Look to Africa to grow the channel

Africa’s image is rapidly changing as more foreign investors clamour to forge ties with African businesses. In the recent 2013 Africa Competitiveness Report, which was produced by the World Bank, the World Economic Forum and the African Development Bank, it is...

Cisco boosts its SA channel operation

Cisco has appointed a new channel director to head up the South African region, as well as a new distributor to help accelerate time to market and service channel customers. Kevin Hardy has been appointed as director of partner operations and commercial for Cisco’s...

Clarity sought on new SABC channel

The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC’s) decision to launch its 24-hour news channel on pay-TV MultiChoice’s platform needs clarity on its business case. This is according to the DA’s shadow minister of communications, who adds this is particularly...

Look to Africa to grow the channel

Africa’s image is rapidly changing as more foreign investors clamour to forge ties with African businesses. In the recent 2013 Africa Competitiveness Report, which was produced by the World Bank, the World Economic Forum and the African Development Bank, it is...

MTN debuts custom YouTube channel

MTN has launched the first “custom channel” in Africa to help users localise YouTube content delivery effectively. While any advertiser can use YouTube, custom channels provide additional powerful features for brands who want to do something beyond the ordinary....