AFRICA

FIFA concert wows world on eve of kick-off

JOHANNESBURG: World Cup celebrations got off to a sizzling start in South Africa ahead of today's kick-off as thousands rocked the Orlando Stadium in Soweto last night, Thursday, 10 June 2010. [[https://www.bizcommunity.com/Poll/196/147/69.html poll] Read more >>

AFRICA

African leaders arrive in SA

PRETORIA: At least 20 African leaders have confirmed their attendance for the first World Cup to be held on the continent. They started arriving in the country yesterday, 10 June 2010. Read more >>

AFRICA

World-wide Twitter trend frenzy ushers in World Cup day

[Nur Bremmen] Twitter was abuzz with World Cup fever on Friday, with seven out of 10 of its trending topics highlighting the world football spectacle. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

FIFA finally joins the party... on Twitter

FIFA released a press statement yesterday evening, Thursday, 10 June 2010, informing the world that its president, Joseph S Blatter, has joined Twitter. Read more >>

NIGERIA

Firehouse Group signs Arik Air International account

Communications agency, The Firehouse Group, has signed the Arik Air International account; the partnership begins in June 2010. Arik Air International is a Nigerian commercial airline that has been operating daily flights to Lagos from Johannesburg since launching the route on 1 June 2009. "The Firehouse Group will run Arik Air International's South African communications. Combining the group's specialties - public relations and advertising - we're looking forward to create a seamlessly integrated campaign that communicates the essence of Arik Air International," says Sandy Greaves Campbell, CEO for the Firehouse Group.

AFRICA

CNN, Foursquare team up to connect World Cup fans

[Nur Bremmen] Putting soccer fans at the heart of its 2010 FIFA World Cup coverage, CNN has checked in with location-based social network Foursquare to connect fans all over the world throughout the month-long tournament. This is the first time Foursquare has teamed up with a media company for a multi-country initiative, with this one stretching across all 32 countries represented in the World Cup. Read more >>

AFRICA

Kuwait's Zain closes African sale to India's Bharti

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait's Zain telecom said on Tuesday (8 June 2010) it has completed the sale of its operations in 15 African nations to India's Bharti Airtel for US$10.7 billion (€9 billion) and received most of the cash. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Ericsson, Econet expansion in Zimbabwe

Ericsson plans to expand Econet's existing network, which to date has approximately four million subscribers. Under the terms of the agreement, Ericsson will be responsible for the expansion of the Core and Access (2G and 3G) networks as well as key business support system delivery. Ericsson will also provide transport and transmission technologies and services such as system integration and business consultancy. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Cautious optimism as Newsday hits the streets of Zimbabwe

[Mandy de Waal] Change was the biggest obstacle to the launch of NewsDay in Zimbabwe this past week. Not democratic change. Or progressive media change. But a lack of common currency or coins that vendors could offer as change to people mobbing them for independent news. The Daily Maverick spoke to Trevor Ncube in Harare about the launch of his new daily independent. Read more >>

AFRICA

New categories for World Young Reader Prize

The annual World Young Reader Prizes, organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has added three new categories this year; 'Connecting with Mobile', 'Using Research' and 'Enduring Excellence'. The awards aims to recognise newspaper companies that have devised the best projects and activities within the past 24 months to promote newspaper reading and usage, on all platforms, among those under 25 years old. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Newspaper wins bid to report on Zim election

[Franny Rabkin] President Jacob Zuma has seven days to provide the Mail & Guardian newspaper with a report on the 2002 Zimbabwe election that has been kept under wraps for eight years, a judge ordered on Friday (4 June 2010). Read more >>

UGANDA

Ugandan women build alternative to YouTube

[Walter Wafula] A group of young innovative Ugandan women have set up a music video sharing website named U-2ube to provide an alternative to America's YouTube, for its audience. Read more >>

AFRICA

2011 call for Aluta Film Festival entries

The 2011 Aluta Film Festival is now open for entries from South African and international filmmakers. The festival will be hosted from 23 - 26 February 2011 in Kimberley, South Africa. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

Rwanda: Women win by formalising businesses

[Aimable Twahirwa and Kudzai Makombe] KIGALI and JOHANNESBURG: The vast majority of businesses in Rwanda - like elsewhere in Africa - are informal. Government expects that a drive to register an estimated 900,000 informal enterprises will both strengthen these businesses and improve tax revenues. Read more >>

CENTRAL AFRICA

Malawi: ZBS, Multichoice team up for WC

[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi's Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) has caught the World Cup fever which has forced it to join hands with Multichoice Malawi in an initiative where the ZBS will be using DStv's signal to conduct free open-air viewings of the different games across the country. Read more >>

AFRICA

All Africa Poker TV signs European deal

All Africa Poker TV, sponsored by Piggs Peak Casino Swaziland, has secured a deal with the Poker Channel Europe, providing European poker action on local screens. Read more >>