South African MPs re-elect Mbeki

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South African Genealogy Helper

South African Genealogy Helper 11/01/2003 04:14 PM

Tiscali flogs South African ISP

Tiscali flogs South African ISP 08/23/2004 06:18 AM
Concentrating on Europe

SchmartBOARD Signs South African
Distributor

SchmartBOARD Signs South African
Distributor 09/16/2004 03:30 AM
SchmartBOARD, a company who manufacturers a new type of tool to help engineers, students, and hobbyists create electronic circuits, has signed South African distributor K.H. Distributors. [PRWEB Sep 16, 2004]

South Africa: ICANN Gets African Flavour

South Africa: ICANN Gets African Flavour 07/27/2004 05:58 PM
AllAfrica.com Jul 27 2004 8:40PM GMT

South African tycoon sues over flash car
(Reuters)

South African tycoon sues over flash car
(Reuters) 02/01/2005 09:24 PM
Reuters - A top South African businessman and former politician is suing DaimlerChrysler for saying he owns a super-luxury limousine, amid criticism the country's anti-apartheid icons have sold out to make millions.

South African villages to get digital
cinema network

South African villages to get digital
cinema network 04/05/2005 09:23 PM
Xeni Jardin: Excerpt from Variety article:

The vast majority of South Africa's 40-million people have never been to the cinema, kept away by the legacy of apartheid, poverty and language barriers. But the nation's exhibs are hoping to change that by using the indigenous filmmaking along with digital technology to connect to the missing multitudes (...)

Starting in September, Shout Africa will roll out 20 digital cinemas around the country where facilities are most lacking, to make the movies affordable and accessible. Shout Africa chief executive Lance Samuels says that for local producers, these cinemas will provide another distribution outlet as well as the opportunity to build new audiences.

Locally produced films in indigenous languages and English will be shown alongside foreign features, with subtitles in the vernacular language of the region of the cinema.Besides the usual popcorn and soft drinks, popular traditional township foods such as maize porridge, spicy sausages, samp (hominy), mealies (corn on the cob) and fried chicken will be on sale to help make the d-cinema experience more African.

Samuels says d-cinemas will be located in revamped township community centers to create a quality experience, including comfortable chairs, high quality digital projection and state of the art surround sound. And, hoping to seal the deal, prices will be much lower than at urban multiplexes.

Wonder what kind of gear the company will be installing? Will this be true cinema-grade digital projection, or something cruddier and lower-res (and, hence, more affordable)? Either way, it's fascinating news, and points to one of the greatest promises of this technology. Which hardware manufacturer(s) will be involved?

Here's more info on the "Shout Africa" d-cinema initiative, Link, by way of Sithengi -- a company that promotes the South African television and film industry.

Link to Variety story (paid sub required, but the story seems to be largely cribbed from the Sithengi press release anyway... )

Previously on BB: The Cuban Revolution, and Ireland's movie theaters to convert within a year?

South African corpse fails to rise again
(Reuters)

South African corpse fails to rise again
(Reuters) 08/27/2004 02:00 PM
Reuters - South African police are going to court to demand the burial of a 77-year-old man who has been dead seven weeks despite his family saying a "prophet" had foretold his resurrection, police say.

South African Tamils to set up computer
college in Sri Lanka

South African Tamils to set up computer
college in Sri Lanka 05/15/2004 08:19 PM
Sunday Times South Africa May 16 2004 0:23AM GMT

South African telephone monopoly to go
ahead with lay-offs despite court ban
(AFP)

South African telephone monopoly to go
ahead with lay-offs despite court ban
(AFP) 08/16/2004 12:27 PM
AFP - South African fixed line monopoly Telkom vowed to go ahead with plans to cut 4,000 jobs despite a court injunction forcing the state-run enterprise to seek agreement with the unions.

South African loses rare coin in meter
(Reuters)

South African loses rare coin in meter
(Reuters) 07/21/2004 11:07 AM
Reuters - A South African woman has mistakenly plunked a 100-year-old gold coin worth more than $1,000 into a parking meter while shopping without her glasses, a newspaper has reported.

