Malawi establishes credit reference bureau

[Gregory Gondwe] The Bankers Association of Malawi (BAM) has joined hands with Kenyan-based CRB-Africa to form the first of its kind Credit Reference Bureau (CRB-Malawi). BAM President George Partridge who is also the country's CEO for Malawi's largest bank by assets, the National Bank of Malawi (NBM) said the bureau would help commercial banks stop wasting time and resources trying to establish history of customers. 14 Aug 2009 09:19

Digital entrepreneurs visit Kenya

The Kenya ICT Board will host a group of entrepreneurs at an event at the iHub on Tuesday, 14 Decemeber at 3pm. Guests include Russel Simmons, co-founder of PayPal, and Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube. 14 Dec 2010 10:43

Facebook holds inaugural 'Hackers Cup'

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook is challenging software hotshots around the world to show their mettle in the online social networking king's first "Hackers Cup." 14 Dec 2010 08:23

D&AD, The One Club announce The Pencil Rankings

D&AD and The One Club, the two organisations renowned globally for the Pencil Awards, have announced a joint initiative aimed at identifying leaders in creativity internationally. The Pencil Rankings, will allocate points based on the results from The One Show and the D&AD Awards alone. 14 Dec 2010 07:21

Rosa Whitaker among Foreign Policy's Top Global Thinkers

WASHINGTON, DC: Foreign Policy (FP) magazine has selected Rosa Whitaker, president and CEO of The Whitaker Group (TWG), as one of its Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010. Whitaker was recognised alongside British investor, Miles Morland, for her longstanding vision of Africa as "the land of opportunity". 14 Dec 2010 07:03

Top 10 reads on Bizcommunity Africa for 2010

Here are the top ten most read articles on Bizcommunity Africa for 2010. The MTN Group had the South African public excited when they announced the Zakhele shares on offer and it seems Google are in for some stiff competition next year from social media giant, Facebook. The Loerie Awards made its annual splash this year while McDonald's looks to open restaurants in the economically recovering Zimbabwe. 13 Dec 2010 13:51

Google 2010 Zeitgeist released: Kenya, Nigeria

Google recently released its 2010 Zeitgeist results revealing the top search terms globally as well as a few country-specific results. Apart from South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria were the only other Africa countries listed in detail. Facebook featured in second place as one of the most popular search items in both countries highlighting the speedy growth of social media in Africa. 13 Dec 2010 12:54

Owning and transferring intellectual property

[Frank Joffe] Intellectual property, such as patents, trademarks, registered designs, copyright and know-how, is an asset like any other and can be created, bought and sold and licensed. However, unlike some other assets, the ownership and transfer of intellectual property is not always straightforward. 13 Dec 2010 12:39

Facebook in challenge to Google crown

NEW YORK: Facebook is challenging Google's supremacy on the internet with a radically different approach to how people live, work, play and search online. 13 Dec 2010 11:59

Africa Telecommunications Day commemorated

The South African Department of Communications commemorated Africa Telecommunications Day early last week in celebration of the establishment of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU). The ATU, established by the African Union on 7 December 1977, fosters the development of ICT infrastructure and services. 13 Dec 2010 11:30

Africa's social media revolution

[André-Michel Essoungou] In the mid-1990s, as the use of mobile phones spread in much of the developed world, few thought of Africa as a potential market. Now, with more than 400 million subscribers, its market is larger than North America's and is growing faster than in any other region. 13 Dec 2010 11:13

Kenya voted New Desired Destination 2010

Travel and Cuisine magazine has voted Kenya the New Desired Destination 2010 in China. Kenya was awarded the new status alongside Spain, Turkey, Egypt and Italy after selection and voting carried out by veterans from travel trade, and internet browsers. 13 Dec 2010 10:58

NBA, CAfrica Sports sign partnership

JOHANNESBURG: The National Basketball Association (NBA) in the US and CAfrica Sports late last week announced a new multi-year partnership that will provide fans of the sport in sub-Saharan Africa with NBA games and programming. 13 Dec 2010 10:44