Africa must make better use of resources

[Mariam Isa] Africa's agricultural‚ mining and energy resources could be better used to boost the continent's pace of economic growth and pave the way for a breakthrough in human development‚ according to a report released on Monday (27 May). 28 May 2013 10:31

Beer sales keep SABMiller's profits flowing

[Zeenat Moorad] Prospering from emerging markets such as Africa‚ SABMiller on Thursday (23 May) reported a 10% increase in group revenue to US$34.5bn for the year to March. 24 May 2013 07:51

Car manufacturing - Nigeria seeks guidance

[Alexander Parker] Nigeria is looking to South Africa's advanced motor sector for expertise and technical assistance as it seeks to create a new-car market in the continent's second-biggest economy. 9 May 2013 07:58

Cocoa plundered by Ivorian warlords

NEW YORK, USA: - Warlord military commanders in Ivory Coast are making hundreds of millions of dollars by plundering the country's exports of cocoa and other resources, according to a report by UN experts. 29 Apr 2013 10:06

Agriculture offers real growth potential

[Helmo Preuss] Although structural impediments such as poor logistics render the search for new avenues of deeper intra-African trade challenging‚ there is an immediate and compelling growth potential in the trade of agricultural products‚ Standard Bank research analyst Simon Freemantle said last week. 22 Apr 2013 13:24

IMF forecasts "solid growth" for Africa

Economies in sub-Saharan Africa will ride out the bumpy global recovery in the next few years to post growth rates not seen outside Asia, the IMF said in its latest economic forecasts Tuesday (16 April). 17 Apr 2013 09:47

Van Zyl to head Toyota's Africa drive

A global management shakeup at Toyota Motor Corporation has hit African shores, with local Toyota chief Johan van Zyl called in to head the new position of chief executive of Toyota's operations across Africa 9 Apr 2013 10:56

SA to develop its aquaculture farms

[Linda Ensor] Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies launched an aquaculture development and enhancement programme last week‚ which he hopes will boost growth in an industry that is very small in both global and continental terms. 2 Apr 2013 07:49

BlackBerry wants SA app developers

BlackBerry is investigating opportunities to support local mobile software applications (apps) developers in Africa, in a bid to attract more customers and claw back market share, the local company claims. 2 Apr 2013 07:23

Africa needs economic integration

[Mariam Isa] African countries must integrate their economies in order to support a new wave of industrial development across the continent‚ Department of Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said Tuesday (26 March). 27 Mar 2013 09:40

Bigger is better says motor industry

Growing affluence in emerging markets is good news for manufacturers of gas-guzzling vehicles. 11 Mar 2013 07:32

Asia-Pacific region drives Aspen's revenue growth

[Tamar Kahn] SA's biggest drug manufacturer Aspen Pharmacare expects its Asia-Pacific business to generate the biggest share of the company's revenue by the end of the year‚ its chief executive Stephen Saad said at the release of its interim results for the six months to December. 8 Mar 2013 08:25

Rainbow Chicken raises R3,9bn

[Zeenat Moorad] Rainbow Chicken successfully raised R3.9bn through a rights issue‚ the company said on Monday, 4 March 2013. 5 Mar 2013 06:44

Nampak optimistic over Africa growth

Packaging conglomerate Nampak's share price has stuck fairly close to its 12-month high in spite of increasing evidence of tempered consumer demand for fast-moving consumer goods. 25 Feb 2013 10:12