UGANDA

Ugandan soldier strikes photojournalist on duty

[Walter Wafula] Yusuf Kavuma, a photojournalist with Sky Magazine in Uganda has been assaulted as he tried to take pictures of a military man beating up supporters of Forum of Democratic Change (FDC) party president, Dr. Kizza Besigye. Read more >>

NORTH AFRICA

Al-Jazeera says missing journalist held in Iran

Al-Jazeera journalist Dorothy Parvez, missing since she arrived in Syria late in April is being held in Tehran, the Doha-based television channel said on Wednesday, 11 May 2011. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

[Netprophet 2011] African ecommerce market has a long way to go

[Herman Manson: @marklives] A billion Africans and 50 million bank accounts. In South Africa, credit cards are used by only 16.5% of the population (2008). No African country comes close to 1% of total retail spend spent online - the magic figure which constitutes the tipping point for digital retail growth. No wonder, then, that the ecommerce market in Africa hasn't bloomed. Read more >>

AFRICA

Google expands support for paid Android apps in Africa

Google announced on Thursday, 12 May, that Android Market will increase consumer access and developer support for paid applications in several new countries. Read more >>

AFRICA

Countdown begins for second Africa 2.0 Leadership Symposium

In just five weeks' time, emerging and established leaders from across the African continent will gather in Mombasa, Kenya from 14-17 June 2011, for the second Africa 2.0 Leadership Symposium in a collective effort to engage, strategise, create strong relationships, and commit to targeted actions anticipated to trigger rapid change on the continent. Read more >>

AFRICA

Uganda's journalists asked to practise their craft ethically

[Walter Wafula] Ugandan journalists have been asked to report ethically about developments in the oil and gas industry to prevent turmoil in the country. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

East Africa to host online tourism seminars

[Carole Kimutai] E Tourism Frontiers, an online tourism training company will host a series of one-day seminars in three East African countries. The seminars in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will be held between 25 May and 22 June 2011. Read more >>

AFRICA

Six simple test cases to help increase online sales

[Yoray Narainpersad] Test everything, assume nothing! This is one of the core values that I live by, especially when it comes to generating online sales. The reason being is that I have learnt that after all these years on the internet, you just never know what strategy or angle is going to work best for you until you test it. This applies even to your star-performing strategies, because there's always room for improvement. Read more >>

NORTH AFRICA

State TV shows of Kadhafi meeting

Libyan state TV on Wednesday, 11 May 2011, showed footage of strongman Moamer Kadhafi in a meeting, the first time he has appeared on television since an air strike that the regime termed an attempt on his life. Read more >>

GERMANY

Newspapers need to make transition for successful digital future

PARIS, FRANCE/DARMSTADT, GERMANY: John Paton, the CEO of Journal Register Co. in the US, and one of the keynote speakers for the upcoming WAN-IFRA International Newsroom Summit in June, doesn't mince words when discussing his company's "digital first" transformational strategy. "Stop listening to print people and put the digital people in charge - of everything," he says. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

Google music launch: the implications

[Simon Dyson] LONDON, UK: The immediate impact of the launch this week of Google's music beta service will most likely put an end to licensing negotiations between Google and the major record companies as well as most other companies looking to get into the locker space. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Explore South America with Contiki Holidays

2011 marks not only the 100th anniversary of Machu Picchu's incredible rediscovery, but also Contiki Holidays' 50th year as one of the world's leading travel companies for 18-to-35-year-olds. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Musical comedy with Hot Cross Nuns

[Daphne Cooper] While waiting for the show to begin, an enthusiastic Baxter employee assured us that we would be "literally blown away" by Not The Midnight Mass (NTMM). My hope for a metaphorical, rather than a literal blowing away, was certainly realised. Read more >>