Zimbabwe's new Z$100 billion banknotes were issued on Saturday in a desperate bid to ease the recurrent cash shortages plaguing the inflation-ravaged economy where an orange will cost you Z$250 billion. 22 Jul 2008
South African business is cautiously optimistic following yesterday's signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between Mugabe and the two MDC factions led by Arthur Mutambara and Morgan Tsvangirai respectively. 22 Jul 2008
On Digital Media (ODM) announced earlier this week that it has been awarded a pay-TV broadcast licence by ICASA. "We are ecstatic that ICASA has issued our broadcasting licence," commented Vino Govender, director of ODM. 22 Jul 2008
Nominations are now open for the third annual Sunday Times Business Times Marketing Excellence Awards, which recognise successful marketers and marketing companies for the key role they play in the industry. Marketing practitioners from all industry sectors are invited to nominate candidates that have excelled in the areas of industry, business, and individual accomplishment before entries close on 30 September 2008. 22 Jul 2008
Simon Barber from the International Marketing Council (IMC) of South Africa and Brand South Africa is putting together a South African roadshow of big-name international, mostly US-based, bloggers, writes Matthew Buckland, outgoing GM of the Mail & Guardian Online, on his blog. 22 Jul 2008
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) will once again be a sponsor of the Durban International Film Festival, where cinema in all its diversity will be celebrated from 23 July to 3 August 2008 for the 29th time. 22 Jul 2008
The fourth FutureFact conference, to be held on Thursday, 24 July 2008, in Johannesburg, focuses on the potential tipping points for these changes, relevant to future scenarios for business and the country. Here are some findings on township living from the FutureFact survey, which has been monitoring the attitudes, values and beliefs of South Africans for 10 years now. 22 Jul 2008
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, and opposition leaders Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the capital Harare today, paving the way for talks to resolve the country's political impasse. 22 Jul 2008
Urgent changes in global agricultural policies are needed to meet the threats of soaring food and energy prices, says United Nations General Assembly President, Srgjan Kerim. 22 Jul 2008
Harold Eedes, MD of media company Ramsay, Son & Parker for the past nine years and a significant figure in the local publishing industry, died peacefully on Sunday, 20 July 2008, after a long battle with cancer. According to a statement from RS&P, “he will be remembered for his leadership, wisdom and integrity by his fellow directors, colleagues and friends.” 21 Jul 2008
94.7 Highveld Stereo listeners will have to wait a while before they can start downloading music they hear on the airwaves onto their phones. The station announced today, Monday, 21 July 2008, that it will be postponing the launch of its music sales initiative to listeners as Sony BMG has withdrawn its consent. 21 Jul 2008
A week of strikes and protests in Cote d'Ivoire's economic capital Abidjan ended on Sunday following a government announcement that it would continue to subsidise fuel, and that government ministers would slash their own wages by 50% to help cover the cost. 21 Jul 2008
Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika has called for a national referendum to decide whether parliament should discuss the national budget or Section 65 of the Constitution which empowers the Speaker to declare vacant seats of parliamentarians deemed to have crossed the floor. 21 Jul 2008
At the inception of independence, most of Africa inherited a highly dispersed and unevenly distributed infrastructure from its colonial past. The limited infrastructure built during that era was largely driven by the objective of connecting natural resources to export markets and little or no consideration was given to the sustainable economic development of the continent. 21 Jul 2008
Rapidly adapt or face becoming obsolete - this is the challenge business leaders are grappling with today in a tough global marketplace. To empower leaders with the knowledge and tools to lead change expertly, the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) will run an innovative course called Organisational Change Leadership this September. 21 Jul 2008
Zimbabwe's bid to resuscitate the use of international credit cards, abandoned at the start of a gruelling economic crisis now in its ninth year, has crumbled due to the continued erosion of the domestic currency, bankers said yesterday. 21 Jul 2008
The “Financial Mail Infrastructure Project Finance” Conference, which took place on 8 and 9 July 2008 at the Sandton Sun, served as a highly valuable “feeder” event into next month's NEPAD/SADC Regional Infrastructure Projects Conference. 21 Jul 2008
An innovative synthesis of adaptable office suites, housed in a fresh, stylish space, on Cape Town's vibrant Long Street, creates a welcome buzz and energetic hub for both local and international media and creative communities. 21 Jul 2008
TechnoServe launched its “Women Mean Business” program in Uganda last week, to expand the range of economic opportunities available to women. 21 Jul 2008
The African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) are to join a new reference group to liaise with the South African Development Community (SADC) mediation team to help in finding a lasting solution to the Zimbabwean crisis. 21 Jul 2008
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