the English Premier League (EPL) this season, which has prompted angry reaction from subscribers and staunch followers of the EPL in the crisis-sapped nation.
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