Shoprite pleads to vaccinate its frontline workers
Shoprite Group Chief Executive Officer, Pieter Engelbrecht by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – THE Shoprite Group is calling on the government to prioritise the allocation of vaccines to the retailer’s workers More...
Digital transformation crucial to mining future of SA
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Mining Week by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – THE mining industry must embrace digital transformation if it is to remain competitive at a global level. This is according to More...
Lenovo unveils new smart devices line-up
Lenovo Yoga Tab 13 by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – THE Lenovo Smart Clock 2 is the highlight of new gadgets the Chinese firm is introducing to the market. Among other items unveiled include the Yoga Tab 13, Yoga More...
Zambia inflation skyrockets to 19-year high
Zambia Inflation-January-2021 from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, Zambia LUSAKA – INFLATION shooting to an all-time high in 19 years and the local Kwacha currency sliding in value against the greenback in recent months, More...
R100 billion investment to transform SA ports
South African president and African Union (AU) chairman Cyril Ramaphosa by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – TRANSNET plans to invest R100 billion (US$7 billion) over the next five years in upgrading its infrastructure More...
Africa needs cooperation to curb illicit finance outflows
South African Minister of Public Service and Administration, Senzo Mchunu from DANIEL JONES in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe VICTORIA FALLS – AFRICAN countries must synergise policies and make the most of information More...
Global energy poverty tackled via the Cloud
Bboxx goes ‘live’ with SAP to accelerate global access to clean energy from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI – THE leading next-generation clean energy and utility provider in developing More...
ATU, Huawei MoU boosts Africa digital transformation
Huawei Vice President for Southern Africa, Samuel Chen (left) with ATU Secretary-General, John Omo from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI – COUNTRIES and organisations in the continent are to build More...
OPINION: Cape Town and Dubai Battle Over Africa’s Energy Future
Duggan Flanakin by DUGGAN FLANAKIN NEW YORK – IT was such a shock that the Africa Energy Chamber (AEC) shortly afterward announced it was sponsoring Africa Energy Week on the same weekend (November More...
Diamond industry recovery favours Botswana, Namibia economies
Diamond from ALFRED SHILONGO in Windhoek, Namibia WINDHOEK – THE recovery of the diamond sector in the world’s prime consumer of diamonds, the United States, is welcome news to Botswana and Namibia. These More...