Addis Ababa News
British multinational grocery retailer Tesco is in negotiations with the Ethiopian government with a view to begin trading in Ethiopia.
It is reported that Ethiopian government representatives bega...
Cape Town News
Cape Town reviews liquor by-law
The introduction of Cape Town's controversial liquor by-law has been stalled while it awaits the results of a legal challenge taken against the city by the recently-established Club, Bar and Restauran...
Accra News
Clampdown on advertising in Accra
Telecommunication companies have been banned from displaying corporate advertisements around Accra.
In an effort to reclaim the city from the widespread custom of placing advertising posters and pai...
Addis Ababa News
Closure of Saris market in Addis Ababa
Saris Market in Addis Ababa closed on 1 January after its traders were notified on 25 December to leave their stalls within five days. The closure of the market in Kebele 55, one of the biggest in t...
Accra News
Accra's street markets to be modernised
In an effort to modernise Accra's street markets, the mayor of the city, Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, has requested private investors to present proposals for improved markets to the Accra Metropolitan As...
Cape Town News
Amazon to open customer service centre in Cape Town
Amazon to open customer service centre in Cape Town
United States on-line retail giant Amazon has announced that it is to open a customer services centre in Cape Town later this year, five years af...
Cairo News
The international retail company Metro Group has opened its first wholesale cash-and-carry supermarket in Egypt, in the El Salam City district on the outskirts of Cairo. The store, which operates unde...
Nairobi News
New Nakumatt branch opens in Nairobi
Nakumatt Holdings has openend a new supermarket on Moi Avenue in central Nairobi as part of an ongoing expansion strategy that has seen it become the largest retailer in the east African region and on...
Accra News
The price of bottled and sachet water is to increase by 20 per cent in Ghana as of 1 March, Citi FM reports. The increase is the result of an agreement between producers and the finance ministry conce...
Cairo News
The arrival of famous Spanish fashion brand Zara in Egypt, heralded by a crescendo of excited blogging among Cairo
Cairo News
Designopolis home furnishings store to open in Cairo.
Designopolis West, a shopping centre dedicated to home-furnishings and design, is due to open in Cairo in June. Located in Sheikh Zayed City on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road running west out of the...
