British Airways excited at Africa investment prospects
British Airways by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – BRITISH Airways (BA) believes its £4,5 billion (US$5,7 billion or R78,7 billion) investment plan is delivering dividends for its African customers. The airline has increased routes and capacity on the continent while introducing new on board products and services. Most recently, it started three More...
SAA marks 20 years of Nigeria operations
South African Airways by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH African Airways (SAA) is celebrating 20 years of flights to Nigeria. Operations between Johannesburg and Lagos commenced on December 4, 1998. Over More...
Poor Zimbabwe homes bear brunt of rising commodity prices
Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) from DANAI MWARUMBA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE – RECORD high food and other commodity prices are impacting on access to food among poor households as the 2018-19 More...
Hackers lurking as festive season nears
cyber crime by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – BUSINESSES and homeowners have been urged to secure their information and communications technology (ICT) networks in order to thwart hackers during the festive More...
Reina appointed new APO Group CEO
New APO Group Chief Executive Officer, Lionel Reina (50) by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – APO Group, the media relations consultancy and press release distribution service in Africa and the Middle East, has More...
Lafarge invests millions in North West communities
Lafarge construction by AKANI CHAUKE RUSTENBURG – COMMUNITIES in the North West Province are to benefit from the construction of a state-of-the art multi-purpose centre, which is part of plans by a cement More...
Policy reforms to grow Nigeria’s digital economy
Global System for Mobile Communications from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, Nigeria LAGOS – MODERSNISING regulation and policy reform will boost Nigeria’s digital economy and accelerate internet access for More...
Partnership increases Western Cape access to free Wi-Fi
Liquid Telecom CEO, Reshaad Sha by DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN – MORE than 6,6 million residents in the Western Cape will soon have greater access to public Wi-Fi following a partnership between Liquid More...
Buyanga backs Zimbabwe parastatal reforms
ZISCO Steel company by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH African-based businessman, Frank Buyanga, has welcomed moves by the Zimbabwe government to reform parastatals, saying this would curb corruption, More...
Impoverished Eastern Cape scholars empowered in IT
WIPRO by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – MORE than 2 220 pupils from the Eastern Cape are to benefit from a provision of information technology (IT) equipment by a leading global IT, consulting and business process More...