AFRICA

Preferred Hotels expands into Africa

The Preferred Hotel Group, has appointed several new members in various African locations as part of the Summit Hotels & Resorts brand. Read more >>

AFRICA

Over 650 000 tickets sold for 2010 World Cup

[Bathandwa Mbola] CAPE TOWN: Tickets to the 2010 FIFA World Cup are in great demand with 650 527 tickets being sold so far, says the 2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC). Read more >>

AFRICA

Saatchi & Saatchi wins P&G Africa accounts

JOHANNESBURG: Proctor & Gamble (P&G) has awarded a contract to Saatchi & Saatchi worth approximately R20 million, to support the East and West African launch of Ariel, P&G's washing powder brand. Read more >>

TANZANIA

New Vodacom Business unit in Tanzania

Vodacom Business has established a new unit in Tanzania. The business unit aims to allow Vodacom Tanzania to provide new technologies and value-add solutions to meet the mobile and fixed voice-, video- and data requirements of Tanzanian businesses. Read more >>

KENYA

Kenya: Westlands launch new road safety initiative

Celebrities and opinion leaders from various quarters of Kenyan society and diplomatic circles will attend the launch of Tame-A-Black Spot (TABS) road safety campaign, along Waiyaki Way/Museum Hill Roundabout, in Westlands, Kenya in December 2009. Read more >>

UGANDA

Young Achievers Awards draws 13 business journalists

[Walter Wafula] Thirteen Ugandan business journalists have been nominated for the first Young Achievers Awards that aims to recognise the efforts of excellent and innovative Ugandan citizens. Read more >>

CENTRAL AFRICA

TNM launches Windows Mobile

[Gregory Gondwe] As the market rat race between Malawi's current two mobile phone service providers continues, TNM last week tried to outdo Zain Malawi's Blackberry on prepaid service, which is an internet facility innovation. Read more >>

AFRICA

Google - kleptomaniacs?

The Great Debate at the 62nd World Newspaper Congress in Hyderabad, India plans to examine questions surrounding Google as news publishers worldwide examine and discuss their options and strategies in gaining higher advertising revenues which are currently being reaped by the serach engine. The congress takes place 1 - 3 December 2009. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

New expo for beverage, liquor

Exhibition Management Services, organisers of Africa's Big Seven (AB7), is launching DrinkTech Africa, a dedicated exhibition and conference designed to service the continent's growing beverage and liquid food markets, the company announced last week. The inaugural DrinkTech will run alongside AB7 2010. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Retailers bring back credit to lure customers

[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's retailers, which had withdrawn credit facilities due to a hyperinflationary crisis, have brought back the credit terms for retail customers. Read more >>

AFRICA

Academics support African growth strategies

The International Growth Centre (IGC), directed and organised by the London School of Economics (LSE) and Oxford University, will host their first Africa-focused session on 13 November 2009 at the annual African Economic Conference (AEC). Read more >>