AFRICA

CMO Council Advisory Board Caucus: Agenda and speaker biographies

Tomorrow, 10 December 2009, sees the launch of the first session of the CMO Council Advisory Board Caucus. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Sports tourism key to destination branding in 2010

[Dr Nikolaus Eberl] As 2009 is drawing to a close and the tourism industry is heaving a sigh of relief that one of the worst years in travel history is almost over, when - as one analyst put it - “consumer greed turned to consumer fear”, the forthcoming world cup year holds promising prospects for those who are at the forefront of sports tourism. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Behind the illusion

Ministry of illusion (MOI) was responsible for the animation, graphics, special effects and creative content for the event that amazed 200 million people across 200 countries at the final draw on Friday 4 December 2009. Read more >>

AFRICA

IPS Africa launches Reporting Gender-based Violence handbook

Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa has launched a new handbook for reporters to support sustained media coverage of gender-based violence beyond 16 Days of No Violence Against Women and Children. Read more >>

AFRICA

Nokia Calling All Innovators winners announced

Nokia earlier this week announced the overall winner of its Calling All Innovators competition. 20FourLabs, developers of winning application Afridoctor, won over R600 000 following the announcement that took place in Melrose, Johannesburg. Read more >>

AFRICA

2010 to separate telecoms best from the rest

[Gareth Vorster] Industry analyst Frost & Sullivan said on Friday, 4 December that 2010 would separate the best from the rest in the telecommunications sector. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

Ethiopian newspaper closes

One of Ethiopia's leading newspapers has closed down following threats of prosecution from the country's authorities. Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) has condemned the suspension of Addis Neger, a weekly newspaper based in Addis Ababa. Read more >>

BOTSWANA

Z-Card launches in Botswana

Z-Card Africa, India, Middle East and Turkey (ZAMI) launched itself at the beginning of December in Botswana, increasing its African footprint. Read more >>

AFRICA

US interest in Africa sparks - Imara

Africa may have been forgotten by international investors since the equity recovery began, but not for long says Imara, the Botswana-registered Imara financial services group. The group believes the continent can expect a big uptick in investor interest, with especially strong interest in Zimbabwe and Nigeria. Read more >>