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[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The Republic of Cameroon, the largest economy in central Africa and sub-Saharan Africa's 7th biggest economy, is at crossroads and looking to redirect itself to the path of economic diversity by calling on South African investors for help amid the heat of the global recession. Read more >>  According to Deloitte, recent tracking of radio advertising broadcast on South African stations showed alarming results; an average of 9% of all radio ads booked are not broadcast as scheduled. Based on FM's AdFocus estimated figure of R3 billion on radio advertising in 2008, this error equates to R270 million erosion of ad spend per annum. Read more >>2010 FIFA World Cup
 [MediaClubSouthAfrica.com reporter] With the United Nations General Assembly passing a resolution in support of South Africa's 2010 FIFA World Cup, UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has urged tournament organisers to take advantage of the unique opportunity it offers to change Africa's image. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICA US mobile operator gears up for 2010, AfricaEarlier this week, the US-based SMSStreamer.mobi brand by Cole Solutions began operating in the local market, with a promise to help make next year's FIFA World Cup a success by delivering quality 2010 content. It will soon launch a mobile service that is essentially the SMS version of social networking. The company will use its South African operations to manage its current and future African operations in Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Benin from Johannesburg, where they will be under the supervision of a MD for African affairs. Branding
 [Thabani Khumalo] The brand new world created by globalisation, informed citizenry and consumer's demand for brand experience presents a challenge for global brands to balance their aggressive marketing campaigns with social responsibility. Read more >>Media
HARARE: Reporters Without Borders yesterday, 22 October 2009, condemned mistreatment by Zimbabwean intelligence agents of two journalists working for Arab satellite TV station al-Jazeera. Read more >>Mobile
NEWSWATCH: Africans have engaged in a revolution of a different sort: they are buying cellphones as fast as they can - with subscriptions rocketing from 54 million to almost 350 million in just five years, reports Mail & Guardian Online. Read more >>Newspapers
 The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) on Wednesday, 21 October 2009, announced a strategic partnership to advance media development and press freedom worldwide. Read more >>Research
 Liz Pillay, Starcom MediaVest Group's Africa media manager recently attended the 11th PAMRO (Pan African Media Research Organisation) Conference in Kenya held in late August 2009. The theme for year's conference was "Fast changing media landscape - where does Africa stand?” Read more >>The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) has vowed to double its endowment fund to support more scientists and researchers in the developing world, despite the global financial crisis. TWAS announced a 25 million US dollar target for the next four years during its 11th general meeting, currently taking place in Durban, South Africa. Read more >>Retail
[Dumisani Ndlela] The country's beverages group, Delta Corporation, has brought back the Chibuku “shake-shake” brand of opaque beer which had been abandoned in 1991 with the introduction of the “scud” brand. Read more >> SAN DOMINGOS: Aid agencies are encouraging communities to diversify their agricultural production in Guinea-Bissau, where 90% of farmers grow rice or cashews to survive, making them vulnerable to erratic rainfall and price fluctuations. Read more >>[Fidelis Zvomuya] Standing under a Musawu tree, in the middle of her homestead, three months pregnant, Muchaneta Kagodo, is terrified, as changes in climate have spelt misery, loss and hunger. Kagodo is from Kairezi village in Muzarabani, Zimbabwe. Read more >> TV
SABC2 has announced the return of, reality show, Voetspore. The team consists of six individuals who travelled from Gansbaai to Gabon, with Johan Badenhorst leading the team, as they travel from Casablanca to the Cape with three 4x4's. The aim is to travel to Cape Town, South Africa in less than 100 days. Read more >>Jane Goodall, environmentalist and conservationist, will feature on this week's edition of CNN International's African Voices. At 75 years old, Goodall will speak of her travels around the world to promote conservation, and educate about climate change. Read more >>
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