ANGOLA

Angola to open a stock exchange
The Deputy Governor of the Angola Reserve Bank (BNA) says the establishment of a local stock exchange will help diversify means of financing of the national economy and enhance transparency in financing public and private firms.

SOUTHERN AFRICA

SADC urged to jointly market tourism
Member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) should co-operate in marketing the region, to make it a leading tourist destination in the continent.

SA in global top 25 for investment
South Africa has been ranked as the 18th most attractive foreign direct investment destination worldwide.

MIGA helps Madagascar increase efficiency in trade transactions
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a World Bank Group member, has confirmed it is supporting a new investment in Madagascar to address the need for reforms in the country's customs clearance process.

Extreme makeover for Mozambican cell company
The recent opening of the Maputo flagship store for Mozambican cellular operator mcel is the culmination of a major rebranding journey using the services of brand company HKLM. According to said HKLM group MD Sean McCoy, the strategic brand rejuvenation presented some interesting challenges.

Telecom Egypt to receive an overhaul
Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded the contract for the assessment, reengineering, and modernisation of Telecom Egypt operations and maintenance processes, in order to improve Egypt's sole fixed line operator's customer satisfaction and its commitment on SLAs.

Deadline looms for 2007 IMA Web Awards
Time is running out to submit your online work for the 2007 Interactive Media Awards. All nominations must be submitted online or postmarked by 31 December 2007. Available industry categories include computer software, food/beverage, games, lifestyle, medical, movie/film, nonprofit, professional services, science/technology, and many others. Enter at www.interactivemediaawards.com/enter/.

AFRICA

FMCG show offers opportunities to display Africa's products
The FMCG Show, to take place in Istanbul Turkey, from March 13-15, 2008, offers African producers an opportunity to market their products to a wide range of potential customers.

African journalists trained by NEPAD
Twelve African television journalists have been trained in order to increase the quality of journalism on the continent in a time of growing international competition and technical innovation.

Cricket Australia tries to corner image market
Cricket Australia (CA), the governing body of one of Australia's favourite sports, is trying to force all photographers and agencies to sign a new contract before they enter the cricket grounds.

AFRICA

Morocco: Market leader in less than a year
Even before celebrating its first birthday, the Moroccan daily Al Massae has received an unexpected gift.

The Internet as a global village for Arab activists
A young Arab blogger tells about why Internet has come to play such an important role for the Arab youth.

A very unmerry Christmas!
[Dumisani Ndlela] If you notice the tone in John Moxon's voice when you “read his lips” carefully from the chairman's statement accompanying the Meikles Africa Limited group results for the six months to September 30, 2007, you'll realise there little to be merry about this Christmas in Zimbabwe.

ZIMBABWE

Zimbabwe's ‘sunrise' – or yet another ‘sunset'?
Zimbabwe's Central Bank is to launch yet another new currency before Christmas. The move is apparently to help end a severe cash shortage and allow consumers cope with high inflation. However, previous attempts to halt rampaging inflation have come to nought… well, a lot of noughts – the country has by far and away the world's highest inflation rate.

AFRICA

MNet Idols comes to Kenya
Bye, Big Brother Africa 2… Hi, Idols – the show that will cover seven countries in Africa. It has been confirmed that the new home of Idols will be Nairobi where the show's theatre stage and its glittering spectaculars will be shot.