Online startup Bandeka wants to connect well-educated Africans Published by Jaco Maritz on 25 January 2012 An online community for well-educated Africans. This is what Ghanaian-born Yaw Boateng and Tunde Kehinde, a Nigerian, seek to create with Bandeka.com.
Mining: Royalties, taxes and indigenisation remain in the spotlight Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 24 January 2012 Policy makers should remain “on their toes”, devising means of promoting investment in mining activity while also ensuring that the benefits trickle to the broader economy.
Agriculture should be central to Africa’s development, says Thabo Mbeki Published by Claude Harding on 23 January 2012 African agriculture should be positioned as the main driver of change on the continent.
Tycoon Chris Kirubi wants to be a mentor to young Kenyans Published by Femi Adewunmi on 23 January 2012 Kenyan businessman Chris Kirubi wants to be a mentor to the country’s young people.
Multinational drinks companies continue to invest in Africa Published by Claude Harding on 20 January 2012 Multinational alcoholic beverage companies are continuing to increase their exposure to sub-Saharan Africa’s rapidly growing economies.
Ghana oil production yet to peak Published by Femi Adewunmi on 20 January 2012 More than a year after Ghana pumped its first commercial crude oil, production is yet to reach its capacity of 120,000 barrels per day (bpd).
Insight into Tanzania’s advertising market Published by Jaco Maritz on 19 January 2012 During a recent interview with How we made it in Africa, Ulric Charteris, co-founder of Roots Marketing Communications, shared some insights into Tanzania’s advertising market.
10 African business leaders and thinkers to follow on Twitter Published by Claude Harding on 17 January 2012 A number of African business leaders and thinkers are using micro-blogging platform Twitter to communicate their thoughts on business, politics and Africa’s development.
Seven trends likely to shape African agriculture in the coming years Published by Femi Adewunmi on 14 January 2012 Renaissance Capital has identified a number of factors that are likely to influence African farming in the years ahead.
App revolution changing the game for mobile operators in Africa Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 13 January 2012 Many of the apps designed for communication such as Skype, Viber, G-Talk and WhatsApp are threatening to rewrite the rules of the mobile telecoms world.
Nigeria’s fuel dilemma Published by Femi Adewunmi on 12 January 2012 While many people on 1 January had to cope with a headache after the previous night’s festivities, Nigerians entered the new year with an additional misery.
How to make your dairy farm more productive Published by Promotional Feature on 10 January 2012 DeLaval develops solutions and technologies that help to make life easier and farms more productive. Wherever there are dairy farmers, DeLaval is there.
China in Africa: From a Chinese perspective Published by Femi Adewunmi on 10 January 2012 China’s growing presence in Africa has received much criticism over the past years. Lu Shaye, director-general of China’s Department of African Affairs, recently gave a Chinese view on the whole debate.
S&P revises the outlook on Nigeria’s top three banks to positive Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 9 January 2012 Last week, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) revised its outlook on Nigeria’s three largest banks – GT Bank, First Bank of Nigeria and Zenith Bank – to ‘positive’ from ‘stable’.