ZIMBABWE
New brand on the horizon: merging to add colourThe makeover of company names and logos has hitherto characterised Zimbabwe's brand revolution, without the dreaded management or shareholder shake-ups that bring in new culture.
KENYA
France Telecom wins 51% of Telkom Kenya[O'Brien Kimani] France Telecom has won the bid for a 51% share of Telkom Kenya, according to Investment Secretary Esther Koimett.
AFRICA
Swedish agency offers training opportunities to African journalists[Walter Wafula] The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency has announced vacancies for the 2008 Seminar on Journalism and Democracy at the Institute for Further Education of Journalists, Fojo in Sweden. Journalists from six African countries, including; Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Algeria, Rwanda, and Somalia are eligible for the course.
ZIMBABWE
Beleaguered Rushwaya gives journalists the run-around[Nkanyiso Moyo] For a second day running, beleaguered Zimbabwe FA chief executive officer Henrietta Rushwaya on Saturday avoided journalists as questions mounted around her following her arrest last week on fraud charges.
TANZANIA
Mobile phones benefit fishing community[Zachary Ochieng] A study conducted by two students from Upsalla University, Sweden, in collaboration with the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT), has concluded that the use of mobile phones has improved the livelihood of the Tanzanian fishermen who had hitherto no reliable means of communication.
AFRICA
Partnership to grow Internet information in African nations[HANA Reporter] Increasing awareness about Internet Governance issues and working together on the development and growth of the Internet in Africa are part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the African Telecommunications Union (ATU).
AFRICA
African farmers could earn 'green' moneyLack of information is the main obstacle to paying African farmers as an incentive to protect the environment, according to a UN Food and Agriculture Organisation official.
SOUTHERN AFRICA
Chiefs vs Pirates on European TV[Brad Morgan] European soccer fans will get a chance to see Kaizer Chiefs versus Orlando Pirates when, for the first time, the clubs' clash on 24 November will be broadcast in 43 European countries.
