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GE Receives Order for 43 Locomotives from Transnet in South Africa

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Three GE locomotives do the work of four older locomotives, saving 600,000 liters of fuel a year and lowering emissions. New order contributes to job creation in the U.S., infrastructure growth in South Africa. During a ceremony today at the Transnet Rail Engineering (TRE) facility in Koedoespoort, South Africa, Transnet SOC Ltd. and GE South Africa [...]

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Bytes expands with purchase of Unisys Africa

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Altron company expands African footprint with purchase of company that provides information technology to government and private sector BYTES Technology Group, owned by JSE-listedAltron Group, is growing its presence in Africa with an announcement yesterday that it is to buy the entire business of technology firm Unisys Africa from Unisys Corporation and CyberKnowledge Systems Investments. The [

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EAC monetary union negotiating team embarks on study tour of European Union

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EAC monetary union negotiating team embarks on study tour of European Union ARUSHA, Tanzania, January 11, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A 20-member delegation from the East African Community, will, Friday 13 January 2012 depart for Brussels, Luxembourg, Frankfurt and Berlin on a 12-day study tour of the European Union (EU) aimed [...]

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Eighteenth African Union Summit to hold on the theme: “Boosting intra-African trade”

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Eighteenth African Union Summit to hold on the theme: “Boosting intra-African trade” ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 11, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The 18th Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union (AU) is scheduled to take place from 23 to 30 January 2012 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Holding under the [...]

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Renewable energy consultancy opens Cape Town office

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10 January 2012 – On the 1st of January 2012 GL Garrad Hassan opened its first office in South Africa, this because of the country’s burgeoning wind power industry. The group believes South Africa is suited for renewable energy development, given its abundant wind and solar resources, ample number of suitable sites and modern high [...]

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Kenya: Analysts expect bigger Safaricom gains

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Kenya’s largest mobile-phone operator, Safaricom, continues to show robust movement on the country’s stock market, leaving analysts expecting continued growth. CEO: Bob Collymore The boosts are the longest winning streak for the company since mid-December and come as the company’s earnings are to be released in the near future. The stock was trading nearly 20 [...]

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A Solar Solution for Africa’s Mobile Problem

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A new product that consists of a small solar photovoltaic cell connected to a battery can recharge mobile phones in Africa where electricity is scarce. Travel around Africa, and you do not have to go far to see a mobile phone. More than any other device, this is how Africans are accessing the networked world, [...]

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Africa: IDC Tips IT Spending Growth to Top 10% in 2012

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Dubai, January 9, 2012 – In 2012, the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey IT markets will be characterized by the leveraging of disruptive technologies and operating models such as cloud, virtualization, mobility, and analytics, according to IDC, the premier global market intelligence and advisory firm for the information technology and telecommunications markets. Releasing its annual [...]