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Zambia hosts Pick n Pay's 95th foreign store
As part of its expansion into Africa, Pick n Pay yesterday, 21 March 2013, said it had opened a store in Luanshya, Zambia. This is the group's sixth Zambian store and takes the total of outlets outside of SA to 95 across eight countries. 22 Mar 2013 13:18
DHL Express triples network in sub-Saharan Africa
DHL Express, the global international express services provider, has expanded its network of DHL Service Points in sub-Saharan Africa from the initial 300 to over 1 000, in just a few short months. 25 Feb 2013 12:28
Windows Phone apps stores open across Africa
Microsoft has announced the opening of 21 web stores for apps and games across several African countries. 18 Dec 2012 12:19
HiFi Corp opens first store in Zambia
Forming part of the upmarket Manda Hill Centre in Lusaka, HiFi Corp opened its first store in Zambia in July 2012. Since then it has welcomed thousands of customers eager to experience its promise of tech shopping made easy. 21 Nov 2012 11:21
SABMiller taking Chibuku beer to rest of Africa
[Billy Tawanda Karombo] SABMiller has taken its traditional African beer brand‚ Chibuku - which is manufactured using either maize or sorghum - into ten other continental countries‚ a move the company says is motivated by its "affordability" and "product innovation" strategies. 11 Oct 2012 10:35
New distribution channel for MTN Mobile Money
The MTN Group last week announced that its MTN Mobile Money service will now be available through the MTN agent network and BancABC branch network in Zambia, improving accessibility to financial services via mobile telephony for thousands of customers in Zambia.
FNB's mobile money grows in Africa
Mobile banking is set to take off in Africa, with FNB recording a 150% jump in transaction growth for its cellphone banking service and 1384% growth for eWallet for the month of December 2011 when compared to December 2010. 15 Feb 2012 13:21
Thebe Tourism Group signs shareholder agreement
The South African tourism group, Thebe Tourism Group have announced the signing of a shareholders' agreement between its subsidiary FX Africa and global foreign exchange providers Travelex. FX Africa has operated a Travelex Retail Foreign Exchange Travelex franchise in Southern Africa for over four years. 6 Dec 2011 11:52
Southern Sun opens StayEasy Lusaka
Southern Sun Hotels has announced the latest addition to its hotels in Africa, the StayEasy Lusaka. The new StayEasy Lusaka hotel caters for the business traveller who value expediency and convenience and is centrally located in the newly developed, Levy Business Park in Lusaka. 30 Nov 2011 12:27
Consumer Confidence Survey: Economy again top global concern
NEW YORK, US: Global online consumer confidence fell for the seventh consecutive quarter as confidence in 31 of 56 global markets measured declined, according to from Nielsen, a leading global provider of insights and analytics into what consumers watch and buy. 9 Nov 2011 09:36
TransUnion expands into Africa
[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] TransUnion, a global credit and information management organisation, has acquired majority shareholding in CRB Holdings Limited, signifying its bold expansion steps into Africa. 28 Oct 2011 11:19
Fresh Living now available in Mauritius
Fresh Living, the food magazine on South African shelves, continues to expand on its African footprint as it goes on sale this month in Mauritius. 10 Oct 2011 11:27
Brand Africa Forum to present first Brand Africa 100 awards
Pan-African consumers can now vote for their most admired and valued brands in the inaugural Brand Africa 100 Awards, which coincides with the second annual Brand Africa Forum. The continent's most valued brands will be revealed at an awards ceremony on Thursday, 29 September 2011 at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa . 15 Sep 2011 14:25
Cutting Edge PR get appointed by FNB Zambia
FNB Zambia announced yesterday, 6 September 2011, that it will again partner with Cutting Edge PR to handle its communication affairs in Zambia. The agency will guide and assist FNB in all its local strategic communications issues, internally and externally and will include media relations management on behalf of FNB in the country. 7 Sep 2011 11:32

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