Animation in Kenya comes of age
[Carole Kimutai] Animation is an industry which has been dominated by the West. In Africa, the concept is relatively new, but this year nine animation films from Kenya will be screened at the prestigious Africa in Motion (AiM) festival that will run 23 October - 2 November 2008 in Edinburgh, UK. 6 Oct 2008 09:54

Insecurity leaves crops rotting
Teresia Chebet and hundreds of other small-scale farmers in the western Kenyan district of Nandi North have not been directly affected by the violence that has ravaged the country in the past month, yet their livelihoods are threatened because markets have become inaccessible. 4 Feb 2008 06:23

Kenyan dairy firm invests in IT upgrade
[Carole Kimutai] Spin Knit Dairy Kenya is planning to invest over KSh10 million in the upgrade of its technology infrastructure and install an automated milk reception system. 16 Jan 2008 09:45

Cricket Australia tries to corner image market
Cricket Australia (CA), the governing body of one of Australia's favourite sports, is trying to force all photographers and agencies to sign a new contract before they enter the cricket grounds. 13 Dec 2007 06:42

Music video project for Africa
Pan-African music entertainment network MTV Networks Africa and oil marketer Shell have partnered to boost Africa's contemporary music industry. 22 Nov 2007 14:43

Warner Bros Entertainment footage now available for TV commercial use - Gallo Images
Warner Bros Entertainment's high-end special effect footage has been awarded to Gallo Images for distribution to South African TV commercial and multi-media producers by Getty Images. 1 Aug 2007 14:08

48Fest film contest for Africa
Staying Alive, MTV International's ongoing HIV and AIDS prevention campaign, and African music channel MTV base are joining forces to bring its thought-provoking film competition 48fest to Kenya for the first time, it was announced on Tuesday, 26 June 2007. 29 Jun 2007 12:38

Search for the Face of Africa begins
The search for fresh modelling talent begins this month as TV channel M-Net and mobile phone company Nokia start holding open castings for aspiring models in Accra, Addis Ababa, Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Gaborone, Johannesburg, Kampala, Kigali, Lagos, Luanda, Lusaka, Nairobi and Windhoek. 7 Dec 2005 12:09