CENTRAL AFRICA

MACRA awards ZAIN Malawi 3G licence

[Gregory Gondwe] MACRA has awarded a 3G licence to Zain Malawi, which is expected to enhance high-speed wireless internet access. Read more >>

AFRICA

Speeding up development in Africa

According to Dov Hyman, CEO of Dolin International, African countries - including South Africa - could be doing more to leverage offset or investment promotion programmes to finance and speed up development across the continent. Read more >>

AFRICA

ContinuitySA launches 2010 portal

ContinuitySA has launched a subscription-based website with the aim of assisting businesses prepare for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Continuitysa.co.za plans to highlight business risks organisations may face in the run up to and during the event. Read more >>

AFRICA

World Digital Publishing Conference summarised

The 17th World Digital Publishing Conference - Beyond 2009 was held at the Pullmann Barcelona Skipper Hotel in Barcelona, Spain from 5 - 6 November 2009. Chaired by Stig Nordqvist, WAN-IFRA and hosting 165 participants from 26 countries, the following presentations are summarised by Steve Shipside. Read more >>

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Bechtel appoints Alcatel-Lucent in Angola

PARIS: Alcatel-Lucent announced on Tuesday, 10 November 2009, that it has secured a US$12 million contract with Bechtel, a global company for engineering, construction, and project management, for the deployment of an integrated telecommunications infrastructure to support onshore and offshore operations of Angola LNG's new plant in Angola. Read more >>

AFRICA

Zuma named Africa's Best President

[Proffesor Ndawonde] JOHANNESBURG: President Jacob Zuma has been awarded the title of Best African President for his role in the struggle for the country's liberation and on the continent at large. Read more >>

AFRICA

Informa Telecoms & Media opens office in Africa

CAPE TOWN: Informa Telecoms & Media announced yesterday, 12 November 2009, that it is opening a new office in Johannesburg, South Africa. The decision comes after the recent launch of SEACOM in Africa. Read more >>

MOZAMBIQUE

Chinese to boost agriculture in Mozambique

A Chinese centre for research and transfer of agricultural technology is set to open in Mozambique in early 2010. The facility will use China's farming expertise to boost the African country's agricultural productivity by improving cultivation methods and training local scientists and farmers. Read more >>

AFRICA

Food crisis worsens in Africa

Pervasive high food prices are putting millions of people in dozens of poor countries at risk of critical food insecurity, according to the United Nations. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

Somali livestock sales boosted

Sales of Somali livestock have seen a sudden increase over the past few days since Saudi Arabia lifted a nine-year ban on imports of the kind from Somalia last week. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Rapid Kiosk - Right Stuff

With the 2010 FIFA World Cup just around the corner, not to mention glorious summer, the Rapid Kiosk is the natural choice for public events and portable, instant retail solutions. Read more >>