AFRICA
UBA aims to be Africa's sixth largest bank in 2010According to the group MD and CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Tony Elumelu, the Nigerian bank's ambition is to become the 6th largest bank in Africa by 2010, with long term plans to mature as the leading African bank.
KENYA
Marketing efforts rewarded[Carole Kimutai] It was pomp and colour during this year's Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK) awards gala on Friday, November 30. The event brought together more than 500 marketing professionals from various economic sectors.
AFRICA
Banking in a futuristic United AfricaAfrican leaders met recently in Accra for a three-day summit where they promoted the idea of a “Unitary Government for Africa”.
NAMIBIA
Namibian company using JSE to grow[Nicola Mawson] It wasn't a great first day for fast-moving consumer goods company CIC Holdings on Friday, when it became the first foreign company to have a primary listing on the JSE's AltX. The company has plans to expand operations into southern Africa in the next couple of years.
SOUTH AFRICA
Ormerod quits CNBC Africa[Issa Sikiti da Silva] CNBC Africa COO Trevor Ormerod is leaving the television business channel to take up a post at Primedia, sources close to the television network told Bizcommunity.com yesterday, Tuesday, 4 December 2007.
SOUTH AFRICA
Monitoring South Africa on the move -
Monitoring South AfricaMonitoring South Africa (MSA) recently purchased a custom-built, high-tech building from where the company will continue to meet its clients' media monitoring and analysis needs.
KENYA
Mobile service providers bag marketing awards[Carole Kimutai] The big boys of Kenya's mobile telephone industry scooped six of 15 marketing awards during this year's Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK) Warrior Awards gala. The event was held at the Kenya International Conference Centre grounds on Friday, 30 November.
UGANDA
Uganda's mobile best[David Muwanga] MTN Uganda has been voted the most respected company in Uganda in the just concluded "East Africa's Most Respected" companies survey organised by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Nation Media group.
AFRICA
Walkie-talkie marketing[Steve Smith] You know the irritating drill. You are in the supermarket and the person with the cart in front of you is on the cell phone loudly consulting with someone at home about what to buy.
NIGERIA
Government to license more campus radio stations[Remmy Nweke] A four-day workshop to discuss community development principles and strategies for campus radio stations in Lokoja, capital city of Kogi State in the sourthern part of Nigeria applauded the government's decision to license more radio stations for the country's tertiary institutions.
ZIMBABWE
Retailers jostle for bonus money[Dumisani Ndlela] You can hear soft Christmas carols in the up-market departmental stores and supermarkets, and the shop windows and floors have been dressed up for that once-in-a-year occasion commemorating the Christian holiday.
AFRICA
Don't be silly this season!The festive season is upon us and many people will fall into a debt trap once again by succumbing to the urge of spending money they don't have.
