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 As part of McCann Africa's plan to re-ignite its pan-African offering, the African network hub, previously based in London, has now been moved to Johannesburg, South Africa. McCann is currently present in 32 African countries. Read more >>Eventing
 [Dan Oshodin] Nigerian brand scholar and communication strategist, Uche Nworah, has been appointed to the 2010 Rebrand 100 Global Awards jury. Now in its sixth year, it is projected as a highly respected and coveted awards valued by businesses, brand strategists and various organisations worldwide. Read more >>Media
[Dan Oshodin] Registration has commenced for the forthcoming Conference on Journalism and New Media Technologies in Africa organised by the School of Media and Communication of the Pan African University in Lagos, Nigeria. The conference is scheduled in Lagos from 23 - 27 August 2009 at the Honeywell Group Auditorium of the Pan African University's Lekki, Lagos campus. Read more >> Mobile
Vodafone is at loggerheads with yet another labour movement in Africa. First it was in South Africa with COSATU and now the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Ghana is up in arms over the telecom giant's decision to lay off 950 employees. Read more >>Online Media
 HARARE: Zimbabwe's MWeb and Africa Online will soon merge following the recent takeover by South Africa's telecommunications giant Telkom, an official told media. Read more >>Research
The results of the latest MasterCard Worldwide Index of Women's Advancement saw South Africa's Index score decline by five points from 90.6 to 85.7 between 2008 and 2009. The Index was released yesterday, Tuesday, 4 August 2009. Read more >>Retail
 MBEERE SOUTH: Faced with increasingly unreliable rains, farmers in Kenya's eastern district of Mbeere South have started growing drought-tolerant crops to meet their food and subsistence needs instead of the staple maize. Read more >>[Alison Walkley] Seventy five Zimbabweans have officially graduated from a small business-training program, each specialising in a skill from which they can reap economic benefits. The program, run by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the Zimbabwe Women's Bureau, and sponsored by the Spanish government, has already turned out 45 graduates who have launched successful new businesses. Read more >> [Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's central bank said it had intervened to help bring in Visa International back into the country ahead of a surge in international tourist arrivals during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Read more >> TV
 [Gregory Gondwe] Multichoice DStv Malawi branch manager for north and central regions of the country, Titania Katenga Kaunda, has disclosed that the company will soon be launching a new W7 satellite. Read more >>
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