Emerging markets boost earnings for SABMiller Business Day | GAINS in emerging markets lifted lager volumes 3% and soft-drink volumes 6% in the third quarter, offsetting poor results from the maturer US and European markets, SABMiller said in a trading update yesterday. | The London-based brewer said it had experienced good growth in all regions except Euro...
Congo court - Vodacom must pay $21m Business Day | A KINSHASA court has ordered Vodacom to pay $21m plus interest after the company lost a lawsuit brought by former consultant Moto Mabanga in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | Mr Mabanga initially sued Vodacom for $40,8m for unpaid fees after he h...
Treasury feared Hester and board would quit BBC News | The Treasury is convinced that the board of Royal Bank of Scotland has taken its views into account, in paying a reduced bonus to Stephen Hester, chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland. | But it is pretty difficult right now to judge whether tha...
Stans Energy Hires Vice President of Mining Operations Mineweb Stans Energy Corp. | Toronto, Ontario CANADA, January 25, 2012 /FSC/ - Stans Energy Corp. (HRE - TSX Venture, HREEF - OTXQX) ('Stans' or 'The Company') is pleased to announce the hiring of David Newton as its new Vice President of Mining Operations. ...
SacOil to explore Congo in 2013 Business Day | DRILLING in the oil block known as Block 3 in the Democratic Republic of Congo could start in the first quarter of next year, Robin Vela, the CEO of the upstream oil and gas company SacOil, said yesterday. | This follows the recent decision by the ...
Generals and Business, Us and Hungry People All Africa Focus (Kigali)-So, what were the four military brass thinking? I mean generals Richard Rutatina, Fred Ibingira, Wilson Gumisiriza and Col. Dan Munyuza, with their shady business dealings in DR Congo? (please refer to our lead story). | ...
Crown Beverages Seeks Big Share of Local Beverage Market All Africa New Times (Kigali)-Uganda's Crown Beverages, which manufactures Pepsi-Cola products, plans to increase its presence in Rwanda by launching operations in Burundi and DR Congo. | ...
Reports on president’s aircraft ‘not good for SA’ Business Day | PERSISTENT reports about mechanical failures on the aircraft of the presidential fleet were negatively affecting SA’s image abroad and causing "anxiety among my passengers", Lt-Gen Carlo Gagiano, chief of the South African Air Force, said on Frid...
On-The-Air (20/01/2012) Mining Weekly | Every Friday morning, SAfm’s AMLive’s radio anchor Xolani Gwala speaks to Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly. Reported here is this Friday’s At the Coalface transcript: | Gwala: The government ...
Catholic bishops condemn DR Congo presidential poll BBC News Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo have denounced elections in November which re-elected President Joseph Kabila. | A statement from 35 bishops complains of "treachery, lies and terror" and calls on the election commission to correct "serious errors". | Last week, the archbishop of Kinshasa called for a campaign of disobedience an...
