Ethiopian Airlines code shares with Singapore Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines, claiming to be the fastest growing African Airline, has announced that it will start code sharing with Singapore Airlines, one of the largest carriers in Asia effective 1 November 2011, providing its customers the option of flying to Singapore. 27 Oct 2011 07:55

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

Pick n Pay opens in Mauritius

Pick n Pay, late last week, announced the opening of latest addition to its expanding African footprint - its first Mauritian store in Bagatelle's Mall. The company will open a further two stores in Mauritius in the next year. 29 Sep 2011 12:29

Mobile: 'world-first' virtual payment card launches in Kenya

NAIROBI, KENYA: Airtel Africa, Standard Chartered Bank and MasterCard have rolled out what is claimed to be the world's first virtual payment card on a mobile phone. 15 Sep 2011 09:37

Ching ching for Zim's Nandos, Chicken Inn

[Tawanda Karombo] Cash is proving to be king for fast food operator, Innscor Africa, which runs franchise outlets for Nando's, Chicken Inn and Steers counters mainly in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya and Ghana. 12 Sep 2011 12:42

Woolworths to grow African joint ventures

[Annaleigh Vallie] South African retailer Woolworths Holdings has announced a joint venture in Tanzania and Uganda, adding more stores to its growing African portfolio. 12 Sep 2011 11:19

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