Bright Continent emerges as Absa champions dotAfrica
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG - REGISTRY Africa, the administrator of the dotAfrica (.africa) geographic Top Level Domain (gTLD), believes Absa Group’s rebranding will be a cat ...
Read More »Africa’s steady adoption of bio-economy
From NJABULO BUTHELEZI in Durban DURBAN - THE first BIO Africa Convention scheduled for South Africa in September is anticipated to support and boost the growing bio-economy on t ...
Read More »Namibian refugees face deportation from Botswana
From ODIRILE TOTENG in Gaborone, Botswana GABORONE - MORE than 900 Namibian refugees face an uncertain future amid fears Botswana would force them to return to their country after ...
Read More »New look Barclays Africa relaunches as Absa Group
by GIFT NDOLWANE JOHANNESBURG - BARCLAYS Africa Group has officially been renamed Absa Group. It has started trading under its new name and share code (ABG) on the Johannesburg S ...
Read More »SADC gives Zimbabwe poll preparation thumbs up
from SAVIOUS KWINIKA & MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE - SOUTH Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have endorsed preparations for Zimbabwe' ...
Read More »Africa powers ahead of US on clean coal
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG - THIS week, experts in Washington praised a little-known laboratory in Johannesburg (South Africa) that has pioneered ways of burning coal with le ...
Read More »Zimbabwe enjoying rare pre-election peace
from SAVIOUS KWINIKA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE - A PEACEFUL atmosphere is prevailing ahead of watershed elections scheduled for Zimbabwe at the end of this month. Just less than ...
Read More »Ghanem appointed World Bank VP for Africa
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG - THE World Bank has appointed Hafez Ghanem as the new Vice President for Africa, effective July 1. He will lead an active regional portfolio consisti ...
Read More »Bakkiefy, the mobile app modernising movement of property
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG - ARGUABLY a first in South Africa and most probably the continent, a new mobile application has been created making bakkie hiring services easily ...
Read More »SA teens flying Africa flag high in Paris
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG - A team of South African youngsters is in France to represent the country at the Paris World Games. They will further showcase their football ski ...
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