LEADERSHIP MUST FOCUS
The Eskom African Business Leaders Forum, organised by this publication, happened at a time that all sectors of the African continent need to understand how they can contribute to the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad). In a keynote address South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma said the Nepad vision "will not flourish unless we all nourish and grow it".
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SATELLITE DISH FOR COMPUTERS
Africa is known as a continent where the Internet is a strange phenomenon only known and used by the very few. However, a major new project will enable people to access the Internet in the same way than obtaining satellite television services. ELVIRA VAN NIEKERK spoke to IP Direct CEO Robert Tibbs on the possibilities of providing fast Internet connections to the continent.
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THE BUSINESS OF FIGHTING HIV/AIDS
The HIV/Aids pandemic has Africa in its clutches, and if serious and drastic action is not taken, the continent will not only face a massive humanitarian disaster, it will also threaten its economic development. ELVIRA VAN NIEKERK visited Botswana to see how this country, with the highest HIV/Aids prevalence rate in Africa, is tackling the problem head on.
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TO TREAT OR NOT TO TREAT
HIV/Aids is one of the biggest problems facing the economies of African countries. On the one hand there is the astronomical cost of treating people who cannot afford any medication themselves, and on the other the impacts on business and the economy.
In this special feature, Business in Africa investigates the situation and takes a closer look at what the real costs of HIV/Aids to the continent are.
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3G THE AFRICAN WAY
Shortly before the telecommunications market in Europe and the US descended into recession, many multinational telcos spent billions of dollars to secure licenses for third-generation (3G) cellular networks.
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RECYCLED COMPUTERS FOR IT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Providing an ideal conduit for skills development and entrepreneurship in Africa, the Cape Information Technology Initiative (CITI) and second hand computer distributor, FreeCom Group, have committed to working together in narrowing the IT digital divide, through making technology more affordable and accessible to previously disadvantaged communities.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ACHIEVABLE IN AFRICA
There are no degrees of corporate governance. A company either applies the principles of corporate governance or it does not. Sir Adrian Cadbury in his Corporate Governance Overview in the 1999 World Bank Report said "Corporate Governance is concerned with holding the balance between individual and communal goals the aim to is to align a nearly as possible the interest of individuals, corporations and society." MARYANN MIDDLETON takes a closer look.
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MYSTIC MOROCCO
Morocco holds an ancient mystique that many a traveller will find fascinating and rewarding.
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