Topic: Business

Tanzania: Cross-border businesses meeting to discuss on advantages of competition

Crossing the Namanga border from Kenya to Tanzania

Tanzanians that are involved in the cross-border businesses have been enlightened to reduce obstacles in order to allow the well functioning trade arrangements, together with movements of people and goods. The call was part of the deliberations during the two days seminar to discuss cross border concerns in Dar es Salaam on August 3rd and 4th.

Africa’s critical energy infrastructure in the spotlight

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Most infrastructure investments on the continent are in the energy sector, but power plants and transmission lines across Africa, most of which were erected in the 1950s and 1960s, operate today at just a fraction of installed capacity due to insufficient maintenance and lack of modernisation.

Dangote Cement opens in Zambia

Dangote Industries cement

The $420 million Dangote Industries cement plant in Masaiti on the Zambian Copperbelt was commissioned by President Edgar Lungu on August 4, 2015 at a ceremony also attended by Nigerian vice president, Professor Yemi Onsibajo.

Maintaining focus amidst social media clutter

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Social media usage amongst millennials is a given, if you don’t embrace it you fall behind – fast! It is also becoming a very necessary marketing option for South African business to engage their market and build their brand in the digital space. However, the plethora of social media platforms has made it very easy for individuals to become overwhelmed, distracted and lose focus both in their personal and business space.

Segal Family Foundation to honor Leaders in African Development

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More than 180 African non-governmental organizations will be feted for their work in advancing adolescent sexual and reproductive health, improving access to quality education and increasing youth employment in Sub-Saharan Africa during the Segal Family Foundation (SFF) two day July 9 - 10, Leaders in African Development 2015 Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Jersey City, New Jersey.