Diageo and Heineken end partnership in South Africa and Namibia
The drinks maker, Diageo is pulling out of its South African and Namibian joint ventures with Heineken and local partner Ohlthaver & List. Diageo Plc […]
South Africa
Vodacom Group appoints new chief financial officer
Vodacom Group Ltd., the South African unit of Vodafone Group Plc, appointed Till Streichert as chief financial officer after Ivan Dittrich resigned. Ivan Dittrich, chief […]
Desmond Tutu leaves hospital after a week-long treatment
South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu has returned home after a week-long treatment in hospital for an unspecified infection, the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation […]
South Africa: MTN to end two-month strike
One week after the appointment of Mteto Nyati as chief executive of the South African mobile operator MTN Group, the leaders of the Communications Workers […]
South Africa: Desmond Tutu Hospitalized
South African Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu has been hospitalized with an undisclosed but “persistent” infection, his foundation said Tuesday. In a statement released on […]
Coffee giant Starbucks to open stores in Sub Saharan Africa in 2016
After it struck a deal with Taste Holdings on Tuesday, the coffee giant Starbucks says it will open stores in sub-Saharan Africa for the first […]
Tanzania jails former finance and mining ministers
Two former Tanzanian ministers were sentenced to three years in jail after they were found guilty of issuing illegal tax exemptions to a gold audit […]
South Africa will import white maize from Mexico
South Africa’s recent drought has forced the country to import maize again. The news comes after confirmation that South Africa will import about 50-thousand tons […]
South Africa: Mining companies & several businesses oppose Eskom’s proposed tariff hike
South Africa’s power utility Eskom said it needs to raise prices by almost double the rate to allow the company to buy and to help […]
South Africa’s Mediclinic enters U.K. market
South Africa’s biggest private-hospital owner, Mediclinic International Ltd., plans to enter the U.K. after agreeing to buy a stake in Spire Healthcare Group Plc for […]