• Tricks of the trade

    Tricks of the trade

    Credit card and debit card fraud has cost South Africans nearly ZAR4.5 billion since 2010. Gross losses incurred last year alone increased by 13% with more than ZAR374 million recorded, up… Read more

    Breaking new ground

    Breaking new ground

    During the next five years, the DRC will go head to head with Peru as the fastest-growing mining market in the world. Estimates by BMI Research, a unit of Fitch… Read more

    Right on track

    Right on track

    Angola’s railway infrastructure is about to get a whole lot bigger after the country’s government signed a US$350 million deal with GE Transportation for 100 new and eight upgraded locomotives…. Read more

    Foreign interest

    Foreign interest

    Botswana is the most attractive economy in terms of FDI in Africa, thanks to its improved credit rating, current account ratio, import cover and ease of doing business levels. This is according to the… Read more

    The right call

    The right call

    In yet another move to diversify its economy, Nigeria has opened a smartphone assembly plant in Lagos, according to a Ventures Africa report. The unveiling included the launch of AfriOne’s… Read more