CENTRAL AFRICA

Central African Republic editor charged with incitement

NEW YORK: Central African Republic authorities have charged the director of the independent weekly The Hills of Bangui, Faustin Bambou, with inciting hatred and disorder among the military forces and insulting the government, Bambou told CPJ. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

Rwanda: Exiled editor sentenced for 'insulting' president

NEW YORK: The Supreme Court sentenced the exiled online editor of Umuvugizi, Jean Bosco Gasasira, on Friday, 3 June 2011, to a two-year and six-month term in prison. Gasasira received this sentence for allegedly insulting Rwanda's president and inciting civil disobedience, local journalists told CPJ. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

Sudan journalists who report on rape charged with crimes

NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday, 6 June 2011, called on Sudan to drop criminal charges and abandon all other tactics of harassment employed against at least 10 journalists who have reported on the alleged rape and torture of a youth activist. The activist said she was raped after participating in a demonstration in January. Read more >>

AFRICA

What are the best ways to segment your email list?

[Georgia Christian] If your aim is to deliver eye-catching, targeted and relevant content that drives serious results, then you really need to look at how you are segmenting your email list. If you're new to the email marketing industry or if you've just never done it before, then understandably it might seem like a daunting task. After all, there are quite a few ways to do this, so where would you start? Read more >>

KENYA

Marketing initiative set to promote Kenya's exports sector

[Carole Kimutai] As a way of building the Kenyan brand, the country has launched Export Brands Kenya, a new marketing concept for Kenya's exports sector. This is Kenya's first ever attempt to showcase the country's export potential among local, regional and international audiences. Read more >>

AFRICA

BankservAfrica employees to climb Kilimanjaro for CSI project

African automated clearing house (ACH), BankservAfrica, after establishing a new brand identity last year, plans to focus on building the brand internally. Twelve of its employees have committed themselves to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and raise funds for the Randeor School and the Coronation Training Centre through a "metre for more" sponsorship campaign. Read more >>

AFRICA

Mugabe, Tutu and Akon make New African top 100 Africans list

Robert Mugabe, Desmond Tutu and musician Akon were amongst ninety-seven other Africans who were listed as part of the Top 100 Most Influential Africans in the June 2011 issue of New African magazine. Read more >>

AFRICA

Orange launches Orange Money in Botswana

GABORONE: Orange's mobile money service, Orange Money, was launched Monday, 6 June 2011 in Botswana. The service aims to provide Orange's mobile customers with access to basic financial services wherever they live and even if they do not have a bank account. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

NAB representing Daily News in Zimbabwe

As of early last month, the Newspaper Advertising Bureau (NAB) is the sales representative of Zimbabwean independent daily newspaper, The Daily News. The newspaper is back after being forcibly closed more than seven years ago by the Zimbabwean government. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

SABMiller sells Kenya Breweries stake for US$225m

SABMiller on Monday, 6 June 2011, announced that its subsidiary SABMiller Africa has agreed to sell its 20% shareholding in Kenya Breweries to East African Breweries for about US$225 million in cash. Read more >>

AFRICA

SMEs take centre stage at AfDB-EMRC SME Forum

LISBON: The AfDB-EMRC SME Forum was inaugurated in Lisbon, Portugal on Monday, 6 June 2011, by Carlos Costa Pina, Portugal's secretary of state for treasury and finance, as the role of Africa's small and medium enterprises sector is given priority for the continent's future growth. Read more >>

AFRICA

Signal piracy risk in undersea cables - broadcaster

[Chantelle Benjamin] The long-awaited undersea cables, seen as opening the way for web growth in SA, are two-edged swords as they also open the way for greater signal piracy and revenue loss across the broadcast sector. This is according to Aynon Doyle, of MIH Group Holdings, parent company of MultiChoice, DStv and M-Net. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Number of US mobile display advertisers more than doubles

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc has released results of a US study on mobile advertising, which found that the number of advertisers using mobile display ad campaigns has more than doubled in the past two years, with mobile content and publishing accounting for half of all products advertised on mobile devices. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Sony polishes image with PlayStation Vita, 3D games

LOS ANGELES, USA: Sony introduced its new-generation "PlayStation Vita" gaming handset and blockbuster 3D console titles as it sought to shake off the stigma of cyber attacks on its system. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

The paragon of luxury coupés

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Because it is a large, comfortable and seriously elegant four-seater passenger car that wears a discreet badge proclaiming its environmental friendliness, the last thing you would expect is for it to blast off like the Endeavour thundering skywards from the Kennedy Space Centre. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

More than 100 flights cancelled in Argentina due to volcanic ash

Are you due to fly to and/or within Argentina in the near future? If so, check with your airline... More than 100 flights have been cancelled in the last 24 hours in Argentina due to a huge plume of ash blown into the country from the erupting Puyehue volcano in neighbouring Chile. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Edges - a gamble you ought to take

[Jordan Scott] Once again back at the Kalk Bay Theatre and, as per usual, the intimacy and friendliness overwhelmed me. If you haven't been yet then you might not understand what I mean; however if you have been - well we're on the same page. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

The life of a Secret Asian Man - Mr Sakitumi

[Ruth Cooper] Mr Sakitumi has modestly been doing his talented multi-instrumentalist thing, writing, producing and performing, for some time now. He has been working somewhat behind the scenes and in the shadow of musicians such as Max Normal, Closet Snare, Lark, Krushed and Sorted and many more, so it really is about time that he stepped into the spotlight and released a solo album. "Secret Asian Man" is his debut album and is well worth the wait. It drops tomorrow, 8 June 2011. Read more >>