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HA 2008 SPONSORED DINNER GETS BANK BUSINESS

By Susan Mwape

Delegates at the ongoing Highway Africa Conference in Grahamstown South Africa, were treated to a dinner and night of pomp and glamour dubbed “ABSA African Night.”

The dinner that was supported by ABSA African bank saw over 700 delegates from all over Africa enjoy themselves.

Remarks made by the ABSA representatives indicate that ABSA viewed the support given to Highway Africa as a contribution towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other various ideals and initiatives of the African Renaissance.

The night started on a calm upbeat note with Afro Fiesta Band playing numerous numbers for the delegates as the night progressed the calm atmosphere slowly changes with a few delegates here and there started shaking their bodies to the ongoing beats, by the time the Afro fiesta left the stage to pave way for the DJ was pumping out hot numbers all the delegates were shaking their bodies and singing along the room that had been filled with numerous delegates sitting around the tables was improvised and moved around to the enthusiastic crowd making room for a dance floor.

A Zimbabwean delegate based in South Africa George Nyambuya working for inwent a German capacity building organization, said he thoroughly enjoyed the ABSA Africa night and that for great pleasure and enjoyment he had courtesy of ABSA during that night he was going to open a bank account with ABSA.

It was clear that the delegates were all having a good time because they hardly left the small dace space. Former Gender and Media in Southern Africa Zambia chapter Chairperson Mwika Malindima said that he enjoyed the ambience.

He indicated that the dinner and dance had really been fruitful for him as he had managed to make friends and meet people he never knew at the dance.

“I even talked to someone from the Association for Education Development (AED) from Benin”, He said.

Mwika playfully added that he was also able to identify people that I can be dancing with.

Clearly, there is a lot of progressiveness in such social gatherings and just like the Director of Highway Africa, Chris Kabwato had stated earlier that evening, people their fair share of fun.

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