AFRICA

Is your brand on the consumer's shopping list?

[Tom Sitati] Thankfully, the economic tide is sweeping us back to financial sanity. Susan Tumaini, a Nairobi-based human resource executive and single mother of two knows this too well. She has gone back to the basics that many in the thriving global economy had discarded. Before she ventures out to make any purchases, Susan arms herself with a shopping list. Read more >>

AFRICA

20 African countries participate in 2009 ASDC

The 2009 African Schools' Debating Championships (ASDC) will see participants from 20 African countries contending for the ASDC Schools' Cup. The event will take place from 14 - 17 April 2009 at St John's College in Johannesburg, South Africa. Read more >>

CENTRAL AFRICA

Malawi telecom players irked by new licence conditions

[Gregory Gondwe] Telecommunication services providers in Malawi have cried foul over the conditions the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) have put in the operating licence granted to Globally Advanced Integrated Networks (GAIN), limited to be trading as G-mobile. Read more >>

KENYA

Kenya: Helping farmers at the touch of a button

NAIROBI: The ability to correctly diagnose and treat crop diseases such as banana wilt via mobile phone is just one of endless possibilities for smallholder farmers if location-specific (geospatial) information were available, according to researchers. Read more >>

AFRICA

African doccie screened at international science festival

"Cosmic Africa", a feature length documentary film that explores and sheds new light on traditional African astronomy, will be screened on 10 April 2009 at the Filmhouse Cinema in Edinburgh, Scotland. There will be an introduction and Q&A session led by Professor Donald Kurtz, Professor of Astrophysics from the University of Central Lancashire. Read more >>

AFRICA

2009 IABC African Quill winners announced

The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Africa Quills Awards took place at Investec Bank in Menlo Park, Pretoria, South Africa on 27 March, 2009. Corporate Affairs Divisional Manager of DaimlerChrysler and Gold Quill judge Sejamothopo Motau acted as emcees. Local Gold Quill co-ordinator and IABC Chapter President for Pretoria, Mari Lee, presented the awards. Read more >>

AFRICA

SA work permit for Zimbabweans

The South African Home Affairs Ministry has announced a new work permit which will enable Zimbabweans to stay and work legally in the country for six months. About three million Zimbabweans are believed to have crossed the border to escape the economic collapse and human rights abuses at home. Read more >>

AFRICA

Donors pledge US$1.2 billion for North-South Corridor

COMESA, EAC and SADC, under the tripartite, have undertaken to implement an extensive Aid for Trade programme encompassing transport, power and trade facilitation projects along the North-South Corridor traversing eight countries in East and Southern Africa after a meeting held in Zambia from 6 - 7 April 2009. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Clothing company makes material gains

[Nicola Mawson] Clothing retailer Pep aims to have 20 stores operating in Angola within the next three years as it rolls out on the continent country by country. Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, was a Portuguese colony from the 16th century to 1975 and is the second-largest petroleum and diamond producer in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more >>

AFRICA

Brewery spreads African reach

[Khanyi Magubane] South Africa-born multinational SABMiller, the world's second-largest brewery, is to tap into an African market worth over US$3-billion (R30-billion) by opening four new brewing plants in Mozambique, Tanzania, Sudan and Angola. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Do you want to grow your brand in Africa? - Big Eye Branding

Are you looking for branding solutions that will assist you in penetrating the African market? Big Eye Branding is a South African company with a good understanding of African markets and will assist you in getting your products noticed in these non-traditional markets. Read more >>