For most of us in Africa, buying a brand new car is not easy. We, however, benefit from the booming used car industry in Japan. These cars are generally cheap and in good condition. Apart from Africa, they are being exported to many other countries, a clear testimony of their performance and durability.

Toyota Tundra

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Because I am not a fully fledged e-business person, I generally do not pay much attention to website performance issues such as website loading speed and server uptime. The only website tracking codes that I have on my site are Statcounter and Google Analytics, both of which are free at my level of usage. Continue reading this post…

A recruiter has informed me that a mobile phone manufacturer is conducting a massive recruitment exercise for people resident in Japan on contract basis. Foreigners are highly encouraged to apply. If you are interested, send me a message, introducing yourself, and I will link you up with the recruiter.

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Toward the end of last year, children at Ganet’s Adventure School in Malawi produced a Christmas video. I forgot to post it here because I was tied up with so many other things last December. But as the saying goes: Better late than never. Enjoy the short video below.

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Happy New Year, my friends! I wish you good health and prosperity in 2012. Please continue visiting my blog and sharing your constructive comments. I greatly enjoy them. Continue reading this post…

A few weeks ago, Google announced that it will introduce Google Wallet, a way to pay for goods using just your mobile phone, this summer. This application uses Near Field Communication (NFC) technology so that users can pay just by waving their phones in front of a reader at a checkout.

NTT DOCOMO Osaifu Keitai Illustration

DANTE, the international research network operator, and the European Commission’s EuropeAid Cooperation Office yesterday announced the signature of a €14.75M contract for support to a sub-Saharan African intra-regional research networking infrastructure which is already interconnected to the pan-European research network, GÉANT.

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The Journal of Development and Communications Studies (JDCS) is a new quarterly academic, peer reviewed journal, ISBN 978-99908-958-2-7, dedicated to research exploring linkages between communication and human development. It is currently receiving papers for its April-June 2011 edition. Contributions from all over the world are welcome.

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Chichewa-English and English-Chichewa dictionary

In January 2011, 4000 copies of the second edition of a combined Chichewa-English and English-Chichewa Dictionary were distributed for free to pupils, teachers and libraries of some 30 secondary schools in Malawi. The book has been in shops in Malawi and Zambia since mid-2010. Continue reading this post…

MathWorks, Inc., a privately held, multi-national corporation that produces MATLAB and Simulink mathematical computing software, is inviting applications for the position of Senior Academic Technical Evangelist in Tokyo, Japan. Continue reading this post…