| | Today's headlines | PAMRO documents Africa's varied media landscape
APEX deadline extended
Controversy continues over undersea cables
Reform taxation laws on telecommunications
Vodafone raises queries over Safaricom IPO
Cheaper wireless internet costs for Ugandans
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Marketing | | BOTSWANA Botswana hospitality industry poised for growth
The Botswana hospitality industry is one of the country's growth areas – and Compass Botswana has identified function catering and remote site catering as two further opportunities for growth.
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Advertising | | AFRICA APEX deadline extended
The Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) has extended the deadline for entries to the 2008 Advertising Performance Excellence (APEX) awards, to 6 December 2007, while announcing that - for the first time - the competition is open to entries from continental Africa.
ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe Advertising Research Foundation 10th Anniversary awards
 The Zimbabwe Advertising Research Foundation has announced its 10th anniversary awards to take place in Harare on Thursday, November 8.
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Digital | | SOUTHERN AFRICA Controversy continues over undersea cables
[Timothy Kasonde] The uncertainty surrounding aspects of the South African government's position on undersea cables is damaging and threatening to sink the country's hopes for a successful 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Media | | AFRICA PAMRO documents Africa's varied media landscape
The country reports from the members of the Pan African Media Research Organisation (PAMRO) shed some light on media in Africa.
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Mobile | | EAST AFRICA Reform taxation laws on telecommunications
[David Kezio-Musoke] In a report released by Deloitte, East African mobile operators lose a third of their revenues to governments by way of taxes and other government tariffs.
KENYA Vodafone raises queries over Safaricom IPO
[Zachary Ochieng] Vodafone has called for the postponement of Safaricom's initial public offering (IPO) after it became apparent that the funds to be raised could be used to 'beef up' the Kenyan government's coffers during election time and thus give it an unfair advantage over other political parties.
UGANDA Cheaper wireless internet costs for Ugandans
[Walter Wafula] Internet subscribers on the MTN's wireless internet can now pay 17% less for the lowest package of the telecommunications giant's service. This follows a reduction in the company's charges on its three broadband packages, on October 31.
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