AFRICA

Simon Sylvester keynote speaker at 2009 APEX Awards

Y&R UK's Simon Sylvester will deliver the keynote address at the 2009 APEX Awards gala, followed by the awards announcements. The banquet takes place on Thursday, 21 May 2009 at the Vodadome at Vodaworld in Midrand, South Africa. Read more >>

NIGERIA

Nigeria: Relicom, Synthesis stage reading renaissance event

Relicom, in partnership with Synthesis Communications is staging an event called Evening of Reading to encourage Nigerians to read. The companies have designed the platform for lovers of poetry and writers to meet and listen to poetry recited in a relaxed environment. Read more >>

AFRICA

11th African Renaissance Festival in South Africa

The 11th annual African Renaissance Festival will be hosted in South Africa at venues in Durban, Pietermaritzburg and Richards Bay from 25 - 30 May, 2009. The theme adopted for this year's African Renaissance is “Uniting the African World”. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Rights-Zimbabwe: Journalists spurn govt summit on press freedom

[Busani Bafana] BULAWAYO: Zimbabwe's unity government is stuttering in its attempt at restoring press freedom in a country which had once branded independent journalists as ‘enemies of the state'. Read more >>

AFRICA

MXit launches Africa's first mobile book

Mobile social networking company MXit, with 13 million subscribers worldwide, has introduced Africa's first Mobile Book (MBook), in a bid to promote literacy and reading among its majority youth audience. Read more >>

AFRICA

NPL scoops print media awards at 2009 NAMISA Awards

Nation Publications Limited (NPL), publishers of The Nation Daily, Weekend Nation and Nation on Sunday, scooped all the National Media Institute of Southern Africa print awards (NAMISA) at the ceremony held in Lilongwe, Malawi on 1 May, 2009 held as part of this year's World Press Freedom commemoration. Read more >>

AFRICA

Walking billboards keep brands visible, budgets low

[Titus Kaloki] For most companies the most important part of business is getting new clientele and accounts. It is for this reason that many spend millions in advertising and marketing. However, newer ways of lowering costs and creating brand awareness have sprung up. Read more >>

AFRICA

43 countries enter 2009 IPRA Golden World Awards

The 2009 IPRA Golden World Awards for Excellence, has this year received 342 entries from 43 countries including Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. The awards will be presented at the GWA Gala Dinner taking place in London on 29 October, 2009. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Zimbabwe: IMF opens a window

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has opened a window of possible funding opportunities for the bankrupt Zimbabwean government, says an analyst. Read more >>

AFRICA

Q&A: African women worst affected by global economic crisis

ADDIS ABABA: The global financial crisis is on everyone's lips. With first hand reports of job losses, house foreclosures and citizens living on credit card debt, the impact of the crisis on the individual worker in the developed world is clear. Kudzai Makombe interviews Mwila Chigaga, ILO regional senior gender specialist. Read more >>

WEST AFRICA

Gambia: Luring fishermen back to the sea

BANJUL: Dwindling stocks and profits are driving thousands of young Gambian fishermen out of the industry but the government hopes to lure them back through tighter regulation and greater investment. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Joint conference to highlight African supply chain development

The Association for Operations Management of Southern Africa (SAPICS) and co-host, CIPS (The Chartered Institute of Purchasing), are gearing up for the first ever SAPICS/CIPS Conference, which takes place in Windhoek, Namibia, on 29 May 2009. Read more >>

AFRICA

SET expands into sub-Saharan Africa

On 6 May, 2009 Sony Entertainment Televsion (SET) broadened its reach in sub-Saharan Africa when it simultaneously launched on both DStv's Premium and Compact bouquets. The total number of subscriber households for SET in Africa, according to a release from the company, is currently over two million. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

A sporting chance with our outdoor range - Right Stuff

We are inundated with sporting events at the moment. Have you made the most of this opportunity to market your brand? If not, it's never too late to get a piece of the action, and Right Stuff's Sports Range provides you with the perfect tools to boost your brand presence. Read more >>