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How Quebecor’s unit attained wireless success
If there is one newcomer to the Canadian wireless scene who is happy with his market position, it is Quebecor Inc.’s controlling shareholder Pierre Karl ...
Ottawa’s five options to solve its wireless dilemma
The race is on for incumbents in the wireless business to buy up the spectrum that was supposed to be set aside for new competitors.Telus ...
A year after lacklustre IPO, Facebook looks to become an advertising giant
It was supposed to be our IPO, the people’s public offering.Facebook, the brainchild of a young CEO who sauntered into Wall Street meetings in a ...
No more refillable olive oil bottles in restaurants, EU declares
The small glass bottle filled, and refilled, with golden olive oil has long been a staple on many restaurant tables across Europe. Now, the European ...
OSC orders former BMO analyst to pay $1.2-million for insider trading
A former BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. investment banking analyst has been ordered to pay almost $1.2-million in penalties after he admitted he engaged in illegal ...
Icahn nominee backed as Transocean chairman voted out
Transocean Ltd. said shareholders voted out chairman Michael Talbert at the annual meeting on Friday and backed a nominee of activist investor Carl Icahn to ...
Zim 'richest and most heavily resourced country' in sub-Saharan Africa
by Staff Reporter 2013 May 17 15:32:14 | 2311 Views Zimbabwe is probably the richest and most heavily resourced country of all within sub-Saharan Africa, British Member ...
ZSE Industrials sets another record level
by Business reporter 2013 May 17 14:19:10 | 732 Views ZSE's Industrials closed above the 210.00 mark for the first time on Friday as Delta shares ended ...
Corporates guilty of butchering local languages in their ads
Coke is now doing damage control over imported cans. Brands worldwide take clients seriously and invest heavily on marketing, luring and keeping clients, well except in ...
ETFs suck the life out of gold’s greatest bull market
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Consultant’s toy soldier collection is serious business
In Daniel Tiffin’s office in Richmond Hill, Ont., thousands of colourful infantrymen, their bayonets and muskets aloft, charge into battle.To the experienced eye, their positions ...
Is home ownership bad for employment? Maybe
Here’s one thing everyone knows, whatever their political or economic leanings: Home ownership is good for the economy. Homeowners are savers, homeowners are great employees ...
Public comments favour crowdfunding in OSC review
The comments are in, and the majority are in favour of crowdfunding.Earlier this year the Ontario Securities Commission put out a request for public comment ...
Kenya: Kenyans Back Salaries Commission Decision on Lawmakers' Pay
Nairobi — A new opinion poll released on Wednesday indicates that majority of Kenyans are against Members of Parliament getting a pay increase. The poll conducted ...
Kenya: Kenya Fares Poorly in Ending Poverty - Report
Nairobi — Kenya's performance in the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger remains dismal with more than 10 million people suffering from chronic food insecurity ...
Quebec tables bill to block shale gas fracking
The Quebec government has tabled legislation to impose a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for shale gas in the Lowlands of the St. Lawrence River.The moratorium, ...
Southwest Airlines boosts dividend, will buy used WestJet planes
Southwest Airlines Co. is delaying delivery of new airplanes and filling the gap with used planes to reduce spending over the next five years.It’s also ...
Angola LNG fire mars latest start-up attempt
Angola’s hopes of becoming this year’s only major new liquefied natural gas supplier suffered another setback in April after fire occurred at its plant just ...
Hike rates now, economist urges Bank of Canada
The argument against ultralow interest rates tends to be reduced to inflation and asset-price bubbles.But there are other reasons to worry about where current monetary ...
Kenya: Kari Develops Animal Feed Making Machine
THE Kenya Agricultural Research Institute has developed a machine to make livestock feeds from crop stokes. Ludovkus Okitoi, who is in charge of livestock research at ...
Ghana: Ghana's Economy Set for 5.5 Percent Growth This Year
With a gradually improving outlook for the global economy, growth in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa is projected to grow 5½ percent in 2013-2014, compared with ...
Ghana: BOG to Sanction Companies Pricing in Dollars
Institutions and companies pricing in dollars without the approval of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) would be sanctioned by the banking and financial sector regular. This ...
Uganda: Rift Valley Railways to Upgrade Goods Shed At Kampala Railway Station
Rift Valley Railways (RVR), the company that got the 25-year concession to manage the railway network in the country is set to rehabilitate and upgrade ...
