Wednesday, April 18th, 2018
Highly attractive infrastructure and private equity investment opportunities abound in Africa, but foreign pension funds willingness to invest in the region will depend on a more stable political and regulatory environment, and the availability of local peers to collaborate and co-invest in projects. This was one of the key take-outs from the US-Africa Pension Funds
Wednesday, April 18th, 2018
LIXIL Africa, the South African division of pioneering water and housing product maker LIXIL, announced it is ramping up its investment in new technology and facilities across its African brass and sanitaryware operations. This was confirmed by...
Thursday, April 12th, 2018
Africa needs to be smart about city planning and sustainability as it faces one of the fastest urbanisation rates in the world and challenges around climate change. This is according to TC Chetty, South Africa Country Manager...
Tuesday, April 10th, 2018
JP Morgan, in collaboration with Tshimologong Precinct, has launched Africa Rising 4.0, an incubation programme aimed at powering digital entrepreneurship and early stage startup growth in Johannesburg. This 12-week intensive incubation programme is designed to coach the disciplines of...
Tuesday, April 10th, 2018
In a further step to cementing its presence in the Francophone West Africa region, one of Africa’s largest bank, Standard Bank has opened a fully licensed bank focussing on the needs of Corporate and Investment banking clients...
Tuesday, April 10th, 2018
The Ecobank mobile app, a single, unified financial services application across 33 African countries, has processed 9 million transactions worth over $1 billion since launch less than 18 months ago. The Ecobank mobile app, with over...
Thursday, April 5th, 2018
Jeff Radebe, South African Energy Minister says the signing of the 27 renewable energy projects, worth ZAR56 million, is expected to result in a reduction of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by 8.1 million per year. “The...
Wednesday, April 4th, 2018
Africa relies on traditional biomass and waste fuels for almost half of its primary energy supply. An estimated 600 million people still lack access to electricity, and household air pollution resulting from the combustion of wood, dung,...
Tuesday, March 27th, 2018
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is having a disruptive effect on economies and the development of digital skills is vital. There is an opportunity, especially in Africa, to embrace new and exponential technologies combined with human talent to...
Monday, March 26th, 2018
A unique partnership between the Next Einstein Forum (NEF), an initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), and Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, will see the creation of a new...
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