South African Government Launches
Colorful Condoms (Reuters)

South African Government Launches
Colorful Condoms (Reuters) 06/15/2004 07:04 AM
Reuters - The South African government, criticized for its slow response to the AIDS pandemic, launched a brand of brightly wrapped condoms Monday in a bid to enhance their appeal in the battle against HIV/AIDS.

South African Man Kills Designer for
Criticizing Home (Reuters)

South African Man Kills Designer for
Criticizing Home (Reuters) 06/15/2004 07:04 AM
Reuters - A South African man told a court how he hacked to death his interior designer because she criticized his decor, local newspapers reported on Tuesday.

South African lessons: Human Sciences
Research Council (HSRC)

South African lessons: Human Sciences
Research Council (HSRC) 06/05/2005 11:52 PM
One of the most interesting presentations at this fantastic conference was given by Eve Gray, of Eve Gray & Associates. Gray was asked to study the publishing strategy of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in South Africa. This research institution had a traditional strategy of publishing lots of research books, and selling them. Gray convinced them to change their strategy -- to give away all their research books for free online, and offer a high quality print-on-demand service for anyone who wants the paper version. The result: "the sales turnover of the publishing department has risen by 300%." As she concluded her presentation, "giving away books and lead to an increase in our book sales." There's much much more in her interesting analysis. She has generously offered it for downloading. Here's the press release.

Crime spurs South African inventors to
find high-tech solutions

Crime spurs South African inventors to
find high-tech solutions 12/29/2004 06:29 PM
South African inventors are devising ingenious ways of staying ahead of criminals, including a "smart gun" that snaps digital pictures of the intended target and a computer that sends out an alert if stolen.

South African police will crack down
hard on anybody throwing old fridges
from high-rise buildings during the New
Year's holiday, they say

South African police will crack down
hard on anybody throwing old fridges
from high-rise buildings during the New
Year's holiday, they say 01/01/2004 07:54 AM
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Jamboweb.com Launches Giving African Web
Users Unprecedented Access To African
Businesses, News, And Events

Jamboweb.com Launches Giving African Web
Users Unprecedented Access To African
Businesses, News, And Events 04/03/2005 05:54 AM
TreeLife Soltutions LLC has launched a website targeted toward Africans and friends of Africa called Jamboweb.com, that will for the first time bring comprehensive access to African focused articles, events, and business and organization ‘yellow-page’ listings into one central online location. [PRWEB Apr 3, 2005]

Mbeki confident of ANC poll win

Mbeki confident of ANC poll win 04/13/2004 02:00 AM
The South African president says the ANC is sure to be re-elected despite the slow pace of change.

Mbeki launches ANC poll campaign

Mbeki launches ANC poll campaign 01/11/2004 09:05 AM
South African President Thabo Mbeki launches the ANC's re-election campaign in a speech to thousands of supporters.

Mbeki presents election manifesto

Mbeki presents election manifesto 01/10/2004 04:30 PM
South Africa's president launches the ruling ANC's blueprint for public investment ahead of elections this year.

Mbeki 'okay' after health scare

Mbeki 'okay' after health scare 01/12/2004 12:42 AM
South Africa's president recovers after an hour in hospital over a food complaint, spokesman says.

elect-shun

elect-shun 12/19/2004 03:09 PM
I'm sure there is enough of this all over the blogosphere, but I'm too full of emotions that I just...

Bangkok set to elect new governor

Bangkok set to elect new governor 08/29/2004 01:45 AM
Pollution and overcrowding top the agenda as the Thai capital, Bangkok, votes for a new governor.

Serbia set to elect new president

Serbia set to elect new president 06/12/2004 11:28 PM
Serbs go to the polls on Sunday in a fourth attempt in 18 months to elect a new president.

