| | | Headlines | Prevent road deaths in Africa - Desmond Tutu
Pay TV viewership race hots up
Algerian journalists jailed
Giving Somali girls a chance
Chad lifts prior censorship for privately owned print media
IMF policies may impact on education quality
SA's Securex breaks ground with revolutionary surveillance solutions
Demystifying BAMPS
SA fuel giant buys into DRC company
Pan-African service provider makes new acquisition
Private sector key to fighting poverty in Africa says Sexwale
Arab news channel for SA pay-TV
Uganda's leading women
IMF delegation hopeful over Côte d'Ivoire recovery
The tragedy of a country in a basket
Arab newspaper wins international design awards
Gambia's State prosecutor asks court to jail newspaper journalist, publishers
Kenya's first listed ICT company to start trading at the bourse next month
Meeting on an African Treaty on Freedom of Expression
BBC Africa Radio Awards winners
Can one journalist cover all of Africa?
Financial sector reforms give boost to African entrepreneurs
IT overcomes unique African challenges
TV drama series beats the pack
No YouTube for Maroc Telecom subscribers
As services collapse, corruption flourishes
MFWA and NAFEO launch campaign aimed at The Gambia
Fatty falls foul of law over ‘failed coup' report
Telecom liberalization in Ghana: the gains
Cures by camel
Managing the Brand for Outstanding Performance
Cool-drink company teams up with USAID in Africa
Courting corruption
Zimbabwean photographer in hiding
Mob attacks radio station, city hall, staff injured
ZUJ locks horns with Zimpapers
Nigerian communications deal to boost SA tourism
Nabbing the Zambian market
The ‘forgotten' reporter
Nigerian journalists under threat
Private broadcaster suspended for seven days
Sudan to build international airports
Ghana's University of Science and Technology takes learning online
Boosting aspiring SMEs
New print newspaper for Zimbabwe – in the UK
Sudanese editor released
Gambian journalist arrested
New editor for government mouthpiece
Attacks on Zimbabwean lawyers condemned
Kenya advertising takes to the air
Wrestling with the effects of hyperinflation
Morocco loses leading human rights activist
Ugandan mobile network gets major upgrade
IBM's global integration opportunity
Another mobile option for Uganda
Zimbabwe to test 3G
It's playtime!
DRC newspaper publisher released
Activating future stars
NBCC partners PR Africa on London trade exhibition
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Marketing | | AFRICA SA's Securex breaks ground with revolutionary surveillance solutions
Visitors to Securex 2007, taking place towards the end of June in South Africa, will be exposed to a wide range of security, safety, fire and protection solutions available in South Africa, including high-tech surveillance solutions.
CENTRAL AFRICA SA fuel giant buys into DRC company
Engen Petroleum Limited and Shell Petroleum Company Limited have signed a sale and purchase agreement for a 60% stake in Shell en Republique Democratique du Congo(SRDC) and for a 13% stake in Service des Entreprises Petrolieres (SEP Congo).
ZIMBABWE The tragedy of a country in a basket
The massive decrease in spending power caused by the world's highest inflation rate is seeing basic commodities being sold in smaller packages, both in Zimbabwe's formal and informal marketplaces.
AFRICA Financial sector reforms give boost to African entrepreneurs
Africa's banks are extending their range of offerings to customers, and their reach - for instance into rural areas - and these initiatives, combined with new technologies, are putting a whole new face on doing business in the continent.
NIGERIA Nigerian communications deal to boost SA tourism
South African Tourism (SAT) is partnering with Netcom Africa to promote the South African brand as a tourist destination to its database of subscribers. Netcom is one of Nigeria's leading communications infrastructure providers of satellite and wireless broadband in West Africa.
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Advertising | | KENYA Kenya advertising takes to the air
 Kenya's first dedicated aerial advertising service has taken off.
ZIMBABWE Wrestling with the effects of hyperinflation
One of the few certainties in Zimbabwe is that the cost of commodities will increase, including those on the government's price control list – usually within days, and often by 100%.
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Branding | | AFRICA Managing the Brand for Outstanding Performance
Brand management is changing. Increasingly it is recognised that managing the brand and managing the business are the same thing. The key to outstanding business performance is attaining a company-wide customer focus that evolves as the customers' needs and tastes evolve, developing a corporate culture that focuses all the delivery and support functions on meeting customers' needs.
