Subscribe My Account

Advertise Submit news

Finance News Central Africa

Subscribe & Follow

Advertise your job vacancies

Companies recruiting

Wetpaint Advertising

Motsepe Advertising

DUO Marketing + Communications

Havas Johannesburg

Hook, Line & Sinker

Hook, Line & Sinker

Irvine Partners

Source: © WPP Despite third-quarter results showing a strong performance from GroupM and WPP's winning of the Amazon media account, the network's expectations for the full year remain unchanged

Strong Q3 performance for WPP; full year expectations remain unchanged

Source: Brics Competition Law and Policy Centre.

Brics and China unite for a groundbreaking commodities exchange system

19 Sep 2024

PayRetailers expands further into Africa

PayRetailers expands further into Africa

18 Sep 2024

More news

TBIT via

Commodities & Fairtrade

INTL FCStone's Stuart Ponder addresses Africa Breakfast Club

1 Dec 2015

Mobile survey informs Global Entrepreneurship Summit

ICT

Mobile survey informs Global Entrepreneurship Summit

24 Jul 2015

UK-based Tradehold growing foothold in Africa

Retail & Hospitality Property

UK-based Tradehold growing foothold in Africa

24 Mar 2015

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

Research

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

5 Mar 2015

Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

Digital

Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

23 Jan 2015

Depth of Africa coverage improves

Newspapers

Depth of Africa coverage improves

Anton Harber 5 Dec 2014

AUIIF an opportunity to debate infrastructure development

Construction & Engineering

AUIIF an opportunity to debate infrastructure development

12 Nov 2014

Rwanda partners with Better Than Cash Alliance

Finance

Rwanda partners with Better Than Cash Alliance

3 Nov 2014

DRC's Trust Merchant Bank to expand its rural presence

Banking

DRC's Trust Merchant Bank to expand its rural presence

3 Nov 2014

Unicef's David Anthony says that education and investing in children are vital components in Africa's struggle to survive and develop its huge consumer market potential. Image: Unicef

Markets & Investment

Could Africa become like China?

Jana Marais 19 Aug 2014

Sun International says that while it is selling some of its African assets, those in Zambia do not form part of the deal and the Royal Livingstone Hotel, among others, remains firmly in the company's stable. Image:

Markets & Investment

Sun International sells some African assets

19 Aug 2014

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies is confident that the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act will be renewed and that the local production of movies in South Africa will increase. Image: GCIS

Administration

Postive results likely from US-Africa summit says Davies

13 Aug 2014

AECI's Mark Dytor is looking for opportunities in other parts of the world because of strikes in SA and the weak state of the economy. Image: AECI

Manufacturing

AECI plans to reduce its reliance on a weak SA

Nick Hedley 30 Jul 2014

Renewable energy needs guarantees for investors

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Renewable energy needs guarantees for investors

Charlotte Mathews 21 Jul 2014

[Money Matters] Investing in property... or equities?

Markets & Investment

[Money Matters] Investing in property... or equities?

Graham Turnbull 2 Jul 2014

SA Taxi will no longer finance old taxis as these tend to be unreliable. Image:

Financial Services

SA Taxi's cash pile opens new frontiers

12 Jun 2014

Transnet's Brian Molefe is keen to help small- and medium-sized business to build components needed for the Telkom locomotives locally and in Africa. Image: Transnet

Manufacturing

Transnet wants to 'industrialise railways'

Amanda Visser 9 Jun 2014

Johan van Zyl blamed Sanlam Sky's poor performance on the strike among platinum miners. Image:

Insurance & Actuarial

Sanlam looking to invest in Africa, South-East Asia

Phakamisa Ndzamela 6 Jun 2014

Santova's Glen Gerber says the company is keen to expand its supply chain management services to a number of African countries. Image:

Distribution

Santova seeks to expand trade corridors

Marc Hasenfuss 5 Jun 2014

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Manufacturing

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Mark Allix 2 Jun 2014

TFR's Siyabonga Gama has urged SADC countries to put considerably more money into improving Africa's railway infrastructure. Image:

Railway

Transnet seeks greater SADC investment in rail networks

Mpho Sibanyoni 29 May 2014

Alucan in Nigeria contributed upwards of US$300m to Nampak's earnings since February. Image:

