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Africa has the fastest-growing cell phone market in the world, fueling the continent's IT boom and making Nokia and Google sit up and take notice. This program examines East Africa's burgeoning and innovative use of information technology in small businesses, health care, education, and social activism. Viewers meet the software developers and digital pioneers who are increasing Africa's connectivity with programs such as One Laptop Per Child-an initiative...
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When this year's World Economic Forum on Africa happens in Durban, South Africa, the main theme will be "Achieving Inclusive Growth". This means growth that creates opportunity for all segments of the population. With this as a backdrop, we will highlight South African projects in various sectors that can serve as an example of a way forward for the rest of the continent. We will also speak to representatives from other countries attending WEF to...
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Thuso and Seth are talented, teenage footballers with dreams of superstardom. The main difference between them is their color: Thuso is black and lives in Soweto, while Seth is white and from Johannesburg. Filmed over five years, this documentary follows their progress on the pitch, at school and at home. Does the Rainbow Nation really offer a level playing field to black and white youngsters 10 years after their country's first multiracial elections?...