Quartz Marketing, a leading provider of Marketing Strategies and Services, has been appointed as the official agency to work with the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards 2011. In today’s competitive markets it is vital to work with experts who are able to assist you with increasing your exposure and raising your profile in order to stay ahead in business. In addition to implementing and managing the full marketing strategy for the Awards, Quartz Marketing will be providing services that include the development of the Social Media Campaigns and assistance with securing sponsorship for the Event. The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards are quickly becoming a notable fixture on the UK Zimbabwean... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Saturday, February 19th 2011 |
By Staff Reporter – JOHANNESBURG – South African Baha’is are gravely concerned for the welfare and safety of Iran’s seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders who have been transferred to more brutal sections of their prison complex. The seven Baha’i leaders were initially arrested in 2008 and held at Tehran’s Evin prison for 20 months without charges. They were then accused of espionage and organizing religiously activities illegally among other allegations. All charges were denied. After a brief trial, they were sentenced to 10 years in prison. The 7 women and men were then sent to Gohardasht prison, which is infamous for... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, February 18th 2011 |
Shout-Africa’s Novell Zwange had an exclusive interview with the President of Embratur – Brazilian Tourism Board, Jeanine Pires, who was recently in Johannesburg, South Africa ahead of FIFA 2014 World Cup™ to be hosted in Brazil. Below is the Q&A session: NOVELL ZWANGE (NZ) : What challenges do the hosting of FIFA 2014 World Cup™ present to Brazil? JEANINE PIRES (JP) We have a few challenges here and there, but we have organised in Brazil a strategy beyond 2010 expectations. NZ : Could you please give estimate figures or a percentage of African tourist arrivals to Brazil over say the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, February 18th 2011 |
By Own Correspondent – Every day journalists expose fraud and corruption – in local organisations, corporations and high political office and occasionally they earn rebuke from politicians whose noses have been put out of joint. However, when Charles Atangana, a leading Cameroonian journalist, did so, he was set upon by President Biya’s security forces, arrested, stripped naked, beaten up and detained for 40 days. He was locked in a flooded cell and tortured to try to force him to reveal his sources. He refused. Suffering from malnutrition, chronic diarrhoea and food poisoning Charles managed to persuade his captors to take... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, February 17th 2011 |
By Own Staff Reporter – Doha, QATAR – Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker last week hit back at comments made by the Secretary General of the Association of European Airlines about the dramatic rise of Gulf carriers and their impact on the global aviation industry. The boss of the Doha-based carrier said comments made by Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus at a recent gathering of the International Aviation Club in Washington DC were “factually incorrect and unfounded”. Said Al Baker: “I recently came across the remarks made by a colleague of ours, Mr Schulte-Strathaus, Secretary General of the Association of... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, February 15th 2011 |
