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Diski Striker spreads 2010 vibe

An eye-catching minibus with a difference is currently zipping around Johannesburg to teach the public about the history of the Beautiful Game and build excitement ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

SA wine on world top 100 list

Hamilton Russell Vineyard’s 2007 Pinot noir has made the Wine Spectator list of the year’s top 100 wines.

Better HIV reporting in SA media

Recent studies of how HIV/Aids is covered in South Africa’s print media reveal some encouraging trends, including a shift away from sensationalist writing towards a more human rights-orientated standard of reporting.

SA’s Peppadew to take bite of US

South Africa’s home-grown Peppadew, described as “the first truly new fruit to be launched on the world market since kiwifruit”, is set to take a bite of the US market after being licensed to a multinational flavour house.

Cape Town: top innovator

Global innovation agency 2Thinknow has named Cape Town as one of the 256 most innovative cities in the world.

Joburg awards broadband contract

The City of Johannesburg has awarded international telecoms provider Ericsson a contract to build a city-wide broadband network that will give residents affordable access to the internet and e-services.

Education: SA’s biggest investment

South African state spending on education remains its single biggest investment, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said during his 2009/10 Budget speech in Parliament on Wednesday.

SA cities on Commerce Centres index

Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban rank 11th, 33rd and 37th respectively on the MasterCard Worldwide Centres of Commerce Emerging Markets Index, a list of 65 cities in emerging markets that are poised to drive long-term economic growth and play an increasingly important role in global commerce.

Vision and leadership in ordinary people

At some point in time ordinary folks start to build democracy and institutions.  But each of us needs to play a part. We are not victims, we are participants. Fortunately I am coming across more and more South Africans doing exactly that, writes JP Landman.

Locating 2010 at the Biennale

South Africa is participating, by special invitation, in the 11th Venice Architectural Biennale. The country first took part in the event, which is regarded as one of the most important on the international art calendar, in 2006.