Press freedom fight endures World Press Freedom Day, commemorated yesterday on 3 May, is a very significant day on the African calendar. Not a day goes by that press freedom on the continent is not compromised in some way. Be it the jailing of journalists, the implementation of media laws that enforce censorship, the banning of media outlets when they speak out against corrupt governments - the list of oppressive restrictions is endless. Most journalists in Africa go above and beyond the call of duty, risking their lives to get the truth out in some of the most dangerous war-torn regions of the world. Those who have lost their lives and those who continue to provide coverage in these life-threatening regions are commemorated and commended on this day. Various African media institutes and watchdogs celebrated World Press Freedom Day this year through activities held on and around the day in countries including Mali, Ghana, Senegal, Somalia and Kenya. The World Association of Newspapers sent out letters to five country leaders to protest against the detention of journalists and attacks on journalists in their countries. Press freedom in developing countries is sometimes considered a privilege and not regarded as a right in oppressive societies. While an overwhelming number of journalists have been killed this year already and many remain jailed under deplorable conditions, the fight for press freedom still remains an enduring one with the hope that liberty may win in the end. Go well! Sindy Peters, Content manager Send all your Africa marketing news to africanews@bizcommunity.com. | Top stories
Marketing
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] An ‘Invest in Mozambique' business session hosted last week by Upbeat Marketing at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg, outlined the advantages and challenges of investing in the country of Edouardo Mondlane. Read more >>
2010 FIFA World Cup
 Twenty Ten is a project for professional print journalists, photojournalists and radio journalists of African nationality and currently living in Africa. It aims to encourage media professionals to creatively produce and distribute articles, images, broadcasts and multimedia productions related to African football. Read more >>
 FIFA President Sepp Blatter urged members of FIFA's Stadium and Security Committee at the group's second meeting to work together to prevent tragedies such as the recent one in Cote d´Ivoire, where 19 people died outside the stadium, from recurring. The meeting took place in Zurich on 21 April, 2009. Read more >>
Branding
 Regional banking group, ABC Holdings Limited, announced on Monday, 27 April, 2009 that it is rebranding as BancABC. The rebranding comes as it prepares to launch into the retail sector. Read more >>
Advertisement: Digital
[Buddy Naidu] Telkom CEO Reuben September is on a mission to turn the cash-flush parastatal into Africa's leading ICT service provider. Read more >>
Education and Training
 Applications are now being accepted for the 2009 Tierney Fellowship at the Market Photo Workshop. The fellowship aims to provide the successful applicant with the financial support necessary to research and produce a body of photographic work, in consultation with a mentor, over the period of a year. Read more >>
 First National Bank (FNB), sponsors of the third annual African Schools' Debating Championships (ASDC) was hosted by St John's College in Johannesburg, South Africa. 20 African schools participated in the week-long competition including South Africa, Botswana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Angola and Kenya. Read more >>
 BERKELEY: The Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley is inviting applications for two year-long fellowships for African journalists, beginning in August 2009. Read more >>
Media
 [Issa Sikiti da Silva] As yet another World Press Freedom Day was commemorated yesterday, Sunday, 3 May 2009, all over the world journalists mourned their colleagues slain by the enemies of truth. Many journalists now ponder their future and that of their profession in this era of mediaphobia, ‘war on terror', media appeal tribunals, global economic downturn, blacklisting of government critics, censorship, and lawsuits. Read more >>
DAKAR: Shares in Sonatel, Senegal's biggest telecom operator, will no longer be sold to France Telecom, which was due to take a 52.2% controlling stake in the company, according to a labour union official. Read more >>
[Gregory Gondwe] The Media Council of Malawi (MCM) and the National Media Institute of Southern Africa (NAMISA) have been accused of wrongfully using government resources to denounce a story that was published on a UK-based online publication, Nyasa Times. Read more >>
Mobile
[Lesley Stones] MTN has confirmed that it is eager to enter Zimbabwe, and may make its move by taking control of the existing mobile operator, Telecel. Read more >>
 Namibia Tourism is launching a mobile website with an introduction to Namibia and all its tourist attractions. Prospective travellers to Namibia and keen mobi-site "surfers" can view the weather, attractions of the country, travelling tips and requirements to travel there. Read more >>
Newspapers
 PARIS: On Sunday, 3 May 2009, World Press Freedom Day, the World Association of Newspapers protested to the leaders of five countries against the jailings and attacks on journalists in their countries. In letters to the presidents of Afghanistan, Iran, Cuba and Eritrea, the Paris-based WAN called for the release of journalists in prison. Read more >>
Public Relations
[Carole Kimutai] Tell-Em Public Relations, a public relations agency in East Africa has shifted to digital and online media. The company recently hosted a training session for its staff with Casey Monteiro - a digital expert from South Africa who heads up the Fleishman-Hillard Digital Practice in Johannesburg. Read more >>
Retail
 Global brewing giant SABMiller plc subsidiary company Southern Sudan Beverages has begun production of Southern Sudan's first locally produced beer, White Bull Lager. Read more >>
[Nicola Mawson] Beauty product manufacturer L'Oréal is seeking to expand on its 100 years of business by entrenching its position in Africa, and designing products that will make African men and women feel beautiful, despite the global meltdown. Read more >>
MBABANE: Four textile factories have closed down in Swaziland, leaving hundreds of workers unemployed in a country already battling high unemployment rates, a government official said on Tuesday, 28 April 2009. Read more >>
The global financial crisis is imperiling attainment of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and creating an emergency for development, warned an IMF-World Bank report released late last week. Read more >>
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Advertising
 The 4th Maputo International Advertising Festival honours and recognises advertising agencies and producers and other communications companies from any part of the world, and particularly from the southern African and Indian Ocean regions. Read more >>
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