Microsoft's newest Windows 7 has launched in Botswana. "Windows 7 represents years of in-depth listening to our customers and partners around the globe, and is the most well-researched, well-planned Windows release ever," said Louis Otieno, Country Manager for Microsoft East and Southern Africa. - "Eight million people took part in our Windows 7 beta testing program worldwide, including Windows users from across the African continent. This input and feedback helped shape Windows 7 into a product that people really wanted. "In fact 91 percent of Windows 7 Release Candidate testers told us they would recommend Windows 7 - we are incredibly excited and humbled at the…

- Musina Local Municipality in Limpopo province have discovered grave corruption and malpractice at the Musina Local Municipality; these findings have emerged in cheques, bank statements and financial reports of the Municipality. The situation in Musina is tense and on the verge of a mass uprising. Workers from the Musina Municipality say “We are sick and tired of the lack of service delivery; the roads in Musina are full of potholes and the Municipalities equipment, such as tractors and vehicles has to be pushed every morning in order to start them because there are no finances to repair them. The Municipalities account to buy safety equipment and clothing has been closed becaus…

Two southern African states -- South Africa and Lesotho -- have leapt into top 10 ranking of countries where women face the least discrimination, the World Economic Forum reported. - South Africa sprang from 22 to number six, while Lesotho climbed from 16 to number 10 in the WEF's Global Gender Gap Index which measures economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, political empowerment, health and survival of women in 134 countries. "The latest data reveal that South Africa makes significant improvements in female labour force participation in addition to gains for women in parliament and in ministerial positions in the new government," said the WEF. Le…

- ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL (UMF)--the world’s leading two-day electronic and alternative music experience--returns for its 12th year Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27, 2010. Recognized as the ninth Top Grossing Concert by Pollstar’s mid-year issue in 2009, ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL is easily one of music’s most anticipated annual events and will take place as the official closing event of the Winter Music Conference at the beautiful waterfront location of Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami. Heralded by the Los Angeles Times as bringing “out raucous revelers as well as electronica’s elite,” UMF had its biggest year yet in 2009. With a line-up that included…