Mugabe Sworn In, Blasts Western Governments
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe took a new oath of office today, blasting western governments that questioned his 61 percent victory in the July 31 presidential elections and thanking opposition...
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10 Guinness World Records You Don’t Want to be Known For
JohnFamworth.com Most people think they’d like to be in the Guinness Book of World Records one day. Whether it was most kittens rescued from trees, strongest man in the world, or biggest pizza ever...
View ArticleReport: Kenya Convention Market ‘Hot’ But Needs More Conference Centers
Demand exceeds supply for conference facilities in Kenya, and some Chinese investors are eyeing tourism, hotel and infrastructure construction in East Africa’s largest economy, according to a report in...
View ArticleS. African Newspapers Back Under S. African Ownership After 20 Years
After being controlled for almost 20 years by a Dublin-based company, Africa’s largest newspaper group is officially owned by a member of Africa’s leading economy, opening a new chapter in South...
View ArticleUganda Looks to Film Industry for Economic Turnaround
From The Observer For the hopefuls, Uganda’s film industry can be as resourceful as the hyped oil sector – with potential to turn around Uganda’s economy. These derive their hope from success stories...
View ArticleOil And Gas Exploration At ‘All-Time High’ Off South Africa
High oil prices and recent large gas finds off Mozambique and Tanzania have whet the appetites of an unprecedented number of companies exploring for oil and gas off South Africa’s coast, according to a...
View ArticleMali Hastily Offers Exploration Licenses to International Investors
Inviting international investors to explore the country’s hydrocarbons is a step in the right direction for Mali — a country that has recently experienced instability and unsettling corruption. All...
View ArticleSmall Businesses in Rwnada to File Taxes Through M-Declaration
Small business owners in Rwanda who have in the past struggled to file taxes in a timely manner can now breathe a sigh of relief. Next week, a mobile platform called M-declaration will launch allowing...
View ArticleConcentrated Solar Power Plants to be Built in Morocco
From ESI Africa Morocco plans to build two more concentrated solar power (CSP) plants producing 200 MW and 100 MW respectively at the southerly city of Ouarzazate, the country’s government has...
View ArticleCanara Bank of India to Expand in Johannesburg
Having already received regulatory approval, Canara Bank of India will be making it’s way to South Africa by the end of the year, Ventures Africa reported. The financial entity has plans to establish a...
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Best Places To Watch Sunset
This dog knows what’s upOneBigPhoto.com No two sunsets are the same, so why not try to see as many different sunsets as possible? And while you’re at it, why not see them from some of the most...
View ArticleSouth African Restaurants, Mines, Farms Try Out Aquaponics
Aquaponics, which combines fish farming with plant and vegetable farming, is picking up in South Africa as business owners see the benefit – and savings – of combining two proven growing techniques,...
View ArticleZimbabwe Stock Exchange Listed Turnall Holdings Sees Revenue Slip
A manufacturing company that supplies housing and pipe products, Turnall Holdings has reported a $111, 875 after-tax loss for the first half of 2013, according to News Day. The company, which is listed...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s Largest Cell Phone Operators Invest In Nigeria, Tanzania
South Africa’s two top mobile operators are investing heavily in their African operations – MTN in Nigeria and Vodacom in Tanzania, despite a precarious tax situation in the latter, according to a...
View ArticleIs A Telecommunications Monopoly Disconnecting Ethiopia From The Future?
Mobile-phone penetration, which averages 70 percent of the population elsewhere in Africa, is closer to 25 percent in Ethiopia, and government control of telecommunications could be to blame for...
View ArticleChina to Help Kenya Solve Poaching Problem
From Capital FM President Uhuru Kenyatta’s first State visit to China reaped hefty packages, including support to combat wildlife poaching in Kenya, the President said. In an interview at the end of...
View Article90 Walmarts Planned For Sub-Saharan Africa. Will It Become One Of Africa’s...
Walmart, keen to enter oil-rich markets such as Nigeria and Angola, is launching an aggressive plan to open up at least 90 stores in Sub-Saharan Africa over the next three years, according to a report...
View ArticleUltra Violet Light An Alternative To Pasteurization In Sub-Saharan Africa
Brewer SABMiller has begun using South African company SurePure’s milk photopurification technology, which cuts down on energy costs by using ultraviolet light instead of heat to purify liquids during...
View ArticleTanzania’s Precision Air in Need of $32 Million Bailout
From eTN Precision Air, once Tanzania’s fastest growing airline, is in financial turmoil and desperately in need of a $32 million bailout package, The Citizen newspaper reports. The airline’s board...
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The Most Forward-Thinking Companies
Thinkstock These 10 companies accurately predicted the way the economy and culture would change, and how your needs would change with them to create products and services that make you think, “Oh...
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