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50 Countryfile South Africa Vehicle demand doubles

Editorial 13 Fighting for investment dollars

Cover Story A fr ic a ’s exploding c ities 16 Interview : Anna Tibaijuka 19 S A f r ic a : Self-help housing 21 Dar es Sa la am : l lrb an agriculture 23 Addis Ababa: GTZ's low cost housing 24 Igan ga: Uganda-UK partnership in dustry Focus Energy 26 Equatorial Guinea-Nigeria gas deal 28 Unbundling grid hits snags

Special Report Ports & Harbours 32 The lungs of commerce 3 4 Scanning the plan 38 Dar: Productivity pays dividends

New Products 42 Global Development Marketplace winners

Sporting Business Countdown to 2010 World Cup 4 4 Fun and games begin

Topic 4 6 Black consumer power impacts society

Spotlight 4 8 Club trig ge rs tensions

Countryfiles 50 S .A fr ic a : Vehicle demand doubles 54 Mozambique: Transport upgrade begins 56 Mauritius: Red tape slashed

Reviews Books/Music 62 The Lenovo affair and other books 6 6 Telling old stories with music