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Beer sales keep SABMiller's profits flowing

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:51:00 +0200

Prospering from emerging markets such as Africa‚ SABMiller on Thursday (23 May) reported a 10% increase in group revenue to US$34.5bn for the year to March.
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Safaricom educates consumers about M-Shwari

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:40:00 +0200

Kenyan-based Safaricom, an integrated communications company with a reported over 17 million subscribers, has selected Z-Card to educate its consumers about its banking offering, M-Shwari.
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Digital mag focuses on boosting farming

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:58:00 +0200

The May issue of Food Processing Africa takes a look at boosting farming in east Africa, product opportunities in Angola along with trends and insightful new products.
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Hilton plans to boost African presence

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:38:00 +0200

Hilton Worldwide has expanded its product offering in SA over the past six months and the US-based group intends to increase its presence in Africa‚ according to vice-president of operations for Africa and the Indian Ocean‚ Jan van der Putten.
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Kenyan banks to migrate to EMV Chip cards

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:31:00 +0200

The effort by card industry stakeholders pushing the adoption of EMV Chip and PIN cards by Kenya banks has received a boost after Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) which had earlier issued a guideline for compliance to the standard for ATMs, supported the campaign urging banks to also issue consumers with EMV Chip and PIN cards.
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Time to unlock Africa's travel potential

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:56:00 +0200

The South African Tourism Indaba should expand its platform by attracting even more exhibitors and buyers from the African continent, Tourism Minister Marthinus Van Schalkwyk said on Sunday (12 May).
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Ugandans get 4G connections

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:03:00 +0200

MTN said last week it had launched its long-term evolution (LTE) or 4G network in Uganda, making it the first mobile operator in that country to do so.
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Kenya's cellphone loans help fruit seller

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:50:00 +0200

NAIROBI, KENYA: Six months ago, Jane Adhiambo Achieng asked a local Kenyan bank to lend her US$250 to expand her small grocery business.
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Tsogo Sun spending US$100m in Africa

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:02:00 +0200

In line with its growth strategy‚ Tsogo Sun has announced an investment of US$100m to be used to expand the group's hotel network in Africa.
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KCB, Western Union launch ABMT service in Kenya

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:06:00 +0200

Western Union, a global payment service, and KCB Group, East Africa's indigenous bank, announced the launch of Account Based Money Transfer service (ABMT) for its customers in Kenya and the region allowing them to receive and send money from more than 200 countries around the world.
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