| | | Headlines | Countdown to first CNBC Africa broadcast
Idols West Africa final on Sunday
Scangroup moves into West Africa
Want to run a hotel in Algeria?
Zimbabwe given net censorship all-clear
Uganda celebrates World Telecommunication Day
New laws to regulate Ghana's ICT industry
Delegates from 81 countries to attend eLearning Africa
CCK launches quality monitoring system
Vodka brand ranked world's most powerful
IPA launches new web site
Somali journalists killed in ambush
Zimbabwe's tourism hurt again
IPI resolution on full access to Darfur for journalists
Pan-African youth get Up Front
Safety training for human rights reporting
Blogger case presents last chance for Egyptian justice
Slim's stampede report leads to beating
DRC journalist still in jail after seeking comment from official
Death of Somali Journalist was avoidable
e-School project brings reality to 'cyber island' dreams
MOTO-empowering Ugandan women
Enter the 2007 AISI Media Awards
Draconian comms bill a threat to rights
Direct flights to Harare, Lusaka
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Marketing | | AFRICA Scangroup moves into West Africa
Marketing services company, Scangroup, has announced the finalisation of its expansion plans into Nigeria. The statement was made at Scangroup's Annual General Meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya, late last week.
AFRICA Teasing and testing your traffic
[Thomas Syvertsen] How to test your traffic, and tweak to promote your Internet business in a better way.
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Branding | | KENYA Vodka brand ranked world's most powerful
[Carole Kimutai] Over 40 quality checks and a unique distillation system pays off for Smirnoff.
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Digital | | UGANDA Uganda celebrates World Telecommunication Day
[David Muwanga] On 17 May 2007, Uganda joined other countries in commemorating that 142nd anniversary of the International Telecommunications Information Society day held at the Hotel Africana in Kampala.
GHANA New laws to regulate Ghana's ICT industry
[Emily Nyarko] Laws to regulate Ghana's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) are underway to make this sector more attractive to investors.
ZIMBABWE Draconian comms bill a threat to rights
New Bill encroaches even further on the rights of Zimbabweans to communicate freely.
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Education and Training | | EGYPT Safety training for human rights reporting
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (HRinfo) is planning to hold a series of workshops titled: "Training sessions for journalists and human rights activists on how to work on the Internet".
MAURITIUS e-School project brings reality to 'cyber island' dreams
The NEPAD e-Schools Demonstration Project was recently launched by Mauritian Prime Minister, Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, at Belle Rose State Secondary School, in Plaine Wilhems District, south-eastern Mauritius.
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Eventing | | KENYA Delegates from 81 countries to attend eLearning Africa
eLearning Africa, the Pan-African conference on ICT for development, education and training, expects more than 1200 participants to attend the second annual event which takes place from 28-30 May 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Media | | AFRICA CNN MultiChoice African Journalist finalists
Finalists in the 12th annual CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2007 Competition were announced on 17 May 2007, by Joel Kibazo, chair of the independent judging panel.
EAST AFRICA IPI resolution on full access to Darfur for journalists
Meeting at its Annual General Assembly on 14 May 2007 in Istanbul, Turkey, the IPI membership adopted a resolution calling on the government to grant all journalists full access to the Darfur region and to halt its repression of local media and journalists in Sudan over the last 14 months.
NORTH AFRICA Slim's stampede report leads to beating
A Tunisian journalist has been repeatedly assaulted after linking president's relative to deadly concert stampede in which seven young people died.
EAST AFRICA Death of Somali Journalist was avoidable
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the death of journalist Mohammed Abdullahi Khalif, shot while on assignment in Puntland, north-eastern Somalia on Saturday, 5 May, and says his death could have been avoided.
SOUTHERN AFRICA Enter the 2007 AISI Media Awards
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its partners have announced the 2007 AISI Media Awards.
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Mobile | | KENYA CCK launches quality monitoring system
The Communications Commission of Kenya has launched a monitoring system to ensure the quality of mobile services in the country.
UGANDA MOTO-empowering Ugandan women
 Motorola's MOTOPOWER initiative provides a solar solution to recharge mobile use in Uganda, while offering women the chance to run their own businesses.
