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MarketingUGANDA Manual trading hinders Uganda's stock market development[Walter Wafula] Trading of shares manually at the Uganda Securities Exchange is limiting the growth and development of the nation's only stock market, Japheth Kato the Chief Executive Officer Capital Market's Authority has said. ZAMBIA Now Zambia Airways cancels Zimbabwe flights[Kumbirai Mafunda, Senior Business Reporter] Zimbabwe this week suffered a major setback in its drive to lure more international tourist traffic after Zambian Airways cancelled flights into the country due to viability problems. AFRICA Raising Africa's economyIn support of raising Africa's economy to global standards, Anglo American has announced that they have elevated their relationship with the Nepad Business Foundation (NBF) to that of Founding Partner. AFRICA Future techniques in online marketingSenior Editor in Charge of Adotas, Sarah Novotny summarizes key future trends in Online advertising as predicted by Dilip DaSilva, Exponential's founder and CEO. Excerpting from the summary, Novotny says there are six key trends identified in this release. AFRICA Joburg ranked among Top 50 cities in which to do businessMasterCard Worldwide Centres of Commerce Index explores strategic role of cities in driving global commerce. And one African city has made it into the Top 50 rankings. AFRICA Forum to focus on Africa's leading businesswomen Women are the key to African economic development and are increasingly driving the global economy. AFRICA Join the CondomnationThis is AIDS Awareness week, and that means we all have to unite in spreading awareness of the pandemic, and play our part in fighting it, for our future and the future of our children. Join Bizcommunity.com and Cape Film Productions and become one of the Condomnation.
AdvertisingSOUTH AFRICA Getty Images celebrates the conclusion of ''Change Me'' - Gallo ImagesTwo years ago Getty Images launched “Change Me” to bring people together to share ideas through powerful imagery. Thousands of Getty Images users from South Africa to Brazil made a difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by using the power of imagery to create positive change.
BrandingEAST AFRICA New move to sell East Africa as single tourism unitThe East African Community is working on a strategy that will sell all its five member countries as a single unit in the tourist market.
CRMALGERIA Algeria Telecom launches 48 calls centres[Laeed Zaghlami] Algeria Telecommunications, the country's public operator of telecommunications services, is to establish 48 call centres to increase the number already in operation.
DesignAFRICA Africa leads in international designThe Icograda Executive Board of Directors for the 2007-2009 term was elected during the close of the Icograda General Assembly in Havana, Cuba last month. To represent Africa, Mohammed Jogie was elected as vice-president to the Board.
DigitalAFRICA EASSy construction imminentConstruction of the 10,000 kilometre undersea fibre-optic cable is to begin next month following the announcement on Monday that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and others have come up with $70.7 million in financing for the project. The project is aimed at moving Africa closer to reliable telecommunications and affordable Internet access, by connecting 21 east, southern, and central African countries to west Africa and Europe. AFRICA Winners of the African ICT achievers awards[Gervais J. Henrie] Information and Communication Technologies enthusiasts and pioneers from across the African continent were rewarded for their contributions to the industry at the 9th African ICT achievers awards in Johannesburg, South Africa last weekend.
EventingAFRICA Ghana to host UNCTAD on ICT4D[Remmy Nweke] Ghana is to host the 12th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XII) in April 2008, under the theme 'Science, Technology, Innovation (STI) and Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D)'.
MobileNIGERIA Celtel to provide Chevron with solutions[Remmy Nweke] Still in the euphoria of its recent launch of 'one network' in Nigeria, Celtel has entered into a deal with Chevron Nigeria, to provide the oil giant with telecommunications services nationwide. AFRICA Hits Telecom Uganda makes first mobile call[David Muwanga] Hits Telecom Uganda has successfully made the first call on its new global system for mobile communication (GSM) network in Uganda just three months after it was licensed.
NewspapersNIGERIA The Guardian: Why we are off the streetsOn Tuesday, November 6, 2007, the leadership of the local branch of National Union of Printing, Publishing and Paper Products Workers (NUPPPPROW) and the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) supported by some outside elements, who invaded the company, decided to suspend the production of the newspaper and ordered the staff out of the premises as they announced the commencement of an industrial action against the company.
Online MediaAFRICA African nations agree to $1 billion Indian satellite projectA critical mass of countries are signing on to a plan for India to invest $1 billion in the Pan-African e-Network satellite project, a joint initiative with the Africa Union aimed at developing the region's information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure.
Out Of HomeSOUTH AFRICA Manufacturers of indoor and outdoor branding products - Display Mania Established in 1999, Display Mania International has since grown in size and stature to become a leader within its industry. Boasting a staff complement of 25 permanent employees and numerous contract workers, it is no surprise then that Display Mania International continues to boom within its industry.
ResearchAFRICA Data breaches more expensive every yearWhen an organization loses a customer's, employee's or citizen's personal information, the fallout burns everyone involved. ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe can't calculate inflationZimbabwe is so short on consumer goods, the government can't even calculate inflation, the chief statistician said on Tuesday. AFRICA Ten trends to watch in packaged goods in 2008With the new year fast approaching, new product developments promise better health and happier taste buds in 2008. Datamonitor's Productscan Online takes a look at trends in consumer packaged goods for the coming year.
RetailGHANA Rural banks urged to employ efficient, effective management personnelThe Managing Director of ARP Apex bank, Mr Emmanuel Kwapong has urged rural banks to employ persons with the requisite academic and moral back ground to management positions to meet the challenges of the banking industry. ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe: Expats keep families afloatThe scale of migration to Britain by Zimbabweans escaping their country's economic and political woes has reached the point where, with typically wry humour, London is referred to as "Harare North".
TVWEST AFRICA New pay TV for Sierra[Bai-Bai Sesay] Sierra Leone's new satellite pay television channel, GTV, was launched on Wednesday 28 November 2007 by the country's Minister of Information and Communications, Alhaji Ibrahim Ben Kargbo, in a glittering ceremony attended by television enthusiasts. EAST AFRICA Sudan joins the urban brew Television production house Urban Brew Studios recently won a multi-million rand contract to build a public broadcaster for the semi-autonomous government of Southern Sudan. NAMIBIA Foreign agreements to improve NBC's service delivery[Francis Mukuzunga] Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has signed two separate agreements to co-operate with Radio France International (RFI) and Japan Broadcasting Corporation in a bid to renew existing agreements and improve service delivery. | 
