22 February 2012, 14.08
The landscape of e-banking services in Nigeria is set to witness a major shift as two leading companies in banking and telecom sectors of the economy, FirstBank of Nigeria Plc (FirstBank) and Airtel Networks Limited...Read More
22 February 2012, 12.27
2012 is set to be the year that home-grown apps take off in South Africa. In September 2011, Vodacom was the first network operator to launch a local app store. The express intention was to spur the development of a...Read More
22 February 2012, 12.10
MobileMoneyAfrica, Africa’s leading resource for mobile financial inclusion today announced that executives from EcoBank International, Africa centre for mobile financial inclusion, citi Bank, PayG Solutions, Mfino,...Read More
22 February 2012, 12.09
SMC Networks, a global provider of LAN hardware and broadband connectivity devices, has announced the launch of the SMC7904WBRA-N2 Barricade™, a three-in-one high-performance wireless ADSL2/ADSL2+ router that includes...Read More
22 February 2012, 11.57
Tullow Oil plc says it has made a third hydrocarbon discovery in an exploration well Jupiter-1, offshore Sierra Leone.The find was confirmed by the results of drilling, wireline logs and samples of reservoir...Read More
22 February 2012, 11.48
Unilever Ghana Limited says it aims to inspire its consumers to adopt new, sustainable behavior that will prolong their lives and the company’s business.This is in line with its social responsibility activitie, under its...Read More
21 February 2012, 15.23
Zenith Bank (Ghana) Limited capped a successful 2011 with solid financial results, in an era when industry margins are shrinking.Zenith Bank achieved a 115 percent profit after tax, from GH¢10.9 million in 2010 to GH¢23.5...Read More
21 February 2012, 15.21
GOIA Limited Company, incorporated in Mauritius, and specializing in fish oil extraction amongst other things, is to establish a novel production unit in Tema under a new company called Ocean Products (OPG) Limited to...Read More
21 February 2012, 15.10
Doosan has launched the new DX225LCA crawler excavator for the African and Middle East marketsThe operating weight of the new DX225LCA excavator varies from 21.5 to 23.2 tonnes, depending on the configuration. The new...Read More
21 February 2012, 14.55
African electric motor distributor, Zest, has revealed its plans to increase its share of the African market following its acquisition by Brazil-based group WEGZest has distributed WEG products in Africa for more than...Read More
21 February 2012, 14.51
France’s minister for cooperation, Henri de Raincourt, its secretary of state for foreign trade, Pierre Lellouche, represented by Delphine d’Amarzit, multilateral affairs and development manager at the general directorate...Read More
21 February 2012, 08.48
The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank met today under the Chairmanship of its Dean, Mr. Abdulrahman M. Almofadhi, to discuss the selection of the next President of the World Bank Group, following the ...Read More
21 February 2012, 08.42
An extraordinary meeting of the EAC Partnership Fund Steering Committee held today at the New Arusha Hotel in Tanzania approved a total of US$7,315,000 to support four key priority areas in the integration agenda during...Read More
20 February 2012, 10.27
Ghana continues to be an attractive destination for not only Foreign Direct Investments but also entrepreneurial investment.Global Venture Capital Trust, Acumen Fund has established its West African headquarters in...Read More
20 February 2012, 10.25
South African Airways has been awarded the official 4-Star Airline ranking for 2012 by SKYTRAX , the independent, global airline rating organisation.This 4-Star Airline ranking, according to management, recognises the...Read More
20 February 2012, 10.16
The Bank of Ghana has increased the policy rate from 12.5 percent to 13.5 percent. This represents an increase of 100 basis points by the Monetary Policy Committee which has been meeting to review the economy since...Read More
20 February 2012, 08.13
ITNewsAfrica will be hosting its inaugural Tech Demo Africa Showcase, aimed at showcasing cutting-edge technology from established companies, as well as start-ups.Hosted at the Radisson Blue Gautrain Hotel from 17th –...Read More
20 February 2012, 00.00
Orange is launching an innovative service making Facebook accessible on any phone across the Orange footprint in Africa. Orange is launching a new service to provide swift, simple, and cost effective mobile access to...Read More
16 February 2012, 14.27
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of USD 100 million to improve water and sanitation in the city of Zaria in northern Nigeria through the African Development Fund, its concessional or ‘soft loan’...Read More
16 February 2012, 13.51
The Integr8 Group, South Africa’s largest privately owned ICT managed services provider, is the number one Managed Service Provider (MSP) in South Africa for the second consecutive year, the third best in EMEA (Europe...Read More
16 February 2012, 12.14
As businesses clamber for lead generation and turnover amid difficult market conditions, the benefit of well-entrenched project management in operations merits serious consideration.This is the view of management at FOXit...Read More
16 February 2012, 12.06
Managed Integrity Evaluation (Pty) Ltd. (MIE), ), an established credentials verification services provider in South Africa, says by employing hard-working, dedicated people and assisting in efforts to combat...Read More
16 February 2012, 00.00
Jubilee Partner, Tullow Oil Ghana says local content build-up is at the heart of its oil and gas operations because of the commercial advantages.Communications Manager, Gayheart Mensah says local capacity building and...Read More
15 February 2012, 14.30
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a loan in the amount of USD240 million to Egypt for additional financing of the Giza North Power Project.
It is part of a broader program which aims to help...Read More
15 February 2012, 12.39
Employee Self Service (ESS) and Manager Self Service (MSS) are effective tools used to help businesses handle the intricacies of Human Resource management. In today’s business they should form the foundation of a ...Read More
15 February 2012, 12.26
It takes drive, tenacity, commitment and focus to run any services company in today’s market. Most Chief Executive Officers would agree with the notion, but for those at the helm of a global ICT services enterprise, the...Read More
14 February 2012, 13.18
Transnet and Swazi Rail confirmed on Thursday that they planned to move ahead with a R16-billion to R17-billion greenfield railway project between Lothair, in South Africa, and Sidvokodvo, in Swaziland – the single...Read More
14 February 2012, 13.08
Sustainability is fast-becoming a buzzword the world over not just in the home or classroom, but in businesses, big and small. It is becoming increasingly necessary for companies to consider how they go about their...Read More
14 February 2012, 12.51
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) will organize an important meeting to present and discuss the findings and recommendations of a study commissioned...Read More
Copyright © 2012 Africa Business Communities - Gateway to the African Economy. All Rights Reserved. Designed by