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Economy-Uganda: Traders go down as prices go up

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:50:00 +0200

KAMPALA: With the world economy in the grip of a credit crunch, traders and consumers in Uganda are struggling with price inflation and the depreciation of the country's currency, the Ugandan shilling, against the dollar. Especially importers have not been able to bring goods in which were ordered when prices were lower.
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Samsung's internet enabled TV hits East Africa market

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:04:00 +0200

Samsung Electronics has unveiled a flat-panel TV with a provision to access content on various websites, in East Africa. The 29mm LED TV was launched in Kenya at the end of June.
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Courses set for August and September in Johannesburg and Cape Town

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:49:00 +0200

Organisational communication training specialists, Quo Vadis Communications, is to run two additional courses before the year's end to meet demand.
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PAIDF invests in Essar Telecom Kenya

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:14:00 +0200

The Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund (PAIDF) has invested KSh7,5 billion (US$93,75 million) in Essar Telecom Kenya Holdings Ltd (ETKHL) - a subsidiary of Essar Telecom Limited.
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Ghossein appointed new Telkom Kenya CEO

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:37:00 +0200

NAIROBI: Telkom Kenya, late last week unveiled Mickael Ghossein as its new CEO. The announcement was made by the company's board of directors following a meeting earlier in the week.
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Never waste a good recession sale

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:04:00 +0200

This is the Manic Promotion you have been waiting for, with specials to help you forget about the economic problems the world faces. The economic doom and gloom has had some positive impact and Display Mania's Manic Promo reinforces this with a killer Sale on our top-of-the-range products, however, never compromising on quality.
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A kiosk for every occasion

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:34:00 +0200

Point-of-sale advertising with a sales platform ideally suited for rural Africa? Look no further than our Kiosk Range. With an emphasis on portability and value-for-money, our various kiosks are a great investment for point-of-sale, events and informal trading.
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IFJ calls for Somali media protection

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:51:00 +0200

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has urged the international community to help stop violence against media in Somalia after the murder of Muktar Mohamed Hirabe, director of Radio Shabelle in Mogadishu, who was shot dead by gunmen in the war ravaged Somali capital on Sunday, 7 June 2009.
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East Africa: historic internet launch

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:32:00 +0200

The first undersea internet cable linking East Africa to the rest of the world was launched this month, June 2009, in Kenya. The 5,000km cable stretches from Fujairah in United Arab Emirates, passing through the Indian Ocean to Kenya.
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Ethiopia: Erratic rainfall threatens crop yields

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:52:00 +0200

ADDIS ABABA: The late start of Ethiopia's wet season and the unreliability of the rains could affect crop production this year and increase the number of those in need of aid, officials said.
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