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Thebe Tourism Group signs shareholder agreement

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:52:00 +0200

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.
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Southern Sun opens StayEasy Lusaka

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:27:00 +0200

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.
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Consumer Confidence Survey: Economy again top global concern

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:36:00 +0200

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.
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TransUnion expands into Africa

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:19:00 +0200

TransUnion, a global credit and information management organisation, has acquired majority shareholding in CRB Holdings Limited, signifying its bold expansion steps into Africa.
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Fresh Living now available in Mauritius

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:27:00 +0200

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.
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Brand Africa Forum to present first Brand Africa 100 awards

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:25:00 +0200

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 .
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Cutting Edge PR get appointed by FNB Zambia

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:32:00 +0200

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.
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Milk for Schools pilot programme launches in Zambia

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:46:00 +0200

Tetra Pak has partnered with Parmalat Zambia, the World Food Programme (WFP), the Zambian Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development and the Swedish International Cooperation Development Agency (Sida) to bring milk to 15 000 school children in 39 schools in Zambia's Eastern Province in a bid to stem malnourishment and poor school attendance.
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Davies maps route for free trade area

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:00:00 +0200

CAPE TOWN: The first phase of setting up a free trade area across 26 countries in Africa is expected to come into effect in three years, trade and industry minister Rob Davies said on Monday, 13 June 2011.
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[Netprophet 2011] African ecommerce market has a long way to go

Thu, 12 May 2011 18:55:00 +0200

A billion Africans and 50 million bank accounts. In South Africa, credit cards are used by only 16.5% of the population (2008). No African country comes close to 1% of total retail spend spent online - the magic figure which constitutes the tipping point for digital retail growth (in SA, ecommerce has a 0.4% share of the retail market, while in countries such as Egypt and Nigeria, the figure stands at 0.01%). No wonder, then, that the ecommerce market in Africa hasn't bloomed.
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