CENTRAL AFRICA
Malawi's Central Bank start issuing government bonds[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi's Central Bank has announced that it would start issuing fixed 5 billion Malawi Kwacha bonds with a maturity period of five years.
AFRICA
A broken record: Global music biz losing war on piracy"Legitimate digital sales will accelerate, because the removal of DRM takes away a major impediment to the mass-market adoption of digital tracks," said Phil Leigh, senior analyst with Inside Digital Media. "That will remove a big incentive for using pirated tracks."
EAST AFRICA
Malawians study Uganda ICT projects[David Muwanga] A delegation of 11 government officials from Malawi is in Uganda for a study tour on the implementation of information communication technology (ICT).
NIGERIA
NCC to launch emergency numbers[Remmy Nweke] The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is planning to introduce national emergency numbers in the country before June 2008.
AFRICA
ICANN has outgrown JPA - Thrush[Remmy Nweke] The chairman, Peter Dengate Thrush and board of directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), says the corporation has 'outgrown' the expectations of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) on which it was founded.
UGANDA
Uganda's government ministries go online[David Muwanga] Uganda's government services can now be accessed online by all users in the country and abroad.
UGANDA
Terrestrial Trunked Radio systems for security forces[David Muwanga] The Uganda government has installed US$5m Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) equipment to be used by the country's security agencies.
KENYA
Retail chain affirms investments plans[Carole Kimutai] Kenyan supermarket chain Nakumatt Holdings Ltd will spend US$25 million for projects despite underlying political tensions in Kenya. It has reiterated its confidence in the local economy, pledging to push on with its investment and expansion plans.
AFRICA
Anti-Chinese resentment flares in Lesotho
For 14 years, Mathabo Mabekhla was one of Lesotho's most successful entrepreneurs. Her ladies' clothing boutique sold dresses, blouses and slacks imported from neighbouring South Africa, and boasted a client base that included cabinet ministers and their wives.
SOUTH AFRICA
SA production house to train Sudanese journalists
On Monday, 21 January 2008, 20 Sudanese journalists arrived at the television production house, Urban Brew Studios, ahead of their training.
