2010 Fifa World Cup branding has been dropped from the trusses of the massive suspension pylons of Johannesburg’s Nelson Mandela Bridge, in tribute to the well-known South African leader who was pivotal in bringing the tournament to Africa.

The Halakasha! exhibition, on at Johannesburg’s Standard Bank Gallery, focuses on everything visual that represents football in Africa, from memorabilia to ancient photographs, from barber shop signs to Fifa posters.

The 11 June kick-off of the 2010 Fifa World Cup will coincide with the opening of the inaugural Festival of Africa at Johannesburg’s Melrose Arch, where a full programme of live entertainment from across the continent will fill the piazzas and walkways with music, dance and performance art.

President Jacob Zuma is in Nice for the 25th Africa-France Summit, which starts on Monday. South Africa views the summit as being of strategic importance, given the strong relations it has and is seeking to expand with France.

South African Airways has been voted Africa’s best airline for the eighth year running, as well as the best cargo airline and first for staff service excellence in Africa, in the Skytrax World Airline Awards.

Art lovers, soccer fans and tourists in Johannesburg during the 2010 Fifa World Cup will do well to bookmark a visit to SPace: Currencies in Contemporary African Art, running until 11 July at Museum Africa in Newtown.

Starting from Africa Day, 25 May and stretching through the 2010 Fifa World Cup, Johannesburg celebrates the art, culture, music and literature of the continent through a variety of activities at venues across the city.

The man revered as Africa's richest Aliko Dangote said he is not interested in buying a 15.9% stake in English Premier League club Arsenal. The Nigerian said he had engaged in talks to invest in the club but the situation has changed now.

"I can say categorically at this time that I have no intention of investing in the club and will not…

The Accra Business Club a network of business people was inaugurated in Accra, Ghana.The networking event organized by the Ghanecc and sponsored by The Golden Tulip Hotel, Guinness Ghana, Supermaritime and NileDutch was attended by over 200 business people in Ghana.

The occasion was also used to officially open an office of the Africa Business Communities…

The South African government performed “really well” during the recent global financial crisis, International Monetary Fund economist Abebe Selassie said during a briefing in Johannesburg on the IMF’s outlook for sub-Saharan Africa for 2010.