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Miriam Makeba (Mama Afrika) passes away
Another great African music icon has just passed away. Miriam Makeba is reported to have died last night in Italy, of heart attack.
I remember Miriam Makeba for appearing in Graceland (The African Concert) alongside Paul Simon, Hugh Masekela, and my favourite South African group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Rest in peace Mama Afrika. God bless your soul.
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Big Brother Africa 3 [2008]
The 3rd edition of the popular reality TV series Big Brother Africa (BBA) is scheduled to begin later today at 17:00 hours. 12 house mates chosen from 12 African countries will enter the Big Brother house for 91 days.
The show which is exclusive to DSTV is available 24 hours everyday on channel 198.
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DSTV Africa: No more SABC Africa, where is CNBC Africa?
MultiChoice has finally removed SABC Africa from its bouquets:
SABC Africa Terminates on Dstv – 31st July 2008
MultiChoice and the SABC regret to announce that from 1 August 2008, the SABC Africa channel will no longer be carried on the DStv service.
Operation of the SABC Africa channel is no longer viable and MultiChoice and the SABC [...]
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As Xenophobic as South Africans
A look at the disgraceful xenophobia exhibited by many South Africans.
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Africa Magic Plus - Multichoice’s newest channel
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 [...]
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Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana top cybercrime in Africa
The verdict is out: Nigeria is still among the top ten countries from which fraudulent credit card transactions and other forms of cyber-crime originate though USA and UK lead the pack. According to WikiNews:
The United Kingdom is listed second in a report on global cyber-crime statistics, behind the United States and ahead of cyber-crime “hotspots” [...]
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Ama Sumani is Dead: Matters Arising
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 [...]
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