SOUTH AFRICA
Global marketing officer council launches chapter in AfricaCape Town, South Africa – The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council, an influential global peer-network of senior marketing executives, has announced the launch of an Africa chapter to be based in Cape Town, South Africa and led by Bizcommunity.com, which has more than 260 000 content subscribers in the region in the marketing industry.
AFRICA
USAID, AfDB sign MOU to support African entrepreneursThe US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to launch a partnership in support of entrepreneurs in Africa.
SOUTH AFRICA
Scan Display Botswana moves and expands into printing -
Scan Display
Scan Display's Botswana branch has moved to new offices in Broadhurst, Gaborone. The exhibition and display specialist has been operating in Botswana since 1999 and the company's recent growth was the motivation for the move to bigger premises.
ZIMBABWE
Bulawayo blogger arrested in media clampdown[Lindie Whiz] A Bulawayo woman was set free on bail Monday, 14 April 2007, after prosecutors charged her with practising journalism without accreditation during and after the 29 March general elections.
CENTRAL AFRICA
Mobile company has new MD for Malawi[Gregory Gondwe] Celtel Malawi, one of Malawi's two mobile phone companies announced the appointment of a new Managing Director over the weekend. Fayaz King has taken over from Charles Zouzou who has left Celtel Group after a five-year stint as MD for Celtel operations in Malawi and Gabon.
AFRICA
How to succeed in the African marketWant to do successful business with Africa? Here are some tips to help you do just that...
EAST AFRICA
Kenyan retail outlet eyes Rwanda[Carole Kimutai] Kenya's retail supermarket Nakumatt Holdings has announced the completion of its plans to open a US$3million supermarket in the heart of Rwanda, Kigali by July 2008. It is also undertaking a US$18million Gateway mall development in conjunction with Virunga Property development for its second outlet - a 75,000m² hypermarket, the Gateway Mall.
ZIMBABWE
Fear grips Zimbabwe's manufacturing and retail industries[Dumisani Ndlela] Consumer products manufacturers are battling to distance themselves from high commodity prices on the market, fearing a fresh clampdown by President Robert Mugabe's regime.
