News

EgyptAir is celebrating its 75th anniversary with plans to expand and improve services to a number of new destinations, including some in Africa. 11 May 2007

With seven awards for four engines, BMW has once again emerged as the most successful brand from the “International Engine of the Year Awards 2007”, the world’s most important engine competition. 10 May 2007

A radical overhaul of the whole rigmarole involved in licensing of businesses in Kenya has spurred the country's economic growth. 10 May 2007

Among the passengers on Flight 507 were MTN Cameroonian chief executive Campbell Utton, chief financial officer Sarah Stewart, Patrick Njamfa, Patrice Enam. Stewart's husband, Adam James, was also on the flight as was Nairobi-based Associated Press correspondent Anthony Mitchell. 7 May 2007

The Northern Cape MEC for Health, Shiwe Selao, has welcomed a generous donation of five patient transport vehicles. 4 May 2007

The Eco awards are helping to brand the country as a leading eco destination. 4 May 2007

South African IT security firm, Telspace Systems is to provide Business Connexion (BCX) Namibia with managed security services for its clients. This falls under the agreement recently signed by the two companies, which awards BCX Namibia with the exclusive rights to market and sell Telspace services within the country. 30 Apr 2007

The PCM-D1 portable audio recorder will be launched by Sony at MediaTech Africa 2007. It can be used by journalists for recording in the field, and is capable of capturing live musical and theatrical performances. 26 Apr 2007

Zimbabwe's national airline has increased fares for its domestic, regional and international flights by 200%. 26 Apr 2007

South Africa’s socio-economic challenges can be addressed far more quickly if poverty alleviation becomes a business development task shared between the private sector, local governments and local entrepreneurs. That’s the prediction of social entrepreneur Lee Elliott, whose model for-profit social upliftment has been grabbing the attention of some of SA’s most progressive companies, including African Bank. 26 Apr 2007

Located in the heart of the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, the boutique V&A Hotel is promoting a selection of conference packages this winter. 26 Apr 2007

Orangeworks^TM aims to revolutionise accounting software with the launch of an advanced new package to deliver a powerful business solution for the local Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) market. 24 Apr 2007

If South Africa is to maintain a major manufacturing presence in vehicles and components while offering value for money, it must find ways and means of doing so in the face of competition from emerging markets. 24 Apr 2007

Singapore Airlines Cargo has commenced a once-weekly service to Nairobi, Kenya. 23 Apr 2007

South Africans use bad English on a daily basis and they don’t even know it. Despite English being the most commonly used language in business and in cross-language communication, many speakers still struggle with the basic rules of the language. 20 Apr 2007

Entries for the 2007 Diners Club International Winelist of the Year Awards are officially open and Diners Club International invites all licensed restaurants across South Africa to take part in these prestigious Awards. The closing date for entries is 4pm on Friday, 27 July 2007. 20 Apr 2007

Tower, manufacturer of self-adhesive labels and office stationery, has partnered with Microsoft International. The collaboration has resulted in the 'Tower Templates' being featured on Microsoft Office 2007. 19 Apr 2007

The corporate network is very much like a human heart... we assume it will simply keep working, often under immense pressure, and only really take notice when it stops. Most businesses do not pay enough attention to the ‘heart’ of its operation and, in most cases, failure occurs because of inadequate supervision and poor application of resources. 19 Apr 2007