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| | Headlines | Telkom to invest US$1bn in Nigeria over five years
Major broadcaster selects Indian supplier for its DTH operations in Africa
Doing Business Report 2007 - Africa among top three reforming regions
ACA extends APEX awards from Cape to Cairo
Zimbabwe: Relaxing price controls "too little, too late"
Branding for the environment: consumer demand
Kenya's President rejects media law as threat to press freedom
Pay-TV company tries to subdue Zimbabwe storm over English Premiership
Could your face be the face people see?
New website to assist Ugandans in Diaspora shop for relatives in Uganda
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Marketing | | ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe: Relaxing price controls "too little, too late"
 Businesses say the Zimbabwean government's about-turn on price controls this week, allowing manufacturers and retailers to increase the prices of basic commodities, is "too little, too late", and most are sceptical about whether the decision will restore a normal flow of goods onto the market.
AFRICA Doing Business Report 2007 - Africa among top three reforming regions
Africa has moved from last place to third in this year's regional rankings for reforms that encourage new enterprises, formal sector jobs and growth, according to the recent World Bank/IFC report, Doing Business 2007: How to Reform.
NIGERIA SA bank in Nigerian merger
It's a new era for banking in Nigeria as Stanbic Bank and IBTC Chartered Bank go ahead with merger.
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Advertising | | AFRICA ACA extends APEX awards from Cape to Cairo
The Advertising Performance Excellence (APEX) awards have just increased in magnitude following a decision by the custodians of the awards, the Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA), to extend entry to the rest of the continent.
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Digital | | NIGERIA Telkom to invest US$1bn in Nigeria over five years
[Jonah Iboma] Telkom South Africa is to invest around US$1 billion in the expansion of the network of Multi-Links, its Nigerian subsidiary over the next five years.
COTE D'IVOIRE Ivory Coast rural telecoms gets US$16 million boost
[Theodore Kouadio] The recently established Cote d'Ivoire Telecommunications Authority to make direct interventions to promote rural telecommunications.
UGANDA New Ugandan operator signs up with Alcatel
Alcatel-Lucent has announced it's signed a US$100 million contract with Hits Telecom Uganda, a new regional operator, to deploy a new mobile network based on GSM technology. The contract also calls for Alcatel-Lucent to provide a full suite of managed services.
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Exhibitions | | ALGERIA Exhibition of Algeria's telecoms potential
An exhibition to showcase the progress made by Algeria in the area of information and communication technologies called 'Sabie 2007' is to be held in the capital, Algiers in from 3 - 7 September 2007.
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Media | | KENYA Kenya's President rejects media law as threat to press freedom
President Mwai Kibaki has refused to sign a media bill into law on the grounds that a last-minute amendment limiting the confidentiality of sources posed a threat to press freedom.
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Mobile | | WEST AFRICA Senegal invites third mobile operator
The Senegalese government has invited tenders for a third mobile operator, in addition to the country's two mobile operators, Orange and Tigo.
ZIMBABWE Telecel Zimbabwe's licence cancelled
[Mao Nyikandzino] The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) last week revoked Telecel Zimbabwe's operating licence, effectively making the network's subscribers "immobile" and ending the company's communication service.
GHANA MTN re-brands Areeba in Ghana
[Emily Nyarko] After nearly a year of a takeover process, MTN has finally re-branded Areeba mobile network service operated by Scancom Ghana Limited.
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Out Of Home | | SOUTH AFRICA The Absa National Boat Show - Right Stuff
 This spectacular event was held at the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg from 17 - 19 August 2007. The annual event is a platform to showcase powerboats, yachts, outdoor adventure and watersports. The show has grown steadily in its five years of existence, with both exhibitor and visitor numbers increasing dramatically.
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Production | | NAMIBIA Branding for the environment: consumer demand
[Pierre Mare] The era of untrammeled consumerism is over, and nowadays issues such as global warming and the environment are at the top of people's list of issues. Companies must consider these concerns in what they produce, and how they produce it.
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Promotions | | NIGERIA Could your face be the face people see?
Do you have what it takes to host your own TV show?
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Radio | | AFRICA Major broadcaster selects Indian supplier for its DTH operations in Africa
MagnaQuest Technologies Pty Ltd, a global customer management and billing solution provider with its headquarters in Hyderabad, India, has announced that its flagship product MQSubscribe has been chosen by Gateway Broadcast Services.
SOUTH AFRICA Popular Quo Vadis Communications' Writing for Radio workshop begins next month - Quo Vadis Communications
Experienced communicator and trainer, Theo Coggin of Quo Vadis Communications, will be leading another in the popular series of Writing for Radio workshops from 28 September 2007 in Johannesburg.
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Retail | | ZIMBABWE Mugabe regime backtracks on price policy
After ordering businesses to slash their prices - a policy that led to shortages and many companies going to the wall, the Zimbabwe government has now changed its tack...
UGANDA New website to assist Ugandans in Diaspora shop for relatives in Uganda
[Walter Wafula] Ugandans living in the Diaspora now have an alternative channel to shop and deliver commodities and school fees to their relatives in Uganda following the launch of www.icareug.com, a new commerce website.
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Sponsorship | | UGANDA GTV to broadcast live Uganda football into success
[Walter Wafula] Ugandan football fans will soon enjoy live local football league matches on television following a landmark deal between Gateway Television Broadcasting and the Federation of Uganda Football Association in Kampala.
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TV | | ZIMBABWE Pay-TV company tries to subdue Zimbabwe storm over English Premiership
[Dumisani Ndlela] Multichoice Zimbabwe is battling to contain a storm that has erupted in Zimbabwe over MultiChoice Africa's reduced coverage of the English Premier League (EPL) this season, which has prompted angry reaction from subscribers and staunch followers of the EPL in the crisis-sapped nation.
NIGERIA Firing up Nigeria's youth
MTN, MTV base unite to ignite the passion for music among Nigerian youth.
UGANDA Third Pay-TV enters Uganda market
[Walter Wafula] Pay-television consumers in Uganda now have a third option to choose from after Pearl Digital television opened up to the market. The new service, which has been under establishment since 2004, is drawing public attention through an underground marketing campaign.
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