EAST AFRICAMadagascar leases out half its arable land
South Korean firm Daewoo plans to grow maize on one million acres of land in Madagascar. The firm will pay nothing for the lease of the land. The Indian Ocean island will gain employment opportunities and infrastructural developments from Daewoo's 99-year lease of 1.3m hectares. 21 Nov 2008 11:11
KENYARetailer launches Christmas consumer promotions
[Carole Kimutai] Despite the global crunch that has seen a drastic reduction in consumer spending, retail supermarket chain Nakumatt has launched a R3m (KSh30m) Christmas season rewards program that will run for two months. 20 Nov 2008 12:15
KENYAProduct placing Kenyan tourism industry
[Titus Kaloki] It was delightful to read in one of our common dailies, the Daily Nation, about how the corprate players in Kenya have come to see sense in product placement and sponsorship on popular TV shows. 20 Nov 2008 10:36
UGANDAAIRCOM provides network optimisation tools to MTN Uganda
AIRCOM International, an independent network planning and optimisation consultancy, announced on Tuesday, 18 November 2008, that it has signed a deal to deliver network optimisation tools to MTN Uganda. MTN continues to deploy GSM network infrastructure across Uganda and now provides mobile coverage to over 150 cities, towns and villages across the country. 18 Nov 2008 13:37
EAST AFRICAFraud: Citibank experts to probe Ethiopian national bank's security code system
Experts from Citibank, the New York-based banking giant that recently was swindled of 27 million dollars from the Ethiopian National Bank's US account, have scheduled to visit the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) within the next few weeks to verify NBE's SWIFT security code system through which the two banking entities have been communicating. 18 Nov 2008 11:04
UGANDAAirlines increase flights from Entebbe
[Walter Wafula] Growing demand by Ugandans and international travellers is driving more airlines to Entebbe International Airport. 17 Nov 2008 09:04
Company news
SOUTH AFRICAMobile game now with added football community SMS feature - Starfish Mobile
Starfish Mobile Nigeria has teamed up with Zain, a major mobile Telecommunications company, to launch the latest football community mobile news alert feature based on the top European teams. 17 Nov 2008 18:48
SOUTH AFRICAEffectively manage internal communications throughout the African continent - ChatROOM
When organisations deal with staff compliments of several hundreds across different countries on various levels of hierarchy and from different cultures, educational background, language preferences and demographics, effective internal communication becomes a major challenge. 17 Nov 2008 10:54
SOUTH AFRICAPortable Event Advertising Bin - Right Stuff
When it comes to event advertising, the "accessory" has now become the "necessity." In the past, the traditional event bin was an after-thought, a branding accessory which took a back seat behind the banners and flags, which always held centre stage when displayed at public functions. 17 Nov 2008 10:48
SOUTH AFRICAVision Africa introduces MediaMetrics results - Vision Africa
On 21 October 2008 Vision Africa, a full-service marketing and stakeholder research company held a breakfast for media, agencies and selected corporate companies to present the results of MediaMetrics™, a product of Vision Africa. 13 Nov 2008 16:50
NAMIBIAVision Africa - 100% Namibian - Vision Africa
“We are proudly Namibian," says new Managing Director of Vision Africa, Cornelius D'Alton. "There has been a change of ownership at Vision Africa and we are now 100% Namibian-owned.” Not only is the company completely local, but the new majority shareholder is a Black Economic Empowerment company. 6 Nov 2008 13:49
SOUTH AFRICAFuel launches pan African digital solution - Fuel Group
Fuel today announced its expansion into Africa and the Middle East, allowing the group to offer a greater degree of ease and targeting for brands looking to exploit African and Middle Eastern markets. The group will see the launch of the first of its offices in Nigeria in Q1 2009, followed by Kenya, Ghana and Dubai by Q3 2009. 5 Nov 2008 15:57
SOUTH AFRICAeMarketing textbook finds its way to Kenya! - Quirk eMarketing
Tourism and online marketing have always been a likely couple. With the 2010 Soccer World Cup happening in South Africa, the need for local tourism agencies and service providers to catch up with eMarketing trends has increased evermore. 22 Oct 2008 14:13
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