"Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation."
Ethical finance is growing roots in Africa. The possibility of making this huge continent a hub for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) investments is becoming more real. Even if it is plagued by poverty, famine and wars, Africa could play an important role in promoting a new side to development, improving the quality of life and protecting the environment.
CAPE TOWN - “I don’t know”. Among all the possible answers, you wouldn’t expect a politician to say that. In particular, when her name is Hellen Zille, head of the main South African opposition party, the DA – Democratic Alliance. In 2008 she was awarded as the best mayor of the world, but now she the head of the Western Province. She was compared to Angela Merkel for her determination and to Margaret Thatcher by some fan of history. Afronline.org has met her in Cape Town to understand her point of view about the final balance of this 2010 World Cup.
JOHANNESBURG – A series of meetings to educate residents about xenophobia in the informal settlement of Du Noon, Cape Town, will begin on 7 July and run until the final game of the FIFA World Cup on 11 July.
SOWETO, JOHANNESBURG– In Johannesburg even religious functions are dominated by the vuvuzela. People watching matches on television may find their noise annoying but here in South Africa these plastic trumpets are a vital part of the party, not just of the stadium.
JOHANNESBURG - Off the pitch, the FIFA World Cup has seen a tense standoff between South Africa’s formal and informal economies as they compete for their share of the spinoffs, but declaring a winner may be hard.
CAPE TOWN - Questions are being asked about whether the Group of Eight invitation to seven African states to attend its summit in Ontario, Canada, reflects its concern about the litany of unmet promises dating from its 2005 Gleneagles meeting — or whether it merely amounts to another bout of window-dressing.
Ory Okolloh, the Executive Director of Ushahidi , is from Kenya but currently lives in Johannesburg. Her blog is "outlet for her opinions. While it is primarily focused on Kenya, she reserves to write about whatever she wants."
Sokari Ekine is a Nigerian social justice activist living in Spain, with a background in technology, gender issues and human rights. She is interested in creating a community of grassroots African bloggers as a way for Africans to exchange ideas, share experiences and tell their own stories in our own words.
Native of Cape Town, Sean Jacobs lives in Brooklyn, New York and teaches in Manhattan. He obsesses about the relationship between politics and popular culture, but the main rationale for his blog is to comment on what passes for media coverage of the African continent.
Rosebelle Kagumire is an experienced Ugandan Journalist. She won the best Journalist blogger English category at the Panos hosted competition in 2009. Currently she is a student of MA. Media, Conflict and Peace studies at University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica.
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