In a move to address the concerns of many who believe the DSTV service has been more focused on West Africa than the East, Multi choice has dedicated a new channel called “Maisha Magic” to exclusively serve the East African region with locally produced content. Africa Magic Plus was launched in 2008 to bridge this gap and air more content from the East and Southern Africa especially from Malawi, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Uganda; however the perception among East Africans had not shifted substantially hence the move to create Maisha Magic. The name “Maisha” depicts life, grace and pride, and is a common name for East African females.
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The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has bestowed a Category 1 rating on the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) following several months of examinations. A category 1 rating suggests effective operational organization, flight safety and air space licensing; all of which are areas that the ECAA has excelled in.
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Kuwait is suspending a programme under which foreign winners of big government contracts are required to invest in the local economy, its finance minister said on Tuesday, as it tries to attract more overseas companies to the Gulf state. “We need to revise it,” Anas al-Saleh told Reuters, adding many international firms had been critical of the scheme.
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Aircraft arrivals at Dubai International Airports are set to increase from the present 33 to 45 an hour by 2016 following the recent upgrade of the runways, according to a senior official at Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA). Director general of DCAA Mohammed Ahli said that the refurbished runways are now equipped with a high speed turnoff that allows aircraft to vacate quickly and permit another to land or depart in a shorter space of time
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The tainted oil in Taiwan's latest food scandal has met safety standards, the island's public health authority said on Monday, but the products will still be banned from sale. Taiwan's consumers have been gripped by fear and anger after the island's police detained six people on Thursday who were selling hundreds of tons of recycled cooking oil made from kitchen waste and grease from leather processing plants.
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Zhang Yaqin, a top executive for Microsoft Corp in China, is leaving the United States-based company to join local search provider Baidu Inc. The 48-year-old Microsoft veteran who calls company founder Bill Gates his mentor said his mission has been "accomplished" more than a decade after joining the computer software firm.
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Malaysia has its eyes on stronger business ties with China, and it may become one of China's gateways to overseas markets, said the Malaysian Prime Minister's Special Envoy to China, Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting, at a conference during the 18th China International Fair for Investment and Trade. Malaysia is the Guest Country of Honor at the 18th CIFIT in Xiamen, Fujian province, and has sent a delegation of more than 400 members to the four-day fair that is being held in the coastal city until Thursday.
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Foreign investments in China exceeded $1.5 trillion by the end of July, and the country will continue relaxing the restrictions on foreign investors, especially in the service industry, Vice-Premier Wang Yang said on Monday. As the second-largest country by economic gross, China's enterprises have increasing international competitiveness and China's overseas investment was almost $100 billion in 2013, Wang said at the 18th China International Fair for Investment and Trade in Xiamen, Fujian province.
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Mexican researchers from Universidad Iberoamericana discovered a way to purify water contaminated with methyl parathion, a potent insecticide. Using a thin layer of nanocrystalline diamond and an electrochemical charge, the organic matter of the pesticide is oxidized and converted into carbon dioxide and inorganic salts, local daily Vanguardia said in a report.
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Colombia's government has set out plans to quadruple the number of mobile internet connections in the next four years, while fixed-line internet connections will increase twofold. The country's national ICT strategy 2014-18 aims to triple total internet connections from around 8.8mn currently to 27mn in 2018.
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