NAMIBIAUCT GSB's Foster-Pedley joins Namibia Business Innovation Project Jon Foster-Pedley, senior lecturer in strategy at the UCT Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB), has been appointed creativity and innovation advisor to the Namibia Business Innovation Centre Project, a new initiative combining a science park, technology park and business incubator. 17 Jul 2008 15:54
TANZANIATanzanian band takes on Europe The Ngoma Africa band, a Tanzanian band based in Germany has released a new single CD Apache Wacha Pombe, which means, “Apache stop over drinking alcohol”. And by all accounts, it's a hit in Europe! 10 Jun 2008 08:07
AFRICAACP launches film production support programme The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) presents the ACP-EU Support Programme for the ACP Cinema and Audiovisual Sector. The Secretariat of the ACP Group of States and the European Union have designed a new support programme for the ACP audiovisual sector, ACP Films (ie. cinema and television). ACP Films is managed by the ACP Secretariat and financed by the 9th European Development Fund (EDF). 25 Apr 2008 11:00
SOUTHERN AFRICAMalawi's Central Bank has to compensate girls for photographs [Gregory Gondwe] The Reserve Bank of Malawi has been ordered by the Malawi's office of the Ombudsman to compensate three girls for using their photographs on a K10 banknote in 1997 without seeking their consent. 11 Apr 2008 06:15
AFRICAGlitz and glamour in Togo The football fraternity and the people of Lomé, capital of Togo, West Africa, won't forget the night of Friday 1st of February 2008. 11 Feb 2008 07:55
MOZAMBIQUECommercial over-fishing threatens coastal livelihoods in Mozambique Artisanal fishing provides a critical source of food and income to thousands of Mozambicans, but the ever-increasing local and international demand for fish, combined with rapidly depleting stocks, is putting increasing strain on this way of life. 7 Feb 2008 08:06
EAST AFRICAKenyan crisis ripple effects felt across the region Unrest in Kenya threatens humanitarian and commercial operations throughout the Great Lakes region, potentially affecting more than 100 million lives, according to analysts. 7 Feb 2008 06:37
ZIMBABWEGenerator sales soar on worries of major blackouts [Dumisani Ndlela] Two countrywide blackouts this week sent Zimbabwean businesses scurrying for back-up power supplies on worries of major power supply interruptions this year from the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), the country's power utility. Generator retailers reported soaring generator sales. 24 Jan 2008 07:31
AFRICACricket 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
MOZAMBIQUEMozambique: What price the benefits of foreign investment? The Mozal aluminium plant is a symbol of Mozambique's red-hot economy, touted as a symbol of the investor-friendly environment that led the Wall Street Journal to declare the country "an African success story". 11 Dec 2007 09:01
SOUTHERN AFRICAMalawian government intensifies campaign against child labour A government plan to more than double the number of Malawi's child protection officers will not resolve the twin problems of child labour and trafficking, because the root causes lie in areas beyond the reach of monitoring and enforcing legislation, civil rights groups say. 3 Dec 2007 08:39
AFRICAMusic 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
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Jon Foster-Pedley, senior lecturer in strategy at the UCT Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB), has been appointed creativity and innovation advisor to the Namibia Business Innovation Centre Project, a new initiative combining a science park, technology park and business incubator. 17 Jul 2008 15:54
The Ngoma Africa band, a Tanzanian band based in Germany has released a new single CD Apache Wacha Pombe, which means, “Apache stop over drinking alcohol”. And by all accounts, it's a hit in Europe! 10 Jun 2008 08:07
The football fraternity and the people of Lomé, capital of Togo, West Africa, won't forget the night of Friday 1st of February 2008. 11 Feb 2008 07:55
Artisanal fishing provides a critical source of food and income to thousands of Mozambicans, but the ever-increasing local and international demand for fish, combined with rapidly depleting stocks, is putting increasing strain on this way of life. 7 Feb 2008 08:06
Unrest in Kenya threatens humanitarian and commercial operations throughout the Great Lakes region, potentially affecting more than 100 million lives, according to analysts. 7 Feb 2008 06:37
The Mozal aluminium plant is a symbol of Mozambique's red-hot economy, touted as a symbol of the investor-friendly environment that led the Wall Street Journal to declare the country "an African success story". 11 Dec 2007 09:01
