SOUTH AFRICA

SABMiller not funding Makoni's campaign
SABMiller is not supporting any political campaign in Zimbabwe and neither has this been under consideration.

AFRICA

Dubai Lynx launches honouree award
At a press conference held in Dubai on 4 March 2008, the organisers of the 1st Dubai International Advertising Festival announced that a new honouree award will be introduced from this year.

EAST AFRICA

East Africa - a major force on the continent
East Africa remains one of Africa's most dynamic markets, as the region's leaders are preparing for their annual congress.

Cartoonist launches website
[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwean political cartoonist Tony Namate has launched a website for political cartoons after what he said were “consistent requests from Zimbabweans in the Diaspora who can't access his cartoons” from the domestic press.

A little imagination goes a long way... - Right Stuff
The Linear Stand is a dynamic display system which can be set up in a variety of configurations to achieve the desired effect. It is the next generation of showroom stands, doubling as a banner display as well as a product holder.

FAPRA 2008 to tackle corporate social responsibility
The 21st All Africa Public Relations Conference by the Federation of African Public Relations Associations (FAPRA) will take place at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Kumasi, 28 April – 2 May 2008. The main conference theme is ‘Corporate Social Responsibility – Global Trends and Public Relations Implications'. The weeklong conference is expected to be officially opened by the President of Ghana John Kufour on Tuesday 29 April. The event will feature special facility visits to the AngloGold Ashanti/Newmont Mining Company and a royal visit to the King of Ashanti Kingdom. For more information, go to www.fapra.org or or www.iprghana.com.

AFRICA

More Black women in the US marketplace
Miriam Muley, CEO of The85%Niche, and previously Executive Director of Diversity Growth Markets at GM, has authored a recent paper describing opportunities to serve "a vital source of incremental business (that) has waned in recent years."

NORTH AFRICA

BBC Arabic television news channel launches next week
BBC strengthens its multimedia news services for the Arab world by launching a TV news channel alongside its existing radio and online offer to serve audiences in the Middle East and North Africa.