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Pan-African mobile operator MTN and the USA's Intel Corporation are teaming up to improve broadband access in Africa and the Middle East, by deploying products such as WiMax, affordable PC bundles and cost-effective internet browsing devices.

The South African market looks ready to buy into the Joule, the country’s first stylish electric car.
• Model ‘green’ car in South Africa for World Cup

Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, a leading global telecoms provider, has reached a deal with two major shareholders of Dimension Data that will see NTT acquiring the JSE-listed company for approximately £2.1-billion.

As call centres continue to expand in South Africa, Vodacom has teamed up with two other technology firms to launch a hosted call centre product suite that enables customers to get on with their core business, knowing that their IT infrastructure and call centre operations are taken care of.

Cobus Potgieter, a self-taught South African drummer, is an authentic international trendsetter who’s capturing the hearts of fans the world over.
• SA’s ‘zef’ trio thrash music scene

South African integrated poultry producer Astral Foods has expanded its operations in Zambia through the launch of TIGERChicks, a new state-of-the-art broiler breeding farm and hatchery, as part of its plans for African expansion.

South Africa Pavilion Launches June Theme of  “Cities: Re-modeling Urban Communities”

A new report by Visa shows a 34% increase in tourism spending in South Africa during the first quarter of 2010, and anticipates additional growth from the 2010 Fifa World Cup - with increased spending by visitors from emerging countries indicative of the country's growing stature as a tourism destination.

All the resources and contact information journalists need to cover the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa.

While over 90 000 football fans watched South Africa's inaugural 2010 Fifa World Cup at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg on Friday, eight kilometres away, in the heart of Soweto, another 40 000 were getting into the tournament spirit with the Fifa Fan Fest.
• 2010 Fifa World Cup Fan Fest guide