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Business in Africa The effects of the global economic downturn are evident everywhere from the number of companies undergoing liquidation, to unemployment figures rising sharply. However, things should be looking up all-round as Africa counts some of its losses and moves on. It's still a viable mobile market according to Informa Telecoms and Media as demand has yet to seize on the consumerfront. And from the looks of it, the mobile handset will be the key link in bridging the digital divide for emerging markets to join the global digital era. It's already having a pronounced effect, changing lives across the continent. Online is key, especially for media entities to stay alive. The Blantyre Newspaper Group recently acknowledged this by upgrading its website making it more user-friendly and opening itself up to feedback from its consumers - it should now invest in social media platforms to really give it that edge over its competitors. SABMiller is also having a good run in Africa showing off a notable growth rate during the first six months of the year. Sales will definitely be going up as the festive season sets in. (Have you noticed the tinsel already lighting up till points?) On the 2010 front, problems seem to be arising between FIFA and two of SA's outdoor media giants over 'protocol routes' where advertising will be restricted during the event. Hopefully the issue is resolved amicably. On a happier note, summer is finally here in Southern Africa, so bring on the fun in the sun! Cheers! Sindy Peters, Content manager Send all your Africa marketing news to africanews@bizcommunity.com. Top stories
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[Dumisani Ndlela] The Marketers Association of Zimbabwe (MAZ) is to hold its inaugural convention in the resort town of Nyanga from 21 - 23 October 2009, an announcement said. Read more >> |
PUMA has unveiled Afcon 2010 and World Cup 2010 team kits to be worn by its 11 African teams: Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Mozambique, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Togo, Senegal, Angola and Namibia. The kits will be worn at January's African Cup of Nations in Angola, and the World Cup in South Africa. 
CNBC Africa this week launches its Media&Money programme, focusing on the competitive and business side of Africa's media, marketing, advertising, branding and communications sector. The show will each week feature some of the most influential advertising leaders and branding professionals as guest hosts. 
FoodBank is planning an extensive media and publicity campaign, as well as launching its donations platform internationally to highlight World Food Day, an UN-sponsored event to highlight the issues of food security and global hunger that culminates on Friday, 16 October 2009. 
Neotel has announced that the construction of the East African Submarine Cable (EASSy), one of four undersea cables in which the converged network operator is involved, is still on track. This follows the recent Management Committee of the EASSy Cable held at Livingstone in Zambia at which Neotel is represented. 
The World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Rural Development Institute (RDI) are launching a new initiative that aims to improve the livelihoods of farmers by creating a system of web-based multimedia tools to illustrate and communicate complex property rights issues in Africa. The initiative is funded with a grant to WRI and RDI from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 
ACCRA: The 2009 Africa Media Leadership Conference took place 4 - 7 October 2009 in Accra, Ghana. The media summit hosted 100 CEOs and editors-in-chief of African media who debated how their companies could harness and monetise youthful audiences, who are increasingly using mobile phones and social networks such as Facebook and Twitter to communicate and access news and information. 
Hospitality Investment Conference Africa (HICA) will take place from 4 - 6 November 2009 at the Sandton Sun and, among other topics, is supposed to offer new and unique insights into some key African destinations: Mozambique, Nigeria and Angola. 
The public, keen to know what the true power of broadband can mean to their lives can visit a week-long public exhibition, the SEACOM Broadband Experience Expo, at the Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton, Johannesburg and see what SEACOM, Cisco Systems, Dimension Data, Microsoft and Neotel can offer. The show opened yesterday, 14 October 2009 and runs until 18 October. 
Last month saw the first Pan Mixers International Product Fair where international and local exhibitors showcased their latest wares in Jet Park Johannesburg. 
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), the World Editors Forum and the International Association of Sports Newspapers have protested against the jailing of four journalists in Azerbaijan for defamation. President Ilham Aliyev's administration had previously promised that measures were being taken to decriminalise the offense. 
