Southern Africa / by - ago
What you don’t know can hurt you: Why Africa can no longer ignore these diseases…
Over 500 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa at risk of, and need, treatment for NTDs. This could be a solution.
Author: Bernard Chidzero, Founder and CEO, Agis Investments and member of the board of Higher Life Foundation
Financial / by - ago
Diamond’s Atlas Mara to raise US$200m in revival plan, eyes Nigeria
LONDON, June 21 (IFR) – Bob Diamond’s African investment vehicle Atlas Mara said it is raising US$200m from Fairfax Africa and existing shareholders to kick-start the bank after a tough…
Forbes Africa / by - ago
Joel Joffe: Rivonia Trial lawyer, a man you could bet your life on
One of the lawyers who saved Nelson Mandela from the rope and became a millionaire English lord died in his country home of Liddington, in Wiltshire, on June 18, aged 85.
International / by - ago
These are the 25 most attractive employers on earth, according to LinkedIn
Job seekers around the world agree on one thing: Google’s parent company, Alphabet, seems like an awfully appealing place to work. The tech giant places first on LinkedIn’s 2017 Top…
Political / by - ago
SA’s Revised Mining Charter is “the last nail in the coffin”: Chamber of Mines VP Phiri
Due to the huge financial implications it could have for the mining industry and the rest of the country the chamber has decided to apply for an interdict to suspend the implementation of the Revised Mining Charter.
Political / by - ago
Eskom Chairman Ben Ngubane resigns
Statement by SA Department of Public Enterprises Dr Ben Ngubane has resigned with immediate effect as Non-Executive Director and Chairperson of the Board of Eskom. “Dr Ngubane formally tendered his resignation,…
Southern Africa / by - ago
Gauteng looks to Ghana to harness investment and trade to drive growth
Gauteng, South Africa’s city of gold, is the 6th largest economy in Africa. As the country battles with a recession for the second time in a decade it is imperative that…
SA Downgrade / by - ago
Moody’s downgrades SA one notch, assigns negative outlook
South Africa avoids being downgraded to junk by Moody’s
Southern Africa / by - ago
Eskom board rescinds Brian Molefe’s appointment
Eskom’s board this morning, gave effect to the Minister of Public Enterprises Lynne Brown’s directive to rescind the power utility’s decision to re-instate Brian Molefe as Group Chief Executive (GCE) of…
Technology / by - ago
Africa creates world-first next generation digital identification technology to fight identity theft
Mobile technology has helped make identify theft the top white collar crime in the world and yet existing authentication methods such as password and biometrics have failed to counter this. A new solution has been created to counter this.