SOUTH AFRICA

Top SA marketer appointed Bizcommunity non-exec chair

South African marketing guru Chris Moerdyk has been appointed non-executive chairman of Bizcommunity.com, the country's leading online destination for marketing and media industry news. Moerdyk's appointment is with immediate effect. Read more >>

SOUTHERN AFRICA

SADC pools power for 2010

[Tshwarelo eseng Mogakane] NELSPRUIT: The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has joined hands to ensure that South Africa has enough electricity during the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Read more >>

UGANDA

Southern Enterprises rebrands to improve service delivery

[Walter Wafula] Southern Enterprises a clearing and forwarding firm in Uganda has adopted a new brand in a bid to reposition its business in the global market place. The company unveiled a new logo last month, which it plans to use in its day-to-day business. Read more >>

AFRICA

SA film wins recognition in Cannes

"Izulu Lami" (My Secret Sky), a feature film directed by South Africa's Madoda Ncayiyana, received the ‘Dikalo Best Feature Film' prize at the International Pan African Film Festival, held in Cannes in April. Read more >>

AFRICA

West Africa cable 'online by 2011'

JOHANNESBURG: The US$600 million, 14 000km West Africa Cable System linking southern and western African countries with Europe should be in service by 2011. Read more >>

AFRICA

Development: Make use of African skills

JOHANNESBURG/CAPE TOWN: The theme of the third biennial Knowledge Management Africa (KMA) conference, which opened Monday, 3 May 2009 in the capital of Senegal, is lofty - "knowledge to reposition Africa in the world economy". But the aim is more down-to-earth: to find ways to apply vital information to the basic question of improving the lives of Africa's people. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Zimbabwe: Media to boycott reform conference

HARARE: The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) and the Media Alliance of Zimbabwe (MAZ) have called for a media reform conference taking place this week to be boycotted after two Zimbabwean journalists were arrested for the second time. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

Somalian Media Council disbanded on World Press Freedom Day

On 3 May 2009, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) held a conference on media freedom and safety of journalists to commemorate World Press Freedom Day (WPFD). Minister of Information, Farhan Ali Mohamud announced the disbandment of the Media Council at the event. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

Q&A: Average marks for East African press freedom

NAIROBI: Four years ago, a furious Lucy Kibaki, Kenya's First Lady, marked World Press Freedom Day by storming the offices of leading independent publisher the Nation Group with her entourage. She was outraged by the group's portrayal of her dispute with a neighbour and seized phones and laptops in a demonstration of the low respect one powerful figure has for a free press. Read more >>

CENTRAL AFRICA

Zain Malawi enters into partnership with NAMISA

[Gregory Gondwe] Zain Malawi has entered into a three-year long partnership agreement with Malawi's National Media Institute of Southern Africa (NAMISA). Under the partnership agreement the company will annually sponsor the management of some activities to mark World Press Freedom Day (WPFD). Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Go Places restaurant guide goes mobile

Mobile-XL, a mobile technology company, today, 5 May 2009, announced that it has reached an agreement with Go Places, the premier East African travel guide, to make dining information available to mobile audiences. XLBrowser users can now search for restaurants by name, cuisine or location and query additional information such as hours or contact information. Read more >>

AFRICA

The creative economy: which way for Africa's future

[Titus Kaloki] Many have always wondered what is creativity and how can it be measured. How can one tell creativity from the norm and how can one tell what has been creatively done or not. A respected panel of experts who worked on the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report, provided their definition of the term. Read more >>

UGANDA

Uganda wetlands maps to help boost economy

Uganda's leaders now have access to maps that will allow them to reduce poverty through better management of the country's wetlands. The map from Mapping a Better Future shows that highly impacted wetlands are spread widely across Uganda and are located in areas with both low and high poverty levels. Read more >>

SOUTHERN AFRICA

SA lifts visa restrictions against Zimbabweans

PRETORIA: South Africa has lifted visa restrictions against Zimbabwean citizens visiting the country for a period of 90 days. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

The 4th Maputo International Advertising Festival - festival programme - AMEP

The 4th Maputo International Advertising Festival honours and recognises advertising agencies and producers and other communications companies from any part of the world, and particularly from the southern African and Indian Ocean regions. Read more >>