MALAWI

Malawi: Police summon three journos, one gets death threats

[Gregory Gondwe] The year 2011, while still not yet finished, could easily pass as the worst for the Malawi media which continue to suffer police persecution. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Five ideas to reach consumers successfully in 'unbranded' Africa

[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] In an 'unbranded' continent such as Africa - the new branding frontier - where masses of people gather every day to get services and goods, brands that can deliver on experience, emotion and social responsibility will gain trust, love and loyalty among communities, HKLM director Gary Harwood said last night, Wednesday 12 October 2011. Read more >>

AFRICA

Imara wins big at Africa Fund Manager Performance Awards

Imara, the pan-Africa financial services group was honoured two of the top investment accolades at the inaugural Africa Fund Manager Performance Awards, which took place on Tuesday 11 October 2011 at Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa. The awards aims to recognise and celebrate investors whose funds have excelled and outperformed their peers across the sub-Saharan fund management markets. Read more >>

AFRICA

Online press conference today - African Economic Conference 2011

Mthuli Ncube, chief economist of the African Development Bank; Pedro Conceiçao, chief economist of the Regional Bureau for Africa of the United Nations Development Programme and Emmanuel Nnadozie, director of Economic Development and NEPAD division at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa will jointly hold an online press conference today, Friday 14 October 2011 at 2pm GMT. They will discuss the issues of the African Economic Conference 2011: Towards a Green Economy. The conference will examine Africa's prospects for advancing sustainable development by boosting economic productivity and promoting long-lasting human development through the sustainable management of natural resources, including green growth. Media are invited to join this free online press conference by registering their details.

KENYA

Z-Card launches in Kenya

After entering into a distributor agreement with Kenya-based Ramco Printing Works Ltd, Z-Card Africa, Middle East, India and Turkey (ZAMI) launched Z-Card Kenya as its PocketMedia hub for East Africa on Tuesday 11 October 2011. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Woolworths to open three stores in Nigeria

[Zeenat Moorad] Upmarket retailer Woolworths Holdings on Wednesday, 12 October 2011, said it had signed a joint venture with listed Nigerian company Chellarams Plc to open three stores in the country by December. Read more >>

AFRICA

Cartoonito to broadcast in Africa

Turner Broadcasting, a global media network, has announced that its creative preschool channel block, Cartoonito, is set to broadcast daily on Boomerang DStv channel 302, on African television. Read more >>

AFRICA

Discovery Networks unveils 2011/2012 programming

Discovery Networks Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) this week unveiled the last quarter of 2011 and 2012 programming schedule at an event in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. Read more >>

GLOBAL

Loyalty Today open to public

CINCINNATI, OH: The Loyalty Marketers Association, Loyalty 360 yesterday, Thursday, 13 October 2011, announced the launch of Loyalty Today, a website for daily insights from industry blogs focusing on customer loyalty, engagement, CEM, CRM and related topics. Read more >>

GLOBAL

Newspapers still reach more than Internet - WAN-IFRA press trends

VIENNA: Newspaper circulation declined in print worldwide last year but was more than made up by an increase in digital audiences, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) said Thursday, 13 October 2011, in its annual update of world press trends. Read more >>

AUSTRIA

WAN-IFRA releases annual review of press freedom worldwide

VIENNA: Media employees worldwide continue to face physical violence and persecution of all kinds, whether from public officials, criminals or terrorists. Assaults are daily - and often deadly - for those who challenge governments, report on conflict or investigate corruption and crime, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) said Wednesday, 12 October 2011, in its annual review of press freedom worldwide. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Rock the River - strike while the iron is hot!

[Anna-Bet Bester] I don't know if you've had a moment to check the calendar recently, but I've got some alarming news - it's almost the end of October already! Which means Silly Season is effectively upon us. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Great metaphors, dark comedy in A Number

[Thiru Naidoo] When setting foot into the doors of The Fugard you are welcomed with some of the warmest smiles in town - from picking up your tickets to being ushered to your seat. One thing that I love most about this venue is the 150 seat intimate studio, "theatre in the round". It's actually similar to the U2 concert except with a whole lot more charm. A style that takes you back to the days of early community theatre with no backdrops or curtains, only fascinating and intelligent use of sound and lighting to complement the show. Read more >>