EAST AFRICA
11th Zanzibar International Film Festival at a 'cultural crossroads'The Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) presents the 11
th Festival of the Dhow Countries commencing next week from 11-20 July 2008. An open invitation is extended to the international community of filmmakers, media professionals, performers, artists and all visitors to the spice islands of Zanzibar, Tanzania.
AFRICA
Celebrating 10 years of ICT innovation in Africa
The 2008 ICT African Achievers Awards has been dubbed the biggest ever, with nominations of outstanding African ICT performers still pouring in from all over the continent. The growth of these awards has been phenomenal with this year's penetration reaching all corners of Africa.
SOUTH AFRICA
Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards winnersLONDON: The winners of the 2008 Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards were announced last night, Thursday, 3 July 2008, at a gala ceremony in London. Now in its fifth year, the awards honour business journalism focusing on Africa, thus attracting contestants from around the globe.
ZAMBIA
Zambia slams SA media: The President is not deadNEWSWATCH: Zambia's country chief government spokesperson, Mike Mulongoti, has hit out at South African media for stoking rumours that President Levy Mwanawasa is dead. The report, issued by Sapa/I-Net Bridge, cites Mulongoti as saying that President Mwanawasa, who is in a hospital in Paris, France, is alive and in a stable condition.
AFRICA
Africa Convention 2008 honours Thomas Mapfumo
The Africa Convention has chosen Thomas Mapfumo as the honouree for this year's event, awarding him the Icon of Africa Award for his tireless work and advocacy against oppression and dictatorship in Africa.
UGANDA
New Vision seeks expansion capital from ordinary shareholdersNew Vision, Uganda's latest multimedia player in the information sector, has embarked on a grand plan to amass UGX28bn, which it plans to invest in the expansion of its publishing, radio and television businesses.
MOZAMBIQUE
mcel invests about $70m in network infrastructuremcel has announced this week an accelerated investment programme in 2008 of around $70m to be used for the expansion of its national network in Mozambique to increase the quality of service offered and expand its geographical coverage.
AFRICA
Sabinet Gateway to establish African online journal archiveSabinet Gateway has been awarded a $1,8m grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to create an African online journal archive. The archive will contain purely African content, making academic inputs from all over Africa available for research purposes to local and international organisations and academic institutions.
SOUTH AFRICA
Unleash your communication potential -
Quo Vadis CommunicationsA specialist organisational communications course, to be held in KwaZulu-Natal next month, will equip participants in strategic and creative skills to ensure optimal ways in releasing the power of organisations.
NIGERIA
Nigeria: Economic growth masks high unemploymentAn overall trend towards economic growth in Nigeria masks the fact that millions have been forced into low-wage jobs in the once industrial north, trade experts warn.
SOUTH AFRICA
SA's Black business rejects ‘shocking' court ruling on ChineseA number of Black business organisations including the National African Federated Chambers of Commerce (NAFCOC), Black Management Forum (BMF) and Black Lawyers Association (BLA) have reacted with anger to a recent High Court judgement that found that Chinese South Africans now qualify as BBBEE and EAA beneficiaries.
AFRICA
Malawi's savings and credit co-operatives venture into insurance[Gregory Gondwe] The Malawi Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (MUSCCO) has announced that it will be venturing into corporative insurance that will cater for its affiliates and members.
WEST AFRICA
Gabon: Engen further extends African footprint
Engen Petroleum Limited has expanded its activities into Gabon with the purchase of Shell Petroleum Company Limited's downstream petroleum business.
CENTRAL AFRICA
Malawi: World Bank to train 60 small and medium enterprises[Gregory Gondwe] The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a branch of the World Bank group, has signed an agreement with the Malawi Export Promotion Council (MEPC) to train local small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
ZIMBABWE
Zimbabwe: The grind goes onChamunorwa Shamhu* works for one of the few non-governmental organisations (NGOs) still allowed to operate in Zimbabwe, but by mid-afternoon this week had still not managed to write the five paragraphs needed for a funding proposal.
