Business, sport, philanthropy... __"Start where you are!" Strive Masiyiwa

Today both my wife and I had the pleasure and honor to speak at the African Philanthropy Forum in Johannesburg hosted by Kwesé and NBA Cares. I told you last week to remember that basketball is not just a game, it's business. Today you would have seen that the NBA is even MORE than that...

You would have been so inspired to hear African NBA players like Dikembe Mutombo (retired basketball legend from DRC and one of the great humanitarians in the NBA, pictured here), Bismack Biyombo (age 24! from DRC, following in Mutombo's philanthropic

footsteps), and Amadou Gallo Fall (also pictured) from Senegal, MD of NBA Africa and founder of SEED an NGO that helps develop new African leaders through education and basketball.

"Everyone has the opportunity and power to make a difference," said Amadou. "If you feel bad about it, do something about it." I'll share a video link of the meeting when it's ready. Be prepared to be inspired!

__Now we're counting down to the tipoff of NBA Africa Game 2017 - Team Africa vs Team World at 5 pm on 5 August at Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg. If you're not in town, our team at Kwesé Sports and its partners have worked to make sure millions of fans on the continent can watch the game on your TV, mobile devices or computer!

Here are some really important updates:

# A special App "Kwesé Free Sport" has been set up to enable people in countries like Zimbabwe also to access the game on Saturday. Please spread the word. It will enable you to see the game from almost every African country south of the Sahara!

# We're also streaming the NBA Africa Game live on Facebook in most all countries on the continent. We started Facebook live streaming recently on African Gold Cup Rugby competition across Africa and it has been a great success. We have worked closely with Facebook to make it happen.

Here are your viewing options:

1. The Kwesé decoder allows you to see everything happening this week, and all our other 62 channels. Lots of celebrity activities including music shows. Check it out!

2. You can tune in for free to Kwesé Free Sport channel in these countries:

# Botswana
# Cameroon
# Ghana
# Kenya
# Malawi
# Namibia
# Nigeria
# Rwanda
# Tanzania
# Uganda
# Zambia

3. Here's a list of private and state broadcasters throughout the continent, where you can watch the NBA Africa Game 2017 Live:

# Angola - TPA, Canal+
# Benin - ORTB, Canal+
# Botswana - KFS Botswana
# Burkina Faso - Canal+
# Burundi - Canal+
# Cameroon - STV, CRTV, Canal 2, Canal+
# Cape Verde - RTI, Canal+
# Congo Brazzaville - Telecongo, Canal+
# Congo DRC - RTNC, Canal +
# Côte d'Ivoire - RTI, Canal+
# Djibouti - Canal+
# Equatorial Guinea - Canal+
# Ethiopia - EBC, OROMIA
# Gabon - Kanal 7, Canal+
# Gambia - GRTS
# Ghana - KFS Ghana/Canal+
# Guinea Bissau - Canal+
# Guinea Conakry - Canal+
# Kenya - KFS Kenya, Canal+
# Liberia - LBS, Canal+
# Madagascar - RTNM, Canal+
# Malawi - KFS Malawi, Canal+
# Mali - Africable, Canal+
# Mozambique - TV Successo, Canal+
# Mauritius - Canal+
# Namibia - NBC
# Niger - TV Ténéré
# Nigeria - KFS Nigeria, NTA, Canal+
# Réunion - Canal+
# Rwanda - KFS Rwanda, Canal+
# São Tomé and Príncipe - Canal+
# Senegal - TFM, RTS
# Seychelles - SBC, Canal+
# Sierra Leone - SLBC, Canal+
# Somalia - Canal+
# South Africa - Soweto TV
# South Sudan - Canal+
# Sudan - Canal+
# Tanzania - KFS Tanzania, Canal+
# Togo - TVT, Canal+
# Zambia - KFS, Canal+

WOW!

I told you it's a busy week...

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Image credit: Rosie Motene, Dikembe Mutombo and Amadou Gallo Fall discuss the changing face of philanthropy in Africa at the African Philanthropy Forum in Johannesburg