MARKETING & MEDIA

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 11:35MARKETING & MEDIA

Verone Mankou (
@verone), is the brain behind the first African tablet to rival the iPad. At the age of 26, Mankou designed the tablet known as "Way-C" in his hometown, Brazzaville, Congo. "Way-C" means "the light of the stars" in a northern Congolese dialect.
22 May 2012 11:09MARKETING & MEDIA

The
African Banker Awards has released the shortlist of nominees for the 2012 competition. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on 30 May 2012, which makes its
debut in Africa. This year's event coincides with the annual African Development Bank (AfDB) meetings in Arusha, Tanzania
24 Apr 2012 16:14MARKETING & MEDIA
Added Value
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 10:58MARKETING & MEDIA

MINI has announced that it will be the official vehicle sponsor of the 2012 Put Foot Rally crew, Shake & Bake, for their 17 day adventure through Africa.
28 May 2012 13:47MARKETING & MEDIA

Manoj Kohli, CEO international and joint managing director of Bharti Airtel, has met with the president of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, to discuss the telecommunication company's progress in the country. The courtesy visit comes two months after Airtel launched
operations in Rwanda, expanding Airtel's footprint on the continent.
28 May 2012 10:18MARKETING & MEDIA

Orange, the telecommunications corporation has launched the second edition of its Orange African Social Venture Prize. The goal is to promote social innovation that supports development through information and communication technology (ICT).
23 May 2012 13:32MARKETING & MEDIA

The finalists in the 17th CNN MultiChoice African Journalist competition were announced today, 18 May 2012, by
Ferial Haffajee, chair of the independent judging panel. This year the competition received entries from 42 countries across the continent, including French and Portuguese speaking Africa.
18 May 2012 11:49MARKETING & MEDIA

Airtel Uganda has announced its new harmonized calling rates to all African destinations, cutting costs for Ugandans who communicate with family, friends and business associates across the continent.
24 May 2012 14:03MARKETING & MEDIA
CNBC Africa, the pan-African financial and business channel, will celebrate five years of continental business broadcasting across Africa on 1 June 2012.
16 May 2012 11:42MARKETING & MEDIA

With the assistance of generous sponsors, Google has announced the launch of a new US$1 million African News Innovation Challenge (ANIC) to help African journalism flourish in the digital age.
10 May 2012 14:26MARKETING & MEDIA
[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] MultiChoice Malawi has announced that all is now set for the
Big Brother StarGame which aired last night, 6 May 2012, on AfricaMagic Entertainment and DStv Channel 198.
7 May 2012 10:52MARKETING & MEDIA

Africa Business News (ABN360), home of CNBC Africa and
Forbes Africa, has announced that Zambian football legend Kalusha Bwalya will join the
Forbes Africa team as a columnist for its sport pages.
3 May 2012 14:32