The Agriculture community of Central Africa

Hard roads for Cargo Carriers

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:07:00 +0200

Cargo Carriers (CRG) raised its dividend 76.5% for the year to February after its logistics and transport related operations performed well in an operating environment of low economic growth and industrial relations interruptions.
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Agriculture offers real growth potential

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:24:00 +0200

Although structural impediments such as poor logistics render the search for new avenues of deeper intra-African trade challenging‚ there is an immediate and compelling growth potential in the trade of agricultural products‚ Standard Bank research analyst Simon Freemantle said last week.
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IMF forecasts 'solid growth' for Africa

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:47:00 +0200

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).
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Africa needs economic integration

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:40:00 +0200

African countries must integrate their economies in order to support a new wave of industrial development across the continent‚ Department of Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said Tuesday (26 March).
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Loss of commercial farmers hurts SA

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:57:00 +0200

It is "worrisome" that South Africa is losing many of its commercial farmers to countries to the north of it, academic and businesswoman Mamphela Ramphele said on Sunday (24 March).
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New bank for Congo

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:02:00 +0200

BRAZZAVILLE, CONGO: The Republic of Congo has established a Postal Bank with the aim of reaching a wider part of the population of 3.6m in a country where only about five percent of inhabitants have bank accounts.
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Rainbow Chicken raises R3,9bn

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:44:00 +0200

Rainbow Chicken successfully raised R3.9bn through a rights issue‚ the company said on Monday, 4 March 2013.
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Rainbow Chicken buys stake in Zam Chick

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:50:00 +0200

Rainbow Chicken will buy a 49% stake in Zambian chicken producer, Zam Chick - owned by Zambeef - for US$14.25m‚ the company said on Monday (4 February).
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UCT hopes its study will foster employment

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:46:00 +0200

The University of Cape Town (UCT) has launched a three-year, pan-African study on how to foster youth entrepreneurship in order to tackle the scourge of youth unemployment on the continent.
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Rainbow Chicken tickles investors' taste buds

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:12:00 +0200

A new-look Rainbow Chicken is taking shape amid enthusiasm from investors who have boosted its share price by a third since November. Driving the change is Rainbow's R1bn acquisition of Foodcorp and a R3,9bn rights issue, setting the scene for more positive developments.
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