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MarketingZIMBABWE Zimbabwe: A short ride from joy to cynicismHarare: The joy Zimbabweans felt after the power-sharing deal was signed on 15 September, 2008 is fast dissipating, and the deadlock between the ruling ZANU-PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is becoming part of a familiar political landscape, while the humanitarian situation worsens. ZIMBABWE SA supports Mbeki's continued mediation in ZimPRETORIA: Government supports former president, Thabo Mbeki's continued assistance in forming a government of national unity in Zimbabwe. Advertisement:
2010 FIFA World CupAFRICA Mobile media rights strategy for 2010Johannesburg: Soccerex and FIFA have assembled a panel of industry leaders to highlight the importance of mobile marketing and broadcasting ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
AdvertisingNIGERIA Analysing LAIF 2008 as a competitive market turf[Bayo Adekanmbi] The dust is settling and all the Champagne corks have popped to validate the culmination of activities for LAIF (Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival) 2008. The winners, the losers and the organisers have all reflected on how best to make it better. The 2008 edition leaves us much to build upon in our quest for continuous improvement as an emerging creative market.
DesignAFRICA Winners of Wolda '08 announced MILAN: The Worldwide Logo Design Annual, a graphic design awards scheme that rewards the best logos and trademarks designed throughout the world, announced the winners of its inaugural 2008 edition last week. A hundred and ninety two logos were selected from almost 1100 entries submitted from 43 different countries.
DigitalKENYA Internet innovator to address young Kenyan entrepreneurs Nairobi: Pete Ward, the co-CEO and founder of wayn.com (Where Are You Now?), a social networking site for travelers, will be addressing over 200 of Kenya's budding entrepreneurs in a Coca-Cola-sponsored session in mid-October. AFRICA ICT boost for African NGOsJohannesburg: A new set of online tools is now available to non-governmental organisations across sub-Saharan Africa which are designed specifically to help them use technology more efficiently and to co-ordinate their resources in finding solutions to common challenges. CENTRAL AFRICA 10,000 in Rwanda to benefit from Korea Telecom dealThe Rwandan government is making wireless broadband accessible to 10,000 people, thanks to a deal signed with Korea Telecom (KT). SOUTH AFRICA Author reveals 61 secrets of web fameDavid Seaman was still in college when he staged a faux ‘Free Paris' rally that garnered international media attention. Since then, he has been behind some of the most explosive and shocking viral trends on the internet. And now he's written a book… ZIMBABWE VoIP now legal in Zimbabwe?Has the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) finally seen the light? If developments at Econet Wireless are anything to go by, VoIP is now legal in Zimbabwe. Or is it? AFRICA $15m blog sale shows importance of contentA “one-man-band” blog has just been sold for a total of $15m. That's right, a work-at-home blogger has been paid a whopping multimillion pound sum for his blog. UGANDA Microsoft, USAID boost management of Uganda's education system[Walter Wafula] In a bid to build capacity in the management of students and teachers information, the Microsoft Corporation and the United States Agency for International Development signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement an Education Management Information System (EMIS), with the government of Uganda through its Ministry of Education and Sports. Advertisement:
MediaCENTRAL AFRICA Malawi media and MPS to mend fences[Gregory Gondwe] The Malawian Police Service has accused the media of capitalising on the mistakes the police commit in order to generate stories that tarnish its image. The media, however, have been complaining that the police have been abusing its powers by arresting journalists doing their jobs as well as for holding onto certain information. ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe: Media laws could be relaxedHarare: The leadership of Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is claiming that state-controlled media are still using negative reporting, in contravention of a power-sharing deal signed by the country's main political parties on 15 September, 2008.
