Government suspends independent radio station's broadcasts
Reporters Without Borders has condemned the government's decision on 8 July to suspend independent Radio Despertar's broadcasts for 180 days on the grounds that their current range, 400km, is much more than the 50km stipulated in its licence. The suspension comes just one month before an election campaign is due to begin on 5 August. 14 Jul 2008 11:34
SA firm opens imaging bureau in Luanda
South African enterprise content management (ECM) firm Digital Archiving Systems (DAS) has opened an imaging bureau in the Angolan capital. The enterprise, which is worth US$250,000, will see the employment of 10 skilled ECM workers. 25 Jun 2008 13:43
Africa's Olympic win
The African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) has concluded an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to acquire the free-to-air broadcast rights for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The broadcast rights relate to 41 sub-Saharan territories excluding South Africa. 26 May 2008 14:43
CNN Multichoice African Journalist 2008 finalists
Finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2008 Competition were announced today, 15 May 2008, by Azubuike Ishiekwene, Chair of the independent judging panel. This year the competition, now in its 13th year, received a record 1912 entries from 44 countries throughout the African continent, including French- and Portuguese-speaking Africa. 15 May 2008 16:04
Angola reports economic growth of 15% per year
The annual average rate of growth of Angola's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached 15% over the last eight years, the Angolan Deputy Minister of Planning Carlos Alberto Lopes has said. 14 May 2008 11:24
Nampak plant in Angola can save SABMiller $6m
[Nicola Mawson, Consumer Industries Correspondent] SABMiller aims to save about $6m a year when a new can manufacturing plant being built by Nampak was up and running in Angola in the middle of next year. 10 Apr 2008 07:29
Poland to fund Angolan fisheries academy
Poland will finance the estimated $22 million construction of a fisheries academy in the southern Angolan province of Namibe, says its ambassador to Angola, Piotr Mysliwiec. 29 Feb 2008 11:11
Angola to open a stock exchange
The Deputy Governor of the Angola Reserve Bank (BNA) says the establishment of a local stock exchange will help diversify means of financing of the national economy and enhance transparency in financing public and private firms. 14 Dec 2007 11:08
France, Angola to rebuild ties after decade
Luanda – France and Angola are to rebuild their diplomatic ties after ten years, according to French Ambassador to Angola Francis Blondet. 11 Dec 2007 13:32
Bank takes 140 African traders to Hong Kong
[Walter Wafula] Standard Charted Bank PLC is sponsoring 140 small and medium enterprise African traders to attend the 2007 World SME Expo in Hong Kong, as part of its new annual SME Trade Corridors' initiative. 7 Dec 2007 12:01
UBA aims to be Africa's sixth largest bank in 2010
According to the group MD and CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Tony Elumelu, the Nigerian bank's ambition is to become the 6th largest bank in Africa by 2010, with long term plans to mature as the leading African bank. 5 Dec 2007 09:00
Namibian company using JSE to grow
[Nicola Mawson] It wasn't a great first day for fast-moving consumer goods company CIC Holdings on Friday, when it became the first foreign company to have a primary listing on the JSE's AltX. The company has plans to expand operations into southern Africa in the next couple of years. 4 Dec 2007 11:05
African nations agree to $1 billion Indian satellite project
A critical mass of countries are signing on to a plan for India to invest $1 billion in the Pan-African e-Network satellite project, a joint initiative with the Africa Union aimed at developing the region's information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure. 30 Nov 2007 12:04
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