AFRICA

Joburg to deliver world-class roads in 2010

[Proffesor Ndawonde] JOHANNESBURG: The Johannesburg Roads Agency says that the roads in and around the city will be of a world class standard ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more >>

AFRICA

Tutssel heads Cannes Lions Film & Press jury

LONDON: Mark Tutssel, chief creative officer of Leo Burnett Worldwide, has been appointed Film & Press Jury President for Cannes Lions 2010. As CCO, Tutssel oversees 96 global Leo Burnett offices. The 57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival takes place 20 - 26 June 2010 in Cannes, France. Read more >>

AFRICA

NASA, Microsoft take Web surfers to Mars

WASHINGTON: NASA and Microsoft launched an interactive website on Tuesday, 17 November 2009, that allows Web surfers to become Mars explorers. Read more >>

AFRICA

Zain CEO chairs Global ICT Forum

A record 750 delegates from the world's leading information and communication technology (ICT) policy makers met in Beirut this week in an effort to address the pressing challenges of a fast-changing technology environment. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Virtual conferencing improves bottom line

[Garry Ackerman] To help meet the goals of improved business outcomes, reduced costs and environmental sustainability, many organisations are turning to new software-based conferencing and collaboration solutions for audio and Web conferencing, as well as continued face-to-face conferencing via video. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

IFJ condemns attacks against media in Somalia

MOGADISHU: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the upsurge of attacks against journalists and news media organisations in Somalia. Read more >>

ZAMBIA

Zambian journo cleared of porn charges

LUSAKA: A Zambian journalist was acquitted on Monday, 16 November 2009 of pornography charges after emailing unpublished pictures of a woman giving birth on the sidewalk outside a hospital during a doctors' strike. Read more >>

AFRICA

New newspaper business models - WEF

Wanja Oberhof, co-founder of niiu, which combines paper format with internet convenience, has joined the programme of the World Editors Forum, held from 1 - 3 December 2009, and will speak in a session regarding new newspaper business models currently being developed. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Zim: Newspapers launch competitions to attract readers

[Dumisani Ndlela] The state-controlled Zimbabwe Newspapers Group (Zimpapers) has launched its Eight Papers Promotion, asking readers to buy all the week's papers from the group in order to stand a chance to win holiday packages, airline tickets, cell phones with lines, flat screen televisions and shopping vouchers. Read more >>

AFRICA

SA, Nigeria to further open up trade, investment

PRETORIA: South Africa is looking forward to working with Nigerian businesses to further open up trade opportunities and allow investment to grow between the two countries, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe. Read more >>