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 [Oguntimehin Olufemi Olamide] The Zimbabwe case, and the resolve of Delta corporation to rebrand its products, is an example of what every marketing department should do for better brand association. This is especially pertinent to Zimbabwe, considering what the country has gone through in recent times at the hands of the Mugabe regime. Read more >>2010 FIFA World Cup
 [Chris Moerdyk] One of the most asked questions that comes to me these days is how companies can get on board the 2010 bandwagon without falling foul of FIFA's strict ambush marketing rules. The answer is simple. Read more >>[Chris Bathembu] JOHANNESBURG: In line with FIFA's objectives of fair play and the fight against racism, the 2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC) has partnered with the African Diaspora Forum (ADF) in a legacy project to unite Africa. Read more >> Education and Training
[Nthambeleni Gabara] PRETORIA: Arts and Culture Minister Lulu Xingwana says Africa must preserve its history so that future generations can understand and appreciate the essence of being an African. Read more >> Eventing
 The 6th West & Central Africa Com conference will take place from 17 - 18 June 2009 in Abuja, Nigeria. According to Informa Telecoms & Media's World Cellular Information Service, growth remains robust in Nigeria: in the last quarter of 2008, the West Africa market recorded the highest number of net additions since GSM was introduced in 2001. Read more >>Advertisement: Media
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, US: The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard last week announced the 24 American and international journalists who will join the 72nd class of Nieman Fellows. South African Janet Heard, Weekend Argus executive editor, and Zimbabwean documentary film director/news producer Hopewell Rugoho-Chin'ono are among the group which includes print and multimedia reporters and editors; radio and television journalists; photographers; book authors; a filmmaker and a columnist. Read more >>Mobile
 Web browser Opera today, Wednesday, 27 May 2009, released its latest State of the Mobile Web report, which provides information on the top global trends affecting the mobile web. In addition to the top global trends and country snapshots, the report highlights trends in Africa and aggregate operator data for the top 10 countries. Read more >>Zain Nigeria has introduced a new prepaid Blackberry service to its customers. This brings to an end the largely exclusive ability of only those people who can afford contract packages, to use the wide array of applications on Blackberry devices. Read more >>Kenyan mobile network operator Orange Mobile, a subsidiary of Telkom Kenya, has within eight months of its launch managed to attract one million subscribers. Read more >>Retail
NAIROBI: Most poor households in Djibouti still cannot afford sufficient food, despite an improvement in food security due to rains in the coastal belt and large-scale distribution of aid, an early warning agency stated. Read more >>Out Of Home
 Right Stuff is running a special until the the end of June on one of their top products, their parasols. Read more >>
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