Former South African president Nelson Mandela was discharged from a Pretoria hospital Sunday after undergoing a scheduled checkup. The anti-apartheid leader was admitted for an overnight stay Saturday, and has returned to his Johannesburg home. “The doctors have completed the tests. He is well and as before, his health remains under the management of the [...]
Nigerian Film Distributor iROKO Opens Johannesburg Office
January 8, 2013 | Posted by
iROKO Partners, the world’s largest online distributor of Nigerian movies and music, starts 2013 with the opening of a new office in Johannesburg, South Africa. The office, located in Maboneng precinct, will house a team of up to 5 and will be a regional hub for iROKO Partners. It will focus on new business partnerships, [...]
Nelson Mandela Released from Hospital
December 27, 2012 | Posted by
The world breathed a sigh of relief yesterday when world icon Nelson Mandela was released from the hospital, having recovered enough from the lung infection and gallstone surgery to move to his residence in Johannesburg, after spending 18 days in the hospital. Mandela will now be receiving “home-based high care” in Houghton, a Johannesburg neighborhood [...]
Obama Administration Announces Campaign to Encourage Investment in Africa
November 29, 2012 | Posted by
President Obama sent his acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank to Africa to announce his administration’s new “Doing Business in Africa” campaign, which will feature two-way trade missions and shows, training American development leaders on working in Africa and holding a series of Africa Global Business Summits in the U.S. during 2013. Many observers have interpreted [...]
Venus and Serena Williams Embark on Their Own Empowerment Tour of Africa
November 4, 2012 | Posted by
Venus and Serena Williams arrived in Johannesburg for the second leg of their African tour yesterday and took part in a tennis clinic in Soweto. The sisters put youngsters through their paces, and also took part in a game against wheelchair players. “We are looking forward to all the things we are going to do [...]
Alf Kumalo, South African Photographer Whose Images Helped End Apartheid, Dead at 82
October 22, 2012 | Posted by
South Africa – Renowned South African photographer Alf Kumalo, who made his name working for Drum Magazine has died in Johannesburg. He died in hospital on Sunday, suffering from renal failure. Former president Thabo Mbeki said he was saddened by Kumalo’s death. “Alf Kumalo was more than a documentary photojournalist. He was, above all, one [...]
Miner Killings Reminds South Africans Of Apartheid
August 23, 2012 | Posted by
Johannesburg, South Africa – This city, once the epicenter of a country ecstatic to be free of the oppression of apartheid, has a malady of problems that harkens to the horrific dark days. There is a staggering 24.7 percent unemployment rate here, compounded by the fact that many business headquarters have fled to nearby provinces. [...]
World Bank Study: Black South Africans Still Disadvantaged in Their Homeland
July 26, 2012 | Posted by
Johannesburg — In an ideal society, every child would have an equal shot at achieving their human potential, regardless of their race, gender, family background or where they were born. The reality in South Africa, one of the most unequal societies in the world, is that a white boy born to a two-parent household in [...]
Blacks Need Stronger Math Skills in Africa and U.S. For Business Success
May 27, 2012 | Posted by
Beyond business savvy and entrepreneurial spirit, blacks need to develop new skills in order to penetrate the upper echelon of the business world. A message delivered at South Africa’s Black Management Forum on Friday is good advice not only for blacks living in the country, but internationally as well. Investec CEO Stephen Koseff spoke to [...]
Ethiopian Airline Buys Boeing 787 Dreamliner Connecting Africa, China and Brazil
May 15, 2012 | Posted by
IGNORING the furious winds buffeting the global aviation industry, 66-year-old Ethiopian Airlines is investing more than $2,6bn to ensure it capitalizes on its location and the ever-increasing interest in Africa from emerging-market giants such as China, India and Brazil. Ethiopian will be the first African carrier to bring the new-generation Boeing 787 Dreamliner into service [...]
