State should own 50% of all Africa's mines

[Paul Vecchiatto] African governments should own at least a 50% of any new mining venture in order to ensure that the country gets more of the revenue from mining projects. 13 May 2013 14:21

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

Standard Bank is cleanest and greenest

Standard Bank, the country's biggest banking group in terms of assets‚ has been ranked the 12th 'greenest' bank in the world and the cleanest in Africa by Bloomberg Markets. 12 Apr 2013 10:35

Africa's growth driven by SA

[Schalk Mouton] Although Africa made huge strides in increasing human development in the past decade, gains could - with hundreds of millions of people being pushed into extreme poverty - easily be reversed should "significant progress" not be made in halting global warming. 20 Mar 2013 10:37

'It's Africa's Time' focuses on Ghana, South Africa

In Episode 6, 'It's Africa's Time' travels to Ghana and South Africa, to visit interventions that are uplifting the standard of living for local communities, advancing the development agenda of these countries and contributing significantly towards the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals. 14 Mar 2013 12:04

Standard Bank funds Ghanaian water project

Standard Bank has arranged an international financing package to develop a US$126 million desalination plant in Accra, Ghana. The plant will have a water production capacity of 60 000 m³/day. Investors in the project are Spanish infrastructure company Abengoa S.A. and Sojitz Corporation of Japan, which together are contributing equity funding covering 30% of project costs. The balance of 70% of the project's funding is provided by Standard Bank in the form of senior debt. 20 Feb 2013 10:49