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Brand Leadership leads Ghana's National Democratic Congress' successful election campaign

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:29:00 +0200

South African-based Brand Leadership Group has been central to the election campaign that ensured that Professor Atta Mills, the presidential candidate for Ghana's leading opposition, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), was sworn in as the next president of the Republic of Ghana.
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Ikalafeng to judge prestigious Rebrand 100 Global Awards

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:45:00 +0200

Thebe Ikalafeng, founder of the Brand Leadership Group will be part of the 10-man jury at the next prestigious Rebrand 100 Global Awards, which will take place in the USA in January 2009.
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A healthy brand is a healthy business

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:38:00 +0200

Brands are not inanimate products we pick off the shelf. Like man, they are living entities with extendable organic identities that exist in the hearts and minds of everyone they touch. They evolve like embryonic creatures and grow to take on human personalities that make them powerful forces that control our desires.
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Marketing bandwidth in the Nigerian telco

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:11:00 +0200

“Shift happens” is the two-word phrase that fully captures the Nigerian GSM turf, especially with the astounding leap from the pre-2001 pent-up demand to becoming one of the fastest growing markets in the world. The teledensity ratio experienced an astronomical leap from 0.73% to 35% mid-2008. It is easier to get a SIM in Lagos than a sachet of water.
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Nigeria's UBA excites investors

Wed, 21 May 2008 10:41:00 +0200

The Nigerian stock market was agog on Friday 16 May 2008, following the release of the six months audited results of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), West Africa's largest financial services group.
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Boost for football

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:11:00 +0200

Footballers participating Uganda's local challenge, the Super League, received a financial boost from Gateway Television (GTV), when its founder disbursed UGX306 million to the Federation Ugandan Football Association (FUFA). Each club in the Super league will receive UGX17 million.
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African nations agree to $1 billion Indian satellite project

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:04:00 +0200

A critical mass of countries are signing on to a plan for India to invest $1 billion in the Pan-African e-Network satellite project, a joint initiative with the Africa Union aimed at developing the region's information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure.
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Music video project for Africa

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 14:43:00 +0200

Pan-African music entertainment network MTV Networks Africa and oil marketer Shell have partnered to boost Africa's contemporary music industry.
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Cup of Nations adopts beer

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:59:00 +0200

Sponsorship for Nigeria football reached new heights last Friday, as Guinness Nigeria Plc. became the latest sponsors of the Nigerian National football Team - The Super Eagles.
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Nigeria's UBA Plc bags Africa's Emerging Global Bank Award

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:13:00 +0200

At a glittering ceremony in Washington DC, United States of America, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Nigeria's largest bank, on the night of Thursday October 18, 2007, bagged the Emerging Global Bank Award, beating strong contenders, JP Morgan Chase and Standard Bank in the process.
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