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Turning points in Africa's oil game
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| Is Africa at a “turning point” in its oil and gas game, for which up to now has broadly been one of strong upward movement in acreage opening, drilling exploration success, oil and gas discoveries, net reserve additions, corporate and capRead More... |
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The prospect for new hotels in Africa
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| W Hospitality Group's Trevor Ward and Vernon Page share insights on the business of hotel development in Africa.Which cities do you feel have been ignored by international hotel groups and which markets are in danger of over saturation?I don’t Read More... |
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Recent discoveries in Kenya highlight oil and gas potential
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| Kenya’s run of geologic luck continues, following the announcement of the country’s fourth consecutive discovery of oil by the UK's Tullow Oil and Canada's Africa Oil. Similarly, while activity in the natural gas sector is proceeding at aRead More... |
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The future of cars in SA?
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| The electric vehicle market in South Africa may be in its infancy, but the market for zero emissions vehicles is set to grow in the years to come, as new entrants gain traction.Nissan South Africa recently introduced its fully electric city car, the Read More... |
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Nairobi's Outer Ring road receives Sh10billion for expansion
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| The Board of the African Development Bank has approved Sh 10b ($120m) financing for the Nairobi Outer Ring road project which involves the improvement of the existing single carriageway road to a 2-lane dual carriageway complete with service roads, gRead More... |
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Unicef's RapidSMS Transforms Lives
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| When in 2009 Christopher Fabian and Erica Kochi, two employees of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), developed RapidSMS, a platform for data gathering and group communication using the short messaging system (SMS) on mobile phones, their aiRead More... |
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New Technology Helps Small Farmers Attract 'Big' Business
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| Small-scale farmers in Kenya can now store and manage data on the pesticide content in their crops before exporting them, thanks to a cloud-based mobile platform that keeps track of pesticide residues in produce.Farmforce software, an initiative of tRead More... |
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Moi Referral Eldoret to Build Trauma Centre
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| THE Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital will partner with the government to build a trauma treatment centre. Trauma specialist Harvey Hawes and Abdulah Saleh visited the hospital on Saturday to discuss the plans.Saleh said they are working with the goRead More... |
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DHL and Engen announce major African retail partnership
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| Engen service stations across Africa to serve as DHL Service PointsTwo significant multinationals join forces to increase consumer access in AfricaDHL Express (htt, the world's leading international express services provider and Engen, Africa's leadiRead More... |
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Barloworld eyes expansion into Africa
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| BARLOWORLD is targeting six sectors to boost the growth of its business, and is positioning itself "to expand into west and east Africa", according to CEO Clive Thomson.
While the diversified industrials company has continually expanded its operatioRead More... |
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Glencore Xstrata to invest $100 million in South Africa's coal sector
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| Miner and trading house giant Glencore Xstrata (LON:GLEN) is going full-speed with its plans to boost coal production in South Africa, and said it’s poised to invest close to US$100 million in new developments expected to supply nearly 60 milliRead More... |
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Modderfontein the future 'New York' of Africa
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| Modderfontein - It is in this suburb of Johannesburg that the Chinese Shanghai Zendai Property decided to invest.For R1 billion, Shanghai Zendai Property has acquired a plot of 1,600 hectares from the South African company AECI explosives and chemicaRead More... |
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DHL and Engen announce major African retail partnership
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| Engen service stations across Africa to serve as DHL Service PointsTwo significant multinationals join forces to increase consumer access in AfricaDHL Express (htt, the world's leading international express services provider and Engen, Africa's leadiRead More... |
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Pioneer project powers the Internet in rural Kenya
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| Microsoft in conjunction with Indigo Telecom are however hoping to remedy this situation, and fast, through a social enterprise dubbed Mawingu (cloud) that it is piloting in Nanyuki.“It would take years and bucket loads of money to get electricRead More... |
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Kenya's growing consumerism sparks huge interest among multinationals
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| Mombasa has outpaced Nairobi to emerge the 12th most expensive city in Africa to live in.Nairobi had long been considered the icon of Kenya’s growing consumerism.In a recent ranking of Africa’s cities in terms of consumer trends, the coasRead More... |
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