A new campaign led by 12 NGOs and a slew of African musicians is breaking this cliché by proposing a string of concerts that will take place on the continent over the next five years, writes Adrian Craddock, a freelance journalist in London
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The western companies propping up Mubarak’s Egypt regime
Some Western companies are closely collaborating with Middle Eastern regimes trying to suppress protests. But it’s not all plain sailing, as global outsources will explain.
Vodafone’s infosec balls-up a symptom of wider problems
Vodafone’s apparent information security breach, if it’s being described accurately, certainly suggests a botched approach. But corporate Australia’s blasé attitude to our personal identity information is as much to blame.
Telstra’s iPhone stuff-up: network is no (3) gee whiz
In a bid to curb an exodus of customers to Optus and Vodafone, Telstra last week announced that it would be reducing the cost of iPhone handsets by $100 until Christmas.
Consumers lose out in Vodafone tie-up
When the world’s biggest mobile phone company in Vodafone and the telco arm of Hong Kong’s richest man do a deal, you know that it is not aimed at maintaining domestic competition, writes Glenn Dyer.
