| | Today's headlines | New MIC board to deal with Daily News application
UN, Microsoft partner to bring ICT to Africa
Zimbabwean CEO blogs for investors, censures cynical analysts
IRIN release new film about slum life in Kenya
Cash, not politics, is what draws Chinese firms to Africa
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Marketing | | AFRICA Cash, not politics, is what draws Chinese firms to Africa
China's government may have high-profile political and strategic reasons for seeking closer ties with Africa, but its companies are here mostly for the money, analysts say.
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Cinema | | AFRICA IRIN release new film about slum life in Kenya
[Walter Wafula] Integrated Regional Information Networks also known as IRIN has released Slum Survivors, a new film about the lives of Africans living in slums. The film was unveiled mid last week according to the organisation's website.
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Digital | | KENYA Over 10m Kenyans to get wireless internet access
[Emmanuel Kola] More than 10 million Kenyans who still lack access to the Internet now stand to benefit from the planned wireless Internet connection to public payphones by June next year.
AFRICA UN, Microsoft partner to bring ICT to Africa
The United Nations telecommunications agency and technology giant Microsoft have partnered to help bring the benefits of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to millions in Africa.
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Media | | SOUTH AFRICA Monitoring South Africa once again takes the lead by launching a Daily Analysis Product - Monitoring South Africa
MSA will be launching its new Daily Analysis Product on 1 November 2007. The product will provide a daily view of a company's media heartbeat, making it easier to determine the impact of media coverage on a company's reputation immediately.
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Mobile | | AFRICA Civil society calls for new governance to make internet accessible to Africans
Convened by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) on the 28th of October 2007, civil society groups have called for new forms of corporate governance to develop the ICT infrastructure in Africa. These new forms should “ensure the interests of all stakeholders, but above all, the interest of African consumers and citizens,” the statement insists.
AFRICA Mobile networks connecting Africa
At the ITU Connect Africa Conference being held currently in Kigali, Rwanda, Nokia Siemens Networks spoke about how it is enabling Africans everywhere to gain access to connectivity.
ZIMBABWE Zimbabwean CEO blogs for investors, censures cynical analysts
[Dumisani Ndlela] London listed Lonrho Plc's recent purchase of a controlling stake in Celsys Limited, a telecommunications company on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), significantly raised Celsys' profile on the market.
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Newspapers | | ZIMBABWE New MIC board to deal with Daily News application
Zimbabwe named a new board on Tuesday to consider an application to reopen the country's largest private newspaper, four years after it was banned.
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Radio | | ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe's state-run radio stations now on internet
[Torby Chimhashu] Zimbabwe'S state-run radio stations are now streaming live on the internet, just months after state television also launched on JumpTV – a Dubai-based distributor of live international television and sports programmes over the Internet.
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