AFRICA

Africa - an investment destination choice

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Africa is not the same as it was 10 years ago. Despite the shadow of armed conflict, military coups, electoral fraud, racism, dictatorship, xenophobia and human rights violations that still linger over the ‘dark continent', many observers believe that a couple of positive developments that have taken place here have created a platform for investment and optimism. Read more >>

AFRICA

Intra-Africa Business Symposium kicks off in Joburg

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The inaugural Intra-Africa Business Symposium, which kicked off Wednesday, 28 October 2009 in Sandton, Johannesburg, will constitute a vital platform for African decision-makers, media practitioners and business leaders to share their views and suggest solutions to enhance intra-Africa business and move the continent forward. Read more >>

AFRICA

'Internet colonialism' in Africa

[Peter Veldman] JOHANNESBURG: The Internet continues to grow at a radical pace, in spite of the global recession, but a sad reality is that the African country domain names are not growing into a strong force because of a lack of government support that has resulted in a sort of 'Internet colonialism' being practised. Read more >>

AFRICA

SA to host AU ICT meeting

The South African Government, through the Department of Communications, will host an Extraordinary Session of African Union (AU) Ministers of Communications and Information Technologies (CIT) on 2 - 5 November 2009. The ministerial conference is in preparation for the AU Heads of State and Government Summit to take place in 2010. Read more >>

AFRICA

Kenya wins in Africa Rural Connect

WASHINGTON, DC: Africa Rural Connect (ARC), a new online community hosted by The National Peace Corps Association (NPCA), announced on Tuesday, 27 October 2009, the third-round winners of its online contest to select the best ideas submitted on how to help solve rural Africa's greatest challenges in agricultural development. Read more >>

AFRICA

Global networking at HICA 2009

The third annual Hospitality Investment Conference Africa (HICA) is due to take place from 4 - 6 November 2009 at the Sandton Sun hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa. The event is modeled on various other international hospitality investment conferences. Read more >>

CENTRAL AFRICA

Malawi: Government stops issuance of two mobile licences

[Gregory Gondwe] The Malawi government has suspended the decision by the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA), which awarded two licences to two companies when it had only advertised for one. Read more >>

AFRICA

Les Hinton joins 62nd World Newspaper Congress

Les Hinton of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, which plans to begin charging readers of online versions of its newspapers in the coming months, has joined the programme for the upcoming World Newspaper Congress, to be held in Hyderabad, India, from 1 - 3 December 2009. Read more >>

AFRICA

WAN-IFRA releases digital media reports

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has released two in-depth reports on digital media opportunities for income and audience growth. World Digital Media Trends, and Winning Mobile Strategies, from WAN-IFRA¹s Shaping the Future of the Newspaper project, are companion volumes that provide publishers with new insights into the growth and value of digital platforms. Read more >>

WEST AFRICA

Motherboard.TV documents chalkboard blogger

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Motherboard.TV, an online video network and community, recently travelled to Monrovia, Liberia to produce a five-minute documentary on Alfred Sirleaf, Liberia's blackboard blogger. Starting in 2000, Sirleaf's chalkboard blog has been going strong; readers line up in droves to read his updates which he collects from around the city. The documentary, titled "The Analog Blogger," is hosted by Myles Estey. Motherboard.TV streams 100% original video content with written stories by a cast of editors worldwide. View the video.

EAST AFRICA

Uganda: Barclays sends local entrepreneurs to China expo

[Walter Wafula] Barclays Bank has flagged off a group of 15 Uganda businesspeople to the Canton III Fair in China to strengthen trade ties with their Chinese counterparts. The trade fair will take place between 31 October and 4 November 2009. Read more >>