No deal yet in Zim power-sharing talks
HARARE: A third day of talks by Zimbabwe's main political leaders on the allocation of cabinet portfolios in a proposed inclusive government have not yet yielded an agreement.

Malawi launches US$18.7m business project
[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi, on Monday, 13 October launched the Business Environment Strengthening Technical Assistance Project (BESTAP) worth US$18.7m, in order to help growth within the country's private sector.

Explosion of new domain names presents risks for online brands
On November 1, 2008 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will meet in Cairo, Egypt to discuss the introduction of new top level domain names (gTLD); current examples in use are .com, .net, and .biz.

Uganda's rural poor get internet
The spread of the internet to Uganda's rural areas has sparked off excitement among residents giving them hope for future flourishing businesses through communication with the outside world.

Mega Media Expo heading for Sandton in March 2009 - CADEK Media
CADEK Media recently announced that its Mega Media Expo will be hosted at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on 4 and 5 March 2009.

Econet grows subscriber base
[Dumisani Ndlela] Econet Wireless has anchored its place as Zimbabwe's largest mobile network after growing its subscriber base by 41% during the six months to August 31, 2008.

Tunisia's only independent online mag attacked
The online news magazine Kalima, often touted as one of the only independent news sources in Tunisia, has suffered an attack that has completely destroyed its web content, reports the Observatory for the Freedom of Press, Publishing and Creation in Tunisia (OLPEC).

CENTRAL AFRICA

WFP stops clock on Hungerbytes competition
From Alabama to Addis Ababa, the World Food Programme sent university students to Ethiopia to film the reality of hunger first-hand. Three university students have edged out fierce competition, including a professional filmmaker, to win the first-ever YouTube video contest on hunger, which has attracted more than half a million views from people all over the world.

SOUTH AFRICA

Who's got the best banking system in Africa?
South Africa has come out tops in Africa and is 15th in the world rankings in the World Economic Forum survey of banking systems.

Economy rankings - how do we rate?
How easy is it to do business in South Africa and Africa - or with the rest of the world, for that matter. These rankings provide some insight.

UGANDA

P&G decries sale of counterfeits in Uganda
[Walter Wafula] Proctor and Gamble, the manufacturer of Always sanitary pads has decried the sale of counterfeits of their products in Uganda underlining that it is losing it's market-share and exposing consumers to many health risks.

ZIMBABWE

Zimbabwe: A day in the life of hyperinflation
Tendai Moyo, 28, living in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, goes into a shop in the downtown area and heads for a shelf where, a day ago, she saw a feeding bottle she wanted to buy for her three-month-old son.

Zimbabwe: All aboard for a 2,500km shopping trip
The bus route between South Africa, the continent's largest economy, and Zimbabwe, the world's fastest shrinking economy outside of a war zone, is a crucial lifeline for people faced with increasing food insecurity.


African Banker Awards 2008 winners
Bankers from Kenya, South Africa, Tunisia, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana and Malawi, representing North, South, East, West and Central Africa, took home awards from the African Banker Awards 2008 in Washington, D.C on Friday, 10 October, 2008.

“Fight against poverty is our new war” say Mozambique's poor
Retail trade and its associated sectors cannot thrive in a society encumbered by poverty - what the poor of mozambique regard as their "new war".

GTV launches G-UP prepaid subscription scratch cards
NAIROBI: GTV unveiled on Tuesday, 14 October 2008 a scratch card that enables its customers to pay their monthly subscriptions by loading their recharge number on the card.