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WTC Africa Initiative and Italy join hands in trade

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:52:00 +0200

Following a trade agreement reached between the World Trade Center Africa Initiative and Italy, business between Africa and Europe is set to receive a significant boost. The agreement will see business leaders from 12 African countries meet their Italian counterparts in on-site deal rooms next year, at the inaugural Afritalia Commerce Exchange.
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Africa's housing crisis: conference outlines remedies

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:18:00 +0200

Despite having 3% of the population earning an income viable for mortgage and 10.8% earning between US$10-20 per day, the UN Habitat says about 40.3% of Africans still live in slums. Inadequate and overcrowded dwellings, mostly without clean water, electricity and proper sanitation, line the streets of major cities as the population grows, banks close their doors on the poor and corruption infests the housing sector.
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CNBC Africa, KPMG, GIBS partner for Africa Business Leaders Awards

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:57:00 +0200

Africa Business News (ABN) Events and CNBC Africa have announced the launch of the inaugural Africa Business Leaders Awards (ABLA), to be hosted in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 21 October 2011. CNBC Africa will be the official broadcast partner of ABLA, which aims to recognise the most prominent business leaders in Africa.
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[Indaba 2011] SA looks to Africa to boost tourism revenues

Mon, 09 May 2011 12:52:00 +0200

South Africa, the continent's largest economy and ranked 32nd globally in business tourism, is aggressively marketing its African portfolio to boost tourism numbers and revenues amid a steady increase in spend and visitors coming from Africa, in particular Angola, Zimbabwe and Nigeria.
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[Indaba 2011] SADC countries reiterate unity, shared vision for tourism growth

Mon, 09 May 2011 11:29:00 +0200

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, home to about 280 million people, contribute a modest 2% to the global tourism market despite boasting amazing tourist destinations and having 'solid' marketing strategies in place.
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Entries invited: Travel and Tourism Film & Video Awards

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:49:00 +0200

Southern Africa's Travel and Tourism Film & Video Awards is in full preparation mode. The organisers are calling for entries from southern African film and video makers as well as from travel and tourism product owners.
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Gender Justice and Local Government summit in Johannesburg

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:12:00 +0200

The second annual Gender Justice and Local Government summit will take place in Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre, Benoni from 28-30 March 2011. More than 265 participants from ten Southern African countries are expected to attend the event, which showcases examples of local efforts to end gender violence and empower women across Southern Africa.
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Roundup of SxSWSA posts from the weekend

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:15:00 +0200

Here is a roundup of the posts published on sxswsa.co.za this weekend. We're over halfway through SxSW Interactive in Austin, Texas, but there's still plenty material in the works, so keep an eye on the blog for another few days. Also, follow @sxswsa, or the entire the #sxswsa Twitter list. [view twitterfall]
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U2360° broadcast live from Cape Town

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:18:00 +0200

U2's Cape Town concert scheduled for today, Friday 18 February 2011, will be broadcast live on Highveld and KFM in South Africa, alongside a live stream on DStv.com, throughout Africa.
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Gearhouse SA supplies 2010 Oriflame Diamond Conference

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:38:00 +0200

Gearhouse South Africa supplied full technical production - sound, lighting, AV and video, staging, sets, rigging and power - and one of their massive new In2Structures SupaDome venues for Swedish cosmetics multinational Oriflame's 2010 Diamond Conference.
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