AFRICA

CMO Council Marketing Outlook 2009 survey

The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council is inviting participants to contribute their input on the strategies, plans and actions being taken to ride out the recession and dump the depression. Read more >>

AFRICA

SA investors' long walk to Southern Sudan

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] South African investors interested in exploring the troubled but untapped and rich Eldorados of Africa would have to face a long and epic journey to Southern Sudan, where they will likely discover a virgin territory full of potential and opportunities, waiting to be nurtured and developed unconditionally. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

LG Electronics seeks brand leadership in Africa - despite recession

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] While some multinational companies review their African investments by measures such as shedding jobs and cutting their marketing budgets and even planning to vacate the ‘dark continent' as the global economic downturn takes a nasty turn, LG Electronics looks to South Africa and Africa to expand its horizons and build brand leadership. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Rebranding Zimbabwe

[Sam Hungwe] Zimbabwe's new Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is facing the battle of a lifetime - trying to turnaround Zimbabwe's battered image to lure critical foreign investment and increase tourist traffic. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Diageo acquires global distribution rights for Windhoek beer

Diageo, the global drinks business, yesterday announced that it has reached an agreement with Namibia Breweries to produce and distribute Windhoek beer globally. Read more >>

AFRICA

UCT GSB course to bridge the digital divide

According to the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB), new research into the state of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on the African continent suggests that the proverbial ‘digital divide' is growing into a deepening chasm. With this in mind, the GSB is launching a course aiming to enhance the strategic thinking of senior decision-makers in telecom and related sectors in Africa. Read more >>

AFRICA

SADC, Japan map out co-operation in science, technology

PRETORIA: South Africa, as chair of SADC, on Monday, 23 February hosted the SADC-Japan meeting where representatives of research institutions discussed possible areas of co-operation in science, technology and innovation between SADC and Japan. Read more >>

AFRICA

Mobile Banking Conference 2009

The Mobile Banking Conference to be held from 18 - 19 March 2009 in Lusaka, Zambia hopes to create a network platform for its speakers and attendees by developing relationships and engaging various industries on key topics. Celpay Zambia Limited, sponsor of the first Mobile Banking Conference is a mobile and internet banking payment solutions company. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

East Africa telecoms penetrate money transfer services

[Walter Wafula] Two more telecommunication companies in East Africa have joined Kenya's Safaricom in providing money transfer services to their subscribers by way of mobile phones. The move is set to tilt the scales in the financial sector and boost revenues earned by the telecoms. Read more >>

AFRICA

First Congress of African economists held in Kenya

NAIROBI: The first Congress of African Economists will be held at the Kenya International Conference Centre in Nairobi Kenya from 2 - 5 March 2009. The theme is “Towards the Creation of a Single African Currency: Review of the creation of a single African currency: Which optimal approach to be adopted to accelerate the creation of the unique continental currency”. Read more >>

AFRICA

DISCOP Africa 2009 sold out

DISCOP Africa is a networking and business event aiming to bring together programming, acquisitions, production, distribution and advertising executives to implement solutions to enhance the development of television content business in Africa. The sold-out event is currently being held, 25 - 27 February 2009 in Senegal, Dakar. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Get to grips with mobile media at the Mega Media Expo - CADEK Media

Africa's advertising and media showcase, Mega Media Expo, is coming to the Sandton Convention Centre on 4 and 5 March. Apart from the expo, the event also aims to educate. Visitors can attend short 30-minute workshops on interesting topics such as Harry Trisos' talk on Mobile, The 7th Mass Media. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Vision Africa - supporting infrastructure development for a growing nation - Vision Africa

Vision Africa, the leading research company in Namibia, recently donated N$6000.00 towards the community of Okatjali to assist them in building a kindergarten in their remote village of Onamayongo. Read more >>