Business News

South Africa’s ARC Investments plans to grow to $2 billion fund

7/9/2017/Reuters South African black-owned asset manager ARC Investments aims to grow into a fund of up to 25 billion rand ($2 billion), one of its co-chief executives said on Thursday after listing on the Johannesburg stock market. ARC is operating in something of an investment sweet spot, with South African […]

dotAfrica (.africa) the best option for Africa in cyberspace

September 7, 2017/Registry Africa It is now possible to own an Internet address, or domain name, ending with .africa. Already, more than 8000 of the continent’s and world’s biggest brands, businesses and individuals have registered for this exciting new Internet address. Diverse organisations ranging from banks to media companies are […]

Syngenta says Africa ambition bearing fruit, but access to technology by small farmers remains limited

September 6, 2017/Syngenta African market leader in agritech initiates stock-taking exercise with African partners African Green Revolution Forum a “springboard” for forging more collaborations to reach more smallholders In 2012, following the G8 in Camp David, USA, Syngenta (www.Syngenta.com) announced an ambitious ten-year growth plan for our African business. This […]