the Marketing & Media community of East Africa

Radio summit for programme and station managers in Africa

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:00 +0200

Dear Fellow Broadcasters

There are expressions that say "iron sharpens iron", and that it takes a "diamond to polish a diamond". We also believe that in the field of broadcasting excellence breeds excellence.
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MTN Uganda pursues data expansion

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:30:00 +0200

Data is expected to be the next revenue generator for MTN Uganda as ARPU (average revenue per user) slows down due to declining consumer spend triggered by the global economic downturn, says Themba Khumalo, MTN Uganda CEO.
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IFJ condemns attacks against media in Somalia

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:32:00 +0200

MOGADISHU: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the upsurge of attacks against journalists and news media organisations in Somalia.
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Kenya: Residential broadband service boosts company sales

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:02:00 +0200

AccessKenya Group, Kenya's first publicly-listed ICT company has announced that it has achieved its year-end customer target numbers nearly two months ahead of schedule. It has 3000 customers now signed up to its residential broadband service, Access@Home, and over 3100 customers contracted for its corporate broadband service, Broadband Max.
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FIFA World Cup trophy arrives in Kenya

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:42:00 +0200

NAIROBI: The Coca-Cola and FIFA World Cup Trophy has arrived in Kenya, where it was received by President Mwai Kibaki in the capital, Nairobi.
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Somali livestock sales boosted

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:06:00 +0200

Sales of Somali livestock have seen a sudden increase over the past few days since Saudi Arabia lifted a nine-year ban on imports of the kind from Somalia last week.
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Rapid Kiosk

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:41:00 +0200

With the 2010 FIFA World Cup just around the corner, not to mention glorious summer, the Rapid Kiosk is the natural choice for public events and portable, instant retail solutions.
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New Vodacom Business unit in Tanzania

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:51:00 +0200

Vodacom Business has established a new unit in Tanzania. The business unit aims to allow Vodacom Tanzania to provide new technologies and value-add solutions to meet the mobile and fixed voice-, video- and data requirements of Tanzanian businesses.
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Kenya: Westlands launch new road safety initiative

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:24:00 +0200

Celebrities and opinion leaders from various quarters of Kenyan society and diplomatic circles will attend the launch of Tame-A-Black Spot (TABS) road safety campaign, along Waiyaki Way/Museum Hill Roundabout, in Westlands, Kenya in December 2009.
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Young Achievers Awards draws 13 business journalists

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:22:00 +0200

Thirteen Ugandan business journalists have been nominated for the first Young Achievers Awards that aims to recognise the efforts of excellent and innovative Ugandan citizens.
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