A new, young and dynamic Wireless Application Service Provider, based in Harare, Zimbabwe has launched its brand new website. The company was registered in Harare in August 2011 and since then, has been making great strides to capture its audience. Enerco enables Zimbabwean Creative Artists’ work in the form of songs, ringtones, videos and wallpaper images to be downloaded by mobile phone subscribers in several countries all over the world. “We have partnered with an international company, InterVAS UK Ltd, to provide Zimbabwean Creative Artists’ work which can be downloaded by subscribers in Nigeria, South Africa, USA and the UK.... Continue Reading
Johannesburg – Madini Africa (www.madiniafrica.com) is the pre-eminent Pan African investment conference dedicated to mineral processing & beneficiation projects throughout the continent. With the leading roll Africa is playing in answering the world needs for resources, there is also greater awareness of the opportunities to be had in as far as establishing value add processing and manufacturing operations near or by resource site. According to conference organiser, Suza Adam of Spindle Communications, “aside of the commercial benefits that beneficiation brings the mine, there will be a significant socio-economic benefits to communities and their countries as a whole.” New drive by... Continue Reading
By Nawa Mutumweno – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is to raise $1 billion for infrastructure development in the region. Through the Infrastructure Fund, COMESA envisages to resolve the infrastructure challenges besetting the region which are contributing to the increase in the cost of going business. To achieve this, the regional economic community (REC) has signed contracts with financial and legal advisors to help raise the funds for the Infrastructure Fund which is domiciled in Mauritius. The appointed advisors are Price Waterhouse Coopers who would be the lead financial advisors while SNR Denton would be the... Continue Reading
The Thank U Rewards programme will encompass leading retail brands across the Group Leading clothing, footwear and textile retailer, Edcon has today launched its brand new customer rewards programme across its leading retail brands including Edgars, Edgars Active, Red Square, Boardmans, Jet, JetMart, Legit and CNA. The new rewards programme builds on the current successful rewards initiatives run across the Group (such as the renowned CLUB programmes), but for the first time it brings all of the leading brands together into one simple proposition for customers. Commenting on the launch of the Thank U Rewards programme, Jurgen Schreiber, CEO of... Continue Reading
By Nawa Mutumweno – The Sub-Saharan Gemstone Exchange (SGE) of Zambia and Maysen and Borowski Group of Australia have signed a $3.3 billion deal to construct an oil refinery, dry ports and housing units in Ndola on the Copperbelt. 12 000 jobs will be created during the construction period with another 5 000 once it becomes operational. The oil refinery is scheduled to be constructed in the next five years. “We are very excited about this project. It has come at the right time when the demand for fuel and other by-products is on the rise in the country,” said... Continue Reading
