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National Condom Distribution Initiative  in Cape Town

“Responsible tourism is more than just a catchword. There also has to be action. If we plan to take Cape Town forward as a leader in tourism, the tourism industry needs ongoing manifestations of real initiatives, like the Responsible Tourism Initiative that we have just launched for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™,” this is according to Cape Town Tourism CEO, Mariette du Toit-Helmbold, speaking after the announcement of a safe-sex project that was launched as part of Cape Town Tourism’s responsible tourism initiative. This HIV awareness initiative forms part of a wider national campaign that will be launched by the Minister of Health, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, next week.

The City of Cape Town and its major stakeholders recognized that a critical area for achieving a successful World Cup™ for both visitors and citizens alike is Responsible Tourism. In this light Cape Town Tourism, the City of Cape Town, the Provincial Department of Health, FEDHASA, and the South African Business Coalition on HIV/ AIDS (SABCOHA) have partnered to distribute condoms in the hospitality sector during the FIFA World Cup™ period. SABCOHA, the official sponsor of the one million branded condoms, will launch their national Condom Distribution Initiative with hotels and bed and breakfast establishments across the country next week. (weiterlesen …)

By Uta Buhr
“Deadly Game”

Crime time at the English Theatre of Hamburg!

In the lobby the spectators are greeted by a poster warning them not to catch a fright when confronted with the notorious
“smoking gun.” The explosion during the first act is indeed very impressive, the more so as one of the actors is shot dead and is lying in a pool of blood on the shining floor of Camille Dargus’s elegant Manhattan apartment. Come to that, this “youngish” lady is a famous jewelry designer with a preference for one-night-stands with attractive very young men. The night before, she had invited Billy, a handsome waiter, into her house. Nothing unusual so far. However, when she wanted to get rid of him in the morning, he refused
to leave and turned out to be a  blackmailer who filmed their intimacies in her bedroom. Instead of getting hysterical, Camille kept a cool head und instantly called her security guard Ted to throw her unwelcome visitor out of her flat. From now on this very intricate story gains momentum.  It is very essential to listen very closely to every word exchanged between the actors on stage. Is Billy really dead and which role does the beefy Ted play in this murderous game? What happened to Camille’s rich husband who left her a fortune after his death? And what finally became of that mysterious son of hers? (weiterlesen …)

Worldwide financial crisis and its influence to buying behavior in art market

By Dr. Wolf Tekook
Bankrupt of Lehman Brothers Bank in September 2008 marked the begin of a worldwide financial crisis. Stock price dropped at all emporiums, millions of employees lost their jobs. Governance of industrial states launched auxiliary programs to attenuate follow- up bankrupts. In Europe and North America they established massive support for car market by scrapping premium for old vehicles. Governments gave billions of dollars to banking companies in tilt, to prevent total collapse of financial markets and attenuate unemployment in industrial branches.
Middle class and freelancer didn’t benefit of state aid, however. In the following we will concentrate on buying behavior in art market. (weiterlesen …)

By Aurang Akhtar

Entrepreneur Ali I. Shahzad about his Success, the Economic Crisis and his Prognosis

On October 11th 2008 Mr. Ali Shahzad kindly took some time for this interview and answered our questions.

In 1978 Mr. Ali Shahzad emigrated from Lahore / Pakistan to Germany, because the local government expelled many successful entrepreneurs from Pakistan due to religious backgrounds. Mr Shahzad gained experiences in different companies and increased his knowledge continuously. Although his life was marked with ups and downs, he never lost his way to achieve his objectives. (weiterlesen …)