African Business News

AmaWaterways African adventure

TABJ – Jan 20 - AmaWaterways is set to open its first African safari river cruise in summer 2012, exploring Africa’s most renowned locations in South Africa, Botswana, Kenya and Tanzania.Guests of the tour will have the opportunity to board the Zambezi Queen, a specifically ...
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P&G potential in Africa

TABJ – Jan 19 - Robert McDonald, CEO of Procter & Gamble Co., has said that the company will increase sales and philanthropic efforts in Africa and Pakistan.“We have an amazing congruence between what other people call corporate social responsibility and our business-building efforts,” he ...
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‘Wow’za in South Africa

TABJ – Jan 19 - Google has announced the launch of a new programme which aims to put small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South African online. The programme, Woza Online, will allow businesses to develop an online presence by setting up their own websites.“Woza Online, ...
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Allianz Africa doing the Congo

TABJ – Jan 19 - Allianz Africa, subsidiary of the Allianz Group, has opened its 15th branch on the African continent.Allianz Congo Assurances has opened in the Republic of Congo as the insurance giant continues its development strategy across Africa.The new branch has been established ...
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Mozambique’s American visitor

TABJ – Jan 18 - A delegation of the United States government is visiting Maputo, Mozambique this week in order to revise the United States-Mozambique Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). Demetrios Marantis, assistant United States Trade Representative will be working with the Mozambican Ministry for ...
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A roaring success for Tiger Brands?

TABJ – Jan 18 - Tiger Brands Ltd. has had to reject offers from potential purchases in Africa because the asking price became too expensive, said Andre Parker, soon-to-be chairman of the company. Plans by South Africa’s largest food company to spend 4 billion rand on ...
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Incoming, Eight19

TABJ – Jan 17 - Eight19, a UK solar start-up company, and charity SolarAid are looking for donations to help extend the company’s “pay-as-you-go” solar system to communities across Africa. In a joint partnership Eight19 and SolarAid have spent a combined $200,000 to launch the KickStart ...
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Vox on the box

TABJ – Jan 17 – Jacques Visser, product manager of Vox Telecom Ltd., has announced the company’s plan to offer a low-cost internet broadband service to remote areas on the African continent which are not yet covered by traditional telecommunications infrastructure. The company will use Yahsat, ...
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A ‘FocusPoint’ on South Africa

TABJ – Jan 17 - FocusPoint International Inc., leading provider of global security and speciality risk management services, has announced the establishment of FocusPoint South Africa.The South African subsidiary is based in Cape Town and will serve as the central hub for all business activity ...
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Technology hub opens new opportunities in Cameroon

TABJ – Jan 16 - Activspaces, a technology hub based in the southwest of Cameroon, provides workshop space and financial support for up and coming businesses, and has already helped the launch of small business Zinger Systems, amongst others. “We’ve realised that many enterprising techies work ...
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