ZIMBABWE

Zim ad industry on slow rebound

[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's advertising industry is picking itself up as the country's economy moves slowly towards recovery, industry experts said. Read more >>

AFRICA

Wolda '09 judges announced

Wolda, the Worldwide Logo Design Annual, has announced its panel of judges that will select the winning entries for its ‘09 edition. Wolda '09 is also now accepting entries of logos designed both in 2008 and 2009. Read more >>

AFRICA

Seacom goes live

Undersea cable Seacom demonstrated the capacity, quality of bandwidth and connectivity the network will provide through simultaneous events in South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique yesterday, Thursday, 23 July 2009. The demo, hosted in conjunction with Cisco Systems, provided media and invitees direct access to broadband connectivity, carried out live broadcasts and interactive real-time presentations across the system. Read more >>

CENTRAL AFRICA

MTL fibre-optic project near completion

[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL), the country's only fixed-line operator, has announced that its US$55m fibre-optic cable project is near completion. The company revealed at a press briefing in Blantyre on Tuesday, 21 July 2009 that the project is going to connect Malawi to the international superhighway. Read more >>

AFRICA

HP calls for improved management of e-waste in Africa

Hewlett Packard (HP), in collaboration with the Global Digital Solidarity Fund (DSF), and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (Empa), has launched an initiative to develop sustainable recycling processes to tackle the problem of e-waste in Africa. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

Prestige boards Air Seychelles

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Prestige Magazine, a South African luxury lifestyle magazine has expanded its regional coverage and distribution. The magazine will be placed on-board all Air Seychelles flights between OR Tambo and Mahe in the Seychelles.

WEST AFRICA

Niger strike over press freedom

Journalists in Niger have begun a one-week strike to protest against restrictions on the media. Radio stations and media houses accuse President Mamadou Tandja of stifling press freedom and democracy after he made a decree which empowers the head of the regulatory High Communications Council to take decisions independently. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

Somaliland government increases attacks on press

NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the government's growing crackdown on the independent press in the northern breakaway republic of Somaliland as September presidential elections near. Read more >>

AFRICA

Broadband opportunity calls in Africa

[Lesley Stones] Africa's paucity of fixed-line phone networks has created a huge opportunity for mobile operators to step in and fill the gap for broadband services in a market that could be worth US$6bn by 2011. Read more >>

CENTRAL AFRICA

Malawi: G-Mobile signs US$90m deal with SA firm

[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi's Global Advanced Integrated Networks (G-Mobile) has entered into a deal with South Africa's Beryl Capital and Telecoms worth US$90m. The deal which is for the supply, installation and commissioning of the company in the country will enable G-Mobile to roll out and start its operations by December 2009. Read more >>

NIGERIA

Zain extends fibre-optic network in Nigeria

Zain has extended its contract with Nokia Siemens Networks to handle the implementation of an additional 600km in Nigeria to its 4000km nationwide fibre-optic network. Read more >>