Going In Search Of The South Africa “Wild Tweep”: Acacia is aware that there are plenty of Africa addicts out there, so rather than do all the tweeting, they’ll be asking one adventurer to pitch in and join the team on a virtual journey through South Africa. Adventurers can now apply to be Acacia Africa’s “Wild Tweep,” the lucky winner walking away with a free 6-day African Insight overland safari. Entrants will need to complete a brief Q&A (available on the Acacia Africa Facebook page and blog) and confirm their participation in a 20-minute “tweet up” to be held on Acacia Africa’s twitter page on Friday 26 February from 13:00 to 13:20pm GMT: the “Wild Tweep’s” mission to share their love of the Rainbow Nation and answer questions on South Africa from the tour operator’s tweeps. Completed Q&As, should be emailed to gowildonline@acacia-africa.com.

The six fun filled days on the continent will include Big Five game driving in the Kruger National Park. River cruising on the Chobe River and optional adrenaline activities at the Victoria Falls round off the bite-size overland tour.

Entries will be judged by Acacia Africa and some of the best Africa bloggers on the net including, AfricaFreak, Travelcomments.com and PlanYourSafari. The competition will close on Friday 12 February, the winning “Wild Tweep” being announced on Friday 19 February 2010.

Link to competition blog post:http://bit.ly/8zoxxm

Contest Name: World Briefing: Telling the Malaria Story

Contest URL: For more information, please visit: www.MalariaNoMore.org/WorldBriefing

Deadline: 1:59 PM EST on Friday, August 21, 2009.

Prizes: A trip to Kenya! While in Africa, the winning student will report live from the global MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference (November 2-6, 2009), one of the leading events in global health. This once in a life time opportunity will allow the student winner to network with some of the most influential players in the fight against malaria, learn about the latest innovations and travel to local clinics to meet with healthcare workers and patients. It’s a great opportunity to draw attention to the impact of malaria, a disease that continues to kill nearly 1 million people each year!

How to enter: Email entries to enter@malariacontest.com

How to win: Most effectively communicate your passion to raise malaria awareness.

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