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AFRICAIFRA Expo 2009 a success, despite economy
IFRA Expo 2009, the world¹s largest trade fair for the newspaper industry, closed in Vienna, Austria on Thursday, 15 October 2009. The four-day event hosted approximately 6,700 visitors from 78 countries. Read more >>AFRICATechnology, not everything - IFRA Expo 2009
The IFRA Expo 2009, currently being held from 12 - 15 October 2009 in Vienna, Austria, held a session on newsroom strategies and examined multimedia integration, social media tools and other emerging trends. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAPrint expo draws crowds, exhibitors
IFRA Expo 2009, reputed to be the world's largest trade fair for the newspaper publishing industry, drew 284 exhibitors from 27 countries, including printing press manufacturers, editorial and advertising system providers and other suppliers to the newspaper industry. It opened Monday, 12 October 2009, on an optimistic note for the future. Read more >>Online Media
CENTRAL AFRICAMalawi: BNL rebrands website
[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi's oldest media institution, the Blantyre Newspaper Group has rebranded its website, which has new features that will, among other things, allow feedback and opinion from readers. Read more >>Promotions
AFRICAZain customers win trip to Kenya MAMAs
LAGOS: The winners in Zain's MTV Africa Music Awards SMS competition; Sanni Olujuwon Eniola, Uche Olodu, Attah Edwin Ogbo and Edward Ojobo, were sponsored by Zain Nigeria to attend the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain at the Indoor Arena, Moi International Sports Complex, Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday, 10 October 2009. Read more >>AFRICAMultichoice Malawi partners with TNM for BBA rep
[Gregory Gondwe] Multichoice Malawi has joined hands with local mobile phone company TNM to support Malawi's Big Brother Africa (BBA) representative Mzamo Chibambo. Read more >>Public Relations
AFRICAIABC focuses on stakeholder engagement
The ability of business communicators to engage stakeholders was addressed at the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Africa Region's 16th annual conference. The event was held at Kievits Kroon Country Estate and Spa near Pretoria earlier this month. Read more >>Research
SOUTH AFRICAState of ICT in NGOs released
The State of ICT in South African NGOs 2009, was released yesterday Thursday 15 October 2009, by market research organisation, World Wide Worx and NGO technology facilitator SANGONeT. Read more >>Retail
AFRICASABMiller's Africa lager volumes up
Global brewing giant SABMiller said on Thursday, 15 october 2009, that for the first six months Africa delivered lager volume growth of 3% on an organic basis. Soft drinks sales in Africa grew 5% on an organic basis with good performances across the region. Read more >>AFRICAUAL to boost SA exports into Africa
UAL (Universal Africa Lines) set up a South African office in June 2009, and has extensive experience in the shipment of explosives and other hazardous cargo into Africa. This focus area has positioned local explosives manufacturers well in supplying African mining industries. Read more >>AFRICAEconomic crisis exposes fragile global food system
PRETORIA: The economic turmoil sweeping the globe has lead to a sharp spike in hunger affecting the world's poorest, uncovering a fragile global food system requiring urgent reform. Read more >>CENTRAL AFRICAAir Malawi's survival dependant on public
[Gregory Gondwe] Air Malawi CEO Wisdom Mchungula has confessed that the debt-riddled airliner is surviving by the mercy of Malawian public. The CEO made these confessions in the presence of the Malawi Parliamentary Committee on Budget and Finance in Lilongwe last week. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICALocal sourcing lowers Shoprite costs in Africa
Managing significant risk in African markets has been key to Shoprite's success on the continent. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAAfri-Forum protests action against Nestlé in Zim
[Michael Hamlyn] The right-wing lobby group, Afri-Forum, has protested that the decision by the Zimbabwean authorities to freeze the bank accounts of Nestlé in the country shows that true political change has not yet come about there. Read more >>SOUTHERN AFRICAShoprite halts Zim investment plans
NEWSWATCH: South Africa's Shoprite has put its latest investment plans in Zimbabwe on hold according to a report on Mail & Guardian online yesterday, Monday, 12 October 2009, due to the unstable socio-economic and political landscape in the country. Read more >>NIGERIANigeria: Government steps in to curb farmer-nomad clashes
KANO: The national government has started marking out grazing reserves across Katsina and Bauchi states in northern Nigeria, as well as the capital Abuja, to curb often deadly clashes between farmers and nomads over pasture. Read more >>| Company news |
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SOUTH AFRICAMobile Money Africa appoints Clickatell VP Jeppe Dorff to advisory board - Clickatell
Clickatell and Mobile Money Africa have announced the appointment of Clickatell's Jeppe Dorff, VP of Mobile Financial Services, to the publication's esteemed advisory board. Other members are global leaders involved in the advancement of 'mobile money'. Read more >>TV
SOUTH AFRICADiallo Entertainment awarded branded content account! - Diallo Entertainment
Zain, a global mobile telecommunications, has once again commissioned the services of South African-based TV production company, Diallo Entertainment, to develop a concept for a branded entertainment television show in Niger. Read more >>| Jobs offered |
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