NIGERIA Cool-drink company teams up with USAID in Africa
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and The Coca-Cola Company have combined forces in a US$7 million joint investment in nine new water projects in Africa.
KENYA It's playtime!
[Carole Kimutai] Kenya launches global communication campaign, already successfully rolled out in USA, Europe, Asia and South Africa, to promote play as a means to aid the development of children.
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Digital | | AFRICA Pan-African service provider makes new acquisition
Gateway is to acquire GS Telecom in a transaction worth US$37.5m. The acquisition will create the largest provider of pan-African network services to a broad range of businesses and telecommunications operators in 37 countries.
KENYA Kenya's first listed ICT company to start trading at the bourse next month
[Carole Kimutai] Next week Monday June 4, AccessKenya Group becomes the first ICT company to start trading at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE).
AFRICA IT overcomes unique African challenges
What are the IT services challenges in the African continent?
MOROCCO
No YouTube for Maroc Telecom subscribers
The Moroccan Internet server (ISP) Maroc Telecom has blocked access to video-sharing website YouTube. The blocking was initiated on 25 May.
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Education and Training | | EAST AFRICA Giving Somali girls a chance
Hawa Aden Mohamed was motivated to establish the Galkayo Education Centre for Peace and Development by her own experience, particularly the opportunity to go to school at 14.
AFRICA IMF policies may impact on education quality
International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies that require many poor countries to freeze recruitment of teachers in an attempt to curb spending is impacting on the quality of education, says a new report.
GHANA Ghana's University of Science and Technology takes learning online
[Emily Nyarko] The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has become the first Ghanaian institution to introduce e-learning in the country.
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Eventing | | AFRICA Cures by camel
Finalists in ‘Marketplace' of innovative poverty reduction projects gather at bank headquarters in US capital to showcase their creative concepts - such as transporting refrigerated medicines on camels in Africa.
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Exhibitions | | NIGERIA NBCC partners PR Africa on London trade exhibition
Nigerian British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) in collaboration with Pielle/Africa PR International are planning a week-long trade conference and exhibition to take place in London in July. The "Opportunity in Nigeria Investment" conference will, among other things, be aimed at presenting business opportunities in Nigeria to UK investors. Clifford Amuzuo of Vanguard reports...
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Media | | AFRICA Meeting on an African Treaty on Freedom of Expression
African freedom of expression advocacy organisations will organise a conference to plan for an African Treaty on Freedom of Expression in Accra from 25 - 27 June 2007, just days before the African Union Heads of State Summit.
WEST AFRICA MFWA and NAFEO launch campaign aimed at The Gambia
Two media watchdog organisations have teamed up to mount a campaign against the policies of President Yahya Jammeh's government of The Gambia.
NIGERIA Nigerian journalists under threat
Two journalists are in hiding because of arrest warrants and a third has been getting death threats.
ZIMBABWE Attacks on Zimbabwean lawyers condemned
Watchdog organisations again condemn recent attacks on lawyers in Zimbabwe.
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Mobile | | GHANA Telecom liberalization in Ghana: the gains
[Afrikanus Kofi Akosah Adusei] I distinctly remember travelling in the 1980's with my mother all the way to the capital city, a distance of 240 km, before we could make bookings and wait, only God knows how long, for our turn to make IDD phone calls.
UGANDA Ugandan mobile network gets major upgrade
Telecommunications giant, MTN has signed a multi million dollar agreement with Ericsson to undertake major upgrades on its Ugandan network. The deal worth US$52 million is aimed at increasing capacity on the network and subsequently enables company to launch new and exciting products and services.
UGANDA Another mobile option for Uganda
MTN Uganda has introduced a new mobile payphone. The new innovation is an easy-to-use kit that includes a Motorola C113, a user manual in three languages and a branded apron and hat for the attendant.
ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe to test 3G
Trials of Zimbabwe's 3G network are due to commence next month says Econet Wireless.
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Newspapers | | ALGERIA Algerian journalists jailed
Two newspaper journalists jailed in libel case; another manhandled, placed under investigation.
