SOUTH AFRICA

Partnerships necessary to overcome economic crisis

[Neo Semono] In order to overcome the current global economic crisis, effective partnerships between government and business are necessary, says Sasol South Africa's chief executive officer Pat Davies. Read more >>

AFRICA

Hong Kong lures African traders with incentive packages

[Carole Kimutai] The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is offering a HK$80m (US$10.3m) buyer sponsorship package for African traders as part of an incentive package aimed at increasing traffic to several international trade fairs in Hong Kong planned for the second half of 2009. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

130 winners coming to Confederations Cup

A joint South African Tourism and Coca-Cola South Africa promotion last month has resulted in 130 people having won a trip to South Africa to attend the tournament, the organisers announced yesterday, Thursday, 11 June 2009. Read more >>

AFRICA

African music library goes digital

[Khanyi Ndabeni] An ambitious Eastern Cape project to digitise indigenous African music dating back to the 1930s is helping to introduce rare traditional tunes to a new generation. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Zim to have new media commission

[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's parliament has begun the process of establishing the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC), days after the High Court declared the Media and Information Commission (MIC) defunct and ordered that it stop accrediting of journalists. Read more >>

AFRICA

Zim mobile networks scramble to increase subscriber levels

[Dumisani Ndlela] ECONET Wireless has embarked on its biggest ever network expansion programme in the country, signalling the dawn of a new era in a market where all three networks are scrambling to shore up their subscriber bases. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Africa's Gross Domestic Product to rise in two years

[Neo Semono] Despite the decline of global financial growth, Africa will be able to post positive growth in a year or two, according to a panelist at the World Economic Forum (WEF). Read more >>

NIGERIA

Nigerian company sponsors green initiative

Nigerian insurance company IEI is to sponsor CNN International's latest programming initiative Going Green: Green Light for Business Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Another South African retailer enters African market - Vuka Scuta

Within three years of its establishment in South Africa, national scooter and motorcycle retailer Vuka Scuta is now set to capture the African market. The expansion into the African continent beyond South Africa has been launched with Vuka Africa opening its first outlet in Maputo, Mozambique this month. Read more >>