Africa's five major trends for potential growth

[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] Population growth, rapid urbanisation, adoption of new technologies, unlocking of abundant resources and the deepening of the financial sector are the five major trends that are set to drive Africa's economic growth, Simon Freemantle, Standard Bank Africa senior analyst, told a media roundtable in Johannesburg, South Africa, yesterday, Thursday 6 October 2011. 7 Oct 2011 09:56

Bidvest Namibia acquires Taeuber & Corssen

Bidvest Namibia (BVN) is to acquire 100% of the issued share capital of Taeuber & Corssen SWA (Pty) Limited (T&C) from Taeuber & Corssen, One Wireless Technologies and the Taeuber & Corssen Namibia Employees' Share Trust for of Nam$188.7 million. 27 Sep 2011 14:35

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Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Bizcommunity.com - South Africa's largest online B2B publisher - is set to grow even more with the introduction of 16 new content channels, with weekly newsletters, as from last week Tuesday, 20 September 2011. 20 Sep 2011 15:45

SanDisk shows growth in Middle East and Africa

Driven by the high mobile phone penetration rates and a growing appetite for flash-based storage devices in Africa, SanDisk, the manufacturer of flash memory cards, reports that there has been between a double and triple digit market growth in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) so far this year. 9 Sep 2011 09:22

FIFA fears impact of marketing agent's collapse

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND: World football's governing body FIFA said on Thursday, 23 December 2010, that it feared the financial impact of the collapse of its main product licensing agent, Singapore-based Global Brands Group (GBG). 24 Dec 2010 09:42

Logistics sector 2030: Africa and Asia to reshuffle the cards?

LONDON, UK: The dynamic economic development of emerging markets will fundamentally change world trade by 2030, leading to the emergence of new logistics service providers to challenge the market share of established companies. 30 Nov 2010 08:26

Unilever to halve CO2 impact

Unilever has announced plans to halve the environmental footprint of its products by 2020, to help 1 billion people improve their health and well-being and to source all of its agricultural raw materials sustainably. 16 Nov 2010 13:17

Asia's 2011 optical industry looking good

SINGAPORE: Over 90% of optical retailers across six Asian markets are optimistic that the industry will continue to do well, if not better next year. 3 Nov 2010 11:19

Reed MIDEM, GSMA launch new forum at MIPTV 2011

CANNES, FRANCE: Reed MIDEM* announced yesterday, 7 October 2010, a new partnership to launch the Connected Creativity Forum, said to be the first conference and exhibition specifically designed for the global entertainment and technology marketplace. 8 Oct 2010 10:36

Surge in Zim retail imports triggers concern

[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's central bank has called on government to halt what it called "deindustrialisation through over-reliance on imports of finished goods" after the distribution and retail sector accounted for the biggest jump in imports by value during the half year to June. 11 Aug 2010 08:33

Engen appoints Galana as exclusive Madagascar lubricants distributor

Engen, the African energy company, has extended its Indian Ocean (IO) coverage with the appointment of leading regional oil company Galana as its lubricants distributor in Madagascar in an effort to use the company's strong brand leverages local knowledge and reach to contest competitive market. 8 Jul 2010 13:35

Another chance to get 2010 tickets

South Africans who still wish to purchase 2010 FIFA World Cup tickets will be relieved to know that a few thousand additional tickets have gone on sale. 4 May 2010 18:14

Counterfeits on Zim's market

[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's manufacturers are grappling with a surge in counterfeit consumer products on the retail market, ranging from food items to farming inputs. 22 Feb 2010 06:39

Engen goes north

Chemicals & Marketing (C&M) Company has been appointed as the official distributor of Engen's full range of lubricants and selected chemical products in Malawi, both companies announced late last week. 18 Jan 2010 08:54