Added Value

Added Value SA appoints Richard Prévost as Business Director, looks to growth on the continent

Global brand development and marketing insight consultancy Added Value has appointed Richard Prévost to its executive committee in the role of Business Director. The move signals the Group's continued focus on growth, particularly in extending its reach further into the African continent. 28 May 2012 10:58

ITWeb Africa launches new website

South Africa's technology publisher, ITWeb on wednesday, 9 May 2012, launched its new ITWeb Africa website which will provide news, insight and analysis for Africa's ICT sector, at the Hyatt Hotel in Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa. 9 May 2012 13:41

BBC presenter arrested

A British man believed to have travelled to Zimbabwe as a charity volunteer has been charged with allegedly 'working without a permit' after his arrest in the country last week. 29 May 2012 11:46

The Jupiter Drawing Room expands into Zimbabwe

The Jupiter Drawing Room, a globally recognised advertising agency that opened its doors in South Africa in the late 80's, on Thursday, 23 February 2012, announced that it signed a deal with an advertising agency in Zimbabwe to expand in the country. 23 Feb 2012 14:45

Retail rewind - a year in review 2011

[Zeenat Moorad] The approval of the Wal-Mart/Massmart deal will go down as the highlight of the retail sector in 2011. 6 Jan 2012 08:19

Zambezi News set for TV

[Tinashe Sibanda] After a successful run at the recent Harare International Festival of the Arts, a comedy titled 'Zambezi News' by Magamba Cultural Activists Network will go on the small screen in July 2012. 21 May 2012 13:04

Reuters makes final call for KSM Awards, announces seminar

[Walter Wafula] Thomson Reuters, the global news and information company has made the final call for entries to the 2012 Kurt Schork Memorial (KSM) Awards which will take place in London in November, and made the announcement of a seminar on reporting on terrorism and global security. 3 May 2012 11:41

Can you hear your brand?

[Lars Deutsch] Audio Branding comes to Africa... Audio branding, also known as sound branding or sonic branding, is the use of sound to reinforce brand identity. Sound branding is increasingly becoming a vehicle for conveying a memorable message to consumers by taking advantage of the powerful memory sense of sound. 16 Apr 2012 12:08

Botswana benefits from sub-sea connectivity

Gateway Communications, the supplier of pan-African telecommunications services, continues with its plans to bring sub-sea connectivity inland across the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The most recent country to benefit from this initiative is Botswana, with capacity from SAT-3 being brought into Gaborone securely via South Africa. 14 May 2012 12:09

Ncube urges use of social media to grow brands

[Fortune Moyo] Alpha Media Holdings chairman Trevor Ncube has challenged the business community to embrace various social media available to improve their business brands. 19 Mar 2012 13:30

MISA criticise 'empty' media reform promises

[Alex Bell] The Zimbabwe Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has criticised 'empty' promises of media reform made by the country's coalition government. 8 Mar 2012 13:44

Saicom reaches into Zimbabwe

While furthering its objective of capturing market share in the field of electronic vending services in Africa, Saicom, the telecommunications company and providers of GSM Community Service Telephones has concluded an agreement with Zimbabwe based Electronic Automation Systems and Integration (EASI). 18 Jan 2012 12:29

Pick n Pay increases shareholding in TM Supermarkets

On 8 December 2011, the shareholders of TM Supermarkets voted unanimously to allow Pick n Pay to purchase an additional 24% of shares, bringing its holdings up to 49%. The Competition and Tariff Commission of Zimbabwe agreed, subject to certain conditions pertaining to labour and local procurement of goods. 12 Dec 2011 10:53