NORTH AFRICA Chad lifts prior censorship for privately owned print media
The Chadian government has decided the country's newspapers can again be published without having to obtain prior approval for each issue from a censorship committee that was set up under a state of emergency in November 2006.
NORTH AFRICA Arab newspaper wins international design awards
In tough competition with almost 14,000 other newspapers, the Gulf News of the United Arab Emirates recently became the most awarded paper from the Arab region in the international Best of Newspaper Design competition.
WEST AFRICA Gambia's State prosecutor asks court to jail newspaper journalist, publishers
The prosecutor in the trial of Lamin Fatty, a reporter with the banned Banjul-based bi-weekly The Independent newspaper, who is being tried for allegedly publishing "false information" on May 23, 2007 asked the Court to convict the journalist of the charge.
SOUTH AFRICA Can one journalist cover all of Africa?
 When one considers that Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, taking up 20% of the earth's land area and accounting for 14% of the world's population, the question of whether it can be covered by one person should be ludicrous. Yet the question is so important to editors that it will be the subject of a panel discussion at the 14th World Editors Forum, to be held in Cape Town next week, 3 – 6 June 2007.
WEST AFRICA Fatty falls foul of law over ‘failed coup' report
Gambian journalist denies charge of publishing ‘false information' and places responsibility on editor.
ZIMBABWE Zimbabwean photographer in hiding
A Zimbabwean photographer being sought by police has gone into hiding; meanwhile, an imprisoned journalist has been denied medical treatment after being beaten and tortured by police.
ZIMBABWE ZUJ locks horns with Zimpapers
The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) has locked horns with Zimbabwe Newspapers, the largest employer of journalists, after the company's management stopped remitting workers' subscriptions to the union.
ZAMBIA Nabbing the Zambian market
NAB Africa (the Newspaper Advertising Bureau) has extended its reach to Zambia by adding The Post group of newspapers to its bouquet.
CENTRAL AFRICA The ‘forgotten' reporter
RSF calls for release of reporter arrested six months ago and "forgotten" in Kinshasa prison.
ZIMBABWE New print newspaper for Zimbabwe – in the UK
 New Zimbabwe Limited, publishers of New Zimbabwe.com, has announced the imminent arrival of a print edition of the website to be published weekly, starting in early July. Initially publication will be restricted to the United Kingdom but the plan is to publish in Zimbabwe itself, one day...
EAST AFRICA Sudanese editor released
Publisher and editor of the al-Sudani have been released after several days in detention, however the newspaper remains suspended.
WEST AFRICA Gambian journalist arrested
Fabakarr Ceesay, a reporter with the pro-opposition bi-weekly Foroyaa Newspaper, was arrested and reportedly threatened by an officer of the Police Intervention Unit (PIU), a paramilitary wing of the Gambia Police Force, while covering a student demonstration.
ZIMBABWE New editor for government mouthpiece
The Zimbabwean information minister is due to name a new editor for the government's Bulawayo mouthpiece.
AFRICA DRC newspaper publisher released
The DRC newspaper published who was arrested recently for allegedly "threatening and attempting to swindle" a public official, has been freed.
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Production | | ZAMBIA Activating future stars
Exp. Momentum Zambia, a leading brand activation and sponsorship agency, were asked to project manage the Celtel Star Search recording process under the leadership of project director, Justin Howard, and Evans Muhanga, marketing director of Celtel. The initiative is said to be biggest musical talent search in Zambia, and Runway Music has been contracted to sign the winners - Theo, Viola and Kapuka. Theo started recording in New York in May, while Kapuka and Viola will be recording Cape Town, South Africa. The albums are due for release worldwide over the next few months.
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Public Relations | | SOUTH AFRICA Quo Vadis offers new three-day English communications course - Quo Vadis Communications
Quo Vadis Communications, a niche communications training and marketing communications company with over 30 years experience in conducting writing courses in the NGO, developmental and private sectors, is offering a new and intensive three-day English communications course.
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Radio | | AFRICA BBC Africa Radio Awards winners
Talk Radio 702 won Station of the Year in the first-ever BBC Africa Radio Awards in Nairobi, Kenya, this past weekend. Ghana's Citi FM and Joy FM, Kenya's Capital FM and KBC, South Africa's Radio 786 and Uganda's Radio Pacis were also winners in a night of star-studded celebration.
