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The rise of Wumdrop
The rise of Wumdrop
The 2017 MTN App of the Year Awards is currently underway, with the gala awards event scheduled to take place on 12 October 2017... read
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Motorists switch to digital driving licences in October

James Kariuki

Kenyan motorists will later this month switch to digital driving licences, but will be spared instant fines that come with the smart card due to a pending court case... Read

DHL-Mall for Africa partnership gives African products access to global stage
DHL-Mall for Africa partnership gives African products access to global stage

DHL Express and Mall for Africa have extended their partnership to enable African businesses to sell their locally manufactured products to customers in the United States... Read

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Eicher enters heavy-duty truck market in SA

The Eicher brand has entered the heavy-duty commercial vehicle market in South Africa with the launch of its Eicher Pro 6000 series, next generation of heavy-duty trucks... Read


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#EntrepreneurMonth: The humble beginnings of a bicycle courier company
The humble beginnings of a bicycle courier company

Ilse van den Berg

Iyeza Health, the brainchild of two young entrepreneurs, Sizwe Nzima and Siraaj Adams, started off as a bicycle courier company to ease the burden of medicine collection for their community... read
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NAEB markets Rwandan tea under national tea brand

Peterson Tumwebaze

Rwandan tea will now be marketed under the Rwanda National Tea brand name as one of the ways to strengthen consumer confidence, as well as promote and ensure its competitiveness on the local and global markets... read
Events & Shows
Volvo Ocean Race heads to Cape Town in November
Volvo Ocean Race heads to Cape Town in November
The 13th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race will kick off on 22 October 2017 in Alicante, Spain, where the teams will embark on their 45,000 nautical mile journey which takes them across four oceans... read
Fleet Management
Imperial Logistics adds new gas tankers to its fleet
Imperial Logistics adds new gas tankers to its fleet
Imperial Logistics has added two new gas tankers to its fleet which will be used to transport liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and pressurised gaseous products, among other things... read
Public Transport
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Akagera-MCV partnership expected to boost public transport

Donata Kiiza

Efforts by the City of Kigali to phase out low-capacity commuter taxis from operating on key routes have been boosted by the introduction of new big buses by Akagera Motors... read
Business of Design speaker Q&A: Ntsako Mokwena
Business of Design speaker Q&A: Ntsako Mokwena

Jessica Tennant

Business of Design (BoD) is back with a speaker lineup of note. The two-day seminar is held annually in Cape Town and Johannesburg during October and doesn't just focus on design in itself but has a much broader vision for the field in all areas of business... read
Ford, Lyft join forces to take self-driving cars mainstream
Ford, Lyft join forces to take self-driving cars mainstream
A new partnership between Ford and Lyft will aim to bring self-driving vehicles to the masses and help both companies progress toward more affordable, dependable, and accessible transportation future... read
Physical scrapping of old taxis indicate TRP is on track
Physical scrapping of old taxis indicate TRP is on track
Wednesday, 4 October 2017, saw key transport stakeholders and senior government officials take part in a walk-about and physical scrapping of old taxis... read
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Nigeria needs $16bn to construct, modernise rail lines

Sani Tukur

The Nigerian government needs about $16 billion to construct and modernise major rail lines, an official said... read
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Benin court throws out Bollore bid for rail plan
Benin's top court has rejected a bid by French group Bollore to recover control of a rail project to link Cotonou with Abidjan... read
Shipping
Seychelles joins group that promotes women in maritime
Seychelles joins group that promotes women in maritime
Seychelles has joined an internationally recognised association for women in the maritime sector, Womesa, after the launching of the local affiliate group... read
Supply Chain
What businesses can do to stamp out slavery in their supply chains
What businesses can do to stamp out slavery in their supply chains
Until quite recently, businesses didn't have a reason to dig deeper than assessing the price and appearance of the products shipped to their warehouses... read
Transport
Self-piloted electric air vehicle to change urban air mobility
Self-piloted electric air vehicle to change urban air mobility
Airbus Helicopters' CityAirbus, a multi-passenger, self-piloted electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle is designed to carry up to four passengers over congested megacities... read
International
Walmart adds NY delivery company to e-commerce empire
Walmart adds NY delivery company to e-commerce empire
Walmart Stores announced Tuesday that it acquired New York delivery company Parcel as it girds to compete with Amazon and other supermarkets for home delivery of groceries... read
Boeing-backed startup eyes hybrid electric plane in 2022
Boeing-backed startup eyes hybrid electric plane in 2022
NEW YORK, US: Much as automakers are hitting the accelerator on electric cars, an aerospace venture backed by Boeing said Thursday it will introduce a hybrid electric plane for delivery in 2022. read
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Business
New tax law sees increase in financial emigration
New tax law sees increase in financial emigration
The government's planned changes to the tax law for South Africans working abroad has brought financial emigration into sharp focus... read
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