AFRICA

TinFish awarded Tellumat account

Tellumat Telecoms, technology supplier of telecommunication products in Africa, has awarded its advertising account to South Africa's TinFish CLM Advertising. Read more >>

AFRICA

CIO Summit returns to Johannesburg

JOHANNESBURG: The IDC's 2010 CIO Summit will take place 16 - 17 March 2010 at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg, South Africa. The two-day information and communication technology (ICT) conference is themed From Pressure to Performance and plans to host industry thought leaders presenting their visions of the future to influential ICT end-users. Read more >>

AFRICA

Egypt to host COMESA Investment Forum

The 3rd COMESA Investment Forum will take place 12 - 13 April 2010, in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt. Organised by COMESA Regional Investment Agency (COMESA RIA), in collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Investment and General Authority for Investment (GAFI), the forum will focus on driving investment to COMESA and Africa. Read more >>

AFRICA

Future Publishing SA, Tradeblazers enter partnership

South African-based Future Publishing, publishers of Business Traveller Africa, has entered into a joint venture agreement with Tradeblazers, the Lagos-based publisher of Business Travel Briefing Magazine, to extend the footprint of its business travel journal to West Africa. Read more >>

AFRICA

Foreign creditors unconvinced with lending to Zim networks

[Dumisani Ndlela] A Zimbabwe telecommunications executive has revealed that Zimbabwe's mobile networks are still battling to get credit for network expansion from offshore financiers despite a degree of stability and the dollarisation of the economy. Read more >>

AFRICA

Conflict metals used in mobiles

Rare metals found in everyday electronic objects such as mobile phones are financing armed groups and fuelling conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an international watchdog has warned. Read more >>

AFRICA

2010 Newsroom Summit to discuss evolving newsroom

Publishers, CEOs, chief editors managing editors and other senior newsroom personnel will gather in London from 21 - 22 April 2010 to discuss evolving newsrooms at the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers's (WAN-IFRA) 9th International Newsroom Summit. Read more >>

AFRICA

MTPA appoints Baird's Renaissance as rep

The Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) has appointed Baird's Renaissance, a Johannesburg-based communications management consultancy, as its PR and advertising representative. Baird's is to guide and implement Mauritius tourism promotion activities in South Africa. Read more >>

KENYA

KCB launches multi-tasking ATM

[Carole Kimutai] The Kenya Commercial Bank Group (KCB) has launched a quickserve ATM in the country. The new MCR's Intelligent Deposit ATM has a touch screen and is capable of handling cash in both Kenya shillings and US dollars. The ATM cost about KSh5.4 million. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Row brews over Moroccan alcohol law

RABAT, MOROCCO: A row is brewing in Morocco over the sensitive issue of selling alcohol to Moroccan Muslims, which is banned by a law that is broken openly every day. Read more >>

NIGERIA

IGI launches ad partnership with CNN

Nigerian insurance company Industrial and General Insurance (IGI), as of Monday, 15 February 2010, is the exclusive sponsor of two new editorial features on CNN International - the Business Diary highlight, airing during weekly day parts and the Morning Agenda feature airing during CNN International's morning schedule. Read more >>

AFRICA

Foghound, production supplier for free2View

free2View (F2V), sub-Saharan Africa's new free-to-air satellite broadcaster has appointed Foghound Studios as its local content supplier. The three channels, free2View One, free2View Movies and free2View Kids, are now permanently on view at Foghound Studios. Read more >>