AFRICA

AfDB supports satellite communication in Africa

TUNIS: The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, 11 March in Tunis approved a loan of US$25 million for the New Dawn Satellite Project. The project comprises the design, construction, launch and operation of a pan-African communications satellite system. Read more >>

AFRICA

WiMAX explores emerging markets

According to Rick Rogers, director at Alvarion, more people require high-speed internet services. Deploying wireline access networks such as DSL or cable modem involves relatively high investment costs and results in limited or insufficient coverage by wireline infrastructures with limited capacity. The WiMAX market seeks to provide a wireless access solution. Read more >>

AFRICA

2009 International Business Awards call for entries

FAIRFAX: The Stevie Awards has issued a call for its Sixth Annual International Business Awards. The awards recognises achievements in the workplace worldwide, from the executive suite to the factory floor. The 2009 awards will recognise work since 1 January, 2008.
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CENTRAL AFRICA

UNICEF honours 12 Malawian journalists

[Gregory Gondwe] The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has honoured 12 Malawian journalists by awarding them with special recognition for writing good stories on HIV/AIDS prevention from mother to child transmission as well as emergency and disaster preparedness.
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BOTSWANA

Botswana: Publishers to ignore interim committee

GABORONE: News media publishers in Botswana gathered on 10 March, 2009 and resolved not to respond to the current invitations from the government regarding the formation of the Interim Committee of the Media Council as dictated by the newly enacted Media Practitioners Act. Read more >>

AFRICA

Mi-Fone's Obama handset sold out

The 5,000 presidential-themed limited edition Mi-Obama phones were sold out in January. The handset was specially designed for the Kenyan market to commemorate the inauguration of the new US President by African firm Mi-Fone.
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AFRICA

Orange unveils telecom services in Uganda

[Walter Wafula] Orange Telecom has become the fifth telecommunications company to start commercial operations in Uganda. Orange, a subsidiary of the France Telecom (FT) Group unveiled its operations to the Ugandan public on 10 March, following a two-year establishment struggle under the Hits Telecom brand.
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ZIMBABWE

Zim licenses two daily newspapers

[Sam Hungwe] Zimind Publishers, which publishes two weekly titles, The Zimbabwe Independent and The Standard, has been granted a licence to start a daily newspaper in the country, a move likely to mark the beginning of a new media era in the country. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Yet another new editor for ITNewsAfrica.com

Charl Lombard has replaced Samuel Mungadze as ITNewsAfrica.com online editor, it was announced earlier this week.
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EAST AFRICA

Ethiopian film wins UN, World Bank prize at FESPACO Awards

OUAGADOUGOU: The film “Teza,” by Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima won the special World Bank-United Nations joint prize on 6 March for highlighting the fight against poverty. His prize was awarded during a ceremony at the Hôtel Azalai Indépendance at the end of the biannual FESPACO Film Awards in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso.
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ZIMBABWE

Zim: Consumers remain stuck with high prices

[Sam Hungwe] Food prices dropped marginally in February, but the utility tariffs and transport costs kept the urbanites mired in poverty, a consumer watchdog has said. Read more >>

AFRICA

Mobile Banking Conference 2009 postponed

The 2009 Mobile Banking Conference has been postponed to 16 and 17 September 2009. According to the organisers this is due to unforeseen circumstances beyond their control. The conference was to be held from 18 - 19 March 2009 in Lusaka, Zambia. For more information contact the organisers on info@celpay.com or fax +0027 86 550 3232.

SOUTH AFRICA

Coal of Africa to start exporting in July

[Charlotte Mathews] Developing coal miner Coal of Africa will export coal from its first mine after June this year and bring a second mine on stream before June next year, it said yesterday, 11 March 2009.
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