AFRICA

Special border times for World Cup

[Eric Mashaba] NELSPRUIT: The Border Control Operational Coordinating Committee in Mpumalanga will put in place extra measures to prevent possible congestion at the province's busiest ports of entry during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more >>

AFRICA

Blatter to open broadcast centre

JOHANNESBURG: FIFA President Sepp Blatter will this morning officially open the R978-million International Broadcasting Centre (IBC) situated near the Johannesburg Soccer City Stadium. Read more >>

AFRICA

Zuma pins Africa's hopes on world cup

PRETORIA: SA President Jacob Zuma says he hopes that the honour and responsibility of hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup will contribute to peace and development on the African continent. Read more >>

AFRICA

Adspend rises ahead of Cup

[Adele Shevel] Telkom is heading the log when it comes to advertising expenditure ahead of the World Cup, followed by McDonald's and MTN. Read more >>

AFRICA

30,000 quit Facebook in protest

SAN FRANCISCO: A group protesting Facebook's privacy policies said Monday more than 30,000 people had heeded its call to quit the social networking giant. Read more >>

AFRICA

Six attitude deal-breakers for social media success

[Catherine Parker] If you're panicking about not being onboard the social media marketing train, the bad news is that it's unlikely to slow down anytime soon. There are good reasons why social media is so popular as a business tool. When executed correctly, it can affect your business hugely, whether that means improved online brand sentiment, website visits or product sales. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Zim: Pressure mounts for new broadcasters

[Dumisani Ndlela] Pressure is now mounting on Zimbabwe's inclusive government to move with speed towards registering new broadcasters after the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) registered four daily newspapers last week. Read more >>

COTE D'IVOIRE

Cote d'Ivoire: Media regulatory bodies pledge gender equality

ABIDJAN: The 'Gender in media management in the post-crisis and post-electoral period" seminar organised by the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), in collaboration with the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP), ended late last week. Read more >>

AFRICA

MTN eyes top spot

[Stafford Thomas] Few Ugandans have access to a bank branch or an ATM. But most do have a cellphone within easy reach - and this reality is driving the world's fastest-growing mobile payments service, MTN's Mobile Money. Read more >>

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Madagascar: Journalists jailed pending trial, radio station closed

ANTANANARIVO: Ten Radio Fahazavana employees, including six journalists, in Madagascar were placed in pre-trial detention in a prison in the capital on 27 May on charges of threatening state security and inciting revolt. They had been held in police custody since a 20 May raid on the station, which has since been closed. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Shops stock up for World Cup

[Adele Shevel] Shops are stocking up on additional suntan lotion, painkillers, headache tablets and energy drinks ahead of the World Cup. Read more >>

AFRICA

Franco-African summit kicks-off

PRETORIA: The 25th Africa-France Summit has started in Nice, France, with 40 African leaders, including President Jacob Zuma, in attendance. Read more >>

AFRICA

New look for CNBC Africa shows

Beyond Markets launches on 7 June 2010 in the prime time evening slot, 8pm to 9pm, and will be seen in the 6am to 7am slot from 8 June replacing Business AM. Hosted from Johannesburg by Lerato Mbele and from Lagos by Wole Famurewa, Beyond Markets aims to provide a platform for African leaders and experts to discuss issues influencing business. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Vision Africa appoints Stefanie Kühn - Vision Africa

Vision Africa market research company in Namibia has appointed Stefanie Kühn as a Research Executive. Stefanie was the best marketing and business management student at North West University from 2006 to 2008 consecutively, and completed her honours as the top BCom student. Read more >>