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SA Government ready to table land Expropriation Bill
President Cyril Ramaphosa says beneficiaries of land would undergo compulsory training before receiving the land

AMD strengthens senior leadership team
Vendor's new senior leadership team to further enable the company’s continued growth

Zambia’s top intellectual partners with AUVIV to set-up a vehicle assembly plant
The automotive assembly plant will create about 1, 000 jobs for the people around Kapiri Mposhi

Zambia’s external debt balloons to $11.2bn
The Southern African nation is implementing austerity measures to curb public debt

SAA business rescue practitioners allay stakeholders’ concerns
SAA was placed under a business rescue plan as stakeholder seek ways to make it become a self-sustaining profitable business

Amazon, Apple, Google and Zigbee Alliance form working group to develop open standard for smart home devices
The project aims to make it easier for device manufacturers to build devices that are compatible with smart home and voice services such as Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, Google’s Assistant

HPE withdraws from this year’s Mobile World Congress
Technology vendor pulls out of Mobile World Congress 2020 participation due to public health concerns

Intel board of directors elects new chairman and new director
Andy Bryant to retire from board after 2020 stockholders’ meeting

All your home appliances at the tip of your fingers with Panasonic new tech
Japanese appliances giant, Panasonic has just raised the bar high for its competitors by announcing plans to launch internet-connected home appliances in India this year. Good news is that the Japanese firm is not going to charge a premium for this tech advance in an aggressive bid to corner market share, unlike the industry practice

Zambia to ratify African Continental Free Trade Area
Zambia has undertaken necessary consultations with the private sector, civil society, non state actors and academia on the implementation of the agreement

Africa Oil receives first dividend from its Nigerian asset
POGBV has distributed a $125m dividend with a net payment to Africa Oil of $62.5 million related to its 50% interest

Airpods and iPhones supply might run short because of coronavirus outbreak
News of the coronavirus outbreak not only affects the health departments but also the tech industry and its market as well. Since the outbreak, Foxconn factories, which make Apple's iPhone and AirPods, are reportedly extending their closure. The closure will be a "shock to the system" and "disrupt the supply chain further" for Apple's best-selling

Nigerian start-up in the run for $1m Chivas Venture Fund
Soupah wins local heat of the Chivas Venture 2020 and will now represent Nigeria at the $1m global final

Africa Oil acquires 20% stake in Azinam
Company enhances investment in impact oil and gas

Barclays Bank Zambia PLC rebrands to Absa Bank Zambia PLC
The change has seen one of Zambia’s top commercial banks fully rebrand and adopt the Absa name across all its 70 branches in Zambia

Relief for businesses! No load shedding expected today
Embattled power utility, Eskom, has announced in a statement that there will be no power outages/load shedding for today. While the system remains vulnerable, several units have successfully returned, and emergency reserves have been replenished. We may may be celebrating this relief but Load shedding is far from over. Eskom has said it is still

Barco, Logitech collaborate on wireless conference solution
The new all-in-one solutions provide organisations with outstanding conferencing experiences in any workspace

Qatar Airways in talks to buy 49% stake in Rwanda's state carrier
Gulf carrier's move comes months after it agreed to take a 60% stake in a new airport in Rwanda

Absa Group completes renaming of African subsidiaries
The renaming of subsidiaries marks another substantial milestone in Absa’s separation from Barclays PLC

SAA goes ahead with restructuring plans
SAA is looking to improve the its liquidity
