Huawei global revenues up in ‘extraordinary’ 2019
Huawei braves the storm as Europe, Middle East and Africa remains the Chinese technology giant’s biggest market outside of Beijing. by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – HUAWEI has reported a 19,1 percent increase in global sales revenue to CNY858,8 billion (US$120,98 billion) in 2019. Its net profit reached CNY62,7 billion and cash flow from More...
Africa’s logistics issues hamper COVID-19 aid
Coronavirus medical supplies from Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation that landed in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. from ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA – AFRICA has received More...
COVID-19 spoils record year for SADC citrus sector
Citrus industry by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – THE emergence of Europe as the epicentre of the raging coronavirus (COVID-19) has put a dent in a record year for the citrus industry in Southern Africa. The More...
Chinese smartphone maker buoyant on SA expansion
Tecno Camon 12 by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – BUOYED by sales of 124 million mobile phones globally and a positive response in African markets, TECNO Mobile is confident of making an impression in the continent’s More...
80 arrested in Nigeria crackdown on internet fraud
Cyber criminals from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, Nigeria LAGOS – NIGERIA’S anti-corruption agency has arrested 80 suspects in the latest crackdown against internet fraud in the West African country. The More...
Churches also not spared terror by cyber criminals
Kaspersky Chief Executive Officer, Eugene Kaspersky from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN – SOUTH African ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly targeted and sophisticated as public or community entities More...
Avon addresses global gender disparities
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – IN response to growing evidence of the gender divide, Avon, the beauty, household and personal care company, has launched a campaign calling on men and women worldwide to put More...
Oil slams after Saudi Arabia institutes price war
Saudi Arabia oil production plant. Photo, Reuters RIYADH – OIL plunged over 30 percent on Monday after top exporter Saudi Arabia launched a price war in response to a failure by leading producers to strike More...
Africa tourism expo on despite COVID threat
City of Durban. Photo by CAJ News Africa from NJABULO BUTHELEZI in Durban DURBAN – IN spite of the threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19), South African Tourism (SAT) has no plans to postpone or cancel the More...
Global issues, local concerns pummel SA economy
South Africa’s commodities by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – ANALYSTS have forecast a further recession of the South African economy because of load shedding, the raging coronavirus (COVID-19) and government More...