SOUTH AFRICA

Design Indaba just keeps on growing

In just seven years, Design Indaba Expo has grown from a creative showcase to a multi-platform festival. Running from 26 to 28 February 2010, this year's expo flexed its muscles far beyond its primary location at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Read more >>

AFRICA

Restaurants get priority over soccer fans

[Michael Bleby] McDonald's, the fast-food chain that uses a clown and a yellow M to sell burgers, will not exercise its rights as a FIFA World Cup sponsor to provide food at the stadiums or official fan parks. Read more >>

AFRICA

Educating Africa winners announced

UK-based NGO Teach A Man To Fish has announced the winners of the Educatng Africa Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education 2009 earlier this week. The top three winners - House of Nations, Educate! and Mama Zimbi - were selected by a panel of international judges from a pool of 260 applicants from across Africa. Read more >>

AFRICA

World press condemns threat to press freedom in Estonia

Global and European press and journalist organisations yesterday, 30 March 2010, called on EU-member Estonia to drop a proposal that they believe would force journalists to reveal their sources, saying the move "poses a serious threat to freedom of the press." Read more >>

AFRICA

FAJ congress concludes in Zim

The second continental congress of the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the African regional organisation of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), concluded Sunday, 28 March 2010 in Harare, Zimbabwe, on a call for a stronger and more united journalist movement in Africa. Read more >>

AFRICA

Bharti shares edge up on expected Zain deal signing

NEW DELHI: Shares in top Indian mobile firm Bharti Airtel edged higher on Tuesday, 30 March 2010, on reports it will sign a US$10.7-billion deal to acquire the African telecom assets of Kuwait's Zain later that day. Read more >>

AFRICA

Brandsh Media reveals African mobile figures

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] There are 63 million mobile subscribers in Nigeria out of a population of 149.2 million, 44 million in South Africa, and 15.3 million in Kenya, Brandsh Media founder Angus Robinson revealed yesterday, 30 March 2010, highlighting the need to turn these numbers into business opportunities and improve lives. Read more >>

AFRICA

Footballers support Comic Relief campaign

African and English footballers have lent their support to a series of public education films produced on behalf of Comic Relief, the UK-based charity, being broadcast across Africa. The series of 10 short films featuring teams or individual players focus on malaria, HIV/AIDS and education. Read more >>

AFRICA

Ernst & Young launches Africa Business Centre

Ernst & Young, currently present in 26 African countries, has announced the launch of its Africa Business Centre (ABC). The ABC's aim is to coordinate its resources across Africa and provide its clients with a single point of contact. Read more >>

AFRICA

Cachalia cancels CNBC contract

[Sibongakonke Shoba] Gauteng economic development MEC Firoz Cachalia has cancelled a US$3m-a-year contract that international business channel CNBC Africa had signed with the Gauteng Film Commission (GFC). Read more >>

AFRICA

Paladin Africa provides entertainment for miners

[Gregory Gondwe] Multichoice Malawi has enlivened the bushes where Paladin Africa has its Kayelekera Uranium mine by installing 250 television units. The mine found in northern Malawi is situated 40km west of Karonga Town settlement where over 3,000 workers had little entertainment. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Fabtex frame by Display Mania International - Display Mania

Switch your branding in your showroom or store by simply changing the fabric face. The Fabtex frame, available through Display Mania International, is a a dye sublimated printed fabric framing system which can be supplied as an illuminated frame, a freestanding unit or simply a wall mounted frame. Read more >>