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ISSUE NO 59 JOBS, PEOPLE, EVENTS...

PEOPLE

* Namibia’s President Sam Nujoma officially inaugurated the first ever telephone services in the Tsumkwe constituency formerly known as Bushmanland, during a ceremony held at Tsumkwe some 300km east of Grootfontein. The San people, once described by an American academic expert as "off the information highway", played host to a gathering that included local Chiefs John Arnold, Bobo and Sara Sungu as well as representatives of the companies that completed the contract. (source: Ferdinand Tjombe)

* Responding to a ministerial speech at the launch of the Science Students Association Week and Science Fair of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the President of the Association, George Eduah Beesi, called on the government to provide adequate computers for the institution and to also help increase funding for the Computer Science and Mathematical departments.

(source: Ghanaian Chronicle)

* Ghanaian Osei Darkwa is setting out to establish Greenstar’s first solar powered internet center in Africa at Patriensah. There will be a festival and an opening in July. http://www.greenstar.org/osei-darkwa.htm

JOBS

JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA

The Hi-Tech Recruitment web site has a range of IT management jobs in South Africa. These include an Application SW Development Manager to look after e-commerce projects for a leading technology driven corporate.

http://www.hi-tech.co.za

TENDERS

GHANA: SUPPLY OF HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND LAN

There is Ghanaian government tender financed by the International Development Association. International competitive bidding following World Bank guidelines. For more details e-mail the Executive Director, Ghana Standards Board: gsbnimo@ghana.com

EVENTS

ITWEB KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AT COMPUTER FAIRE 2001 (22-24 MAY)

Just a quick note to remind you to book your seat for the ITWeb-sponsored keynote addresses at Computer Faire 2001. Keynote speakers are: Jay Naidoo, Hellmuth Broda, Michael Jordaan (CEO, e-Bucks) and Duncan Todd (Prism Holdings) will all discuss the power of technology in business, highlighting the dominant trends facing South African business decision-makers.To attend one, or even all four, of the keynote addresses, book your seat by visiting http://www.itweb.co.za/cf/

THE IMAGE OF AFRICA IN THE GERMAN AND EUROPEAN MEDIA (22-24 JUNE)

The second day of this German conference (to beld in Loccum, just outside Hanover) will have sessions covering Bridging the Digital Divide and Multimedia Interacting with Africa: Towards an European-African Portal. For more details go to: http://www.radiobridge.org/onair/ONAIR.html

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