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Over the weekend I got into a discussion on the topic of living in Africa. The person who I had this discussion with was from South Africa, the same place where I'm from. Although various points were brought up by either one of us, neither one of us was going to give into the other and thus there was no conclusion. 
AccessKenya Group, the internet service provider located in Kenya, has appointed Nelly Kimundi as the new product development manager. 
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MTN subscribers in Cote d'Ivoire and Benin will soon take off at full throttle as 3G licences were awarded to MTN in both countries recently. 
The Carbon Protocol of South Africa has awarded Fairview Vineyard Cheesery in Paarl as the first carbon neutral cheesery on the African continent. The Paarl based business began its quest to achieve carbon neutral status in September 2009. 
CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the world's leading celebration of creativity in communications, is pleased to announce the members of the 2012 Press, Outdoor, Media and Direct Lions juries. South Africa is represented on all four juries. Well done to Grant Jacobsen, executive creative director, DDB; Rui Alves, executive creative director, Y&R; Richard Procter, joint managing director, Vizeum, and Peter Khoury, executive creative director, MetropolitanRepublic. | Partners |
SOUTH AFRICANo Pain, No Gain, for SANGONeT's David Barnard
The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT) turns 25 in 2012. To celebrate this achievement, SANGONeT's CEO, David Barnard, will run 750km across three deserts on three continents as part of the annual SANGONeT "No Pain No Gain" campaign. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAPR-Net wields the sword against poor practice
Now in its 10th year, PR-Net, the peer network for communications professionals, cuts through the media winging about standards in public relations practice with four upcoming sessions that bring some of the land's most seasoned editors and media trainers to the PR industry. Read more >>| Government |
SOUTH AFRICAAnti-piracy efforts boosted with joint navy exercise
Commanding officers in the South African Navy and the German Navy taskforce on Thursday applauded one another at the end of a series of joint naval exercises on anti-piracy operations near Simons Town Naval Base. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAShabangu: Transformation needed in mining
Transformation is still needed in all areas of mining, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu reiterated on Friday. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAAmendment bills to address labour broking
Cabinet has approved two bills for submission to Parliament that deal with the phenomenon of labour broking and child labour, among others. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAMolewa outlines progress on Acid Mine Drainage
Government will intensify its efforts to address the threat posed by Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in the Witwatersrand area, Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said on Thursday. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAMinister launches inquiry into fisheries tenders
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tina Joemat-Pettersson has announced that her department would set up an inquiry to look into tender practices at the department. The department has been under scrutiny around alleged irregular processes and procedures being followed in the awarding of tenders. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAMetrorail fare increases condemned
SOUTH AFRICAKey to better life in the hands of youth
SOUTH AFRICAThe SKA's the limit!
SOUTH AFRICAGovernment 'not committed to training'
SOUTH AFRICAMPs call meeting on banks' unsecured loans
SOUTH AFRICALack of ships flying SA flag costs billions
SOUTH AFRICASA gov won't probe MTN corruption claims in Iran
SOUTH AFRICADA takes Telkom to task over cable theft
SOUTH AFRICANgqura port capacity to double in ten years
SOUTH AFRICAJanuary freight transportation income up 20.2%
| Motoring |
SOUTH AFRICAStunningly beautiful Opel GTC
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The sleek and dashing new Opel Astra GTC has made its eagerly-awaited appearance on dealer showrooms in South Africa just months after it was first shown at the Johannesburg and Frankfurt motor shows - and it is every bit as sexy to drive as it is to look at. Read more >>More Motoring news...
| Travel |
SOUTH AFRICA[10 Things I Love About]... The Dusi
[Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Paul du Toit is a South African actor known for his roles as Dean on the e.tv's Backstage and Malan Koster in M-Net's Binnelanders. He has been nominated for and won FNB Vita Awards for acting as well as taking home a Fleur du Cap award and Naledi nomination for Best Contribution to a Musical. Here's a piece from him that is all about travel with a difference! Read more >>More Travel news...
| BizLounge |
SOUTH AFRICACreating Carnage
[Daniel Dercksen] Kids will be always be kids, but grown-ups might not always behave like adults, as conveyed with verve and humour in Roman Polanski's superb big-screen adaptation of Yasmina Reza's play God of Carnage, which was hailed by the critics and public alike, and enjoyed sell-out runs in Paris, London and on Broadway after its premiere in 2006. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAZabalaza Theatre Festival is punk
[Johann Smith] After accepting an award for Best New Theatre at the recent Fleur de Cap, Lara Foot delivered this immortal statement: "I appreciate this acknowledgment. But when I accepted an award in 1991, the crowd was as white as it is tonight." And the usually confident veteran director, started to shake. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICALife after old age
[Daniel Dercksen] In the endearing and wistful The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, British director John Madden shows us that there is most definitely life after old age and love does indeed conquer all. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAClose encounters of the heard kind
[Eugene Yiga] Where were you on the day that the earth stood still? I'm talking about 9/11. After more than a decade, the feelings are still pretty raw, which is what Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close tries to tap into. To some, this movie will be way too close for comfort. To others, it won't be close enough. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAOut & about with His Kind
[Daniel Dercksen] The delectable decadence and devilish drollery of Christopher Isherwood in Christopher and His Kind is one of the many highlights at this year's Out In Africa Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, which runs from 23 March to 1 April in Cape Town and Joburg. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAThe Quartet [Eugene Yiga]
SOUTH AFRICAMK Award winners announced [Duan Wanty]
SOUTH AFRICAEat In DStv Food award winners announced
SOUTH AFRICASuperclub times [Farah Barry]
SOUTH AFRICASplashy Fen getting ready to rock
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