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| | Today's headlines | ZBC in crisis as it haemorrhages staff
Microsoft introduces a new breed of portable mice
DHL wins new agreement with world's largest retailer
Zimbabwe levies duty in forex for underwear
Malawi slashes funding for broadcasters
Chirundu becomes one-stop border post
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Marketing | | SOUTH AFRICA Volcano forges links with leading Nigerian agency - Volcano Advertising
 Volcano Advertising has established an association with Integrated Marketing Communications Holdings Ltd (IMC), one of the fastest growing marketing communications companies in Nigeria, with branches in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
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Africa | | ZAMBIA Chirundu becomes one-stop border post
Zambia and Zimbabwe have signed a bilateral agreement that will see the transformation of Chirundu into a one-stop border post - and that will reduce transit times for imports and exports through border.
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Branding | | AFRICA Microsoft introduces a new breed of portable mice
Microsoft struck again in the consumer hardware space on Wednesday, rolling out new hardware with special emphasis on notebook computers. Two new mice are focused on laptop use, and one of the new webcams the company unveiled is designed for notebooks as well. One of the mice features Bluetooth connectivity, while the other has a transceiver containing a 1 GB thumb drive.
KENYA DHL wins new agreement with world's largest retailer
[Carole Kimutai] DHL has announced a new three-year agreement with Wal-Mart Stores, the world's largest retail chain.
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Cinema | | SOUTH AFRICA ‘Edutaining' using film as a medium
The fifth North West Film Festival (NWFF), which takes place 14 – 23 September 2007 across the North West Province, will ‘edutain' using film as a medium. The theme is Ke Ya Rona (Setswana for “It is ours”) and its primary objective is to encourage people to take ownership of the industry either as active audiences or film makers.
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Eventing | | AFRICA Highway Africa @ a glance
[Emrakeb Assefa] The Highway Africa conference and training has come a long way in empowering African journalists since its inception in 1997.
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Media | | AFRICA Who must tell Africa's story?
[Rebecca Wanjiku] The longest and loudest complaint by African leaders is that western media portray Africa as desperate and hopeless, and the west has now responded.
AFRICA Maintain high ethical standards - Badat
[Zachary Ochieng] The 11th edition of Highway Africa took place in Grahamstown, South Africa, this week, under the theme: Quality and professionalism: The case for new media. Speaking during the opening ceremony, Dr Saleem Badat, Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes University reaffirmed the institution's commitment to promote responsible journalism on the continent and praised the pan-African nature that the conference has been associated with over the years.
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Mobile | | WEST AFRICA Sudatel enters the Senegalese market
[Musa Saidykhan] Sudanese telecommunications company, Sudatel, has won a new comprehensive telecommunications licence to provide mobile services in Senegal.
UGANDA MTN is again Uganda's top taxpayer
MTN Uganda maintained its position as Uganda's number one taxpayer for the third time in a row.
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Newspapers | | NAMIBIA NAB 'owns' in Namibia
NAB Africa now offers its advertisers the full spectrum of the Namibian market after being awarded the representation of the Namibian Sun, a new tabloid to be launched by Democratic Media Holdings (DMH) on 21 September 2007.
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Online Media | | AFRICA From 'Rock Paintings to Mental Acrobatics'
[David Kezio-Musoke] 'Mental acrobatics' is the personal blog of Daudi Were, a native of Kenya. Were, who prides himself on being an African patriot, was also described as a digital citizen of the world during Wednesday's opening session of the Digital Citizen Indaba (DCI), the second African blogging conference, held in Grahamstown.
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Radio | | AFRICA Malawi slashes funding for broadcasters
The opposition-dominated Parliament of Malawi has cut funding to public broadcasters over claims that the government uses them as propaganda tools. The move is likely to mean more competition for private broadcasters for a slice of the radio advertising revenues in Malawi.
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Retail | | EAST AFRICA Ethiopia, EU, US agree on coffee trademarks
European and American coffee roasting and distribution companies have signed an agreement to use Ethiopia's coffee specialty trademarks.
ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe levies duty in forex for underwear
Struggling to boost its foreign currency reserves, a cash-strapped Zimbabwe government this week began charging duty in forex for imported footwear and clothing items, including underwear, we can reveal. A Zimbabwean opposition MP described the latest move as “absolutely barmy.”
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TV | | AFRICA ZBC in crisis as it haemorrhages staff
[Lebo Nkatazo] President Robert Mugabe's main propaganda arm – the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation – is in crisis following massive staff resignations, New Zimbabwe.com can reveal – 111 staff have left in the past nine months.
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