Manufacturing

Nampak earnings up 7.4% to 114.3c

Mark Allix 28 May 2014

Famous Brands revenue up 12%, expands further in Africa

Franchising

Famous Brands revenue up 12%, expands further in Africa

Zeenat Moorad 20 May 2014

Grand Parade Investments, which bought Burger King to South Africa and is extending its operations to the rest of Africa has bought a higher stake in kitchen equipment manufacturer Mac Brothers. Image: Burger King

Markets & Investment

Grand Parade ups its stake in Mac Brothers

20 May 2014

Sandile Nomvete is hoping to raise US$220m to fund additional acquisitions in Africa. Image: Delta Property Fund

Retail & Hospitality Property

African fund eyes JSE

Joan Muller 20 May 2014

Rockcastle's Chief Executive Craig Hallowes says the Zambian developments are on track and performing well. Image:

Retail & Hospitality Property

Rockcastle's African operations on track

Alistair Anderson 16 May 2014

Zimbabwe's new Reserve Bank Governor John Mangudya says he is powerless to do anything about the economy. Image:

Banking

Zimbabwe central bank has 'no tools' to fix economy

8 May 2014

Sales in various African countries showed some growth but volumes in Zimbabwe were down by 18%. Image: SABMiller

Manufacturing

SABMiller's Africa sales slow growth

Nick Hedley 17 Apr 2014

Ford's sub-Saharan drive may benefit SA plants

Manufacturing & Parts

Ford's sub-Saharan drive may benefit SA plants

David Furlonger 11 Apr 2014

MTN's Pieter Verkade. Image: LinkjedIn

Telecoms & Networks

Data centres‚ cloud services key to MTN Business's growth plan

Thabiso Mochiko 17 Mar 2014

More news

TBIT via

AgricultureINTL FCStone's Stuart Ponder addresses Africa Breakfast Club

1 Dec 2015

Mobile survey informs Global Entrepreneurship Summit

ICTMobile survey informs Global Entrepreneurship Summit

24 Jul 2015

UK-based Tradehold growing foothold in Africa

PropertyUK-based Tradehold growing foothold in Africa

24 Mar 2015

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

Marketing & MediaFemale millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

5 Mar 2015

Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

Marketing & MediaEmail scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

23 Jan 2015

Depth of Africa coverage improves

Marketing & MediaDepth of Africa coverage improves

Anton Harber 5 Dec 2014

AUIIF an opportunity to debate infrastructure development

Construction & EngineeringAUIIF an opportunity to debate infrastructure development

12 Nov 2014

Rwanda partners with Better Than Cash Alliance

FinanceRwanda partners with Better Than Cash Alliance

3 Nov 2014

DRC's Trust Merchant Bank to expand its rural presence

FinanceDRC's Trust Merchant Bank to expand its rural presence

3 Nov 2014

Unicef's David Anthony says that education and investing in children are vital components in Africa's struggle to survive and develop its huge consumer market potential. Image: Unicef

FinanceCould Africa become like China?

Jana Marais 19 Aug 2014

Sun International says that while it is selling some of its African assets, those in Zambia do not form part of the deal and the Royal Livingstone Hotel, among others, remains firmly in the company's stable. Image:

FinanceSun International sells some African assets

19 Aug 2014

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies is confident that the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act will be renewed and that the local production of movies in South Africa will increase. Image: GCIS

GovernmentPostive results likely from US-Africa summit says Davies

13 Aug 2014

AECI's Mark Dytor is looking for opportunities in other parts of the world because of strikes in SA and the weak state of the economy. Image: AECI

ManufacturingAECI plans to reduce its reliance on a weak SA

Nick Hedley 30 Jul 2014

Renewable energy needs guarantees for investors

ESG & SustainabilityRenewable energy needs guarantees for investors

Charlotte Mathews 21 Jul 2014

[Money Matters] Investing in property... or equities?

Finance[Money Matters] Investing in property... or equities?

