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Calling community heroes

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:10:00 +0200

<>The 2010 Jet Community Awards, which have opened for entries, will recognise community projects and grass roots organisations in four categories. With more than R1m in prize money, the competition is open to entries from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland, with the proviso that winners are obliged to reinvest their winnings into their community building initiatives.
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Oasys signs agreement with ZITF

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:05:00 +0200

<>The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) is hosted in Bulawayo and draws about 100 000 visitors over three days. Brian and Kevin Kennedy, respectively chief executive and managing director for Oasys Innovations signed a joint agreement with Daniel Chigaru, ZITF general manager, naming Oasys as the preferred infrastructure provider for the fair.
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Zimbabwe's sole newsprint plant remains closed

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:51:00 +0200

<>Zimbabwe's sole newsprint producer, Mutare Board and Paper Mills (MBPM) will remain inactive due to the low prices of paper, forcing newspaper publishers to import from South Africa.
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SADC Media Awards 2010 launched

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:18:00 +0200

<>Collins Chabane, minister in the presidency in charge of performance monitoring and evaluation, and government spokesperson Themba Maseko last night, Thursday, 4 February 2010, made an impassioned plea to South African journalists to participate in the SADC Media Awards competition, saying it promotes regional integration and togetherness through excellent journalism.
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Telecel Zimbabwe targets listing

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:05:00 +0200

<>Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris' Orascom Telecom-controlled Telecel Zimbabwe is earmarked for a listing on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) in a move meant to raise additional capital and broaden the shareholder base.
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One Young World launches

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:53:00 +0200

One Young World, a global leadership summit for young leaders age 25 and under, united from all the world's 192 countries to address major global challenges, will be held in London from 8-10 February 2010.
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mcel reappoints HKLM for retail expansion

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:29:00 +0200

<>Following the first two pilot retail stores, Mozambican cellular operator, mcel has reappointed international branding company, HKLM to continue the retail roll-out with the design and shop-fitting of a further 15 outlets.
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2010: Our Cup runneth over

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:41:00 +0200

<>Good news from FIFA: not only have two million tickets been sold to date, a recent poll reveals that South Africans are ‘overwhelmingly positive' about hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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2010 FIFA World Cup: two million tickets sold

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:19:00 +0200

<>The number of tickets sold so far for the 2010 FIFA World Cup has reached the two million mark, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke told a media briefing yesterday, Wednesday, 27 January 2010, at the Sandton Sun Hotel in Johannesburg.
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Ill-prepared ZBC fails to launch TV2

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:02:00 +0200

The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation's much hyped launch of TV2 has failed to take off. According to sources, ZBC which is struggling to attract viewers due to its archaic and partisan programming, delayed the launch due to “technical unpreparedness and lack of programmes to fill up the schedule”.
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