Kalk Bay Books & Penguin South Africa invite literature lovers to the Cape Town launch of “Why Africa is Poor and what Africans can do about it” by Greg Mills With him on the panel to discuss this vital book, will be the Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille, and Professor Robert Schrire will introduce the speakers. Economic growth does not demand a secret formula. Good development examples now abound in East Asia and farther afield in other parts of Asia, and in Central America. But why then has Africa failed to realise its potential in half a century of independence?... Continue Reading
SADC Poetry festival organizing committee has released a complete of poets and visual artists who will attend the event in Gaborone, Botswana from 27 to 29 August. The festival in its second year after its inauguration in Windhoek, Botswana last year is organized by artsinitiates-southern Africa and Township Productions of Namibia. The artists drawn from the region are: Zimbabweans poets Batsirai Chigama, Tinashe Muchuri, Bhekumusa Moyo and Siphosethu Mpofu. From Zambia will come visual artist Mwamba Mulangala; Tania Tome from Mozambique, Sandile Nxumalo from Swaziland, Sheila Khala from Lesotho, South Africans Zanele Muholi, Donna Smith, Pamela Dlungwana and Bandile Gumbi;... Continue Reading
The Piramal Foundation is excited to announce the launch a new leadership program. The Piramal Fellowship for Sustainable Business is a two-year program that provides aspiring leaders from around the globe with an opportunity to explore the power of business to do good, to develop the tools to innovate impact-driven business models, and to be part of a broader community dedicated to the pursuit of social impact. By working with some of the best social entrepreneurs in India on their greatest challenges, Piramal Fellows contribute on the frontlines of where business and social aspirations intersect. The Fellowship is a total... Continue Reading
The Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition is calling for films for a music-orientated mini-festival to take place at this year’s event. The 2010 Moshito takes place from September 1st to 3rd at Museum Africa and other venues in the Newtown Precinct. Building on the success of the past six years, it is set to deliver a stimulating, engaging and current conference programme along with live showcases, an expo of music industry products and services and free workshops. Over the past few years, a mini-festival of music films has offered delegates the opportunity to relax between conference sessions and take in... Continue Reading
