Category : Commerce

As South African supermarket chains seek to defend their business from the encroaching heft of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), the U.S. retailer is getting mired...

Despite the hype around mobile money’s rapid uptake across Africa, in a new study e-vouchers outperformed mobile money – and in many cases physical cash...

FOR waterlogged Johannesburg, appropriate weather for summer-friendly white wines seems a distant prospect. This is a pity, not only because the Cape produces more fine...

Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s minister of communication technology Omobola Johnson has predicted ICT would be the highest contributor to Nigeria’s GDP by 2020. She said this...

      Africa is growing, and it is growing fast. By 2050, the continent will account for half of the world’s population growth, and...

                      Sea Trucks Group reports the award of a second installation contract for a development...

In a letter to lawmakers published Monday police confirmed they had initiated an investigation into spending at Zuma’s Nkandla home, AFP reported. The president, who...

     style=”display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px”      data-ad-client=”ca-pub-3299921071151129″      data-ad-slot=”2102069697″>   Airtel Africa has announced a partnership with Dubai-based mobile satellite services provider, Thuraya in a deal which will...

    By Mathew Dangote Cement is looking to broaden its horizons even further as it seeks a license for a 75 megawatt (MW) power...

Blatant looting and financial malpractice by successive managers of Mumias Sugar Company could be responsible for the current situation in which the principal employer in...

The Malawi government released yesterday an external forensic audit into the alleged theft of almost $50 million of public funds, a scandal known in the...

By JAKE BRIGHT Ethiopia is bidding to become Africa’s lead manufacturing hub, repositioning itself as an outsourcing alternative to countries such as China, where rising...

                By Tolani Awere Nigeria plans to boost its cocoa output by more than 40 percent to 500,000...

Vimpelcom has sold two African businesses, in Central African Republic and Burundi, for 65 million dollars to Econet Wireless Global. This is as part of...

Global growth at 3.3 percent in 2014 and 3.8 percent in 2015; forecasts shaved down since April Legacies from crisis, low potential growth weigh on...

The African Eurobond asset class shift from a niche area to mainstream may be a short-term solution to a long-term problem. According to Antoon de...

By Veronica Olayinka Adesina Unemployment among our youth is one of our biggest challenges. The time has come to create jobs (and) lay a new...

Porters unloading humanitarian supplies from the Mi26 helicopter in Jiech, South Sudan. Photo: WFP/George Fominyen Two United Nations agencies have reached more than half a...

                        OPEC nations have yet to decide to cut their collective oil-production target, the...