AFRICA

Sudan seizes three papers

KHARTOUM, SUDAN: Sudanese security authorities on Sunday [2 September 2012] confiscated editions of three daily newspapers after being printed and without giving their editors any reasons. Read more >>

AFRICA

Microsoft employees train Malawi school teachers

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] A group of Microsoft employees from Microsoft's Customer Service and Support (CSS) team across Europe, Middle East and Asia and the US, have volunteered their personal time to training teachers to set up their own computer labs and maintain the Malawi Learning Partnership network (MLP). Read more >>

AFRICA

Tigo, Reach for Change partner to boost social entrepreneurship

Millicom International Cellular, operating under the Tigo brand, and non-profit organisation Reach for Change have agreed to join forces to improve the lives of children in Africa through social entrepreneurship. Read more >>

NIGERIA

Edo NUJ Council dissolved

National leadership of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has set up a four man caretaker committee to run the affairs of the union in Edo State for three months, pending the election of a new state executive. Read more >>

AFRICA

FrontlineSMS brings a free, innovative solution to African broadcasters

[Russell Southwood] LONDON, UK: As TV and radio broadcast markets intensify across several liberalized African countries, broadcasters need to find solutions to create more interactive with their audiences and build loyalty among them. SMS is one of those. Read more >>

AFRICA

Bharti Airtel to distribute Sanlam insurance products

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Bharti Airtel has partnered with South African financial services group, Sanlam, for the distribution of insurance and health funding products across seven African countries. Read more >>

AFRICA

[Highway Africa 2012] MTN leads Africa's media development

MTN is once again demonstrating its leadership in developing Africa's media through its sponsorship of the Highway Africa Conference which takes place from 9-11 September 2012 at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa. Read more >>

RWANDA

CNBC Africa to open bureau in Rwanda

CNBC Africa is expected to open its ninth African bureau in Rwanda as it continues to widen its African reporting footprint. The bureau in partnership with Rwanda TV and the Rwanda Development Board, will be based in the Rwandan capital, Kigali and opens for business in September 2012. Read more >>

AFRICA

CNBC Africa to broadcast The Big Break Legacy

Due to popular demand, CNBC Africa will broadcast season one of the South African reality-competition television series entitled The Big Break Legacy, which tests 12 entrepreneur contestants for character strength, creativity, aptitude and commercial savvy in addressing business challenges under time and resource constraints, with the aim of winning a R5-million investment in their company. Read more >>

INDIA

McDonald's to open first vegetarian outlet

NEW DELHI, INDIA: US fast food giant McDonald's, famed for its beef-based Big Mac burgers, on Tuesday said it will open its first ever vegetarian-only restaurant in the world in India next year. Read more >>

FRANCE

World Press Trends: Newspaper audience up, but digital revenues...

PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY: More people read newspapers than ever before, thanks to the many ways they now can be read, but publishers have not yet found ways to match that growth with revenues from digital platforms, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) said Monday in its annual update of World Press Trends. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Cops trained to handle sexual offences better

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says he is encouraged by the number of police officers trained in dealing with sexual offences. He has now challenged the officers to translate the knowledge gained into practical actions. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Cabinet Lekgotla to measure progress

The review of state-owned entities, progress made on infrastructure and top government priorities will feature prominently at the Cabinet Lekgotla which began in Pretoria on Tuesday. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

SA must double number of incubators to support small firms - Davies

South Africa needs to double the number of incubators it currently has to boost support to small businesses, the Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies said yesterday. He was announcing details on the country hosting the 37th International Small Business Congress (ISBC) in Sandton later this month. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

CRVS to kick off with meeting of experts

The 2nd Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Conference (CRVS) has kicked off in Durban with a meeting of experts in the field. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Vehicle sales up 9.4% y/y in August: Naamsa

New vehicle sales rose 9.4% last month compared with the same period a year ago‚ according to the latest National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (Naamsa) data. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Solar-powered car ready for 5 000km challenge

Volkswagen Group South Africa is leading the charge by supporting the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's (NMMU) dream of racing a solar car in the third South African Solar Challenge from 18 - 29 September 2012. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

C10's fortune cookies are promising

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The Chinese continue to strengthen their grip on the South African car market with extremely competitively priced vehicles such as the new C10 compact hatch which has just joined the growing GWM range of vehicles. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Kau stole the show at Nando's Comedy Fest 2012

[Sindy Peters] Can we have Brian Haner strum the South African national anthem at every sporting event from here on? The man is a genius on guitar; his passionate rendition of Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika gave me goose bumps and made my heart swell with pride. Haner is the host of this year's Nando's Comedy Festival, currently on its last leg at the Artscape, Cape Town. While Haner stole my heart, David Kau stole the show. Read more >>