SOUTH AFRICA

Prepping marketers for the global market
[Louise Marsland] Marketing innovation in Africa is something that we should be shining a light on for the rest of the world, believes Donovan Neale-May, the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council international founder, who was in South Africa in the past week to launch CMO Africa. Highlighting marketing best practice globally and training up the next generation of Africa's marketers for the global market will be a core competency of CMO Africa.

A fresh look for Uganda Clays
[Walter Wafula] Uganda Clays a brick- and tile-making firm and one of Uganda's oldest companies has rebranded to a more corporate look.

Africa's oldest map to be commemorated today
The world's oldest map of Africa is being commemorated in Cape Town today, 25 August 2008. The Montalboddo Fracan map of Africa is 500 years old.

SADC satisfied with Angola's election preparations
Luanda: Observers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have expressed satisfaction at Angola's preparations towards their legislative elections on 5 September.

Uganda to host first Africa honey show
Uganda is to host the first honey exhibition in Africa to raise awareness about investment opportunities in honey trade.

The 3rd Annual Combating Terrorism in Africa Conference
The 3rd Annual Combating Terrorism in Africa Conference will create a platform for Africa's defence force, government populace and non-government organisations to dissect and foresee future strategies to combat further spread of terrorism. The conference takes place from 26-28 August 2008.

CENTRAL AFRICA

BNL journalists take control of Malawi's MISA
[Gregory Gondwe] Journalists from Malawi's Blantyre Newspapers Limited (BNL), publishers of The Daily Times, Malawi News and Sunday Times, on Saturday took Control of Malawi's Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Chapter when they swept all influential positions in the polls held in Blantyre during the body's Annual General Meeting (AGM).


NAMISA appeals for TVM, MBC budget allocation
The National Media Institute of Southern Africa (NAMISA) has appealed to opposition legislators in the country to approve budgetary allocations for the country's two public broadcasters, Television Malawi (TVM) and Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC).

SAMRO contributes to legal form process
The Southern African Music Rights Organisation has been instrumental in bringing clarity to a section of the proposed Companies Bill, which was the subject of public hearings in parliament last week.

AFRICA

First woman in Africa nominated as one of Mobile Entertainment's top 50 women in mobile
According to a recent article published by Mobile Entertainment, Emma Kaye, together with well-known industry names such as Amelia Gammon, director of NBC Universal Mobile, Peggy Johnson, executive VP of Qualcom for the Americas and India, and Sissel Henriette Larsen, director of content for Telenorhave all been named as some of the top 50 women in the mobile industry today.

Kenyan retail supermarket now in Rwanda
[Carole Kimutai] Kenyan retail supermarket chain, Nakumatt opened a branch in Kigali, Rwanda, officially opening its doors last weekend as part of its campaign in reaching the Pan African market.


Cape Town onboard Monopoly's World Edition
Monopoly fans the world over have had their say, and the final results are in as to which cities will be represented on the new Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition game board. As the only African city to be featured in the game, Cape Town claims its place in the green, ranking the third most-expensive property space behind Montreal and Riga respectively.

BP Zambia restart Ndola operations
[Gregory Gondwe] British Petroleum (BP) Zambia Limited, which was barred from collecting fuel from its Ndola terminal due to a K26bn debt, has started operations after offsetting the debt.

UGANDA

Sports TV granted broadcasting licence
[Walter Wafula] Uganda's Sports TV has officially been granted its broadcasting license meaning that the station is now operating under the law. Sports TV was given the licence on August 21, according to Jacque Kigozi the station's public relations manager.

AFRICA

Big Brother Africa is back
Once again 12 housemates from 12 African countries have been plucked from their homes and cut off from the outside world.