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A look at the disgraceful xenophobia exhibited by many South Africans.

Making money online with Google Adsense. Will I earn less if I reside in Africa?

I have often wondered why Multichoice did not name their Africa Magic channel, “Nigeria Magic”
The reason is very obvious to any observer: most of the content aired on Africa Magic is either from Nigeria or by Nigerians. Not that I have anything against Nigeria and its people but I know the content could be much [...]

I had to be sure I read right: “Lagos pipeline blast ‘kills 100′“. I checked the date of publication on BBC News Africa’s homepage, it was today’s date. “Another pipeline blast in Lagos again? How greedy can people be in a bid to make money?” I thought to myself. It turns out it was people [...]

Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria has joined the Interswitch payment network in Nigeria. This blog post also includes a full list of all the Nigerian banks on the Interswitch network.

Lagos is playing host to Africa’s first Mobile Marketing & Advertising Summit come May 21st 2008.
The event which would be hosted by Instinct Media publishers of Mobile World magazine, aims to provide stakeholders with insight into opportunities in mobile advertising and marketing in Africa, as well as strategies to tap into them, says Instinct Media’s [...]

So you want to follow the elections in Zimbabwe on TV? Well, CNN and BBC are both banned from reporting from inside Zimbabwe but a few other international broadcasters are allowed. I am aware of both AlJazeera English and SABC Africa.
Al Jazeera English is available via satellite, mobile devices and affiliate TV stations around the [...]

Ms. Ama Sumani is dead. She died Wednesday, March 19, 2008 around 4:00pm at the Korle-bu Teaching Hospital, Accra. Ama Sumani who was terminally ill was deported early January 2008, from the UK where she has been for five years. 39-year-old Ms. Sumani whose visa had expired while in the UK was removed [...]

President George Bush marrying new wives? I didn’t say that. Did I?
Photos courtesy of The White House website.