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 South African Tourism's current marketing campaign in Nigeria is not centred primarily on the forthcoming FIFA World Cup next year in South Africa, says Phumi Dhlomo, SA Tourism regional director: Africa and Domestic Markets. The campaign also aims to further drive tourists' into the the country after the event. Read more >>2010 FIFA World Cup
 [Dr Nikolaus Eberl] When the Local Organising Committee announced the 2010 brand bromise to be “Ke nako (it is time) - Celebrate Africa's Humanity” at the preliminary FIFA Draw held in Durban, pundits were quick at writing off this slogan as full of hyperbole and devoid of substance. Read more >>CSI
[Carole Kimutai] The first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Kenya Awards will be held in June 2010. Companies will be awarded for outstanding, innovative and world-class products, services and projects that create a high social and environmental benefit for the community and the business. Read more >> Digital
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] When it comes to the issue of registering domain names South Africa is doing well, with some 60% of the continent's total of registered domain names. The rest of Africa, more than 50 countries, shares the continent's other 40% of about a million top level domains. Read more >> Education and Training
Wits Business School's Centre for Entrepreneurship and the Centre for Business Development at the University of Johannesburg hosted a symposium entitled ‘Best practice in entrepreneurial development' yesterday, 28 July 2009. The symposium attracted individuals from Africa who exchanged best entrepreneurship practices. Read more >>Media
NAIROBI: At the community centre in Mukuru, a slum in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, teenagers spend hours engrossed in a video game, but they are not battling other-worldly forces with super-human weapons; instead, they are finding their way through a familiar-looking city, trying to negotiate real-life situations and learn how to avoid HIV infection. Read more >>Mobile
Harare: Econet says MTN is welcome in Zimbabwe after reports that Africa's biggest cellular company was keen to invest in the country. Read more >>Online Media
 The United Nations Alliance for Civilizations has launched an online network that provides users with educational materials and resources on tolerance and civic education. Read more >>Retail
[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi's resident representative for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Maitland Macfarlan announced last week that Malawi will benefit from the body's rescue plan, to help countries fend off the world economic crisis. Read more >> [Cam McGrath] CAIRO: Egypt receives some of the highest annual solar radiation in the world, yet the desert country remains heavily dependent on fossil fuels. Read more >> GOMA: Charcoal profits are helping to fuel the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where militia groups and some segments of the national army control the production of and trade in the commodity, say officials. Read more >>TV
[Gregory Gondwe] Multichoice Malawi has entered a pact with the National Bank of Malawi where its clients will use the bank's service centres across the country to pay their subscriptions. Read more >> Media
 Although they need each other, the relationship between the media and civil society has not been at its best in post-apartheid South Africa, and both parties would do well to cultivate a more professional and respectful relationship. Read more >>
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