TABJ – Jan 26 - Public service workers in Zimbabwe resumed their strike today after unions rejected a $240 million blanket offer from government. The government offer would have meant that employees received $87 a month, rather than the $538 a month they are presently demanding. Largely ...
TABJ – Jan 25 - Zesco Ltd., Zambia-based Power Company, has announced plans to increase its electricity prices by 17 to 33 per cent in order to raise money for reinvestment in the sector. Effective as of May this year, a statement from the company read: ...
TABJ – Jan 25 - Makerere University, the oldest in Uganda at 82 years, has awarded Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki an honorary doctorate degree for his steady leadership in the region and his pan-African service. Kibaki graduated with a first-class degree in 1995 and said: “I ...
TABJ – Jan 25 - A recent survey by Grant Thornton has shown that 37 per cent of private South African business owners blame ‘red tape’ for preventing their progression.The survey, which questioned CEOS, chairmen and business owners, showed overregulation to be the major concern, ...
TABJ – Jan 24 - John Levy, the world’s first African-American personal manager of jazz artists has died at the age of 99.He died in his sleep at his home in Altadena, California after several treatments for heart problems. His long career saw him manage stars ...
TABJ – Jan 24 - Emirate’s freight division, Emirates SkyCargo, has announced it will increase operations on its Africa trade route.After flights to Lusaka and Harare are launched at the beginning of February, the weekly cargo capacity into and out of the African continent will ...
TABJ – Jan 23 - Air Zimbabwe has been put under judicial management and threatened with liquidation as its debts reach $140 million. Employees of the airline are owed roughly $35 million in salary arrears and the High Court has since barred the Air Zimbabwe board ...
TABJ – Jan 23 - The iPad tablet has made a remarkable impression on the world since its arrival two years ago; especially so in Africa according to recent statistics.The latest “iPad for Business survey” showed that 47 per cent of African professionals questioned were ...
TABJ – Jan 23 - A new UK gold mine will rely on South African technology and expertise to process its ore, indicating potential new markets for SA. Australian-owned Scotgold Resources, after securing environmental approval to start operations at the new Cononish gold mine in Midwestern ...
TABJ – Jan 20 - The African Media Initiative (AMI) has entered into a strategic partnership with the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) which will provide professional training with a view to developing media businesses across the African continent. The collaboration will involve ...