An Unconventional Way To Elect
Presidents

An Unconventional Way To Elect
Presidents 08/02/2004 06:34 AM
The current national election system of the United States is flawed. Designed in the late 18th Century, it was built to fit a different society. It was designed for a loose federation of 13 states stretched out along the Atlantic shore. The telegraph would not be invented until the middle of the 19th century and the automobile would not be invented until the late 19th century. Transportation was difficult. Horses carried people over dirt roads. Communication was by messenger. News could take weeks to travel from one end of the country to the other. Advances in transportation, communication, and other technologies have changed society. The United States is no longer an agricultural population on the Atlantic. It is an economic, military, and political powerhouse that stretches across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. It has grown to become the fourth largest country in area, the third largest in population, and has the largest economy. It is time for change.

Panama to elect a new president

Panama to elect a new president 05/01/2004 11:00 PM
A former dictator's son and a former president are the frontrunners in Panama's presidential election.

Somalia's MPs elect new speaker

Somalia's MPs elect new speaker 09/15/2004 09:19 PM
MPs choose a new speaker, bringing Somalia's first national government in 13 years a step closer.

Vote continues to elect new pope

Vote continues to elect new pope 04/18/2005 11:24 PM
Roman Catholic cardinals will meet for a second day on Tuesday to seek a successor to Pope John Paul II.

Georgia votes to elect new leader

Georgia votes to elect new leader 01/04/2004 09:34 AM

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Germans elect ex-IMF chief as president

Germans elect ex-IMF chief as president 05/23/2004 01:44 PM

Congress meets to elect India PM

Congress meets to elect India PM 05/14/2004 07:38 PM
The Congress party is to meet to decide whether to choose Sonia Gandhi as India's next prime minister.

Turkish Cyprus to elect president

Turkish Cyprus to elect president 04/17/2005 01:44 AM
Turkish Cypriots are due to vote for a new president to replace veteran leader Rauf Denktash, who is retiring.

Philippine Voters Re-Elect Arroyo (AP)

Philippine Voters Re-Elect Arroyo (AP) 06/20/2004 09:51 AM
AP - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has won another term in office, a congressional committee announced Sunday after finishing a contentious vote count six weeks after the election.

India's Congress Chooses Singh for
PM-Elect

India's Congress Chooses Singh for
PM-Elect 05/19/2004 12:06 PM
Reuters via Wired News May 19 2004 3:36PM GMT

Germans Elect Horst Koehler As President
(AP)

Germans Elect Horst Koehler As President
(AP) 05/23/2004 07:40 AM
AP - Horst Koehler, a former head of the International Monetary Fund who has called for bolder economic reforms in Germany, was elected Sunday as the country's ninth postwar president.

Democrat Declared Wash. Governor-Elect
(AP)

Democrat Declared Wash. Governor-Elect
(AP) 12/30/2004 09:40 PM
AP - After three vote tallies and nearly two nerve-racking months of waiting, Democrat Christine Gregoire was declared Washington's governor-elect on Thursday. But her Republican rival did not concede and wants a new election.

Serbians Elect Leader in Crucial Race
(AP)

Serbians Elect Leader in Crucial Race
(AP) 06/13/2004 09:10 AM
AP - Serbians voted in a presidential election Sunday that will help determine if this Balkan republic will strengthen its Western ties or move back toward renewed isolation.

DoCoMo President-Elect Nakamura: A Man
with a Mission

DoCoMo President-Elect Nakamura: A Man
with a Mission 05/20/2004 11:20 PM
Wireless Watch Japan May 21 2004 2:46AM GMT

South Africa ICT & Telecom Tactical
Investment Forum in New York City Brings
US Companies to South Africa

South Africa ICT & Telecom Tactical
Investment Forum in New York City Brings
US Companies to South Africa 03/14/2005 05:26 PM
Azania Holdings International Inc. and the New York Software Industry Association produced the first International South Africa ICT & Telecom Tactical Investment Forum in New York City promoting business and investment opportunities in South Africa’s newly deregulated telecom industry. [PRWEB Mar 3, 2005]

Hard-liner Frontrunner as Serbs Elect
New President

Hard-liner Frontrunner as Serbs Elect
New President 06/13/2004 04:16 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 13 2004 7:43AM GMT
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