ZIMBABWE

Zim: 2008 arrest warrant still stands against editor

NEW YORK: Zimbabwean police should withdraw an arrest warrant issued last week against exiled editor Wilf Mbanga concerning a 2008 story about the murder of an election official, the Committee to Protect Journalists said yesterday, 11 November 2010. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

Somalia: NUSOJ protests journalists' suspension

MOGADISHU: The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) yesterday, 11 November 2010, protested against the Puntland administration's suspension of independent broadcast journalists in Bossasso, Bari region. Mayor of Bossasso city, Mohamud Farah Beldaje announced at a press conference that he suspended journalists Ahmed Muse Ali and Ahmed Mohamud Mohamed who work for Universal TV and Horn Cable TV respectively. Read more >>

AFRICA

Brand Engineers launches in Africa

A new initaitive called Brand Engineers launched in Johannesburg, South Africa today, 11 November 2010, that aims to deliver brand consistency across Africa for marketers requiring print, signage and branding collateral. The initiative is being headed by ex-Draftfcb Cape Town MD, Brian Stockdale. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe re-brands

[Dumisani Ndlela] Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe has unveiled its new brand and has pledged to splurge a substantial amount of money on a three-month marketing and advertising campaign that kicks off this month. Read more >>

AFRICA

Jet announces 2010 Southern African Awards winners

JOHANNESBURG: Edcon's flagship CSI programme, the annual Jet Community Awards, honoured seven community-based organisations for their contributions to community upliftment at a ceremony at the Edcon Retail Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa on Wednesday, 10 November 2010. Read more >>

AFRICA

Information, the world's new capital - Digital Natives

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Information is the new capital and currency of the world, Nishant Shah, of the India-based Digital Natives with a Cause, told Bizcommunity.com yesterday, 10 November 2010, as the three-day workshop on digital and internet technologies that brought together young delegates from nine African countries ended in Johannesburg, South Africa. Read more >>

AFRICA

Five lessons learned from Big Brother's Facebook strategy

[Alistair Fairweather] Love it or hate it, Big Brother remains one of the biggest television success stories ever in Africa. The fifth season - Big Brother Africa (BBA) Allstars - drew millions of viewers across the continent, keeping them glued to their seats from July to October this year. Read more >>

AFRICA

AfricaCom 2010 Awards winners announced

The third annual AfricaCom Awards was held in the Grand Ballroom at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in South Africa as part of the AfricaCom conference and exhibition. UNICEF's goodwill ambassador and coach of Bafana Bafana, South Africa's national football team, Pitso Mosimane did the official welcoming address. Read more >>

KENYA

Safaricom retains lead despite competition

[Carole Kimutai] Safaricom has posted a KSh47.1 billion profit in the first half of its financial year that ended on 30 September 2010. The mobile operator continues to enjoy the lions share of the market with 17.71 million subscribers out of a total of 21.78 million. Read more >>

AFRICA

APO signs up VENRO, Common Fund for Commodities

DAKAR: The African Press Organisation has signed contracts with VENRO, the umbrella organisation of development non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Germany, and with the Common Fund for Commodities, a 106-member state international financial institution based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The contracts encompass the distribution of press releases and media advisories in Africa. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

Calling all budding entrepreneurial undergraduates

LONDON, UK: Graduate employer PwC working in partnership with Bright Futures have launched Business Champions, the ultimate business game, which gives students the opportunity to put their skills to the test and try their hand at becoming budding entrepreneurs. Read more >>

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Dubai Lynx Festival 2011 dates, new venue

DUBAI, UAE: The Dubai International Advertising Festival in 2011 will take place over two and a half days, 27- 29 March and the Dubai Lynx Awards, honouring North Africa and the Middle East's best work in advertising and creative communications, will be held on 30 March. Both events will take place for the first time at the Arabian coast resort, the Madinat Jumeirah, in Dubai. Read more >>