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Mobile Companies Enter Data Race as MTN Joins African Utility Week
Johannesburg, South Africa, May 20, 2012 –(PR.com)– Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology is set to change the way a multitude of industries operate, including the electricity and water sectors, says Kevin Jacobson of MTN Service Provider who will join South African Energy Minister Elizabeth Dipuo Peters and Eskom CEO Brian Dames in the opening session at next [...]
Genesys Shows Strong Momentum in First 100 Days as a Stand-Alone Company
Posted May 19, 2012 Company achieves solid growth for 2011 and First Quarter of 2012 with healthy EBITDA DALY CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Genesys today shared highlights on its performance as the company concluded its first 100 days as a stand-alone company. The company continued its consistent track record of year-over-year revenue growth for full year 2011. [...]
Will life insurance with your broadband succeed?
Jeanette Clark Jeanette Clark is Moneyweb’s Pretoria correspondent. Vodacom to enter the insurance market, link products to telecommunications offerings Next time you go into a Vodashop to increase your data cap, why not consider adding on some long-term insurance products as part of your purchase. This week Vodacom announced that it will start playing in [...]
AGCO Presents Its Vision for Agriculture in Africa at G8 Summit
DULUTH, Ga., May 18, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – AGCO, Your Agriculture Company /quotes/zigman/216698/quotes/nls/agco AGCO -0.49% , a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, today presented its vision for agriculture in Africa at the G8 Summit in Washington, D.C. “Our mission is to provide comprehensive agricultural solutions for African farmers,” said Martin Richenhagen, Chairman, President [...]
DuPont Unveils New Local Investments in Africa and Innovative Global Food …
DuPont Chair and CEO Ellen Kullman announced two key efforts that will support collaborative, world hunger initiatives. Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 18, 2012 DuPont Chair and CEO Ellen Kullman today announced two key efforts that will support collaborative, world hunger initiatives. First, DuPont will invest more than $3 million over the next three years to [...]
Indian Ocean Piracy and the road to a solution
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Rising Tribalism in South Africa: A Rejoinder
Gumede is right in his conclusion that people will seek refuge in tribalism when democratic institutions are made to fail. The efforts of William Gumede in the last issue of Pambazuka News to enlighten the masses on the possible danger of tribalism rising in South Africa’s infant democracy are commendable. One has to be aware, [...]
Call to Seize Mines, Banks and Telecommunications
Business Live reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has called for the “seizure of mines, telecommunications and banks” under a nationalisation plan that it hopes will transform the local economy. According to the Business Live report, the demand was contained in the union’s draft policy document that will be discussed [...]
Law Firm Offers Advice to Technology Entrepreneurs
Dommisse Attorneys has responded to a crying need from South Africa’s technology entrepreneurs that need help with international financing, as well as from solutions companies wanting to expand commercial activities across our borders into the rest of Africa. This small, focused team of attorneys has specific skills in corporate finance, technology industry contracting and international [...]
Genesys Shows Strong Momentum in First 100 Days as a Stand-Alone Company
DALY CITY, Calif., May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Genesys today shared highlights on its performance as the company concluded its first 100 days as a stand-alone company. The company continued its consistent track record of year-over-year revenue growth for full year 2011. It also achieved a 13% year-over-year growth for the first quarter of [...]
