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Kaberuka urges sub-Saharan Africa to push GDP growth to 10%

Sub-Saharan Africa has been growing steadily over the past few years, but needs to push up its growth rate to 10%, African Development Bank (AfDB) president Donald Kaberuka believes. He told a...

SA: Statement by the Apostolic Faith Mission, Pentecostal Christian denomination in South Africa, condemns Independent Communications Authority of South Africa's approval of Top TV's adult channels (26/04/2013)

STATEMENT

ICASA’s approval of Top TV's three pornographic channel’s, is not "a victory for democracy", as stated by Top TV, but a victory for evil. The Apostolic Faith Mission of SA unequivocally opposes...

SA: Statement by the Innovation Prize for Africa, joint initiative by the African Innovation Foundation and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, announces 2013 finalists (25/04/2013)

STATEMENT

Ten African innovators have developed practical solutions to some of the continent’s most intractable problems. Chosen from more than 900 applications from 45 countries, the finalists for the...

The wealth that lies beneath African soil

WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS

The numerous renewable energy, economic and infrastructure developments on the African continent make it an attractive investment destination. All that is required to take successful African...

Daily podcast – April 15, 2013.

PODCAST

ANC integrity committee member Frene Ginwala says fighting corruption in the African National Congress will be a "battle. This comes after the integrity committee was established and had its...

China’s African media footprint

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

On 14 December 2012, China Daily, China’s biggest English-language newspaper, launched its first African edition.(2) This was the latest development in the story of China’s ever expanding media...

SAA: Statement by South African Airways, South African airline carrier, launches newly developed mobile applications (09/04/2013)

STATEMENT

South African Airways (SAA) has launched two new mobile applications (Apps) that give customers access to comprehensive travel and airline information on the go. Using the convenience of their iOs...

The right to vote: Where do citizens in the diaspora stand? - Part 1

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The term 'diaspora' refers to a community formed as a result of the dispersion of a people from their homeland. Such people would have been induced or forced to leave their country, a process that...

UNDP: Statement by the United Nations Development Programme, states that Global South is key to accelerating Human Development in sub-Saharan Africa (14/03/2013)

STATEMENT

Sub-Saharan Africa can achieve higher levels of human development if it deepens its engagement with other regions of the South, according to the 2013 Human Development Report, which is being...

South Africans have yet to discover the real power of social media

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Wireless communication and social media platforms have provided citizens with previously unimaginable possibilities to engage politically. For example, during the 2012 United States presidential...

SA: Statement by the Department of Communications, marking International Women's Day (08/03/2013)

STATEMENT

With the mobile penetration rate exceeding 100% more women have access to technology than ever before. Mobile technology is improving the lives of women in the health sector by providing feedback...

SA: Statement by the World Wide Fund for Nature, conservation organisation, on countdown to Earth Hour 2013 (25/02/2013)

STATEMENT

As the countdown to Earth Hour 2013 continues, WWF South Africa (WWF-SA) is calling on everyone to switch off their lights for one hour and switch over to more sustainable ways of living, and doing...

New mobile phone service launched

ADAMS & ADAMS

In keeping with Kenya’s position as one of the most technologically innovative African countries and the source of M-PESA, a mobile phone based money transfer and micro-financing service, the...

Mobile Usage at the Base of the Pyramid in South Africa (January 2013)

MOBILE COMMUNICATION

With 6-billion mobile phones around the world, of which 75% in developing countries, telephones reach most corners of the African continent. Mobile phones have improved the lives of the poor. Two...

SA: Dina Pule: Address by the Minister of Communications, at the Industry Workshop on the Broadband Strategy and Implementation Plan, Midrand (06/11/20/12)

SPEECH

South Africa is infinitely better off than it was a decade ago. The greatest improvement has been in living standards. In the 2011 census, 73.4 percent of South Africans reported having access to...

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