Rwanda: Gov’t Plots for Cheaper Mobile Handsets

Rwanda Utilities and Regulatory Agency (RURA) in partnership with Rwanda Development Bank (RDB) and telecom operators are set to pilot for cheaper handsets for all.

Namibia: NCCI, Musicians to Aid Haiti

LOCAL musicians, together with the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) as well as the National Youth Council (NYC) and other stakeholders, are on a mission to raise relief funds for earthquake-hit Haiti through a music concert, an SMS campaign and a gala dinner.

Namibia: Govt Entry Into Mining ‘No Threat’

GOVERNMENT’S entrance into the mining sector through the 100-per cent state-owned Epangelo Mining is “no major threat”, Extract Resources Chairman Steve Galloway said at Swakopmund this weekend.

Nigeria rebels: not “directly responsible” for raid - Reuters


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Togo Soccer Team Banned by Confederation of African Football - The Epoch Times


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Togo Soccer Team Banned by Confederation of African Football
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that Togo will be banned from the next two Africa Cup of Nations and fined $50000 as punishment
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South Africa: Domestic Demand Poised to Pick Up

BORROWING by households and companies shrank for the third time in a row last month, but at a slower pace, suggesting that domestic demand was starting to revive.

South Africa: Nation Has Some Long-Life Brands

SA MIGHT be a young country, but it can hold its own when it comes to the vintage of some consumer and corporate brands, with Nederburg wine dating back to 1810 and Mrs Ball’s Chutney to 1852.

Zambia: New Country’s Highway Code to Lessen Road Carnage

FOR the past 10 years, Zambia has had to be content with road safety measures made possible from personal memory of a highway code that was last published in 1997 or through harsh realities of being policed by road traffic law enforcement agents.

South Africa: Exxaro Aims to Sell Green Power Into National Grid

MINING group Exxaro was pursuing plans to generate up to 300MW of renewable energy and had already started installing the measuring equipment, a senior manager in the company said on Friday.

South Africa: Even More Local Trade Mooted At Canton Fair

SOUTH African businesses are again expected to increase their presence at, and generate more business from, China’s biggest trade fair, the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou in April and May.

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