2013 Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival Programme full of New Highlights
The programme for the 2013 Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival is growing, with new and exciting events joining the stable of old favourites. “Last year’s programme sported more than 100 events,” said...
View ArticleAfrican Development Bank Economist to present report on continent’s wind...
Some 5000 power professionals to gather in Cape Town In each market where wind energy is being developed, the state is a big player in…
View ArticleClimate Investment Funds Give North Africa and Middle East Green Light for...
AfDB/World Bank-supported plan to generate more than a gigawatt of power About the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Established in 2008 as one of…
View Article“In each market where wind energy is being developed, the state is a big...
Exclusive interview with Dr Emelly Mutambatsere, Principal Regional Economist, African Development Bank, and a speaker at the upcoming Clean Power Africa 1) You are the…
View Article“I think energy efficiency and management in the short to long term is the...
Exclusive interview with Norman Ndaba: Global Client Services Partner (GCSP), Director: Power & Utilities at Ernst & Young – platinum sponsors at African Utility Week.…
View Article“MTN Business are passionate about Machine2Machine and therefore utilize our...
Exclusive interview with Kevin Jacobson, General Manager, Business Indirect Sales, MTN Business. MTN is a platinum sponsor at African Utility Week. Q: What are…
View ArticleTime for “Dark Continent” to invest in renewable energy
By Dr Nawal Al-Hosany Dr Al-Hosany is director of the Zayed Future Energy Prize and the Director of Sustainability at Masdar In her role as…
View Article“African countries are increasingly focused on the potential renewable energy...
Exclusive interview with Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany, Director of Zayed Future Energy Prize, gold sponsors at the upcoming Clean Power Africa. 1) Can you give us some background…
View Article“Creating business and market opportunities for Africa’s poor is key to...
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, May 10, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – Involving low-income communities in markets and businesses across Africa is essential for economic growth to translate…
View ArticleSymantec Internet Security Threat Report Reveals Increase in Cyberespionage –...
Release includes Top 30 countries in Africa in terms of their internet security threat profile About Symantec Symantec (http://www.symantec.com) protects the world’s information, and is…
View ArticleSuccessful infrastructure project bonds require improved regulatory...
TUNIS, Tunisia /African Press Organization (APO)/ – African countries need to improve their regulatory frameworks in order to ensure the successful launch of African infrastructure…
View ArticleSA tooling and Manufacturing tackle revival challenge
South Africa’s tooling and manufacturing sectors are aggressively tackling skills challenges, and modernising and growing their operations, with a view to taking on global manufacturing…
View Article“What is incredibly exciting is the level of interest from banks in emerging...
Exclusive interview with Brian Richardson, founding director and CEO, WIZZIT, South Africa, industry pioneer and regular speaker at Mobile Money Africa. 1) What projects that you are involved with...
View ArticleMervyn Goliath, Executive Vice President of Engineering and Operations,...
Mervyn Goliath has over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications, mobile banking, payment and transaction services industries and has held and excelled in executive roles at leading outfits,...
View Article“Samsung is committed to delivering the classroom of the future – taking...
Exclusive interview with Paulo Ferreira, Head of Enterprise Mobility, Samsung South Africa – gold sponsor at African Education Week. 1) What would you say are the main challenges to creating a more...
View ArticleAfrica Continues to Grow Strongly Despite Global Slowdown, Although...
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is likely to reach more than 5 per cent on average in 2013-2015 as a result of high commodity prices...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s mobile money industry remains innovative and diverse
Mobile Money Africa returns to Johannesburg in May South Africa remains one of the most diverse regions in Africa for its proliferation of successful mobile money business models being championed by...
View ArticleA new platform and new ways of thinking for the development of quantum...
On the basis of quantum optics and nano-materials’studying, Professor Zhu Kadi and Dr. Li Jinjin of Shanghai Jiaotong University proposed the plan that the nanometer spectrometer,which is commonly...
View ArticleStandard Bank Group ranked the world’s 12th greenest bank
Standard Bank Group has been ranked the 12th “greenest” bank in the world and the cleanest in Africa by Bloomberg Markets. According to Bloomberg: “The biggest gain in renewable energy came from a...
View ArticleAfDB’s COMPELLING CASE FOR AFRICA’S STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION
For the African Development Bank (AfDB), transforming Africa’s economies entails diversifying and expanding the sources of economic growth and opportunity in a manner that promotes greater productivity...
View Article60 African countries to participate in the AIM 2013
Dubai, an inspiring city for African countries in their policies, strategies and sustainable development African countries look to attract investments in infrastructure, agriculture, energy, mining and...
View ArticleTowards a New Economic Model for Tunisia: Identifying Tunisia’s Binding...
The Government of Tunisia, the African Development Bank and the United States Government have released a report TUNIS, Tunisia, April 30, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – The Government of...
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