NIGERIA Mob attacks radio station, city hall, staff injured
A Nigerian politician's supporters have ransacked a radio station, attacked journalists with machetes; they then went on to the city hall.
CENTRAL AFRICA Private broadcaster suspended for seven days
DRC radio station suspended for allegedly broadcasting defamatory programs and threats against local governor.
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Research | | BOTSWANA Demystifying BAMPS
Seminars aimed at creating awareness of the research study known as All Media and Products Surveys (AMPS) are to be held in Gaborone this June.
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TV | | EAST AFRICA Pay TV viewership race hots up
[Carole Kimutai] The battle for pay television viewership numbers in Kenya is getting hotter.
NORTH AFRICA Arab news channel for SA pay-TV
Al Jazeera English, the world's first global English language news channel to be headquartered in the Middle East, will be available from 31 May on DStv's Channel 62.
UGANDA TV drama series beats the pack
Uganda's AfriComNet announced last night that the TV drama series Tsha Tsha is the winner of the award for the best mass media production in HIV and AIDS communication in Africa.
MOROCCO
Morocco loses leading human rights activist
Human Rights Watch mourns the death of Moroccan human rights activist Driss Benzekri, who died on Sunday aged 57. He was the driving force behind the public, televised testimonies by victims of past repression in cities around the country.
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| | Business | | | Prevent road deaths in Africa - Desmond Tutu [Motoring] | | Private sector key to fighting poverty in Africa says Sexwale [Management] | | Uganda's leading women [Management] | | IMF delegation hopeful over Côte d'Ivoire recovery [Management] | | As services collapse, corruption flourishes [Management] | | Courting corruption [Management] | | Sudan to build international airports [Business travel] | | Boosting aspiring SMEs [Management] | | IBM's global integration opportunity [Technology] |
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| | Events to diarise | GSM>3G West Africa - Dakar, Senegal, 19 June
GSM>3G West Africa is the premier meeting place for communications decision-makers to discuss the key issues facing the market. | | | PAMRO 2007 Conference PAMRO - Mangochi, Lake Malawi, 19 August
The 9th PAMRO Meeting and All Africa Media Research Conference will take place in Malawi this year. | | | Sustainable African Urban Regeneration marcus evans SA - Johannesburg, South Africa, 27 August
Combating market failure by re-inventing the cities. | | | African Business Leaders Forum 2007 Business in Africa - Accra, Ghana, 17 October
The forum is designed to help business leaders in the private and public sectors to understand and strengthen their resolve to fight poverty and underdevelopment on the continent. | | | Prodtech 2007 LDN - Algiers, Algeria, 27 November
Production technologies and machinery exhibition. | | |
| | Upcoming events | Sales skills MaST Botswana - Gaborone, 29 May Retail assistants workshop Staff Training - Limpopo, 1 June SatWiBB Africa Conference and Exhibition AITEC Africa - Nairobi, Kenya, 4 June The Third Telecentre Leaders Forum for East Africa Telecentre.org - Kenya, 4 June Markex Gauteng 2007 Exhibitions For Africa - Johannesburg, 5 June Sales training Staff Training - Cape Town, 6 June | More... Submit an event | | |
| | Jobs offered | | Marketing Manager - Johannesburg | | Sales Executive - Johannesburg | | Senior Marketing Manager - Johannesburg | | Senior Copywriter - Cape Town | | Business/Commercial Manager - Cape Town | | Staff Writer - Gardens | | Acting Lecturer - Johannesburg | | Key Accounts Executive - Johannesburg | | Marketing Manager - Pretoria | | Sales Executive - Online Product Videos - Illovo - Johannesburg | | | |
| | Noticeboards | | AFRICA Raising donations for the aged: Five cyclists, 439km, one day![Sponsorship] It has never been attempted before but now for the first time ever, five Victoria Falls based cyclists will ride a record 439km from Victoria Falls to Bulawayo in just 24 hours, in an effort to raise funds for the plight of old age pensioners in Zimbabwe. | | More... Submit a Noticeboard | | |
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