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27Dec

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African News

South Africa Platinum Mining Market Overview and Forecast to 2020: Trends, Fiscal Regime, Major Projects and Competitive Landscape

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12Nov

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African News

Former President of the African Development Bank Babacar Ndiaye to lead Investment Day at this year’s AgriBusiness Forum.

African expert calls on everyone involved in agriculture to step up to the fore for the sake of the entire continent’s development and in the fight against poverty. 12th November 2012, Brussels, Belgium With the AgriBusiness Forum 2012 just around the corner, Babacar Ndiaye, former President of the African Development Bank and founder of the African Business Roundtable (ABR), outlines his demands towards the African and international community to act and establish basic and fundamental financial policies to create real change, after years of debates and establishing potential visions and objectives. “Africa’s agricultural potential cannot induce people into a self-righteous optimism, but should instead incite a responsible and pro-active approach from the sector’s various players because ...

12Nov

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Smarter infrastructure needed to handle exploding data traffic

By Peter Karaszi Mobile operators across the globe are being squeezed by decreasing revenues per user, and a seemingly insatiable demand by users for more data. To efficiently manage the rapidly growing increase in data traffic in their networks, mobile operators need to build and improve their infrastructure in a much smarter way than they have hitherto done. Telecoms expert Peter Karaszi takes a look at some new infrastructural solutions that can help mobile operators do just that. According to Cisco, the mobile data traffic in the world’s mobile networks grows by 150 per cent per year, driven by the emergence and use of smartphones, apps and videos. Traffic is expected to increase 26-fold between 2010 and 2015. Other sources have even scarier estimates but th...

6Nov

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African News

Aviat Networks to Showcase LTE-Proven Microwave Networking Solutions at AfricaCom 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW), a leading expert in microwave networking solutions, today announced that it will be exhibiting at AfricaCom 2012, November 13-15, in Cape Town, South Africa. The company will highlight its LTE-proven microwave solutions at this leading telecommunications conference in Africa. For Africa’s mobile operators planning their rollout of LTE wireless technology, this is an important opportunity to learn about the advantages of Aviat’s LTE-proven technology. Aviat’s understanding of large national LTE deployments provides relevant lessons for all African operators who are modernizing their networks to add capacity, reduce complexity and migrate to IP—all of which will be critical for the eventual introduction ...

26Oct

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South Africa News

South Africa Holiday Ownership Expert Stuart Lamont to Speak During Timeshare and Fractional Event GNEX 2013

The Executive Chairman for Club Leisure Group will give his viewpoints of the South Africa shared ownership industry during Perspective Magazine’s third annual timeshare and fractional industry event. Orlando, FL, October, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Perspective Magazine announces that Stuart Lamont, Executive Chairman, Club Leisure Group will provide his expertise regarding the South African vacation ownership market during the Third Annual Global Networking Expo, GNEX 2013 – The Global Meeting of Minds. “GNEX 2013 is a refreshing initiative for visionaries to collectively redefine resilience protocols in turbulent times,” said Mr. Lamont. The Club Leisure Group comprises a variety of leisure and accommodation clubs, structured around the needs of its members. The Clubs acquire o...

24Oct

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African News

Remittances to Africa becoming smaller and more frequent, says expert

Lower fees and technological innovation have resulted in 60% drop in average transaction value as African diaspora remits smaller amounts of money more often. London, October 2012 – While the overall amount of money remitted to Africa is on the rise, the average value of remittance transactions between the UK and Africa is falling, according to online money transfer specialist WorldRemit, which has seen the average amount sent per transaction drop by over 60 per cent in the last year WorldRemit, which is the largest dedicated online international money transfer service processing tens of thousands of remittance transactions to Africa each year, has witnessed the average transaction value fall from £270 to £96 over the past year. According to company found...