First ‘Africa Data Challenge’ launched
November 20, 2014
The first ever ‘Africa Data Challenge’ was held in Westminster, London, this week, as part of the second ScienceAfrica UnConference, on 18 November. The ‘Africa Data Challenge’ is a groundbreaking competition that invites parties to…
Transporter insurance – the hazard warnings
November 13, 2014
Transporting goods throughout Africa is a massive industry – an industry that has very specific insurance requirements. All too often transporters are unaware of the pitfalls that could lead to their claims being repudiated. A…
Clinical Trial Results Provide Evidence for Introducing This Artemisinin Derivative-based Combination Therapy (ACT) into Africa’s Current Malaria Treatment Arsenal to Help Tackle the Number One Parasitic Killer On 4 November this week at the 63rd…
Vantage commits $30 million to Ghana’s Surfline Communications
November 6, 2014
Vantage Mezzanine, Africa’s leading mezzanine debt provider, announced this week that it had concluded a transaction with Surfline Communications to provide $30 million (R330 million) of expansion capital to the company together with a fund…
Standard Bank on World's Greenest Report
October 30, 2014
Karin Ireton, Head of Sustainability Management at Standard Bank said: “The Bloomberg ranking represents Standard Bank’s commitment to sustainability in every aspect of our business operations in South Africa and elsewhere. We are focused on…
SkyVision helps to fight Ebola
October 30, 2014
SkyVision CEO, Ori Watermann said the company have strong ties across the African continent, with partners and regional offices throughout the region, including an office in Guinea, making this cause particularly close to their hearts….
Winner of APO Invitation to AfricaCom 2014 revealed
October 27, 2014
The African Press Organization announced last week that science journalist Aimable Twahirwa from Rwanda has won the APO invitation to participate in the AfricaCom 2014, Africa’s leading telecoms event, held in Cape Town, South Africa,…
Insurers want to expand into Africa
October 23, 2014
Long-term Insurance Leader for Pwc Africa, Victor Muguto says the expansion into the rest of African continues to be a key trend, with most of the major insurers focusing on selected high growth markets. He…
