Neema Wamai is the new managing director of Ayton Young & Rubicam Group's advertising division - Y&R Nairobi. She will oversee and help re-invent communication strategies for major client accounts in East Africa. 4 Aug 2008
Government, today moved swiftly to curtail a rapid escalation of prices which threatened to erode the embattled new currency introduced on Friday. 4 Aug 2008
NDS, provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, today announced that Gateway Broadcast Services (GBS), the new pan-African pay-TV service has broadened its relationship with NDS. GBS has chosen MediaHighway Middleware and NDS Electronic Program Guide (EPG) to enhance its pay-TV satellite service for sub-Saharan Africa. 4 Aug 2008
MCI Consultants, distributor for the IBM Cognos TM1 product in South Africa, today announced that Banco Commercial Angolano in Angola had embraced TM1 as its management reporting tool. Angola is the latest in a string of the other African Barclays operations that are using the TM1 tool. 4 Aug 2008
The non-profit group, Life for Africa will establish the continent's largest technology park in Ghana. 4 Aug 2008
Kenya is investing heavily in information and communication technology (ICT) to build the infrastructure it needs to become a regional communication hub, President Kibaki has said. 4 Aug 2008
Abuja: Senate has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to censor or ban outright the Big Brother Africa Reality programme brought into Nigerian homes via the Digital Satellite Television (DSTV) owned by Multichoice if the contents contradict socio-cultural values of the Nigerian people. 4 Aug 2008
There are distinct mutterings from the TV industry in the US about regulating branded television by forcing channels to identify product placement. It seems the process of bringing some sort of regulation to branded television was started by screen writers who clearly are becoming more and more irritated at their producers insisting on them including products or lines of dialogue paid for by advertisers. 4 Aug 2008
With the area under paddy cultivation increasing, the government is mulling at allowing exports of about three million tonnes of non-basmati rice to African countries after November. 4 Aug 2008
On 29 July 2008, ANHRI denounced the government's decision to block the YouTube website. Since 22 July, internet users in Sudan have been unable to access the site, instead receiving an error message stating that the site was blocked by the National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC). 4 Aug 2008
Nokia and Bizcommunity.com today, Monday, 4 August 2008, announced the signing of a partnership to enable mobile journalism on the popular website. Bizcommunity.com, South Africa's leading online community for the advertising, marketing and media industry, will have its editorial team equipped with Nokia N82 devices to assist in day-to-day news gathering and multimedia reporting on-the-go. 4 Aug 2008
There is nothing more frustrating than a gaggle of geeks sitting in your boardroom talking about simple concepts in an unnecessarily obfuscatory manner because their revenues are tied to your inability to understand what they're saying or the bills you're paying. 4 Aug 2008
With the dust barely having settled after this year's Loerie Awards, rumours are already flying about which town will host the 2009 event. 4 Aug 2008
In July 2007, South Africa's second fixed-line operator Neotel partnered with TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris as its communications partner to assist in positioning it as the preferred provider of leading-edge telecoms services in South Africa. At a media briefing on Friday, 1 August 2008, the first 60-second animated Neotel TV ad was unveiled by TBWA client service director Deon van Druten. [video] 4 Aug 2008
In today's digital age, where the bulk of personal and business communication is conducted via electronic means, protecting your identity and ensuring the highest standards of security are crucial. 4 Aug 2008
NEWSWATCH: While the Sunday Sun has apologised for Jon Qwelane's recent column concerning gay marriage after the press ombudsman found it in contravention of the press code last week, reports News24.com, a group of 17 gay rights organisations - whose spokesperson is PR man Mixael de Kock - are still calling for Media24 to axe the journalist, according to The Times Online. 4 Aug 2008
The Creative Circle results for June 2008 are out and according to chairman John Davenport, “being so close to the Loeries, it was a funny month with some categories much weaker than others. Congrats to Fox P2 for doing well in the tough radio category.” 4 Aug 2008
It is well known that people have an inherent need to be part of something - to belong. The positive organisation fulfils this need, celebrates life, and at the same time helps to build a more creative and positive culture. 1 Aug 2008
Mobile telecommunications company Zain formerly known as Celtel in Africa has eliminated roaming charges incurred by its subscribers when making calls between Africa and the Middle East. 1 Aug 2008
The African Diaspora is to be showcased at this year's Standard Bank Joy of Jazz in Newtown at the end of August 2008. Representing artists from Zimbabwe, Botswana, Kenya, the DRC and Swaziland, the African line-up will be joined by top performers from South Africa, the US, Japan, Norway, Spain, Israel, Germany and Holland. 1 Aug 2008
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