EAST AFRICA

DRC's Kabila government bans broadcaster favourable to rival

NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the Democratic Republic of Congo's ban of a private broadcaster favourable to opposition presidential candidate Etienne Tshisekedi. The blocking and ban of the broadcaster since Saturday, 9 July 2011, is in violation of the country's press laws. Read more >>

AFRICA

Thoughts on Google+ by the world's social media gurus

[Martin Carstens] Google+ is still new to the field, but it's already shaping up to be Google's most successful social media effort to date. While some have relegated Google+ to suffer the same fate as the company's other recent failed social media efforts Buzz and Wave, the consensus among the tech industry's top pundits, critics and journalists has been positive. Read more >>

AFRICA

Media industry 'failing' on digital distribution

The media and entertainment industry is ill-prepared to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the digital distribution of content, according to a new study by Accenture, the global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Read more >>

UGANDA

Uganda: Journalists to get tips on covering IP issues

[Walter Wafula] Journalists in Uganda have an opportunity to strengthen their ability to report on the international and national laws and policies relating to intellectual property issues in the world. This follows the introduction of a media training programme on Intellectual property (IP) and its impact on human rights, by the Centre for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) in Uganda. Read more >>

KENYA

Posterscope Worldwide opens office in Kenya

Out-of-home media agency Posterscope Worldwide earlier this week launched its Nairobi office which will also act as the headquarters for the greater East African region. Kenya is the 23rd market globally that Posterscope is venturing into and the second after South Africa in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more >>

AFRICA

Africans optimistic about the future

[Janice Roberts] The people of the African continent are optimistic about the future and are proud of their achievements and their sometimes iconic leaders. This is according to Clint Rynners, Eurasia Africa Group Knowledge and Insight manager of Coca Cola, who was speaking this week at a conference organised by IHS Global Insight on Africa's economic outlook. Read more >>

AFRICA

Standard Bank tops new African rankings table

JOHANNESBURG: Standard Bank has again been named Africa's top bank in The Banker magazine's 2011 rankings of the world's top banks by their Tier 1 capital. Standard Bank rose from 106th place to 94th place in The Banker's list of 1000 top banks in the world. Read more >>

AFRICA

'African consumer market offers opportunities'

[Janice Roberts] The growing African consumer market offers unique opportunities in Africa, according to Chris Gilmour, an investment analyst at Absa Investments, who was briefing the IHS Global Insight conference held in Johannesburg on Tuesday (12 July 2011). Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

55% of digital marketers don't know which words gain optimum returns campaign-wise

LONDON, UK: A survey on the current state of natural search (search engine optimisation, SEO), paid search (pay-per-click, PPC) and social media integration conducted by Hydra, a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) marketing technology, reveals the following... Read more >>

UNITED STATES

comScore Smart Lift Attribution Model brings the science of attribution to brand measurement

RESTON, US: comScore has announced the launch of the comScore Smart Lift Attribution Model, a breakthrough methodology that is designed to bring the science of attribution to brand measurement. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Bushmans Kloof spa recognised with industry award

The spa at Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Wellness Retreat has been named among South Africa's finest spas in the 2011 Les Nouvelles Esthetiques Spa Awards. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Etihad to increase services to Erbil

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will double its flights from Abu Dhabi to Erbil, Iraq, at the beginning of September. The current twice-weekly service will increase to four services per week, complementing Etihad's daily operation to its other Iraqi destination, Baghdad. Read more >>