Study says quality of Nile water has improved
A study has indicated that water quality in the River Nile improved considerably in the months of October and November 2007, giving rise to hopes that drinking water quality for many of Egypt's 80 million people may improve.

AFRICA

World Bank slams its own forest reforms in DRC
World Bank forestry projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ignored the rights of indigenous pygmies and overestimated the benefits of industrial logging in reducing poverty, the bank itself said in a report that concluded internal guidelines had been breached.

No black-outs or cold coffee at Gallo Images - Gallo Images
Gallo Images turbo-charged generator is keeping South African advertising, publishing and marketing teams connected to www.gettyimages.com despite the countrywide power crisis.

AFRICA

The big green paint job
Is this entire ecology-sensitive greenery facade just a hoopla offering lip-service to the green movement, or does the real message still need some serious distillation? Now, this of course calls to mind the super-green-men of the new branding circus.

WEF to talk African governance, stability
The annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, opened on Wednesday with sessions on African governance and stability planned for the week ahead.

IEC chief attends Zim election workshop
[Luyanda Makapela] Chief Electoral Officer of South Africa's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Advocate Pansy Tlakula has been invited to attend a two-day workshop ahead of Zimbabwe's March elections.

Alliance Media unveils largest building wrap for the Africa Cup of Nations - Alliance Media
On the eve of the Africa Cup of Nations in Accra, Alliance Media Ghana unveiled the country's most spectacular building wrap. MTN Ghana, the country's leading telecoms network and the sponsor of the Cup, took this key site specifically for the launch of Africa's largest football tournament.

ZIMBABWE

Generator 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.

SOUTH AFRICA

Space rapidly selling out for Markex 2008
With six months to go before Markex and World of Events 2008, this show for the South African marketing and promotions industry is already 62% sold out.

MOZAMBIQUE

Mozambican, SA farmers partner to grow sugarcane
[Sydney Masinga] The Mozambican government will donate 29,000 hectares of land to small-scale sugarcane farmers in both Mozambique and South Africa over the next three years.