Author Archive | Dianna Games

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Bust or boom? Oil prices and Africa

By Dianna Games on '7 April 2015' in Business Focus, Nigeria, Oil & Gas

The massive drop in petroleum prices may be a blessing in disguise for many African countries.

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South Africans need to ponder what ‘going to Africa’ means

By Dianna Games on '17 November 2014' in Business Focus, South Africa

Do South Africans truly believe theirs is just another African country?

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Consumer preferences in Africa a stew of nuance and complexity

By Dianna Games on '21 January 2014' in Business Focus, Consumer Goods, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa

"Companies that fail to dig deep into the consumer psyche in African markets before making a move are bound to fail."

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Failure in Nigeria is often due to poor business strategies

By Dianna Games on '12 November 2013' in Business Focus, Nigeria, Retail, South Africa

Although Woolworths hasn't gained success in Nigeria, many other South African retailers have done good business.

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High African growth rates distort the real development image

By Dianna Games on '20 August 2013' in Angola, Business Focus, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, DRC, Energy, Ghana, Infrastructure, Libya, Mozambique, Oil & Gas, Sierra Leone

"How many times have you heard that many of the fastest-growing economies in the world at the moment are in Africa?"

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Battle of the brands about to begin in Africa

By Dianna Games on '1 October 2012' in Business Focus, Feature Articles, Media, Sports & Entertainment

"Some of the world’s fastest-growing economies are here and international brands want a piece of the action."

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With improved governance, Nigeria may yet be a Bric hopeful

By Dianna Games on '15 February 2011' in Feature Articles, Nigeria

The Nigerian presidential race is effectively done and dusted — even though the poll is scheduled for April.

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Vainglorious waterway quest leaves presidents stranded

By Dianna Games on '7 December 2010' in Malawi, Transport & Logistics

Three African presidents stood on a river bank recently, waiting for their boat to come in. It never arrived. This is no metaphor.

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Cement in booming but SA firms in danger of losing out

By Dianna Games on '29 November 2010' in Feature Articles, South Africa

A quick survey of the cement industry in Africa north of the Limpopo suggests that contrary to South Africa's post-World Cup blues, Africa is awash with construction plans, constrained only by a shortage of cement.

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Oil is a far cry from being Africa’s curse

By Dianna Games on '4 November 2010' in Oil & Gas

There is no African oil curse, maintains global oil and gas expert Dr Duncan Clarke, only an inherited and continuing curse of politics.

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Niger Delta: Building a new city alongside the old

By Dianna Games on '6 October 2010' in Infrastructure, Nigeria

In Nigeria's colonial era, the city of Port Harcourt was favoured by the British rulers as a place to live because of its balmy weather, extensive gardens, sound infrastructure and access to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Rudderless SA may miss out on new scramble for Africa

By Dianna Games on '26 September 2010' in Feature Articles, South Africa

If South Africa does not wake up to the benefits of having a proper multi-stakeholder Africa strategy it will be left out in the cold in the new scramble for the continent.

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Clean up heralds new era for Nigerian exchange

By Dianna Games on '1 September 2010' in Capital Markets, Feature Articles, Nigeria

The recent firing of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) CEO highlights a gradual move to a new standard of corporate governance in Nigeria.

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African success stories show need to think from the ground up

By Dianna Games on '23 July 2010' in Feature Articles

In 1993, Equity Building Society in Kenya was declared technically insolvent; in 2010 it claims more than half of Kenya's banked population as its customers.

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