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Oasys signs agreement with ZITF

The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) is hosted in Bulawayo and draws about 100 000 visitors over three days. Brian and Kevin Kennedy, respectively chief executive and managing director for Oasys Innovations signed a joint agreement with Daniel Chigaru, ZITF general manager, naming Oasys as the preferred infrastructure provider for the fair. 8 Feb 2010 13:05


SOUTHERN AFRICA
mcel reappoints HKLM for retail expansion

Following the first two pilot retail stores, Mozambican cellular operator, mcel has reappointed international branding company, HKLM to continue the retail roll-out with the design and shop-fitting of a further 15 outlets. 29 Jan 2010 07:29


SOUTHERN AFRICA
New war in Angola

[Sasha Planting] Angola is shaping up as the next battle ground in Africa's beer wars. With an estimated GDP per capita of almost US$5200 in 2008, Angolan consumers are now richer than their regional counterparts — though wealth is unevenly distributed. 19 Jan 2010 10:10


SOUTHERN AFRICA
2010: after third phase, tickets go to PMAs

FIFA has agreed to create a new participating member associations (PMAs) sales phase between 9 February and 7 April 2010, it announced on Friday, 15 January 2010. Only one such phase had previously been planned, which closed on 13 January 2010. 18 Jan 2010 06:11


SOUTHERN AFRICA
Botswana/Zimbabwe: Cross-border shoppers disappear

FRANCISTOWN: Relative silence has replaced the bustle that Francistown, on the border between Botswana and Zimbabwe, used to experience during the peak shopping period at Christmas. 21 Dec 2009 08:38




SOUTHERN AFRICA
Damco expands in Mozambique

Damco plans to open an office in Maputo, Mozambique on 15 December 2009 aiming to improve presence and service levels in South East Africa. Damco has been operating from its existing office in Beira, providing export and import support in Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Zambia. 4 Dec 2009 07:50


SOUTHERN AFRICA
Diageo, Unicer launch Guinness in Angola

LONDON, PORTO: Diageo and Unicer yesterday, 30 November 2009, announced their partnership in launching Guinness Original, a new variant on the brand, into the Angolan market. Guinness Original is based on the Dublin Extra Stout Original recipe. 1 Dec 2009 07:18


SOUTHERN AFRICA
Standard Bank granted Angola banking licence

JOHANNESBURG: Standard Bank has been granted a banking licence in Angola. It plans to start operating as a full-service bank in Angola by mid-2010. The banking licence was granted by the Angolan Council of Ministers at the weekend. Standard Bank has been waiting for a banking licence since May 2008. 30 Nov 2009 13:02


SOUTHERN AFRICA
SA, Zim sign investment protection deal

The pan-African Imara financial services group on Friday, 27 November 2009, hailed the signing of the South Africa-Zimbabwe investment protection agreement as a major breakthrough with the potential to drive strong economic growth and sustain the revival triggered earlier this year by dollarisation of the Zimbabwe economy. 30 Nov 2009 10:09


SOUTHERN AFRICA
Zim: Local brands back for Christmas

[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's traditional brands, which had been wiped out by a now-receding decade-old economic crisis, have bounced back and are competing for space in supermarket shelves overflowing with choice imports. 25 Nov 2009 06:39


SOUTHERN AFRICA
AfriForum assists SA farmers in Zim

PRETORIA: AfriForum plans to assist a group of South African farmers with land in Zimbabwe this week to prevent a discriminatory investment agreement between the governments of South Africa and Zimbabwe, which is to be signed in Harare on Friday, 27 November 2009. 24 Nov 2009 08:18


SOUTHERN AFRICA
SADC calls for reform of FAO

ROME: The assistant secretary-general of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Domingos Caholo, has called for an institutional reform in the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to ensure better implementation of its programmes. 23 Nov 2009 07:13


SOUTHERN AFRICA
Zim: Retailers get into the festive mood

[Dumisani Ndlela] For Zimbabweans, Christmas has of late never been this merry: over the past decade, they have had to battle a hyperinflationary crisis that made it impossible to budget for festivities, while retailers shunned festive season indulgences for customers. Then there were empty shelves to contend with over the last two years. 20 Nov 2009 11:49


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