There’s a will to invest in Gauteng

A call for strong partnerships and collaboration between government and the private sector was well received during the inaugural Gauteng Infrastructure Investment Conference, which closed yesterday. The two-day conference aimed to promote mutually beneficial and...

NEC buys into SA’s XON

NEC Europe has invested in local company XON, in order to leverage the expertise in the region to provide greater sales coverage in the sub-Sahara African market – and accelerate regional growth for both companies in the telecoms, government, enterprise and energy sectors. The two companies have explored joint sub-Sahara Africa business opportunities for the past 18 months and identified many areas of collaboration.

Huawei to invest in local ICT talent

On an official visit to China, South African Deputy President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa met with Huawei executive board director Jason Li at the company’s headquarters in Shenzhen. Ramaphosa and Li discussed extensively how both parties can construct ICT...

African Investment Summit seeks solutions

Five heads of state have confirmed their participation in the 2015 Global African Investment Summit. The presidents of Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda and Uganda and several dignitaries of other African countries will be attending the economic development summit to be...

Africa on the brink of investment decade

Kathy Gibson reports from the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town – Africa is standing on the edge of an “investment decade” as it brings to market large infrastructure projects that can be financed by interested investors. That’s the message from Gordon...