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AFRICAUN and GuideStar International put African charities online
GuideStar International (GSI) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) announced in August a joint venture to develop a free web portal for African civil society organisations, which will showcase the work of all NGOs, charities, non-profit organisations and community-based organisations from the smallest to the largest. 3 Sep 2008 10:37

AFRICAITNewsAfrica appoints new editor
ITNewsAfrica.com has appointed Samuel Mungadze as its new online editor. Mungadze is a qualified journalist with years of experience in the media industry. His working career has been with The Standard Newspaper (Zimbabwe) SABC Africa (SA) and The African Bulletin (Netherlands). 1 Sep 2008 11:24

AFRICACable network, meet social network: Match made in news - or marketing - heaven?
[Renay San Miguel] Television news networks have begun to experiment with social media, incorporating viewers' input into their coverage in a variety of ways. They're also tirelessly promoting their own involvement in social networking, which raises the question: Are the networks employing sound strategy, or just executing a marketing plan? 29 Aug 2008 11:35

AFRICAGlobal internet innovators at Africa's first international E-Tourism conference
Johannesburg: World leading online experts will be speaking at Africa's first international e-tourism conference next month, giving presentations at the two-day conference from 1-2 September, on how Southern Africa's tourism sector can harness the potential of the web, especially in the lead up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 20 Aug 2008 09:46

AFRICAFacebook, Coca-Cola and medical aid in Africa
A recent development on Facebook has shown that social networking may be more powerful than simply a vehicle for gossip between friends, co-workers and ex-significant others. 7 Aug 2008 14:09

AFRICAAfrica's new voice
[Janine Erasmus] Africa will soon get a new dedicated 24-hour independent news channel. In the spirit of CNN, Al Jazeera, the BBC, and South Africa's own recently-launched eNews channel, A24 will bring news from the African continent delivered from an African perspective. The Nairobi-based initiative is the brainchild of Kenyan Salim Amin, the son of renowned cameraman Mohamed Amin, who died in a plane crash in 1996. 6 Aug 2008 16:24

AFRICATSN becomes country's media trendsetter
As the electronic media deploys new technologies in the industry, there is enough evidence that print media's audience is rapidly shrinking. In order to maintain their share of readership, the latter is now striving to cope with the emerging alternative mass media communication technologies. 6 Aug 2008 11:13

AFRICAAre you an email addict?
According to AOL Mail's fourth annual Email Addiction Survey, 46% of email users said they're hooked on email (up from just 15% last year) and 51% check their email four or more times a day. One in five said they check their email more than 10 times a day and some even, for crying out loud, check their emails while in church. Granted, the survey is an American one, but are African's so different? Are you an email addict? 5 Aug 2008 09:41

AFRICAYouTube to show Olympics in Africa, Asia, Middle East
Google Inc.'s YouTube, the most popular video-sharing website, will show daily coverage of the Olympic Games in India, Nigeria and 75 other countries where broadcasters haven't bought exclusive rights to the programming. 5 Aug 2008 09:28

AFRICASudan: Authorities block YouTube
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 10:16

AFRICAZimbabweans use blogs, text messages for info
Posted on the "This is Zimbabwe" blog, they show charred, lacerated limbs and blank eyes staring out from the face of the official, Gift Mutsvungunu, frozen in a death grimace. A note accompanying the pictures says the picture quality is bad because the photographer was shaking with fear. 21 Jul 2008 11:05

AFRICAPan African E-Tourism conferences to boost online marketing for 2010
A new initiative to develop Africa's tourism and travel sector was launched the week. For the first time in Africa, E-Tourism conferences will be held across the continent to assist Africa's tourism sector to better understand the internet and the range of online marketing opportunities now available, especially in the lead up to the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa. 9 Jul 2008 14:28

AFRICAKick Off Online extends and launches East African website
Kick Off Online has launched an all new Kick Off East Africa website, Kickoffeastafrica.com, which will service mainly Kenyan, Ugandan, Rwandan and Tanzanian football. The new website joins the trio of Kick Off South Africa, Kick Off Nigeria and Kick Off Ghana on the magazine's portfolio. 9 Jul 2008 13:49

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