Market News Page No. 252| Africa Business News

South African construction firms to pay US$90M into development fund

A total of Six South African construction firms will contribute a total of 1.25 bn rand ($90 million) in the next 12 years towards a fund kitty towards skill development in the construction sector and give black workers a much bigger role, a cabinet minister said recently. Ebrahim Patel, the Economic Development Minister said this voluntary contribution by the construction companies would be in addition to a 1.4 bn rand (US$98.1mn).... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 15th October 2016

Printing Inks Market in South Africa to Reach US$ 155.13 Mn by 2024

The printing inks market in South Africa is highly fragmented and the top six companies cumulatively accounted for more than 60% in 2015. These companies are New Africa Inks (Pty) Limited, Constantia Printing Inks, Hi-Tech Inks (Pty) Ltd., Flint Group South Africa Ltd., Hostmann-Steinberg South Africa (Pty) Ltd., and NUtec Digital Ink (Pty) Ltd. Transparency Market Research finds that the penetration of global players is likely to create.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 17th October 2016

Tanzania: Sh100 Billion Grant From China Boost for Tanzania

Dar es Salaam — The government has received a grant of Sh97 billion from China in support of development of education, seaports, health and airline security. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Charles Mwijage and the deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ms Dorothy Mwanyika signed the document on behalf of the Government of Tanzania while China was represented by its Vice.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 15th October 2016

Set Up of US$ 30m milk processing factory in Kenya

A US$ 30m milk processing factory in Kenya is set to be operational in Nakuru, Kenya. It is being constructed by Sameer Agriculture & Livestock Limited (SALL), a company owned by billionaire businessman Naushad Merali. The initiative of the construction of the dairy processing plant is expected to increase the competition in the dairy sector which is growing at a high rate and also create employment. SALL CEO Mr..... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 15th October 2016

Africa: Kenya Ranked 3rd in Access to Credit in Sub Saharan Africa

Nairobi — Kenya has been ranked third in ease of access to credit in the sub Saharan Africa according to a new report by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). The report dubbed Economic Insight: Africa Quarter 3 2016 says Kenya is ranked after Rwanda and Zambia and before Ghana, Mauritius and Uganda. "Access to finance is a vital driver of economic growth, so this is great news.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 15th October 2016

Dominovas Energy Advances Its Plans for Africa

Dominovas Energy Corporation (OTCQB: DNRG) today announces it has formally submitted a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Ekurhuleni Energy Generation Program in Johannesburg, South Africa in an effort to be awarded a 20 megawatt (MW) Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) utilizing its RUBICON™ Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technology. This 20-year PPA was a collaborative submission by Dominovas Energy and its joint venture partner for the project.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 15th October 2016

A first in Africa for solar-powered airport

South Africa’s George Airport. located half way between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, has become the first on the continent to go completely solar-powered. It becomes only the second in the world after India’s Cochin International Airport in Kerala to run entirely on solar, being powered by 2,000 solar panels which produce up to 750 kW every day. Just 400 kW is needed to run all aspects of the airport’s.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 15th October 2016

Africa: World's First Drones for Medical Supplies Launch in Rwanda Today

he first medical supply of remotely piloted aircraft, popularly known as drones, will be launched in Rwanda today. The pioneer project, in Muhanga District in southern Rwanda, will see drones used in delivery of much needed supplies to ensure efficiency and timeliness. The launch comes nine months after the Government entered into an agreement with Zipline Inc, a California-based robotics firm to build infrastructure for unmanned.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 15th October 2016

South African mining companies most welcome in Spain

The old world beckons for South African mining companies. That’s the message echoed from the very highest levels of government in Spain’s Andalusia province who are actively engaging with mining countries from around the world to encourage investors and companies to come and participate in Spain. Representatives from Peru, South Africa, and Canada were invited to participate in a study tour hosted by one of the.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 15th October 2016

The Beating Pulse of Food Security in Africa

Elizabeth Mpofu is a fighter. She is one of a select group of farmers who equate food security with the war against hunger and shun poor agricultural practices which destroy the environment and impoverish farmers, especially women. Mpofu grows maize, legumes and different beans on her environmentally-friendly 10-hectare farm in Masvingo Province, about 290 kms southeast of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare. Despite a.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 15th October 2016

Tullow Oil to haul oil in Kenya

Tullow Oil’s Kenyan unit has said it is seeking trucking companies to transport crude from northwestern fields to the port city of Mombasa as the East African nation rushes to export its first oil by mid-2017. The work will involve the trucking of crude in insulated containers from a production facility near Lokichar, Turkana county, to storage facilities run by Kenya Petroleum Refineries, Tullow Kenya said yesterday in an.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 15th October 2016

Completion of Kenya Outering road now set for September 2017

The completion of the busy Nairobi’s outering road is now set for September 2017, Kenya National Highways Authority(KeNHA) has said. According to KeNHA officials the project haven’t been implemented about 64 kilometers hence bringing late by two and a half months. Though the Chairman of the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), Daniel Njora said that the delay was ‘normal’ and the.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 15th October 2016