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Business as usual for Trustco Mobile in Zimbabwe

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:19:00 +0200

Trustco Mobile's operation in Zimbabwe will be back on track soon, following an interim order handed down by the High Court of Zimbabwe against Econet, a company incorporated in Zimbabwe. Trustco Mobile is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Namibian-listed Trustco Group (TTO), which is also listed on the Africa Board of the JSE.
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Indian investor eyes stake in Zim phone operator

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:38:00 +0200

HARARE: Zimbabwe's debt saddled and sole fixed landline phone operator, Tel*One, is set to undergo a restructuring exercise which will result in the government losing its majority control in the firm as the commercialisation of loss-making state parastatals gathers pace despite stiff resistance from some officials.
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Neo@Ogilvy global CEO talks up role of emerging markets, mobile

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:30:00 +0200

Neo@Ogilvy's global CEO, New-York based Nasreen Madhany, has been visiting South Africa for a corporate summit, where she talked up the role emerging markets will play in the future profitability of her company.
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African mobile advertising market continues growth - InMobi

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:11:00 +0200

JOHANNESBURG: InMobi, the independent mobile ad network, has released its April 2011 Mobile Insights Report for Africa providing insights on mobile advertising trends on the continent. Data from the report shows that InMobi now serves 4.2 billion impressions a month in Africa, up 21% from 3.5 billion in January 2011.
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[Netprophet 2011] African ecommerce market has a long way to go

Thu, 12 May 2011 18:55:00 +0200

A billion Africans and 50 million bank accounts. In South Africa, credit cards are used by only 16.5% of the population (2008). No African country comes close to 1% of total retail spend spent online - the magic figure which constitutes the tipping point for digital retail growth (in SA, ecommerce has a 0.4% share of the retail market, while in countries such as Egypt and Nigeria, the figure stands at 0.01%). No wonder, then, that the ecommerce market in Africa hasn't bloomed.
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Significant shifts in South Africa, Africa's mobile patterns

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:37:00 +0200

A global study conducted by TNS Research Surveys shows that South Africans' unconditional love for handsets - more than content as it is in developed markets - is beginning to change and will even shift faster as bandwidth improves, and as cheaper smartphones appear on the market - probably from China.
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RIM launches BlackBerry Protect in Open Beta in Europe, ME, Africa

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:50:00 +0200

WATERLOO, US: As well as in Europe and the middle East, Research In Motion (RIM) has launched BlackBerry Protect in Open Beta in 30 African countries.
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Loeries 2011 opens for entries, categories revised

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:19:00 +0200

The Loerie Awards launched its 2011 campaign, Tuesday 15 March 2011, entitled "Don't hate. Create", created by Draftfcb and supported by a mobisite and specially developed augmented reality apps, linking digital technology to the printed media, along with a revamp of its award categories.
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Roundup of SxSWSA posts from the weekend

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:15:00 +0200

Here is a roundup of the posts published on sxswsa.co.za this weekend. We're over halfway through SxSW Interactive in Austin, Texas, but there's still plenty material in the works, so keep an eye on the blog for another few days. Also, follow @sxswsa, or the entire the #sxswsa Twitter list. [view twitterfall]
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IFC Village Phone program wins CEO Gender Award

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 08:55:00 +0200

WASHINGTON: On Tuesday, 8 March 2011, International Women's Day, Cherie Blair, founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, participated as special guest speaker at a ceremony at the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) headquarters, where the Village Phone program received the annual IFC CEO Gender Award for outstanding achievement in promoting women in business.
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