AFRICA

ICT - means to achieve development and democracy
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a means to achieve development and democracy, through supporting political, economic and social transformation, the Commonwealth Director of Legal Affairs told delegates at the Sixth Commonwealth ICT Summit in Abuja, Nigeria on Monday, 6 October.

Students sponsored to attend E-Tourism Conference
Nairobi: Coca-Cola East and Central Africa Business Unit and the Kenya ICT board announced they are sponsoring 80 Kenyan tourism and ICT students to attend the upcoming E-Tourism East Africa Conference and training seminars this month. The conference programme will feature presentations from many of the world's top online companies, including Expedia, Microsoft and Trip Advisor.

Malawi: TNM offers one billion shares to public
[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi witnessed its biggest Initial Public Offer (IPO) in its stock exchange history when TNM Limited, on Monday, 5 October, 2008, put to offer over one billion shares to the public. The company is also Malawi's first telecommunications company to list on the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE).

AFRICA

Sign Africa 2008 wraps up
This year's Sign Africa, had a record number of visitors, totalling 4309 individuals representing countries from across Africa and abroad, including the US, UK, China, Italy and Israel.

Beyond PR: what's your point of view?
[Franklin Ozekhome] The past few years in the Nigerian marketing, communications industry has been exciting as the status-quo has become radically bent, with the young seeking to diferentiate themselves from the ‘old masters.' In seeking to be creative for creativity-sake, they fail to encourage clients to create, promote, project, advance and endorse their points of view.

Enablis expands into West Africa
Following the launch of its operations in East Africa, Enablis, a member-driven entrepreneurial network, is spreading its reach into Western Africa with a US$1million injection from Microsoft.

Ever thought of paying your ISP with sugar?
Ever thought of paying for your internet services with sugar? It's possible but only in Zimbabwe. South Africa's 702 talk Radio reported that a leading internet service provider in the troubled African country, Zimbabwe Online, announced today that it will be accepting groceries as payment for services.

Lesotho added to Engen's African acquisitions
Engen Petroleum Limited, a South African refined petroleum product company, has finalised its acquisition of Shell International Petroleum Company Limited's downstream business in Lesotho. Engen's footprint in sub-Saharan Africa now extends to 17 countries outside South Africa.

AFRICA

Nominees for the MAMAs unveiled
LAGOS: MTV Networks Africa has announced the contenders for the first MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain (MAMAs). The nominations for the inaugural pan-African music awards ceremony were revealed at a VIP soirée at Planet One, Lagos, Nigeria by Alex Okosi, senior vice president and managing director, MTV Networks Africa and Norman Moyo, chief marketing officer, Zain Nigeria.

AFRICA

African films televised in nine countries
African films made by local filmmakers from nine African countries is being broadcast across the region between September and October this year. These nine films for television tell stories within an emotional time of HIV/AIDS. They are being televised in different languages at prime time and are suitable for family viewing. Each stand alone film is 24 minutes long.