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SA oil giant expands its presence in two more African countries

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:41:00 +0200

Engen Petroleum Limited, one of South Africa's leading refined petroleum products company, will acquire Shell Petroleum Company Limited's downstream business interests in Lesotho and Zimbabwe, in terms of sale and purchase agreements signed in July 2008. Read full story... | Send to a friend

SA oil company wins Ghana-NEPAD award

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:10:00 +0200

Engen Petroleum Ltd commits to Africa, remains on track to be a continental leader. Read full story... | Send to a friend

November 1 lands Mascom Wireless account and joins Africa's young emerging business leaders

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:11:00 +0200

November 1, the up and coming Johannesburg-based branding group, has landed the Mascom Wireless account. Mascom Wireless is the leading cellphone operator in Botswana, with its network coverage now spanning 80% of the population. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Xenophobia - SA's branding crisis

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:35:00 +0200

South Africa's image has suffered greatly from the wave of xenophobic attacks that took place recently. Here is a summary of the damage and some courses of action that need to be taken in order to restore the country's good name. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Kingsley Holgate is fully fuelled for the road

Wed, 21 May 2008 11:36:00 +0200

South African adventurer Kingsley Holgate's latest expedition, a world first circumnavigation overland through 33 African countries, set out from Cape Point on April 27 in support of the “One Net, One Life Campaign”, which saw the expedition team aiming to reach a million people with treated mosquito nets and educational information on the disease. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Nigeria's UBA excites investors

Wed, 21 May 2008 10:41:00 +0200

The Nigerian stock market was agog on Friday 16 May 2008, following the release of the six months audited results of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), West Africa's largest financial services group. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Malawi bank rolls out internet banking

Thu, 15 May 2008 06:16:00 +0200

Standard Bank of Malawi has rolled out an internet banking facility becoming the country's second bank where customers can access banking services from any corner of the world. Read full story... | Send to a friend

SA brand agency embroiled in Botswana plagiarism row

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:42:00 +0200

NEWSWATCH: A South African branding company is under fire in Botswana, having been accused of plagiarising the US$7 billion brand owned by the Russian Beeline Mobile. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Southern Africa unveils single tourism brand

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:39:00 +0200

The 2010 Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) brand has been unveiled by nine Southern African countries at Durban's Tourism Indaba 2008 in a bid to encourage tourism in these countries. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Talking trademarks in Africa

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:27:00 +0200

Recent developments mean that trademark owners should make plans both to develop their brands' presence and to protect their rights in (and from) Africa. Read full story... | Send to a friend