Desperate Zimbabwe looks for a political solution
Zimbabwe's feuding political parties are meeting in South Africa this week to again try salvaging a moribund political agreement that is stalling the release of much-needed humanitarian aid.


Aero begins flights to Libreville
Nigeria 's oldest airline, Aero Contractors, has increased its international routes to seven within a week as it commenced operations to the central African city of Libreville in Gabon.

AFRICA

FIFA completes distribution of 2010 TV rights
With the awarding of the free-to-air terrestrial TV rights to the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON), FIFA completed its worldwide placement and distribution structure of the 2010 media rights on Tuesday, 25 November, 2008.

AFRICA

FESPACO 2009 call for entries
The 21st edition of the Pan-African Film and TV Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) will take place from 28 February to 7 March 2009 with "African cinema: tourism and cultural heritage" as the theme. The upcoming edition will coincide with the 40th anniversary of the festival and the 20th anniversary for the African Film Library of Ouagadougou.

Ithuba Forum discusses NEPAD project progress
The NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF) hosted its inaugural Ithuba Business Forum earlier this month. The purpose of the forum was to provide a comprehensive update on the status of the submarine cable initiative and e-schools project under implementation, and how private sector can actively participate in both projects.

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Inaugural MTV Africa Music Awards winners
ABUJA: The first MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) was hosted on Saturday, 22 November 2008 at The Velodrome in Abuja, Nigeria, celebrating African contemporary music and talent.


FAJ's first working congress elects committee
The first working Congress of the Federation of African Journalists in Kenya was a milestone: it was a first, and it adopted rules and elected the Steering Committee.

AFRICA

Co-innovation campaign launches around mobile computing
The Reinvent Mobile initiative is designed to give millions of mobile computer users more say in what technologies and designs come to market.

Economists predict crisis in 2010
Economists of financial institutions in the country namely, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, have predicted that the Ghanaian economy would be hit by the global crisis in the year 2010.

Study says red tape driving import costs up
Import procedures in Zimbabwe consume much more time and are much more costly than what the country's exporters incur to fulfil the same procedures in other countries, new trade statistics have revealed.

A closer look at the modal shift in the express delivery market
The rising volatility of oil prices and the consequent fuel surcharges applied by integrators such as DHL, TNT, UPS and FedEx combined with the economic slowdown has led to a gradual shift in customer demand away from express and parcel delivery services via air to alternatives such as road and rail.

Zim-China trade hits US$500m mark
Asian giant is country's second largest trading partner after SA.

Price stability top priority, says CBE governor
Price stability will be the Central Bank of Egypt's (CBE) main focus in the coming period, said CBE Governor Farouk El-Okdah.

Seychelles retailers decide on ‘fair' rise in profit margin
Local retailers have taken new steps to cover their operation costs and make a reasonable profit while providing an affordable service to customers.

Europe beckons
[Anders Andersen, Founder of JumpB] The article was originally written for US online retailers, but it applies equally to our own here in South Africa, for in almost every mention of the US, one could substitute SA - for example in the weakness of the currency compared with the euro. The European market presents us with a challenging but real opportunity.

GTV launches new channels for Africa
LONDON: GTV, the pan-African pay TV network, announced on Tuesday, 25 November, the launch of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the Afro Music Channel on its service from 1 December 2008.