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Tuesday, 12 November 2019

hot water

South Africa: Taste and Starbucks wake up and smell the coffee

Bigger isn’t always better. Taste Holdings, through wholly-owned Taste Food, is the operator of the Starbucks and Domino’s Pizza brands in ... South Africa, found out the hard way.

payment powerplay

VISA and Mastercard in scramble for Africa’s payment ecosystem

Visa is reportedly in advanced talks to buy a 20% stake in Interswitch, Nigeria’s largest electronic payments company. The $200 million deal ... comes ahead of Interswitch’s prospective IPO in London in early 2020.

Fatal fumes

Reliable electricity needs fourfold increase in investment: IEA

Africa has the potential to follow a much less carbon-intensive development model than many other parts of the world, the International Energy ... Agency (IEA) says in its Africa Energy Outlook 2019 presented at the Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg.

Monday, 11 November 2019

trade bump

Free-trade agreement drives increased deal value at Africa Investment Forum

Africa's business and political leaders are gathering in Johannesburg for the Africa Investment Forum. ...

clean luxury

African oil ministers push back against green agenda

At the Africa Oil Week Conference in Cape Town last week, environmental issues were high on the agenda. NGOs and international institutions are ... pushing African states to accelerate their transition to renewable energy.

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Patience thins

South Africans want more than the basics from their banks: BrandsEye

South African consumers have become more negative about their banks this year as they tire of overcharging and account fraud through unauthorised ... debits.

Friday, 8 November 2019

green gold

Togo and Aliko Dangote join forces for a $2bn fertilizer project

The Togolese government and Aliko Dangote Industries announced on 7 November the conclusion of a partnership to develop a phosphate fertilizer ... processing industry in Togo.

feeling lifted

Kenya lifts interest rate cap, Equity Bank to benefit the most

Kenya has lifted its interest rate cap, in a move meant to revive shrinking credit access to the private sector. ...

Drowning by numbers

South Africa: Intu’s debt ball and chain is likely to deter potential buyers

Deep pockets will be needed for any prospective purchaser of Intu Properties, the South African owner of shopping centres in the UK and Spain, ... which has seen its shares lose more than two-thirds of their value this year.

Thursday, 7 November 2019

mind share

South Africa: Investment conference rustles up $13.5bn

The second instalment of the Investment Conference is taking place not only to attract investment, but also to ensure South Africa remains on ... the radar.

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