Wipro invests R3,8m in skills development

Feb 23, 2015

Wipro has announced an investment of R3,8-million towards skills development and job creation in South Africa.
This investment will be utilised for local hiring and skills development. Wipro plans to hire 55 science and technology graduates, fresh out of university, for its operations in South Africa over the course of the next six months. Graduates will be shortlisted basis academic performance, tests and interviews.

Top business cities in Africa

Top business cities in Africa

Feb 16, 2015

Africa has become a major hub of business in the world. It is deemed to be the world’s fastest growing continent, with 5% to 6% growth rates for the past few years. Hotel booking site Jovago has analysed which are the seven top business destinations on the continent. The top cities are: Lagos, Nigeria; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Casablanca, Morocco; Johannesburg, South Africa; Nairobi, Kenya; Addis Ababba, Ethiopia; and Kampala, Uganda.

Master Power invests in Kenya

Feb 16, 2015

As part of its plan for growth in Africa, power solution and data centre specialist Master Power Technologies has opened an office in Kenya in order to better serve East Africa. Situated in Nairobi this forms another step in the expansion of Master Power’s presence in...

Schneider Electric invests in SA factory

Feb 10, 2015

Schneider Electric has opened a new manufacturing plant in South Africa, with a 6 500 square metre factory and office employing 256 people. The facility makes solutions to order across a variety of product lines, and includes an academy for staff and customer...

SA start-up gets R20m UK investment

Feb 2, 2015

South African e-commerce start-up Parcelninja, which provides cloud-based warehousing and delivery solutions in South Africa, has attracted a R20-million investment from C5 Holdings. C5 Holdings is the parent company of C5 Capital, the London-based specialist data and...