EAST AFRICA

Journalist murdered in Democratic Republic of Congo

NEW YORK: Authorities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo town of Kirumba must thoroughly investigate the murder of radio journalist Witness-Patchelly Kambale Musonia, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday, 22 June 2011. The reporter's body was discovered in Congo's North Kivu province. Read more >>

AFRICA

How does Google's '+1' measure up to Facebook's 'Like'?

[Graeme Lipschitz] Google was founded on the mantra of "give the users what they want and the rest will follow" and the launch of +1 (Plus One) is an attempt at just that. Read more >>

AFRICA

Wireless broadband, mobile phones to connect Africa

The penetration of mobile phones in many African countries is higher than the world average. Data on the number of mobile subscriptions per 100 people show that penetration rates in Algeria, South Africa, Gabon, Tunisia, Mauritius, Botswana, Morocco and Mauritania are all above the world average of 60%. Read more >>

AFRICA

African people disillusioned with leadership - Moeletsi Mbeki

[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] "African people - like me - are completely disillusioned with the performance of their leaders because of what they have done and what they are doing, and for me these people should not be called leaders, but rather the elite," Moeletsi Mbeki, brother of former South African president Thabo Mbeki and chairman of the SA Institute of International Affairs, said, speaking at the CNN-MultiChoice media forum currently taking place in Bryanston, Johannesburg, today, Friday, 24 June 2011. Read more >>

UGANDA

Association formed for Ugandan energy journalists

[Walter Wafula] The Uganda Energy Journalists Association (UEJA), a new association supporting and uniting reporters on the energy and extractives industries in Uganda, has been formed. The UEJA aims to strengthen the capacity of journalists on objective reporting and understanding the nature of the energy and natural resources sector in Uganda, according to Ibrahim Kasita, the founder and president of the association. Read more >>

AFRICA

Slim revenues knock MTN share price

[Thabiso Mochiko] MTN's share price fell nearly 2% to close at R134,10 after the company said revenue for the four months to end-April would show only marginal growth due to the strong rand. Yesterday morning (23 June 2011) it opened slightly up at R134.40. Read more >>

EAST AFRICA

Somali militias shut two radio stations

NEW YORK: Gunmen from pro- and anti-government militias raided and shuttered two radio stations in Somalia in separate attacks on Wednesday, 22 June 2011, local journalists reported. Read more >>

MOZAMBIQUE

Pick n Pay opens store in Maputo

CAPE TOWN: Pick n Pay announced on Thursday, 23 June 2011, the opening of its first Mozambican store in Maputo which will extend its African footprint. The company plans to open a further two stores later this year and is seeking more opportunities across the country. Read more >>

AFRICA

CNBC Africa breaks 300 000 audience mark

Statistics released by Telmar this week show that CNBC Africa reached 300 000 unique weekly viewers between 6-12 June 2011 and more than one million videos have been downloaded online by business news consumers through ABN Digital. Read more >>

AFRICA

Endemol Sport, SuperSport SA sign deal for Dublin Super Cup

LONDON: Endemol Sport and SuperSport have entered a three-year deal for the Dublin Super Cup, the new pre-season tournament debuting this July with the first team squads of Manchester City, Inter Milan, Celtic and a league of Ireland XI competing at the Aviva Stadium. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Game-changing study identifies the best viewers to increase brand sales

CINCINNATI, US: New research conducted by Nielsen Catalina Solutions for CBS Corp. shows that consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketers can increase sales with television advertising by identifying and delivering consumers based on the products they purchase at retail. These new insights build and expand on the use of demographics to provide CPG advertisers with a higher return on investment and a level of accountability not possible in the past. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

GSMA Mobile Media Metrics Report: UK mobile applications usage

LONDON, UK: The GSMA and comScore, Inc, in partnership with the UK mobile operators, have released the first monthly data showing how UK mobile consumers engage through mobile applications. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Hyundai SA School Training Programme makes impact

Apprentice programme for Scholars during the June/July holidays in its 4th year has resulted in 16 permanent employment positions offered at Hyundai South Africa. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Vodacom Funny Festival 2011

[Justin Williams] Last Wednesday, 15 June, the Vodacom Funny Festival 2011 whisked us away to a brief vacation into Laughterville. The MC of the event, Alan Committie (South Africa), was an exceptional choice of host. Within the first 10 seconds the audience was already bursting with laughter. Not many comedians can claim that honour, let alone an event's MC. Alan's style of comedy relies heavily on crowd participation, which immediately made everyone in the theatre feel comfortable, which set the mood for a great evening. Read more >>