General Motors (GM) plans to sell its majority ownership stake in General Motors East Africa to its Japanese partner Isuzu Motors. This comes as the company has a broader goal to refocus its capital on more profitable markets. This was announced by...
South African President Jacob Zuma recently concluded a visit to Kenya where the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport LAPSSET corridor project was a main focus. The project involves the construction of East Africa’s biggest port with road...
Kenya Power, Eskom Uganda, the Nile Basin Initiative, Songas and Ethiopian Electric Power are just some of the region’s leading lights in the power industry that are finalists in this year’s East African Power Industry Awards. The awards will take...
A presentation by Carsten Schubert, Director, Transnova, South Africa. Delivered during the 38th annual SAPICS event for supply chain professionals in Sun City, South Africa. In the last five years many South African manufacturers have accelerated...
South African companies should explore opportunities in Tanzania’s roads, rail, and port infrastructure development projects, says South Africa’s High Commissioner to Tanzania, Thami Mseleku. Speaking at a business seminar in Dar es Salaam, on...
fastjet Tanzania has been given clearance by the Kenyan government to operate flights between Kenya and Tanzania. Two new routes – Dar es Salaam to Nairobi and Kilimanjaro to Nairobi, have been added. From 11 January 2016, fastjet Tanzania...
The impetus for cross-country projects in Africa has always been motivated by the cost of doing business on the continent. There have been noticeable improvements in sectors such as the ICT sector, however, progress in other sectors, such as...
About 80 000 traders and their families in Africa’s Great Lakes Region should benefit from greater food security, more jobs, and an overall increase in welfare as a result of a $79 million International Development (IDA) grant and credit approved...
Mega infrastructure projects are planned for East Africa and are set to create unique opportunities and open new markets in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia. Industry sectors expected to benefit from the planned infrastructure developments include oil...
