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MarketingAFRICA African leaders refuse to accept EU's trade deal[Sholain Govender] Most African leaders have stood together at the 2nd European Union (EU)-Africa Summit and refused to accept the EU's proposed Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), signing instead interim trade agreements. AFRICA Bank takes 140 African traders to Hong Kong[Walter Wafula] Standard Charted Bank PLC is sponsoring 140 small and medium enterprise African traders to attend the 2007 World SME Expo in Hong Kong, as part of its new annual SME Trade Corridors' initiative. AFRICA OLPC vs. Intel: Developing nations or emerging markets?The Diamondville processor may be Intel's latest development aimed at low-cost PCs for the developing world. However, the company doesn't want to discuss it publicly now. AFRICA China to grant more aid to AfricaChina has signed agreements with 28 African countries to exempt their debts and offered 13 preferential loans to 10 countries on the continent. AFRICA UBA aims to be Africa's sixth largest bank in 2010According to the group MD and CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Tony Elumelu, the Nigerian bank's ambition is to become the 6th largest bank in Africa by 2010, with long term plans to mature as the leading African bank. KENYA Marketing efforts rewarded[Carole Kimutai] It was pomp and colour during this year's Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK) awards gala on Friday, November 30. The event brought together more than 500 marketing professionals from various economic sectors. AFRICA Banking in a futuristic United AfricaAfrican leaders met recently in Accra for a three-day summit where they promoted the idea of a “Unitary Government for Africa”. NAMIBIA Namibian company using JSE to grow[Nicola Mawson] It wasn't a great first day for fast-moving consumer goods company CIC Holdings on Friday, when it became the first foreign company to have a primary listing on the JSE's AltX. The company has plans to expand operations into southern Africa in the next couple of years.
AdvertisingSOUTHERN AFRICA "Invest in SA" advert goes globalA television advert inviting global business people to invest in South Africa is currently being aired on the worldwide television networks, including CNN.
BrandingSOUTH AFRICA Honda Jazz wins top honours again The Honda Jazz has for the fourth consecutive year won top honours in the J.D Power and Associates 2007 South Africa Initial Quality Study.
DigitalNIGERIA Siemens fights bribery allegations[Remmy Nweke] Siemens is fighting to restore its credibility after being cited in a €12 million bribery scam by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) of Nigeria. WEST AFRICA Gambia telecom gets new board[Musa Saidykhan] The Gambia's Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Nenneh Macdouall-Gaye, presided over the inauguration of the new board of Gambia Telecommunications Company Ltd (Gamtel).
Education and TrainingUGANDA Education ministry to promote e-Learning[David Muwanga] Uganda's ministry of education and sports is to promote the use of information and communication technologies in all schools to enhance the quality of teaching. WEST AFRICA West Africa: Meeting education targets - access versus quality Midway to the Millennium Development Goals set in 2000, several West African countries have made vast efforts to achieve universal education and gender parity in primary schools by 2015. But education officials and teachers' unions say the push for increased access to education has come at a cost.
ExhibitionsSOUTH AFRICA New dates for Mega Media Expo - CADEK Media CADEK Media, organisers of the Mega Media Expo, has announced that their planned January Media Expo will be postponed to 7 & 8 May 2008. “We realised that exhibitors will need more lead time to plan their exhibitions,” says organiser Chris de Klerk of CADEK Media.
MediaAFRICA AU Monitor announces initiative: Can you write well? If so...Fahamu's AU Monitor initiative is seeking young African journalism professionals and students for a three-week internship to report from the African Union Summit being held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in January 2008. SOUTH AFRICA Ormerod quits CNBC Africa[Issa Sikiti da Silva] CNBC Africa COO Trevor Ormerod is leaving the television business channel to take up a post at Primedia, sources close to the television network told Bizcommunity.com yesterday, Tuesday, 4 December 2007. SOUTH AFRICA Monitoring South Africa on the move - Monitoring South AfricaMonitoring South Africa (MSA) recently purchased a custom-built, high-tech building from where the company will continue to meet its clients' media monitoring and analysis needs.
