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2010 FIFA World Cup
 [Issa Sikiti da Silva] For the past five years, human traffickers have been using the 2010 FIFA World Cup as a ‘bait' to lure people to work in South Africa at construction sites and accommodation establishments, as escorts, stadium marshals and many more, a Bizcommunity.com investigation has found. Read more >> [Bongani Nkosi] An eye-catching minibus with a difference is currently zipping around Johannesburg, South Africa, to teach the public about the history of the beautiful game and build excitement ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off in June 2010. Read more >>Digital
 SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook has announced an alliance with Internet security specialty firm McAfee to get members of the world's leading online social network to better defend their computers. Read more >>Eventing
[Carole Kimutai] Next month, Kenya will play host to AITEC's annual Banking & Mobile Money Conference for the COMESA region. The event will be held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre 24 - 25 February 2010. Read more >> Media
Press freedom in Kenya is under threat, according to media owners, after the government reintroduced measures to limit press freedom despite earlier agreeing to water down proposals. Read more >>Mobile
 [Gregory Gondwe] Zain Malawi, on 12 January 2010, launched a pilot phase of a new service that will enable customers to carry out financial transactions using their mobile phones. The mobile commerce service dubbed ZAP Khusa M'manja (money in your hands) is being rolled out this week in Malawi following a successful performance in East Africa Zain operations. Read more >>LUSAKA: Four firms from Russia, India, Angola and Libya have been shortlisted for the next round of bidding for a partial stake in Zambia's state-run telecom company, Zamtel, an official said Wednesday, 13 January 2010. Read more >>Online Media
 SAN FRANCISCO: Google said it will let people store pictures, videos, and other kinds of digital files online at Google Docs, adding virtual hard drives to services offered "in the cloud." Read more >>Out Of Home
 The MTN Ekasi TV sites are screening the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola games live. The first permanent big screen TV went up in Diepsloot in December 2007 and the project now consists of 19 sites across the country. Read more >>Public Relations
[Wanyaka Gituku] As I was surfing the internet, I stumbled on an article in the Daily Nation. The article reported that a survey revealed that top opinion shapers in the United States view Kenya as a corrupt nation with a culture entrenched in impunity. Read more >> Retail
[Walter Wafula] A group of at least 56 African tax administration officials are set to meet in Cairo, Egypt next month, to tame the growing transfer pricing problems on the continent. Read more >>
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