SAMA speaks out on xenophobia
The South African Medical Association is horrified by the spread of attacks aimed at foreign nationals in South Africa, and condemns it in the strongest possible terms.

On the edge of the frying pan
With governance in limbo and post-election violence spreading beyond control in Zimbabwe, rights groups and think-tanks have warned of a military coup, martial law or even civil war.

AFRICA

South Africa: Should I stay or should I go?
Downtown Johannesburg was as busy as ever on Thursday afternoon. Gospel music blared from speakers, commuters and school children wove their way through the jammed market stalls and food outlets on Noord Street before boarding the taxis crawling bumper-to-bumper up Twist Street.

AFRICA

South Africa: African governments begin repatriating its nationals
The governments of Mozambique and Zimbabwe have begun the "voluntary repatriation" of their citizens, in the wake of ongoing xenophobic violence in South Africa that police say has claimed 42 lives, displaced more than 16,000 people and led to 400 arrests.

SOUTH AFRICA

ANC deputy president condemns “ugly, barbaric” attacks
[Louise Marsland] ANC deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe told the International Media Forum in Johannesburg this morning, Thursday, 22 May 2008, that attacks on foreign nationals over the past week was an attack on the values of our civil society in South Africa and needed to be condemned as hate crimes. He called on all South Africans to condemn these barbaric acts.

KENYA

Wunderman Kenya signs advertising deal with Google Inc
[Carole Kimutai] Wunderman Kenya, the direct and digital marketing agency division of Ayton Young and Rubicam (AY&R) Group has announced a deal that will see it sell advertising on the leading search engine - www.google.com.

The future of advertising: there is no advertising
Online advertising has been evolving ever since the masses discovered the Internet, and the current models for delivery and revenue won't remain in place forever. According to Dana Gardner and his panel of experts, online advertising in the future won't look like advertising at all.

Nigeria shines in global ICT scene
[Remmy Nweke] The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has stated that it is poised to compete in the global economy by way of leveraging on the opportunities embedded in the burgeoning Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Minister of Information and Communications, John Odey gave this insight in his ministerial message to investors at the recently concluded International Telecommunication Union (ITU) event held at the Egyptian capital, Cairo.

AFRICA

News from Africa read with keen interest, says foreign media
[Janine du Plessis] There is currently an unprecedented interest in news from Africa, according to Barry Moody, Africa Editor for Reuters.

Who is copying your content?
One of the beautiful things about the web is that it brings all different kinds of people together. Young and old, rich and poor. People of all races, of all income levels use the web daily.

Uganda: Media crackdown taskforce set up
The Ugandan Cabinet on Wednesday constituted a special sub-committee to investigate radios and newspapers accused of giving bad publicity to the ruling NRM government.

MTN Swaziland launches popular CallerTunez service - Starfish Mobile
Starfish Mobile International, an African Wireless Application Service Provider, has teamed up with MTN Swaziland, to launch the country's first Ring Back Tones (RBTs) service for its mobile customers.

Editor appeals against conviction
Newspaper editor convicted of practising journalism without accreditation appeals against conviction, harsh sentence.

Malawi's first editorial policy launched
[Gregory Gondwe] Zodiak Broadcasting station (ZBS) has beaten all the odds to become the first Malawian media institution to have, and publicly launch, an editorial policy.

Exp Nigeria implements another successful activation for Heineken - Exp.
With Heineken in the third year of its global sponsorship of the UEFA Champions League, Heineken Nigeria has rolled out a campaign called the Heineken Champions Planet for the second consecutive year.