CNBC Africa opens office in Mozambique

CNBC Africa, a CNBC International franchise owned by Africa Business News, has entered into a joint venture with Mozambique's state broadcaster, Televisão de Moçambique (TVM), and will open a bureau in Maputo. CNBC Africa's country bureau representative will be Sunnyboy Mshengu. 24 May 2012 11:35

yu launch voice SMS service in Kenya

NAIROBI: yu, the mobile phone brand of Essar Telecom Kenya and Kirusa, a global developer of mobile value-added services, this week announced the launch of a voice SMS service in Kenya. The service is available to all yu subscribers, on all mobile handsets, and allows them to send and reply to messages by voice. 20 Apr 2011 11:21

Tickets on sale for 2011 Loeries

Tickets for The 33rd Annual Loerie Awards are on sale as of 12pm today, Monday, 18 April 2011. The festival weekend, hosted in Cape Town, will take place from 16-18 September. Tickets can be booked on the Loeries website via the new electronic booking system. 18 Apr 2011 10:32

Red carpet treatment for Loeries

In line with international festivals, the 33rd Annual Loerie Awards have upscaled and this year the festival weekend, 16-18 September 2011, features black tie affairs, with red carpet, at its new venue, the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). Tickets to the awards ceremonies are limited to 1500 per night and an additional 1000 tickets will be available for the Official Party. 6 Apr 2011 08:59

Kenya: Co-op Bank launches agent banking service

Nairobi's Co-op Bank recently launched its agent banking service "Co-op Kwa Jirani", aimed at providing customers with access to banking facilities in their neighbourhood across the country. The bank plans to appoint businesses that have been in operation for a minimum of 18 months as agents. 14 Apr 2011 11:24

Intelsat wins new contracts

LUXEMBOURG: Intelsat SA, one of the world's leading providers of fixed satellite services, recently announced a series of new contracts with media customers using the company's leading video neighbourhoods. 14 Apr 2011 10:56

Kenya: Airtel cries foul over mobile number portability service

[Carole Kimutai] Barely two weeks after the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) launched the mobile number portability (MNP) service, one of the mobile players is crying foul. Airtel Kenya MD Rene Meza has raised a red flag saying several anti-competition tactics were being used to block customers seeking to move to its network. 13 Apr 2011 09:16

Legacy of 2010 shines in Kenya

[Nosimilo Ramela] Young boys from Mathare township in Kenya's capital city of Nairobi are enjoying the benefits of the country's first solar-powered floodlit stadium where they can play football after dark. 13 Apr 2011 09:01

Panos moves to improve tax reporting in East Africa

[Walter Wafula] Journalists in East Africa can expect to acquire skills on reporting tax and governance issues in the region to stimulate debate on better policy actions and accountability. Panos East Africa, a regional information and communication organisation for development of non-governmental organisations, is planning a training programme on the topics. 11 Apr 2011 11:25

WAN-IFRA appoints new president, has conference upholding print

Jacob Mathew was elected on Friday, 8 April 2011, as the president of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) by its general assembly of members, held during the its board meeting in Dublin, Ireland and on 6-7 April the association's Printing Summit in Mainz, Germany, reaffirmed print's vital role today and in the future. 11 Apr 2011 09:45

CBA Awards 2011 shortlist announced

The Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) has announced the shortlist for its annual awards. To ensure that award recipients receive maximum recognition in their home territories, awards this year will be presented at CBA events regionally. 11 Apr 2011 10:01

Kenya: African Laughter to create journalists directory

Webaraza, recently launched as Kenya's media information centre with Kenyan news agency headlines from African Laughter and the new PRAlerts service supplying a media diary and press releases from Kenya's PR agencies, will shortly be opening a media zone for Kenyan journalists and bloggers. 8 Apr 2011 07:31

yu launches internet-free Facebook

[Carole Kimutai] yu, the mobile phone brand of Essar Telecom Kenya has added Facebook to its Peperusha platform making the social networking site available to subscribers without the need for an internet connection. 7 Apr 2011 11:04