Rethinking the African economic model
[Arthur G. O. Mutambara] As we commemorate Africa Day, the 25th of May, it is important that we reflect on the economic circumstances obtaining on our continent.

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Call to punish attackers in SA xenophobic violence
The SA government should protect victims to ensure justice says human rights organisation.

AFRICA

Precious survivor of apartheid era to star in feature film
'Precious', a feature film based on the extraordinary life story of South African-born coloured Olympian Precious McKenzie MBE, is scheduled to begin shooting on location in South Africa later this year.

Online intiative for reporting xenophobic violence
For Quirk eMarketing, merely talking about the ongoing xenophobic attacks hasn't been enough, and www.unitedforafrica.co.za is the result - a site which provides real-time, geo-located updates of what's happening in areas affected by the xenophobic violence. This mashup represents a collaboration between 15 different individuals and NGOs, including the TEDsters who developed Ushahidi.com, Cell-Life, Quirk eMarketing and TAC.

Cape Town commemorates Africa Day
[Bathandwa Mbola] Cape Town commemorated Africa Day on Saturday, 24 May, with a two-day festival initiated by foreign nationals.

SOUTH AFRICA

Xenophobia in SA: ‘media should take the blame'
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] At least 50 people are dead, more than 1000 injured, scores of women gang-raped and nearly 35 000 are displaced as xenophobia attacks - described by The Sunday Independent as ‘ethnic cleansing - SA style' - show no sign of abating. As the continent celebrated Africa Day yesterday, Sunday, 25 May 2008, victims of the violence and other immigrants accused the South African media of fuelling the attacks by what they see as ‘constantly anti-foreigners reporting'.

SOUTH AFRICA

UK's ABCe: Web traffic standards to be reviewed
The web measurement standards for the UK's national newspaper websites are to be reviewed after rival publishers questioned Telegraph.co.uk's dramatic recent traffic growth, adding 6.3 million unique users in two months.

Protect our youth from premature death - The Heart and Stroke Foundation SA
World No Tobacco Day, Saturday 31 May, focuses on Tobacco-Free Youth as the only effective measure to reduce the very real risk of youth becoming regular users of tobacco products in adulthood. Nicotine is a highly addictive substance and child and adolescent experimentation can easily lead to a lifetime of tobacco dependence.

AFRICA

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.