Africa

Usain Bolt Nissan GT-R edition fetches $187,100 at charity auction

At an online eBay Motors auction, the special, one-off edition of Nissan's GT-R flegaship supercar - the `Bolt Gold' GT-R, which has been autographed by Olympic champion Usain Bolt - fetched $187,100; an amount that is almost two-fold more than the car's list price at auction.

Analyst: 2013 will be a challenging year for MTN and Vodacom

According to investment analyst Nadim Mohamed, who is a partner at First Avenue Investment Management, the year 2013 will probably be a more challenging year for two of South Africa's operators - MTN and Vodacom - even though they have "good leadership and assets."

Chinese brand FAW expanding its SA presence to cars and LCVs

After running the Chinese-built FAW trucks on the South African highways for the last nearly twenty years, the FAW Group has recently revealed that it is now expanding its presence in the country, with the launch of FAW passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (LCVs).

Renewable Energy: A Potential Source of Energy for Africa

Africa, which is the home to 15% world's population, has been witnessing a number of energy deficits. This is the reason that it has been looking for ways to overcome the energy shortfall.

GSK and Vodafone Enter New Alliance to Boost Vaccines Uptake in Africa

GlaxoSmithKline has decided a new target with Vodafone: to boost the uptake of childhood vaccinations in Africa with the help of some new innovative mobile technologies.

Health minister Motsoaledi Releases HIV Survey Findings

Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi was present at the launch of the 2011 National Antenatal Sentinel HIV and Syphilis Prevalence survey. The event, which took place in Pretoria yesterday, saw Motsoaledi praising the provincial department for the progress it has made in reduce the HIV cases.

South Africa learners’ group lobbying mobile operators for free Wikipedia access

With free Wikipedia access already available in a number of North American and Middle East countries, a group of learners in South Africa is lobbying the mobile operators in the country to provide them with free access to the open source online encyclopedia.

Video Appeal for Freeing French Hostages Irks Many

A recent video requesting al Qaeda's North African wing to share information on six French hostages has come under severe criticism from some of the captives' families as they were kept aloof from any such move.

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