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CNN Multichoice African Journalist 2008 finalists

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:04:00 +0200

Finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2008 Competition were announced today, 15 May 2008, by Azubuike Ishiekwene, Chair of the independent judging panel. This year the competition, now in its 13th year, received a record 1912 entries from 44 countries throughout the African continent, including French- and Portuguese-speaking Africa. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Ghana launches smartcard payments system

Mon, 05 May 2008 10:01:00 +0200

President John Kufuor has launched a landmark payment and settlement system designed to transform and extend the coverage of financial services and transactions in Ghana. The "National Switch and Smartcard Payments System," dubbed "E-Zwich," is an initiative of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and provides a common platform to link the payments of all the financial and non-financial banking institutions. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Bursting into Ghana

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:31:00 +0200

Internet service giant iBurst Africa is expanding its operations in Ghana as part of its expansion in Africa. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Apprentice Africa - let the business begin

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:05:00 +0200

Touted as the ultimate job interview, Africa's own version of the popular reality TV series The Apprentice launches tonight, 26 February 2008. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Boost for football

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:11:00 +0200

Footballers participating Uganda's local challenge, the Super League, received a financial boost from Gateway Television (GTV), when its founder disbursed UGX306 million to the Federation Ugandan Football Association (FUFA). Each club in the Super league will receive UGX17 million. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Business channel scores in Ghana

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:11:00 +0200

CNBC Africa, the continent's first 24-hour international business channel, has secured a terrestrial television distribution deal in Ghana, effectively delivering the channel's business news to a potential audience of five million viewers in and around the capital Accra. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Ghana to diversify exports to EU

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:29:00 +0200

The Ghana Export Promotion Council (GEPC) and the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI) of the Netherlands have signed a pact to boost non-traditional exports to countries in the European Union. Read full story... | Send to a friend

PUMA and Ghana extend partnership

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:53:00 +0200

PUMA and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) have announced a multi-year extension of their successful partnership through the 2014 FIFA World Cup. PUMA CEO Jochen Zeitz and GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi made the announcement during a special reception in Ghana's capital of Accra. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Ghana 2008 Mobile Football Trivia game ignites fans

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:17:00 +0200

Starfish Mobile Ghana has teamed up with Tigo Ghana, an international mobile network operator to launch the latest Mobile Football Trivia Game which runs concurrently with the Cup of Nations Tournament. The trivia game was initiated to ignite African football fans to support their favourite teams and to expand their knowledge of the beautiful game. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Putting African football in the picture

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:54:00 +0200

Africa Interactive works together with local media talent in Ghana to put the Nike5showdown tournament in the picture. Read full story... | Send to a friend