L-R: President, Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), Mr. Kayode Okunoren; Commissioner for Insurance, Alhaji Mohammed Kari; Chief Executive Officer, Old Mutual General Insurance Company, Mrs. Rachel Emenike; and Chief Executive Officer, Old Mutual Life Nigeria Assurance Company, Mr. Keith Alford during the 2016 CEO’s Retreat of NCRIB in Ilesa, Osun State…recently Aviation School […]
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South Africa’s Eskom gets new hydro plant fully linked to grid
JOHANNESBURG, June 19 (Reuters) – Eskom hailed a milestone in its efforts to overcome South Africa’s chronic electricity shortages on Sunday, saying it had linked up the last of four units at its new Ingula hydro-electric power plant to the grid. "We look forward to Ingula rapidly nearing commercial completion and meeting the 2017 deadline, […]
Africa Doesn’t Have Necessary Software Technology To Develop Economy – Expert
A leading film technology development firm in Africa, Coders4Africa (C4A), has said that Africa does not have the necessary software technology to aid economic development in the region. Chief Executive Officer of the firm, Amadu Dafe, stated this yesterday at the 2015 Coders4Africa technology conference, themed: Shaping Africa’s Software Industry Towards A Digital Economy, organised […]
Does African pushback over xenophobic attacks highlight the regional decline of South Africa?
From a position of strength, post-apartheid South Africa has steadily lost its shine. It may need saving once again. South Africa’s Nkozazana Dlamini-Zuma is congratulated by president Jacob Zuma after being sworn in as the African Union Commission chair in July 2012. South Africa has lost much of its regional lustre. (Photo/AFP) BRAND South Africa is […]
Partners call for more robust action on climate agreement for Africa
Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from CFA franc ECOWAS member-states and the CEMAC bloc (Economic Community of West African States and Central African Economic and Monetary Community), have called for rigorous efforts towards environmental challenges and development funding viabilities for climate change. Climate change This is a prelude to the forthcoming United Nations Climate […]
Oil needs to rebound to $75 to make Kenya project worthwhile – Tullow
Oil prices would probably need to rise to about $75 to $85 a barrel from around $60 currently for Tullow Oil and Africa Oil to go ahead with their Kenyan project, the chief executive of Africa Oil said.CEO Keith Hill told the Reuters Africa Investment Summit he was confident that crude prices would recover to […]
Habaka incubator working with Malagasy government to boost tech
Habaka incubator working with Malagasy government to boost tech Malagasy tech hub Habaka is engaging with the government of the country in order to assist in increasing the percentage of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) contributed by technology. Habaka was founded in 2011 and registered as a non-profit in 2012, becoming the first innovation […]
Checkout S.Africa invests in market leading warehouse software
HighJump Software, a global provider of supply chain management software, announced that Checkout Supermarkets has selected HighJump™ Warehouse Advantage warehouse management system (WMS) to increase the speed of its operations and visibility of its inventory. Checkout is South Africa’s largest independent retail supermarket chain, with 50 corporate stores throughout the country selling groceries, household and […]
30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs In Africa 2015
“Young entrepreneurs and those they inspire are the lifeblood of Africa’s rise.” – Tony O. Elumelu , Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation Africa’s growing crop of young entrepreneurs will transform the continent and rewrite its future. And they are taking charge of that destiny now. Today, a growing number of Africans are building innovative technologies and […]
