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 According to Ernst and Young 2014 Africa attractiveness survey, Kenya ranks third after Nigeria and South Africa as the most attractive in the region. The three are said to attract 40 per cent of the total foreign direct investments in the region. Fernando de Sousa General Manager Africa Initi . . .

 Money makes the world go round. And if you play your cards right, might just make your startup successful — putting a smile on shareholders faces. In 2014, we saw a lot of money being moved around in South Africa’s startup scene. So much so that we’ve decided to round up som . . .

 "Geopolitical and industrial relations between South Africa and the nuclear-vendor countries will play an important role," Des Muller, the head of Johannesburg-based building company Group Five's nuclear construction division, said in an emailed response to questions Dec. 17. "It does with all . . .

 For many African countries, which all too often suffer from infrastructure problems such as power outages and unreliable or expensive internet access, tech hubs have proven to be a boon over the last five years or so.   The continent currently plays host to more than 90 of these home-gr . . .

 The facility would include a production line and quality test centre for SMA’s Sunny Central inverters, warehousing, as well as the African branch of the SMA Solar Academy training centre. Thorsten Ronge, the managing director of SMA South Africa, said the group chose to set up its manu . . .