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05/22/2013 • Hughes Showcases Next Generation Broadband Satellite Technology at SatCom Africa 2013 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, announced today that it will showcase its ... Read article

05/22/2013 • SAP Commits to Driving Skills Development and Job Creation in Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinciding with Co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe's visit to Johannesburg, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced the launch of a formal skills development ... Read article

05/21/2013 • Africa and South Africa Are On The March – FW De Klerk Johannesburg – While South Africa may be experiencing some problems former President FW De Klerk said there remained good cause to be optimistic about the country’s future, “because of the excellent foundation that our non-racial constitution has created for present and long term stability.” Speaking at the Process Expo in Nasrec yesterday De Klerk said [...] Read article

05/22/2013 • Africa's hot bond market could overheat as US funds pile in By Tim McLaughlin BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. investors searching desperately for higher yields are piling into Africa's emerging bond markets but may not be getting paid enough for the chaos and uncertainty still stalking sub-Saharan countries, some portfolio managers said. Emerging market debt funds have outperformed nearly every other bond fund category over the past several years, drawing a ... Read article

05/22/2013 • St. Louis pharmacists set up training program in South Africa South Africa needs about 2,500 new pharmacy technicians each year to meet the demand for HIV and AIDS drug distribution and medical care. Read article

05/23/2013 • SABMiller sees margin growth after Latam, Africa surges By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - SABMiller, the world's second-biggest brewer, forecast margin expansion in the year ahead after profit grew in line with expectations thanks to a surge in earnings in Latin America and Africa. The maker of Grolsch, Peroni and Pilsner Urquell, said on Thursday it expected trading conditions to be broadly unchanged in the next 12 months, with strong growth ... Read article

05/23/2013 • SAP to Accelerate Africa Investment on China-Sized Opportunity SAP AG (SAP) , the largest maker of business-management software, said its spending in Africa could match that for China to boost annual sales growth from the continent to more than 20 percent, its co-chief executive officer said in an interview. Read article

05/23/2013 • Africa Tempts High-Tech Companies Multinational high-tech companies looking for new frontiers and fresh ideas are lining up for a slice of Africa’s relatively untapped consumer market. Many experts are saying the continent is poised to be the next hotbed of technological innovation. Others are even more optimistic. “Africa is that frontier right now,” said Canada-based New Media marketing strategist Douglas Idugboe. And it is ... Read article

05/23/2013 • S.Africa's Zuma denies role in Indian wedding scandal South Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Thursday denied any role in a scandal over a lavish Indian wedding party that has placed an uncomfortable spotlight on his ties to wealthy backers. Read article

05/22/2013 • MIDEAST DEBT-Africa tempts Gulf bond investors By Rachna Uppal and Mala Pancholia DUBAI, May 22 (Reuters) - The lure of sub-saharan Africa,with its geographic proximity and promise of higher returns, istempting cash-rich Gulf Arab bond investors to look south, amarked departure from the relative comfort and familiarity ofthe Middle East. Gulf investment in Africa is not a new trend, with numerousexamples of strategic as well as opportunistic ... Read article

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