‘Marriott Will Never Sell Protea,’ CEO Says
Marriott International Inc. concluded a deal this week to buy Cape Town-based Protea Hospitality Holdings for about $200 million, according to a Bloomberg report in BusinessWeek. The transaction,...
View ArticleDo South Africans Share Pistorius’s Love of Guns?
Oscar Pistorius’s love of guns may give the impression that South Africa is a gun-toting country with a right-to-bear-arms culture similar to that of the U.S., according to NewsLoop. In fact there is...
View ArticleClaudine Moore on Africa’s PR Opportunities, Strategies [Part 2 of 3]
Founder and managing director of international public relations firm C. Moore Media, Claudine Moore recently sat down to speak with AFKInsider about her background, involvement in Social Media Week...
View ArticleKenya’s Slowing Real Estate Offers Cheap Entry
It is a beehive of activity as construction workers and heavy earth-moving equipment assemble brick and mortar for the largest mall in East Africa, slowly taking shape along the eight-lane Thika...
View ArticleSaffron Now Agricultural ‘Red Gold’ in Morocco
One village in southern Morocco produces 95 percent of the saffron grown in all of the country, according to CCTV Africa. Spikes in costs have pushed the price tag between $8-$12 for just one gram of...
View ArticleQ&A: Booking Start-Up Innovating Africa’s Online Travel Accommodations
As international and domestic tourism increases in Africa, the use of technology to book travel accommodations has also risen. The needs of tourists have changed. that’s where Sleepout.co.ke — soon to...
View Article10 Bizarre And Beautiful African And African-Inspired Chairs
This chair sort of mimics one of the Big Five animals in Africa, almost as if it’s a giraffe arching up towards the sun. It comes from the Ngombe people of DR Congo in the 20th century, is made with...
View ArticleDemand For Private Jets In Nigeria Attracts Global Aviation Firms
Global private-aircraft manufacturers and maintainers are increasingly targeting Africa’s growing economies such as oil-rich Nigeria which is quietly emerging as an important hub in global business...
View Article10 Swiss Secrets You Should Know
When you think of Switzerland, you’re probably thinking mountains and cowbells and Heidi running through an alpine meadow — not the invention of the Internet or LSD. I was born in Geneva, traveled...
View ArticleClaudine Moore on The International PR Edge, Youthfulness of Africa [Part 3...
Founder and managing director of international public relations firm C. Moore Media, Claudine Moore recently sat down to speak with AFKInsider about her background, involvement in Social Media Week...
View Article10 Vegan Restaurants Even Carnivores Will Love
It’s not that these vegan restaurants make great fake steaks, or that they’ve figured out that nut-based cheese can melt and stretch like real cheese. Carnivores eat here because the food is just too...
View ArticleWDM Report Says British Aid to Africa Perpetuates ‘Corporate Scramble’
From All Africa via The Tanzania Citizen A new report by London based World Development Movement (WDM) has warned against British government’s new 600m pounds sterling aid package targeting African...
View ArticleSA Commercial Property No. 1 For Investors, Study Says
Total returns on South African retail, office and industrial buildings reached a six-year high of 15.3 percent in 2013, making South Africa the most lucrative commercial property investment destination...
View ArticleGlobal Multinationals ‘Vote for Kenya’ as Africa’s Best ICT Bet
Written by Vincent Matinde | From IT Web Africa Kenya is fast becoming the main African hub for global technology companies because the country is getting its IT skills training right. This is the view...
View ArticleHow A Chocolate Company In Madagascar Beat The Odds
Tim McCollum and Brett Beach fell in love with Madagascar and its people while working there as Peace Corps volunteers and they returned to start a fair trade chocolate company. The country had the...
View ArticleIs The U.S. Dumping E-Waste In Ghana?
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the U.S. produces 300 million tons of electronic waste annually, according to an RT.com video. Dumping electronic waste onto the developing world is...
View ArticleOutdoor Adventure Business Lures Tourists in Soweto
A township made famous by the presence of Nelson Mandela’s former Vilikazi Street home, the community is now host to Soweto Outdoor Adventures. Located near the house, the business was founded to give...
View ArticleHIV Positive Victims In Uganda Fake Results To Get Jobs
http://youtu.be/LDCzJ795kfw An exclusive report by BBC Africa details how stigmatization has pushed HIV positive victims in Uganda to falsify medical reports in order to secure jobs. Several...
View Article10 Most Romantic Suites In South African Hotels
There’s nothing like the adrenaline rush of seeing leopards run by your bedroom window to spice up a romantic getaway, which is exactly what you’ll get at Granite Private Suite at Londolozi Sabi Sand...
View Article12 Essential Rome Experiences You Might Not Know About
The Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City and the Pantheon, everyone knows to visit these when in Rome. But this ancient city from which the Western world was once ruled is home to more...
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