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The Loerie Awards 2009
 [Sindy Peters] Long Street, renowned as party central in Cape Town's CBD, is now playing host to a horde of colourful monster-like Egos. They're here for the weekend as part of The Loerie Awards 2009 festivities. While the weather may not be playing along with the excitement hanging in the air, the ad industry has arrived in full force with registration beginning early yesterday morning, Thursday, 24 September 2009. Read more >> [Terry Levin] A live mermaid on a bed of oysters, salmon and braai buffets, served by rainbow-wigged hostesses and fantasy confectionery beyond your dreams welcomed guests to the Mayor's Party which last night, 24 September 2009, officially launched the 2009 Loerie Awards in Cape Town. Read more >>2010 FIFA World Cup
 FIFA is working closely with international authorities to crack down on the sale of illegal 2010 FIFA World Cup tickets. Read more >>Branding
Mathias Akotia, announced as the CEO of the newly formed Brand Ghana office, will provide the opening keynote presentation at the Nation Branding Africa Masterclass event in Ghana next week. The Brand Ghana office was launched on 16 September 2009 by the President of Ghana, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, to build a “compelling image for Ghana”. Read more >>CSI
 Diageo was recognised yesterday, Thursday, 24 September 2009 by the Clinton Global Initiative for its work in providing poor regions in Africa with access to clean water. At the Clinton Global Initiative, Diageo announced a new project whereby the company will provide funding in West Africa through its Arthur Guinness Fund, which has been created to celebrate Guinness's 250th anniversary. Read more >>Digital
A green planet is underscored by the need for climate control and one of the most significant meetings this year is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP15), to be held in Copenhagen 7-18 December 2009. To support journalists, World Television launched climatetalks.tv, an online video news portal for this event earlier this week. Read more >>Allied Technologies (Altech) earlier this week announced that it would increase its economic stake in Kenya Data Networks (KDN) from 51% to 60.8% by investing a further USD39.5 million into the company. The capital injection will be used to roll out the KDN fibre-optic network. Read more >>Education and Training
NAIROBI: Intel, Cisco, Microsoft, the government of Kenya and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a joint partnership to improve education in Kenya. Launched in collaboration with Kenya's Ministry of Education, the Accelerating 21st Century Education (ACE) project aims to improve the quality of primary and secondary education through the effective use of information and communications technology (ICT). Read more >>Media
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Arts reporting in Africa about African art and artists is said to be inadequate, mediocre and tends to satisfy an agenda which is not conducive to achieving the African dream, it has emerged at the African Arts Media Dialogue held at SAMRO House in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on Wednesday, 23 September 2009. Read more >> The director of a weekly news magazine in Niger is being held by Nigerian authorities and faces charges of defamation. Journalist Ibrahim Gaoh was arrested on Sunday and could face several months in jail. Read more >>Retail
[Walter Wafula] Ugandan businesspeople have been urged to invest in mini-hydro power projects to encourage the establishment of cottage industries across the country. Read more >> TV
[Gregory Gondwe] Multichoice Malawi has announced that it will be launching mobile phone Short Messaging Service (SMS) for its DSTV customers, which will be used to notify them when their subscription will expire. Read more >>
"Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralising." - Harriet Braiker
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