AFRICA

MISA appeals to Malawi authority on journalists safety

[Gregory Gondwe] Although a second planned anti-government mass demonstration that was slated for Wednesday 17 August 2011 was called off, the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Regional Secretariat appealed to the Malawian government to ensure security of journalists during the demonstrations. Read more >>

AFRICA

PepsiCo Foundation aids relief efforts in East Africa

NEW YORK: The PepsiCo Foundation announced on Tuesday 16 August 2011 that it will contribute US$1 million to famine relief efforts in the Horn of Africa. Read more >>

AFRICA

2011 ONE Africa Awards call for applications

The 2011 ONE Africa Award, which honours outstanding contributions by Africans who are leading the fight against poverty and preventable disease on the continent are calling for nominations and applications from individuals, organisations or other groups based in Africa. Closing date for applications is 16 September 2011. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Cape Town hosts eTourism Africa Summit, Joburg in running for One Young World

South African cities are hotting up in the international event arena, as Cape Town hosts the fourth annual eTourism Africa Summit at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 15-16 September 2011 and Johannesburg is one of two finalists to host the 2012 One Young World. Read more >>

AFRICA

Reuters Foundation to train business journalists in East Africa

[Walter Wafula] Business journalists in East Africa now have the opportunity to strengthen their understanding and reporting skills under a new training programme by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Read more >>

AFRICA

Airtel signs deal with AccessKenya to increase connectivity

Airtel Kenya has signed a contract with AccessKenya, a corporate data and infrastructure provider, that will grant the mobile company to access AccessKenya's extensive fibre optic network to provide connectivity services for Airtel's fixed line voice services, also known as E1. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

SA businesses need to 'mobilise'

[Brett St Clair] While consumers have clearly gone mobile, many businesses are still playing catch-up. Here are a few steps that businesses can take to begin building their smartphone Internet strategies today. Read more >>

AFRICA

AACB plans to establish African Central Bank by 2018

[Gregory Gondwe] The newly appointed chairperson of the African Association of Central Banks (AACB), Perks Ligoya who is also governor for the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM), said he will now fast track the establishment of African Central Bank which has been on the card for some time now. Read more >>

AFRICA

ITNewsAfrica Innovation Dinner secures sponsors

The bi-monthly ITNewAfrica Innovation Dinner series, a gathering for IT executives across Africa and designed for ICT professionals, entrepreneurs and senior business people to network have announced that HP, Ericsson and the MTN Group are the main sponsors for the dinner to be held on Wednesday 31 August 2011 at the Michelangelo Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa under the theme: Enterprise 2.0 - Unlocking Innovation through Collaboration. To register, go to www.innovationdinner.co.za.

SOUTH AFRICA

Two phones in one? Because communication has no bounds

Since more and more mobile subscribers have two or more mobile phone subscriptions, the proportion of dual-mode and/or dual-SIM models is expected to increase from 9-10% in 2010 to over 15% in 2011. This is according to Samsung. Read more >>

SINGAPORE

Spikes Asia launches Innovasia, new technology zone

SINGAPORE: Spikes Asia, the regional awards and festival for creative excellence in advertising and communications in Asia-Pacific, will this year introduce Innovasia, a new interactive technology zone. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Nielsen acquires Marketing Analytics

SCHAUMBURG, US: Nielsen Holdings, a leading global provider of information and analytics around what consumers watch and buy, has announced that it has acquired Marketing Analytics, one of the pioneers of marketing mix modelling and a recognised leader in analytics and advanced planning software. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

Embarcadero's Delphi surges ahead

MAIDENHEAD, UK: Developers around the world, including in Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria, continue to invest in Delphi, according to Embarcadero Technologies, which has announced that the Delphi community now exceeds two million users worldwide, which the company says makes it the second largest Windows developer community after Microsoft. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

WesBank trims car sales growth estimates

[Andries Mahlangu] WesBank, the vehicle finance division of FirstRand, has revised downwards vehicle sales growth projections for this year. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

MiWayMTB and TREAD team up to offer MTB skills clinics

In an effort to improve the South African mountain biking experience even further, MiWayMTB, the mountain bike initiative driven by direct insurer MiWay, has teamed up with TREAD Magazine's very successful skills improvement initiative. Read more >>