the Marketing & Media community of Southern 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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Zim: Retailers get into the festive mood

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:49:00 +0200

For Zimbabweans, Christmas has of late never been this merry: over the past decade, they have had to battle a hyperinflationary crisis that made it impossible to budget for festivities, while retailers shunned festive season indulgences for customers. Then there were empty shelves to contend with over the last two years.
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Diary of investment prospects in Namibia

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:31:00 +0200

The diary of investment prospects in Namibia - the world's fifth largest uranium producer - contains, among others, exploring a land of relative peace where opportunities to make a ‘lot of money' abound in sectors such as mining, fisheries, agriculture, manufacturing, energy, tourism and human resources development.
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Zim: Newspapers launch competitions to attract readers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:38:00 +0200

The state-controlled Zimbabwe Newspapers Group (Zimpapers) has launched its Eight Papers Promotion, asking readers to buy all the week's papers from the group in order to stand a chance to win holiday packages, airline tickets, cell phones with lines, flat screen televisions and shopping vouchers.
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Chinese to boost agriculture in Mozambique

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:08:00 +0200

A Chinese centre for research and transfer of agricultural technology is set to open in Mozambique in early 2010. The facility will use China's farming expertise to boost the African country's agricultural productivity by improving cultivation methods and training local scientists and farmers.
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Bechtel appoints Alcatel-Lucent in Angola

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:18:00 +0200

PARIS: Alcatel-Lucent announced on Tuesday, 10 November 2009, that it has secured a US$12 million contract with Bechtel, a global company for engineering, construction, and project management, for the deployment of an integrated telecommunications infrastructure to support onshore and offshore operations of Angola LNG's new plant in Angola.
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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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Retailers bring back credit to lure customers

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:27:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's retailers, which had withdrawn credit facilities due to a hyperinflationary crisis, have brought back the credit terms for retail customers.
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Lesotho: A mountain of challenges

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:30:00 +0200

JOHANNESBURG: The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been feeding people in Lesotho since 1965, yet the tiny mountain kingdom is still not much closer to achieving food self-sufficiency. Time to overhaul the approach, aid agencies say.
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Fabulous fabric framing system

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:51:00 +0200

Display Mania has officially launched their every popular textile/fabric framing system.
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