More than two thirds of SA adults using financial services

FinMark Trust today launched the 2011 results of its annual FinScope South Africa survey. The survey revealed that overall levels of formal financial usage in South Africa was stable compared to 2010, despite an increase in the percentage of those older than 16 years who did not use formal financial...

Make government budgets and spending visible to all

In mid-September Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan revealed that South Africa’s municipalities could have saved R27 billion last year, or a whopping 15% of their budgets, by cutting down on unnecessary expenses.To put that R27bn in perspective: It’s more than the R25bn that was allocated to the entire...

HP backs Africa’s growth markets

Hewlett Packard today announced it has expanded its operations in Africa by establishing new entities in 10 of the continent’s fast-growing economies.  By extending access to its portfolio of hardware, software and services across Africa, HP will enable governments, businesses and consumers there to use...

China to Fuel Africa with Solar Power

By Bryan Nisperos for Energy & Capital China Announces a Plan to Bring Solar Projects to 40 African Countries China is one of the world’s largest suppliers of solar energy products. And now it’s looking to expand its markets even more. China recently announced a plan to bring solar power to 40...

Thinking out of the box

The best business concepts are so simple, most people think they will never be a success. It takes a passionate and driven entrepreneur to convince the market otherwise. Eric Njuguna is such a business owner, and his Rentabox concept is slowly gaining ground.