AFRICA

New MEA marketing director for Cadbury

Mike Middleton has been appointed category director, Chocolate for Cadbury's Africa, Middle East region, effective 1 November 2009. Brands under his wing will include Dairy Milk, Lunch Bar, P.S. and Flake. Read more >>

AFRICA

CNN TASK Group, UNWTO strike partnership

LONDON: CNN International, on Monday, 2 November 2009, announced the formation of a global strategic partnership between the CNN Tourism, Advertising Solutions and Knowledge (TASK) Group and the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). Read more >>

UGANDA

AIG Uganda adopts Chartis as new identity

[Walter Wafula] Chartis is the new name for the local subsidiary of insurance firm American International Group (AIG) in Uganda. The new identity which is derived from the Greek word for map, “underscores AIG's 90-year history as a successful global pioneer of insurance in various parts of the world,” according to Alex Wanjohi, MD, Chartis Uganda. Read more >>

AFRICA

SA interior design scoops international award for work in Africa

The International Commercial Property Awards 2009, which took place in London during October, awarded the Africa region prize to MM Interiors for its work on the headquarters of one of Lagos' largest law firms, Aluko & Oyebode and on the Harrow Park Golf Club in the Nigerian capital of Abuja. Read more >>

AFRICA

'Worms infesting PCs worldwide'

A Microsoft security report released Monday, 2 November 2009, warns that cyber crooks are digging into computers for weak spots to penetrate with worms, malicious software that steals control or data. Read more >>

AFRICA

Livemobile, Global MMA Awards 2009 finalist

JOHANNEBSURG: South African-based Livemobile has been selected as a finalist in the fifth annual Global Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) awards, and is the only African company to make it on this year's Europe, Africa and Middle East territory award categories. Read more >>

AFRICA

Internet good for newspaper industry - impreMedia CEO

John Paton, chairman and chief executive officer of impreMedia, a Hispanic news and information company in the US, believes digital news distribution "is the single best thing that has happened to our business in the last quarter century." Read more >>

AFRICA

Sappi to close Usutu Pulp Mill in Swaziland

Global pulp and paper group Sappi recently announced its intention to close its Usutu Pulp Mill and restructuring of forestry business in Swaziland in response to market conditions and forest fire damage. Read more >>

AFRICA

SA short wins AiM film competition

A silent experimental documentary from South Africa recently won the second annual Africa in Motion (AiM) short film competition. Paul Emmanuel's 3SAI: A Rite of Passage was screened as part of the Africa in Motion Film Festival at the UK African Film Festival, which takes place at the Filmhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Zimbabwean diamonds face ban

Zimbabwe faces having its diamonds suspended from international trading because of alleged human rights abuses by government security forces in the country's diamond fields. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

What can SishaFax do for your business? - Sisha.com Systems

SishaFax can make a huge difference to any company's bottom line. Fax2Email is an incredible cost-cutting solution which has the added advantage of both increasing efficiency and security within an organisation. Read more >>