MobileAFRICA First Global Mobile Film Festival The GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry, and Mofilm, a pioneer of short films for mobile and online distribution, on Monday, 29 September 2008, announced the first Global Mobile Film Festival at the Mobile World Congress in 2009, with an official 'call for films' to international filmmakers. ZIMBABWE Politics haunts Econet's 3G network rollout: industry players[Dumisani Ndlela] The launch of third generation (3G) services by Zimbabwe's Econet Wireless, has been frustrated by delays in the allocation of frequencies by regulatory authorities, group chairman Tawanda Nyambirai said. AFRICA African regulators to impose fines for poor mobile serviceAfrican communications regulators are moving to combat poor services by mobile service providers by imposing heavy fines. COTE D'IVOIRE MTN Cote d'Ivoire acquires Arobase Telecom and AfnetThe MTN Group, through its Cote d'Ivoire subsidiary, has acquired 100% of Arobase Telecom SA as well as 100% of Afnet. CENTRAL AFRICA MTN negotiates renewal of Kigali telecom licenseDespite having infrastructural challenges MTN Rwanda is due to renew its license to operate as a communication service provider in Rwanda, according to the MTN Group Integrated Report of the year 2007. KENYA Zain announces 60% cut in mobile phone charges in Kenya Kenya's second mobile phone operator, Zain has announced a drastic reduction in phone call charges to its customers calling to all networks with its newly unveiled call charges guidelines, which allow clients to call at 60% less. UGANDA MTN Uganda's Zone to stay[Walter Wafula] MTN Uganda has decided to uphold MTN Zone, a cost saving tariff plan, due to subscriber interest for the product, according to a senior executive at the company. Advertisement:
NewspapersUGANDA Pastor threatens to sue Ugandan tabloid for defamationThe Red Pepper, a Ugandan tabloid newspaper has been warned against publishing defamatory stories about Pastor Isaac Kyobe Kiwewesi of the Kansanga Miracle Centre in Kampala.
Out Of HomeSOUTH AFRICA Alliance Media wins Namibia International Airport advertising tender - Alliance Media Alliance Media has been awarded the tender to once again exclusively control the indoor and outdoor advertising at Windhoek's Hosea Kutako International Airport.
ProductionAFRICA Late-night horror and erotica at AiM 2008 [Carole Kimutai] The 2008 Africa in Motion (AiM) film festival will feature night screenings of African horror and erotica. Bizcommunity.com found out more from Lizelle Bisschoff, AiM festival director. KENYA Animation in Kenya comes of age[Carole Kimutai] Animation is an industry which has been dominated by the West. In Africa, the concept is relatively new, but this year nine animation films from Kenya will be screened at the prestigious Africa in Motion (AiM) festival that will run from 23 October - 2 November in Edinburgh, UK.
RetailAFRICA Nominees announced for African Banker Awards 2008 The shortlisted companies and individuals for the African Banker Awards 2008 have been announced. The ceremony, organised in partnership with BusinessinAfrica Events, will recognise and reward across 17 award categories the individuals, companies and institutions which have excelled in Africa's banking and financial sector over the last year. AFRICA Global economic crisis to be felt by developing countries[Proffesor Ndawonde] Sun City: The current global economic environment is cause for concern for all of us, according to North West Premier Edna Molewa, who says South Africans are in for a tough time. ZIMBABWE US threatens fresh round of sanctionsThe political impasse between ZANU-PF and the two Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) formations could trigger stiffer action against Harare as it emerged this week that the United States is mulling a new round of sanctions to ratchet pressure on President Robert Mugabe to compromise on the issue. ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe: Food crisis spells disasterJohannesburg: Zimbabwe is facing a "disastrous" food crisis if a new power-sharing government is not formed quickly, leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and prime minister-designate, Morgan Tsvangirai, has said. EAST AFRICA EAC delegation on study tour at CariCom secretariatGUYANA: An eleven-member delegation from the East African Community secretariat (EACS) is on a three-day study tour at the Caribbean Community (CariCom) secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, to draw on the experiences of the regional integration movement. ANGOLA Sweden: Stronger trade relations with AngolaLUANDA: The Swedish government decided on Friday, 3 october, 2008 to open a trade office at the Swedish Embassy in Luanda. The office will be a natural part of the embassy's activities and will be run by the Swedish Trade Council.
TVSOUTH AFRICA Emotional television advertisements influence viewersA recent study by the Bureau of Market Research (BMR) at the University of South Africa (Unisa) found that television advertisements that evoke primary emotions (primary emotive reactions are essentially non-conscious pleasurable or repulsive states of arousal), are remembered more readily than less emotional advertisements. AFRICA Africa turns to internet televisionTechnology is finally catching up with African television broadcasters and journalists. With the entry of A24, a new 24-hour internet television channel dedicated to telling the African story from an African perspective, IT seems set to entrench itself in the continent's media. CENTRAL AFRICA Multichoice elevates education in Malawi[Gregory Gondwe] Multichoice Malawi is set to establish 500 education resource centres in government secondary schools over the next five years. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with the Malawi government through the ministry of education to implement the project. | 
