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[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Angola is Africa's fastest-growing economy, with more than 10% growth over the past eight years slowing down to 6.2% in 2009 due to the global economic recession. Twenty-seven years of armed conflict had created a country of multiple challenges, but some SA companies currently operating there believe that the investment rewards far outweigh the difficulties. Read more >> 2010 FIFA World Cup
 [Proffesor Ndawonde] JOHANNESBURG: The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) is to play a pivotal role in intensifying the government's communication strategy for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, says the department's chief executive officer, Themba Maseko. Read more >>Branding
[Richard Mukoma] The current political standoff and intolerance is threatening to erode the major economic gains that Kenya has achieved over the past five years. Not only is the situation affecting logistics within the country, it is also affecting our hard-earned international image. Read more >>  [Lumkile Zitha] Markets can be harsh, brutal places, but a lot of the time a radical reinvention of the brand is not the best way forward, even when conditions in the marketplace are deteriorating. Brand managers need to consider the advantages and disadvantages of brand evolution versus brand revolution before jumping to implementing solutions. Read more >>[Walter Wafula] Stanbic Bank Uganda has changed its slogan - “Inspired. Motivated. Involved”, to “Moving forward” in a bid to recognise its customers and serve them better. The bank made the change last week in Kampala, making Uganda the third nation in which the new tagline has been adopted. Read more >> Digital
JOHANNESBURG: The closing date for nominations for the 2009 ICT African Achievers Awards is approaching - Friday, 28 August 2009. The awards was founded by ForgeAhead, a specialist ICT research and consulting house in Africa in partnership with the Department of Communications of South Africa. Read more >>Eventing
The Institute of People Management (IPM) will be hosting its annual African convention from 1 - 4 November 2009 at Sun City, Johannesburg, South Africa. The theme of the convention is: "Business leadership for the new reality". Read more >>Media
 [Kubi Rama, Dumisani Ghandi & Rochelle Davies] One of the thorniest and most uncomfortable workplace issues in media houses is sexual harassment. Recent research released by Gender Links, a South African non-governmental organisation, suggests that sexual harassment continues to be a problem in southern African media houses. Read more >>Retail
Alcohol producer and distributor Distell is spearheading a viticultural initiative in Tanzania expected to enable wine farmers in the Dodoma highlands to double their crops within three to five years — and may yet be developing a feasible model for rolling out vineyard productions across sub-Saharan Africa. Read more >>[Amy Lieberman] Women cultivate more than half the food that is grown in sub-Saharan Africa, but generally receive less than 10% of the financial credit awarded to smallholder farmers, according to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Read more >> Public Relations
Bookings are open for the Cape Town leg of the Organisational Communications course which will be held in September and October. Run by Quo Vadis Communications, the course has been specifically tailored to meet the needs of both the corporate and civil society sectors. Read more >>
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