SOUTH AFRICA

Visit to advance SA-Nigeria relations
[Bathandwa Mbola] South Africa and Nigeria are to advance their relations through a three-day visit by Nigerian's President Umari Yar'Adua to the country which starts today, Monday, 2 June 2008.

Getty Images Ultimate Pitch winner is... - Gallo Images
Andrew Tinning of Market Force Australia will be taking Bob Scarpelli's place at Cannes this year for his powerful entry "Green Unltd" which the judges felt has the power to galvanise people into really making a difference around the big problem of global warming.

Next wireless spectrum sale likely to come with a catch
Having succeeded in attaching conditions to its most recent auction of wireless bandwidth, the United States' FCC is considering another go at the concept. This time, the string attached would require the provider to offer free wireless Internet access to 90 percent of the entire U.S. population.

USB-ED highly rated in world ranking for management training - USB-ED
USB-Executive Development (USB-ED), the public training company which forms part of the University of Stellenbosch Business School, recently achieved the exceptional honour of being selected as one of the world's top business training institutions.

AFRICA

TICAD outcomes to benefit Africa - Mbeki
[Michael Appel] Following the conclusion of the 4th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), President Thabo Mbeki on Friday said the outcomes would greatly benefit the African continent.

NIGERIA

Nigeria's FBI focuses on winning award
[Femi Lawal] A Nigerian-based RnB artist, whose debut music video is on most music program's top charts across Nigeria, has been nominated for a top music award in Toronto, Canada.

KENYA

Kenya to import maize to build up food stockpile
The Kenyan government plans to import three million bags of maize in the next two months to build enough stocks to cushion the country against the impact of possible food shortages caused by post-election violence and the failed rains.

SOUTH AFRICA

eNews 24-hour channel takes to the airwaves
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] History was made last night at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg when e.tv launched eNews Channel, South Africa's first independent round-the-clock news service, on Channel 403 on DStv Premium and DStv Compact. At exactly 7pm, the fantastic duo of Jeremy Maggs and Redi Direko went on air to signal the beginning of a brand new and innovative phase in local news. “Today is a historic day not only for e.tv, but for the whole of South Africa,” group editor-in-chief Debra Patta told the audience.