Graham Turnbull 2 Jul 2014

SA Taxi will no longer finance old taxis as these tend to be unreliable. Image:

FinanceSA Taxi's cash pile opens new frontiers

12 Jun 2014

Transnet's Brian Molefe is keen to help small- and medium-sized business to build components needed for the Telkom locomotives locally and in Africa. Image: Transnet

ManufacturingTransnet wants to 'industrialise railways'

Amanda Visser 9 Jun 2014

Johan van Zyl blamed Sanlam Sky's poor performance on the strike among platinum miners. Image:

FinanceSanlam looking to invest in Africa, South-East Asia

Phakamisa Ndzamela 6 Jun 2014

Santova's Glen Gerber says the company is keen to expand its supply chain management services to a number of African countries. Image:

Logistics & TransportSantova seeks to expand trade corridors

Marc Hasenfuss 5 Jun 2014

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

ManufacturingPackaging in SA is always changing shape

Mark Allix 2 Jun 2014

TFR's Siyabonga Gama has urged SADC countries to put considerably more money into improving Africa's railway infrastructure. Image:

Logistics & TransportTransnet seeks greater SADC investment in rail networks

Mpho Sibanyoni 29 May 2014

Alucan in Nigeria contributed upwards of US$300m to Nampak's earnings since February. Image:

ManufacturingNampak earnings up 7.4% to 114.3c

Mark Allix 28 May 2014

Famous Brands revenue up 12%, expands further in Africa

RetailFamous Brands revenue up 12%, expands further in Africa

Zeenat Moorad 20 May 2014

Grand Parade Investments, which bought Burger King to South Africa and is extending its operations to the rest of Africa has bought a higher stake in kitchen equipment manufacturer Mac Brothers. Image: Burger King

FinanceGrand Parade ups its stake in Mac Brothers

20 May 2014

Sandile Nomvete is hoping to raise US$220m to fund additional acquisitions in Africa. Image: Delta Property Fund

PropertyAfrican fund eyes JSE

Joan Muller 20 May 2014

Rockcastle's Chief Executive Craig Hallowes says the Zambian developments are on track and performing well. Image:

PropertyRockcastle's African operations on track

Alistair Anderson 16 May 2014

Zimbabwe's new Reserve Bank Governor John Mangudya says he is powerless to do anything about the economy. Image:

FinanceZimbabwe central bank has 'no tools' to fix economy

8 May 2014

Sales in various African countries showed some growth but volumes in Zimbabwe were down by 18%. Image: SABMiller

ManufacturingSABMiller's Africa sales slow growth

Nick Hedley 17 Apr 2014

Ford's sub-Saharan drive may benefit SA plants

AutomotiveFord's sub-Saharan drive may benefit SA plants

David Furlonger 11 Apr 2014

MTN's Pieter Verkade. Image: LinkjedIn

ICTData centres‚ cloud services key to MTN Business's growth plan

Thabiso Mochiko 17 Mar 2014

SAB is expanding its malting plant and will provide malted barley to other African countries. Image: SAB Miller

ManufacturingSAB seeks African growth via larger maltings plant

Nick Hedley 13 Mar 2014

Old Mutual expects profits to increase as business in Africa's emerging markets expands. Image: Fotomek

FinanceOld Mutual sees strong customer growth

Gillian Jones 3 Mar 2014

WBHO's earnings dropped by more than 20% but the company says its prospects look relatively good for the years ahead. Image: Idea go

Construction & EngineeringWBHO's earnings drop 20.2% to 581.5c

25 Feb 2014

Algeria represents some real opportunities for South African companies claims PPC's Ketso Gordhan. Image:

ManufacturingPPC looks to seal big Africa deals

Nick Hedley 25 Feb 2014

Distell turned in a strong performance for the first six months of the year with strong growth coming from African markets. Image: Mask

FinanceDistell Group's earnings up 21% to 503c

24 Feb 2014

PPC prepares to enter Algerian cement market

Construction & EngineeringPPC prepares to enter Algerian cement market

11 Feb 2014

Zambia's battered railway infrastructure will get a boost from plans to open a new line between the copperbelt and Angola. Image:

Construction & EngineeringGrindrod, Northwest Rail to develop copper railway in Zambia

Mark Allix 5 Feb 2014

Wayne Samson says Ellies earnings were hurt after the Eskom contract came to an end. Image: Ellies Holdings

ManufacturingEllies Holdings earnings down 40.9% to 25.09c

21 Jan 2014

Altech's Craig Venter says further opportunities will be explored in East Africa with Liquid even though Altech has disposed of its shares in the company. Image: Altech

ICTAltech to sell its non-core stake in Liquid for US$55m

16 Jan 2014

An illegal diamond dealer in Zimbabwe holds gems from Marange mine. Zimbabwe has stopped illegal mining and is now selling its diamonds in Antwerp. Image:

Energy & MiningZimbabwe takes heart from Antwerp trial sale of gems

Ray Ndlovu 24 Dec 2013