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2010 FIFA World Cup
 [Issa Sikiti da Silva] The 2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC) has expressed concerns about the slow pace of the FIFA World Cup tickets sale in Africa, with less than 150 days to go for the kick-off in South Africa. Read more >> [Proffesor Ndawonde] PRETORIA: The attack on the Togo national soccer team in Angola will not risk South Africa's security measures during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, says National Police Commissioner Bheki Cele. Read more >>Branding
 [Esther Karuku] With the current economic recovery taking root in Kenya, business owners have reason to smile. Rising from the effects of the global economic meltdown, company profits are slowly but surely increasing. To confirm this, are the impressive 2009 third quarter financial results posted by local banks. Read more >>Media
 Isha Sesay, who hosts Inside Africa, CNN International's weekly look at political, economic, social and cultural affairs and trends in Africa, will co-host the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards, to be held in Kampala Uganda on 29 May 2010. Read more >>NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists yesterday, 11 January 2010, called on Angolan authorities to ensure the safety of sports journalists covering the African Nations Cup following the death of a Togolese sports journalist on Friday, 8 January 2010. Read more >>MOGADISHU: The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is concerned over the continuing violence being directed towards the journalists in Somalia following the injury of a radio journalist in Beletweyne town of Hiran region on Sunday, 10 January 2010. Read more >>Mobile
 [Walter Wafula] Zain has extended Zap - its mobile phone-based commerce service to Niger, Sierra Leone and Malawi following its roll-out in East Africa in February 2009. Read more >>Newspapers
 The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have called on the Iranian government to release all jailed journalists and end its crackdown on the media that began after the disputed 2009 election. Read more >> The IFRA Expo 2010, scheduled for 4-6 October 2010 in Hamburg, Germany, is designed to offer an abundance of innovations, a WAN-IFRA report stated yesterday 12 January 2010. Read more >>WASHINGTON: Newspapers and other "traditional media" still generate the bulk of news that gets to US consumers despite the rising importance of online media, according to a study released Monday. Read more >>Production
 Standard Bank and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) are seeking an iconic image that captures the passion, excitement and euphoria of the 2010 Orange Africa Cup of Nations. They are hosting a competition for professional photographers accredited to cover the event in Angola. Read more >>Retail
[Jocelyn Newmarch] The global recession could end only in 2012, but Africa could take advantage of a likely shift in manufacturing jobs to the continent. Read more >> [Michael Hamlyn] An international treaty designed to protect seeds from commercial exploitation is allegedly being violated by the US and Brazilian governments and a Texas university. Read more >>
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