Month: February 2018

Adventis Launches Two Africa Funds

Adventis said it has agreed to purchase Africa Merchant Capital’s investment management business, which manages the Africa Merchant Sub-Sahara Fund. The public equity fund will be rebranded as the Adventis Africa Equity Fund. The…

Workers compensation; how does it work?

Botswana Insurance Company is asking companies, especially SMME’s if they have the financial means to pay their employees or their dependants; if a death or injury happened at the workplace whilst they…

iflix launches dedicated channel in Africa

iflix, the world’s leading entertainment service for emerging markets, offering subscribers unlimited access to thousands of TV shows, movies and more, has announced it has entered into a major two-year distribution agreement…

Startupbootcamp comes to Botswana

Startupbootcamp (SBC) a global family of industry-focused accelerators, last year launched its first-ever Africa-based programme.  Building on the success of its inaugural 2017 Cape Town tech venture accelerator program, SBC Cape Town…

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf beats Khama for Mo Ibrahim award

  The 2017 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership has been awarded to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation announced following a meeting of its independent Prize Committee. Ellen…