Mozambique to host 12th U.S.-Africa Business Summit
14 March, 2019 | Hits:1605
Johannesburg, South Africa (ADV) – Mozambique is set to host the 12th U.S.-Africa Business Summit at the Joaquim Chissano International Conference Center in Maputo in June.
Botswana’s President Denies Report Of $600 Million Loan To Zimbabwe
05 March, 2019 | Hits:1675
Botswana’s president on Friday dismissed a report that the country had offered Zimbabwe a $600 million diamond-backed loan and said his government had only offered to guarantee a $100 million private credit line for Botswana companies to invest in their troubled neighbor.
Aliko Dangote named richest person in Africa for eighth consecutive year
05 March, 2019 | Hits:1931
Aliko Dangote, the Nigerian businessman and President of Dangote Group, has been titled Africa’s richest person for the eighth year in a row.
Kenyan startups win Africa Business Challenge
05 March, 2019 | Hits:3931
Over 20 innovators from Kenya joined 20 contemporaries from Basque to take part in the Africa Basque Challenge (ABC) in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain.
Expert: Small fragmented African airlines will continue making losses
28 February, 2019 | Hits:1977
Like it has been the case in previous years, the global aviation industry is expected to register a growth of profits. In 2019, global profits are estimated at about $35 billion with the exception of Africa.
Bill and Melinda Gates team up with Israeli tech company to help African children
28 February, 2019 | Hits:7358
Imagine a high-tech crib that can predict when a baby is about to experience a life-threatening emergency, hours before it actually happens. And what if that crib could alert nearby medical staff to intervene?
SKA infrastructure design complete
28 February, 2019 | Hits:3178
South African Science and Technology Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has congratulated the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) team of engineers for successful completion of all essential infrastructure designs for the first phase of the project to build the world’s most powerful radio telescope.
Kenyan and Chinese firms secure geothermal project in Ethiopia
28 February, 2019 | Hits:910
Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has signed a deal with one Kenyan and two Chinese firms for the Aluto Langano geothermal power project.
South Africa stimulus package to create jobs and boost the economy
28 February, 2019 | Hits:1297
Transport Minister Blade Nzimande has announced a R3.5 billion stimulus and recovery plan with measures that will ensure that government gives priority to the areas of economic activity that will have the greatest impact on youth, women and small businesses.
eSwatini is facing an unprecedented economic crisis – finmin
28 February, 2019 | Hits:1040
eSwatini’s economy probably contracted in 2018 and is set to continue faltering as the southern African kingdom faces slowing rates of foreign investment and a fast-growing wage bill, Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg said on Wednesday.
80% of women in low- and middle-income countries are now mobile owner, GSMA Report
27 February, 2019 | Hits:835
80 per cent of women in low- and middle-income countries are now mobile owners according to the GSMA’s 2019 Mobile Gender Gap Report.
South Africa - India trade relations deepens
27 February, 2019 | Hits:876
Two KwaZulu-Natal companies are on a mission to explore export opportunities for their products in India. Royalty Agri-Biz, which is based in Pietermaritzburg and Your Best Choice, which is located in Pinetown, will be part of the Outward Trade and Investment Mission to New Delhi and Mumbai in March 2019.