MobileZIMBABWE Zimbabwe's cellular operators increase tariffs[Millie Phiri] Zimbabwe's major cellular phone operators have increased their tariffs with immediate effect, saying the previous rates were too low and their businesses were running at a loss. UGANDA Uganda's mobile best[David Muwanga] MTN Uganda has been voted the most respected company in Uganda in the just concluded "East Africa's Most Respected" companies survey organised by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Nation Media group. AFRICA Walkie-talkie marketing[Steve Smith] You know the irritating drill. You are in the supermarket and the person with the cart in front of you is on the cell phone loudly consulting with someone at home about what to buy. KENYA Mobile service providers bag marketing awards[Carole Kimutai] The big boys of Kenya's mobile telephone industry scooped six of 15 marketing awards during this year's Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK) Warrior Awards gala. The event was held at the Kenya International Conference Centre grounds on Friday, 30 November.
Online MediaGHANA Internet Society honours Nii Quaynor[HANA Reporter] The Internet Society delivered it's most prestigious award to Nii Quaynor for his groundbreaking work in launching the earliest Internet technologies in Ghana, turning them into a powerful force throughout Africa and creating an entire movement of technologists who continue to drive Internet innovation and represent Africa's interests globally.
ProductionAFRICA Africa: Building capacity to attract carbon marketsIndustrialised countries can earn greenhouse gas emission reduction credits by investing in projects that lower emission levels in developing countries, but little of this money has found its way into Africa. AFRICA South Africa: Miners demand safety firstSouth Africa's Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has called on the mining industry to address safety concerns after 240,000 mine workers downed tools this week in the country's first strike over safety standards. AFRICA Mars looks to Africa for growth openings[Nicola Mawson, Consumer Industries Correspondent] Mars Africa, the fast-moving consumer goods company, intends expanding its presence on the continent. SOUTHERN AFRICA Malawian government intensifies campaign against child labourA government plan to more than double the number of Malawi's child protection officers will not resolve the twin problems of child labour and trafficking, because the root causes lie in areas beyond the reach of monitoring and enforcing legislation, civil rights groups say.
RadioUGANDA Making a difference on air[Walter Wafula] Vision Voice radio station another innovation of media company Vision Group is now on air after months of public announcements by its owners, about its coming. The new radio hit the airwaves over the weekend broadcasting at 94.8 FM, from Vision Group's head office in the Ugandan capital. NIGERIA Government to license more campus radio stations[Remmy Nweke] A recent four-day workshop to discuss community development principles and strategies for campus radio stations in Lokoja, capital city of Kogi State in the sourthern part of Nigeria, applauded the government's decision to license more radio stations for the country's tertiary institutions.
ResearchSOUTHERN AFRICA Synovate and c.i.a in the NOWThe Consumer Insight Agency (c.i.a.) has teamed-up with Synovate, one of the world's largest market research companies, to quantify its unique study of South African society – the NOW project.
RetailAFRICA Mugabe: delusionalPresident Robert Mugabe still believes his regime is capable, and in fact working, on reviving the country's ravaged economy, as suggested in his state of the nation address here on Tuesday afternoon. His political opponents have described him as "simply delusional". AFRICA Don't be silly this season!The festive season is upon us and many people will fall into a debt trap once again by succumbing to the urge of spending money they don't have. ZIMBABWE Retailers jostle for bonus money[Dumisani Ndlela] You can hear soft Christmas carols in the up-market departmental stores and supermarkets, and the shop windows and floors have been dressed up for that once-in-a-year occasion commemorating the Christian holiday.
TVAFRICA Honouring the extraordinary deeds of ordinary peopleCNN Worldwide and its global audience paid special tribute to seven ordinary people who accomplished extraordinary deeds, recognising them as "CNN Heroes" in a global broadcast on 6 December 2007. CNN's Anderson Cooper and Christiane Amanpour hosted "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute" from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. | 