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Newspapers | | CENTRAL AFRICA DRC journalist still in jail after seeking comment from official
Despite the fact that the complainant has withdrawn the charges she laid against the journalist, he has not been released from prison.
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Online Media | | ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe given net censorship all-clear
 Zimbabwe has been given the all clear in a survey of countries which censor the internet.
EGYPT Blogger case presents last chance for Egyptian justice
Observers reckon that the revocation of blogger Karim Amer's verdict is the last chance for justice in Egypt.
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Printing | | AFRICA IPA launches new web site
IPA launches new web site as part of project to improve IPA communications to members and the public.
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Radio | | EAST AFRICA Somali journalists killed in ambush
Two journalists have been shot dead while travelling with provincial governor's convoy which was ambushed by gunmen.
AFRICA Pan-African youth get Up Front
Millions of young adults in Africa can now tune in for candid discussions about issues affecting them on Up Front, Voice of America's (VOA) newest radio show.
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TV | | SOUTH AFRICA Countdown to first CNBC Africa broadcast
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Africa's first international business and financial news channel TV, CNBC Africa, will begin broadcasting from Sandton, Johannesburg, on 1 June 2007 at 7pm on DStv's Channel 54. The event will be duly graced by South African President Thabo Mbeki. CNBC Africa's CEO Trevor Ormerod and head of news and programming Gary Alfonso spoke exclusively to Bizcommunity.com about the channel's readiness, challenges and future prospects.
WEST AFRICA Idols West Africa final on Sunday
Don't miss the finals of Idols West Africa sponsored by Celtel this coming Sunday, 27 May 2007 on M-Net or Africa Magic at 8pm (CAT).
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| | Business | | | Want to run a hotel in Algeria? [Business travel] | | Zimbabwe's tourism hurt again [Business travel] | | Direct flights to Harare, Lusaka [Business travel] |
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| | Events to diarise | Sales skills MaST Botswana - Gaborone, 29 May
A one-day training course in basic selling skills for people who have little or no sales training; people with previous sales training can use it as a refresher. | | | African Outsourcing and Contact Centre Conference AITEC Africa - Lagos, Nigeria, 18 July
In support of Nigeria's National Outsourcing Initiative, AITEC Africa is holding the first African Outsourcing and Contact Centre Conference and Exhibition. | | | Re-imagine business excellence in a disruptive age TSL Training Solutions - Nairobi, Kenya, 21 July
For the first time ever in Eastern Africa, you have the opportunity to interact face-to-face with Tom Peters as he walks you through the basics of Excellence - his very first book, which remains highly relevant to date. | | | ICT Africa 2007 ICT Africa - Nairobi, Kenya, 1 October
The topics are wide ranging and the conference includes a technical track and technical tutorials organized in conjunction with the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), as well as a commercial and policy track organized in collaboration with NEPAD Kenya and the Kenyan Ministry of Information and Communications. | | |
| | Upcoming events | Strategic media relations DPR Management Solutions - Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 May Mobile and web new media marketing IQPC - Sandton, South Africa, 23 May Project management IMM Graduate School of Marketing - Cape Town, 23 May Fundamentals of marketing IMM Graduate School of Marketing - Johannesburg, 23 May Mobile and web new marketing International Quality And Productivity Centre - Johannesburg, 23 May World-class customer service Dale Carnegie Training - Jhb, 23 May Mobile and web new marketing conference IQPC - Johannesburg, 23 May The A to Z of branding Vega The Brand Communications School - Sandton, 23 May Programme for direct and interactive marketers IMM Graduate School of Marketing - Cape Town, 24 May Customer relationship management IMM Graduate School of Marketing - Johannesburg, 24 May | More... Submit an event | | |
| | Jobs offered | | Designer - Pretoria East | | Public Relations Manager - Durban | | Web/Graphic Designer - Western Cape | | Events Manager - Cape Town | | Account Manager - Cape Town | | Media Co-ordinator - Sandton | | Senior Designer - Johannesburg | | Fashion Assistant - Johannesburg | | Sales Executive - Johannesburg | | Journalist - Johannesburg | | | |
| | Quotes | | | "The rainmaker who doesn't know what he's doing will be found out by the lack of clouds." - Ugandan proverb | | "The teeth of a man serve as a fence." - Senegalese proverb | | More... Submit a Quote | | |
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