DHL, a unit of German Post, has been operating in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980. Logistics firm DHL International says it will expand its operations in Zimbabwe after receiving government assurance that key provisions of the controversial indigenisation policy had been scrapped. The Minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services Supa Mandiwanzira told journalists after a […]
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Is ‘Old Mutual’ the Next Big Thing?
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 […]
Zim, SA open for deeper economic co-operation
President Robert Mugabe’s visit to South Africa earlier this month (April 7-9) marked the second state visit to the republic in 21 years. His last state visit was in 1994. While a number of issues were on the agenda, it is clear that discussions on bilateral and regional economic co-operation took centre stage. Nesbert Ruwo/Jotham […]
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 […]
South African Benefit From Oil Price Decline Seen as Temporary
(Bloomberg) — The benefit from the lower oil costs for South Africa’s economy will probably be temporary as the drop hasn’t passed through to wider prices and crude should increase further, Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said. “Average wage settlements are still in the realms of 8 percent,” Kganyago said in a speech to a […]
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 […]