Over 3,000 smallholder farmers in Kilombero District are being helped to increase agricultural productivity by over 30 per cent through improved farmers’ organisations. Women In Social Entrepreneurship (WISE) has been implementing for the last six months a project that has been enhancing institutional, managerial and entrepreneurial capacities of about 62 farmers groups, with membership running to over 3,000. The…
Companies should be innovative when it comes to marketing on the African continent – DHL JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, March 18, 2015/ — Despite the vast opportunities that Africa is presenting to various brands and businesses, communicating with the continent’s one billion consumers can be a challenge due to the various cultures, political situations and language barriers that exist. This is according to Megan…
Chase Bank (K) Ltd announces its financial results for the year ended 31st December 2014. According to the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer Paul Njaga, the bank has managed to record impressive growth in all its financial metrics. This was supported by a stable macro-economic environment, continued focus on the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) segment of the bank and improved…
The Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), a global business network of over 11,000 business owners in 144 chapters across 46 countries, has launched its newest chapter in Dar es salaam. The organization which was founded by a group of entrepreneurs enables business owners to learn from one another, leading to greater business success and enriched personal life. As a global business…
MCB is affirming its growing African ambitions PORT-LOUIS, Mauritius, March 16, 2015 The Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) is affirming its growing African ambitions through its participation as one of the four Diamond Sponsors of the forthcoming Africa CEO Forum. This event, one of major rendezvous of the financial and corporate African scene, will welcome some 800 participants from 38 countries…
Gitega, Burundi, 12/03/2015: She’s back; back not just to Burundi but back home in the East African Spirit. She’s been here before and is back again to walk along with the Barundi as they stroll into yet another election period, zealous to build on the peace savored for the past decade. Drawing from a myriad of experiences working with and for…
TANZANIA is geared towards an initiative to modernise livestock and fisheries sector and make it one of the biggest revenue generating sectors. Speaking with the European Union (EU) Ambassador in Dar es Salaam, the Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Development, Dr Titus Kamani, said that they have set up a special initiative to ensure they reach that end. Dr…
IPP Executive Chairman Dr Reginald Mengi yesterday awarded 10m/- to Viana Mulokozi a student from Ardhi University in Dar es Salaam after she emerged the February winner of the ‘Nitabuni, Nitatekeleza, Nitafanikiwa’ (3Ns) Twitter competition. Viana, currently pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Building Economics in Dar es Salaam, submitted a business idea dubbed Centralized Field Training Allocation System…
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 9, 2015/ — Quantum Global group), the African investment and private equity specialist, is seeking to target African delegates at the prestigious international gathering of global real estate businesses (MIPIM) (http://www.mipim.com) in Cannes next week. The group is undergoing a period of rapid growth as it seeks to add to its burgeoning African footprint and its rapidly expanding raft…
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) launched the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Programme Phase 1 (ATASP-1) on 6 March 2015 at IITA’s location in Abuja, Nigeria. The ATASP-1 is financed by AfDB to the tune of USD 170 million and aims at…