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Access to Information Law good for accountability

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:18:00 +0200

The Access to Information Bill will promote transparency in national programs when passed into law, Alfred Kayiranga Rwasa, the chairperson of the political affairs and gender committee of the lower chamber of parliament has said.
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ITWeb appoints Africa editor

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:59:00 +0200

ITWeb, South Africa's leading business technology publisher, has appointed Gareth van Zyl to be editor of ITWebAfrica, its soon-to-be-launched ICT news and information Web site dedicated to English-speaking African markets.
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Two editors given jail terms in CAR

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:38:00 +0200

NEW YORK: The convictions of two journalists in the Central African Republic over their critical coverage of a top official constitute political censorship, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday, 31 January 2012.
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AFCON 2012: Samsung launch interactive, online events

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:25:00 +0200

Samsung Electronics, the long-time supporter of African football, is rallying fans across the continent to show their passion for the game by launching a series of interactive live and online events for fans to gather and share the excitement of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2012, taking place in Gabon-Equatorial Guinea.
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Congolese inventor puts African tablet on sale

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:43:00 +0200

BRAZZAVILLE, REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Africa has its first handheld tablet, Way-C, to rival the iPad and similar western inventions, which went on sale in the Republic of Congo on Monday, 30 January 2012, its inventor Verone Mankou said.
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African journo awards extends deadline

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:02:00 +0200

CNN International and MultiChoice announced at the end of last week that the deadline for entries for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 Awards have been extended to Wednesday, 22 February 2012, and the judging to take place in April this year.
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New research reveals how Africa tweets

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:28:00 +0200

NAIROBI, KENYA: Young people Tweeting from mobile devices are driving the growth of Twitter in Africa, according to How Africa Tweets, new research launched in Nairobi yesterday.
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BBA 7 brings double housemates

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:24:00 +0200

Multichoice Malawi announced on 24 January 2012 that the Big Brother Africa housemates of Season 7, will go in the house in pairs, where they will choose whether to pair with spouses, friends or family.
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'Women in News' programme open for applications

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:04:00 +0200

The Women in News (WIN) programme, a leadership programme for African women working in media and launched by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) in 2010, is now accepting applications from women media professionals from either the business or editorial side of newspapers in Botswana, Namibia and Zambia.
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Airtel launches 3.75G service in Zambia

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:13:00 +0200

Airtel, yesterday, 17 January 2012, announced the launch of its 3.75G platform in the country. This promises significant changes to how subscribers experience the web on 3.75G-enabled devices. The improved technology will enhance multimedia functionality, high speed mobile broadband and internet access, allowing users to make video calls, watch live TV, send and receive emails and download music from the devices.
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