Uganda secures $4 billion for milestone oil refinery
Money for Uganda from HASSAN ONYANGO in Kampala, Uganda KAMPALA – UGANDA has secured funds for the construction of a US$4 billion oil refinery, representing an important milestone in the commercialisation of the East African country’s natural resource endowments. With the support of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), the government More...
SARS probe: SBI pledges support to Pillay
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE Small Business Institute (SBI) has rejected the resignation by board member, Ivan Pillay, who has been slapped with criminal charges alongside his former colleagues at the South More...
Gauteng launches one-stop investors shop
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – THE Gauteng InvestSA One Stop Shop (OSS) has been launched to pprovide professional service to investors, reduce regulatory inefficiencies and reduce red tape for entrepreneurs More...
Standard Bank confirms expansion to Ivory Coast
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – STANDARD Bank has opened a branch in Ivory Coast, bringing its presence in African countries to 20. The bank in the capital, Abidjan, will focus on the needs of Corporate More...
New ATM solutions to change SA banking services
CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – NCR Corporation (originally National Cash Register) has launched a new family of automated teller machine (ATM) solutions forecast to help financial institutions redefine banking experience More...
South Africa has the Third Most Cybercrime Victims Worldwide
cyber crime by STEPHEN DAVIES IT’S true that cybercrime is a worldwide problem, but recent research has shown that South Africa has the third most cybercrime victims of any country. It’s certainly true that More...
Crisis on Horn as state nabs Africa’s most strategic port
Doraleh seaport DJIBOUTI – NATIONALISATION of Africa’s most strategic harbour plans for China to run the facility could put Beijing in charge of the only waterway linking the Indian Ocean to Europe. For More...
SAP steers Wilmar Zimbabwe digital transformation journey
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SURFACE Wilmar is on course to realise its targets to triple production, resume exports and produce raw materials in Zimbabwe by 2020 thanks to the adoption of modern technology. Systems More...
SA motorists brace for more fuel hikes
Petrol price increases JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH African motorists will have to fork out more for petrol following increases in the fuel and Road Accident Fund (RAF) levies, which Finance Minister, Malusi Gigaba, More...
SA beef prices lower, vegetable rates up
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH African vegetable prices are increasing owing to substantial decline in volumes across markets while beef prices are lowering on the back of subdued demand. Reduced domestic More...