Governor's Cup 2nd Leg - Lawal, Enosoregbe Scale 1st Round
Two Nigerian players, Shehu Lawal and Emmanuel Enosoregbe booked their ways to the second round of the 2nd leg of the ongoing Governor's Cup Lagos Tennis Championship with victories in their respective...
View ArticleGlobal Truckermania Ranks Imperial Logistics
IMPERIAL Logistics drivers, Pieter Adriaanse and Basil Bailey, consecutively winner and runner up of the South African leg of the 9th FleetBoard Drivers League or 'TRUCKERMANIA' represented the country...
View ArticleSouth Africa: No EU Permit for Dairy Products
In a statement published in allAfrica.com, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) corrected a media statement issued on 16 September 2011, in which exporters were invited to apply...
View ArticleSouth Africa: City of Cape Town Welcomes Decision to Halt Toll Projects
The City of Cape Town has welcomed the news that South African National Road Agency Limited's (Sanral) R10 billion tolling project, set to implement tolls on the N1 and N2 has been halted, the Cape...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Massmart - Saccawu Taking a Softer Line
Business Day reports that the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu), which is opposing the R16,5bn merger of US giant Walmart with SA's Massmart, appears to be taking a...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Mobile Internet Access Grows Sharply
More than 50% of South Africans polled in a recent survey say that they access the Internet daily from their cellphones and more than 57% engaged in some form of banking or financial activity using...
View ArticleUganda: Investors Take Over Part of Kitante Golf Course
In the 1910s, hole No.6 of the Uganda Golf Club (UGC) Kitante course was located where Centenary Park is currently situated. When the course was redesigned in the 1990s, hole No.6 moved to where Garden...
View ArticleRace for Parliamentary Seats
Democratic Republic of Congo's National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) has released the official list of the presidential and legislative candidates.
View ArticleKenya: Tatu City Shareholders Drop Oraro Law Firm
Majority shareholders of Tatu City Ltd have dropped the besieged firm of Oraro and Company Advocates in a move that could unlock pending multiple suits facing the controversial multi-billion shilling...
View ArticleKenya: Vibrant Over-the-Counter Market Lists 13 New Firms
At least 13 small and medium sized companies have listed their shares for trading on over-the-counter (OTC) exchange in the past one year, revealing a growing private sector base that could form a...
View ArticleHiring of Judges Promises to Reform the Judiciary and Speed Up Justice
Taking a case through Kenya's court system has been an arduous task, with delays costing litigants millions of shillings and time.Cases have been taking years to conclude as overworked and poorly paid...
View ArticleUganda: 20 Families Homeless After Heavy Rain
Twenty families in Namayingo District are homeless after a downpour destroyed their houses. The Tuesday night downpour caused the collapse of rooftops which injured seven family members, currently...
View ArticleAfrica: Courts Among Most Corrupt Institutions in Eastern Africa
East African judicial systems are among the most corrupt and inefficient institutions which discourage investments by delaying justice for a region that is seeking to attract local and foreign...
View ArticleZimbabwe: State Case Against Gwisai and Others Crumbling
The state case against former MDC-T legislator Munyaradzi Gwisai seems to be crumbling, following serious questions about the credibility of the prosecution's 'star' witness who failed to show up in...
View ArticleAfrica: MD Treads New Path to Head One of Africa's Top Digital Companies
When he was in class one in 1979, his teachers decided that he was too smart and promoted him to class three. Today, Mr Ndege is the MD of iWay Africa, a pan-African ICT value chain solutions...
View ArticleKenya: High Import Bill Puts Pressure On Balance of Trade
Imports have been growing at nearly double the rate of exports, raising the possibility of an economic imbalance if capital investment does not cover the trade gap quickly.
View ArticleKenya: What Does It Take to Become a Successful Entrepreneur?
It is now weeks since Steve Jobs succumbed to prostate cancer. Yet, the praises of a man who changed the world continue as if he died only yesterday.
View ArticleTo Curb Corruption, Recruit Only the Best for Public Service
Once, I have been caught by the City Council guards crossing the road while speaking on the phone.
View ArticleChinese Investors in Sh8 Billion Cement Factory Venture
A consortium of Chinese and local investors is setting up an Sh8 billion cement grinding plant expected to open early next year, tapping growing local and regional demand for the product.
View ArticleExperts Push for Shared ATMs to Reduce Costs
Sharing of automated teller machine (ATM) infrastructure will help bring down transaction costs and increase the reach to more Kenyans, banks experts have said.
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