Why offering customers more choice is not always better Published by Jaco Maritz on 13 January 2012 Conventional wisdom says that the more choice shoppers have, the more likely they are to buy a product. This is often not the case.
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.
Kenya becoming a hub for Asian investment into Africa Published by Claude Harding on 11 January 2012 “Kenya is very attractive to us because it’s on the east coast of the continent, and attractive position as a centre for India’s and China’s investment and interests in Africa.”
Zin Bekkali: Frontier market investment outlook for 2012 Published by Zin Bekkali on 11 January 2012 Our central investment theme for this year is that the political upheaval that marked 2011 will eventually fade away and that investors will return to fundamentals and increase their allocations to frontier markets.
Interlocking blocks – the future of rural housing development Published by Promotional Feature on 10 January 2012 Hydraform’s interlocking blocks building technology has been chosen by South Africa’s Department of Public Works for a rural housing project in Gombani, situated in Limpopo Province near the Zimbabwean border.
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.
Enter the profitable grain processing industry Published by Promotional Feature on 10 January 2012 Buhler has launched its long awaited turnkey “Starter Kit Solutions” for maize, wheat and feed milling. These solutions are designed for entrepreneurs in Africa who are eager to enter the profitable grain processing industry.
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.
Jannie Mouton on doing business in Africa Published by Claude Harding on 10 January 2012 In his autobiography, titled And Then They Fired Me, South African entrepreneur Jannie Mouton says that doing business in the rest of the continent is “quite terrifying until you have mastered it”.
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’.
IBM targeting Africa’s banks for new business Published by Femi Adewunmi on 8 January 2012 US-based technology firm IBM has significantly expanded its African footprint over the past three years.
Restoring Angolan agriculture to its former glory Published by Jaco Maritz on 6 January 2012 Many might find it hard to believe that Angola’s capital Luanda used to be the party capital of the central African region up until 1975, when the country gained independence from Portugal.
2011 a broadly successful year for investors in Africa Published by Claude Harding on 4 January 2012 Investors in Africa should consider 2011 a successful year, says Sven Richter, head of frontier markets at Renaissance Asset Managers.
African entrepreneurs can have a global impact, says Richard Branson Published by Regina Ekiru on 3 January 2012 “I’m sure African entrepreneurs can make global impact. Having made money in Africa, African entrepreneurs can then go to address global issues.”