Liberia: Reports - UCI Sells Japanese Donated Rice in Guinea
Cogent reports gathered by the Independent Authoritative Heritage have divulged that the United Commodities Incorporated (UCI) recently sold huge consignment of the Japanese donated rice ...
Liberia: World Bank Pledges Support to Liberia's Financial Accountability
The World Bank through its Sector Manager Financial Management Unit for West and Central Africa has reaffirmed its unflagging support to strengthening the capacity of ...
South Africa: Why South Africa Must End Trade With Illegal Israeli Settlements
South Africa ruffled political feathers in April this year, after it made it unlawful for Israeli settlement products sold locally to be labelled as "made ...
South Africa: Struggle for Disabled People to Use Cape Town's Transport
On Monday Cape Town bus drivers ended their strike after 25 days. They had asked for a wage increase of 18% but settled for a ...
South Africa: Wake-Up Call for Unions
That private club of super-rich men, the World Economic Forum (WEF), was back in town this week. In Cape Town to be exact, to persuade, ...
Mali: Northern Mali: Water, Electricity in Short Supply
In northern Mali, which has been experiencing armed conflict for nearly 16 months, hard-hit communities need better access to water. Since April 2012 the ICRC ...
Liberia: Liberian Security Service Director Takes Newspaper to Court for U.S. $1 Million
Mr. Othello Warrick, director of the Executive Protection Service [the presidential guard unit] has taken The Monitor newspaper and its news coordinator, Octavin Williams, to ...
Liberia: U.S.$200 Million On Rice Importation
The former Chairman of the National Investment Commission, Dr. Richard Tolbert has disclosed that Liberia as a country spends over US$200 million on the nation's ...
Africa: Blackberry Plans to Launch Bbm Across Multiple Platforms This Summer
If you’re already a fan of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), we’ve got some exciting news designed to make it easier for you to connect with your ...
Africa: Productivity Is Key to Growth in Small Mid-Income Countries - IMF
Africa's small middle-income countries must find ways to boost the contribution of productivity to growth, since they can no longer rely on capital deepening as ...
South Africa: Death Threats in Marikana
Rustenburg — Death threats were hurled at a police videographer in Marikana on Wednesday by striking mineworkers, the Farlam Commission was told. "I was informed... that ...
Benin: Farmers Feeling the Cost of Rice Pests
Cotonou — Insect pests that attack stored rice are causing financial losses to farmers in Benin, researchers report in the first such study of the ...
Nigeria: Dangote Sugar Withdraws Investment From Algeria
Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has pulled its investment from Algeria and is planning to make more acquisitions of local sugar farms to boost its backward ...
EU warns China it is ready to launch telecoms dispute
The European Commission warned China on Wednesday it was ready to launch an investigation into anti-competitive behaviour by producers of mobile telecommunications equipment, opening a ...
South Africa: Government On the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster Report On Waterkloof Air Force Base Unauthorised Plane Landing
On Friday, 3 May 2013 the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster Ministers held a media briefing wherein a detailed update was given on ...
Home resales fall 3 per cent in April from year-earlier levels
Sales of existing homes across the country were 3 per cent lower in April than a year ago, compared with a year-over-year decline of 15 ...
Canadian dollar heads lower amid softening copper prices
The Canadian dollar headed lower Wednesday due to softening commodity prices, particularly copper.The loonie was down 0.31 of a cent to 98.02 cents (U.S.).The price ...
Kenya: Xtranet Ushers Kenyan SMEs Into the Cloud
You have probably heard about cloud computing, which ultimately has become the greatest shakeup in the computing era. Mainframes and mini - computers no longer ...
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World Bank pledges $1bn to help the Democratic Republic of Congo
The World Bank has unveiled a $1bn (£660m) aid package to help the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbours, as fighting continues near the ... Full story
President Barack Obama Skips Nigeria's Visit
United States President Barack Obama will not be visiting Nigeria as recently speculated in the media. Obama and his wife Michelle will only visit Senegal, ...
Nelson Mandela’s daughters Zenani and Makaziwe Mandela to sue him over rights to property
NELSON Mandela’s daughters are suing him for the rights to his artworks and control of his millions, it has been reported. According to the Star on ... Full story
Oscar Pistorius' brother Carl acquitted of all charges
Carl Pistorius was acquitted of all charges, including culpable homicide and negligent driving, in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Pistorius was involved in an accident ...
Tintswalo Ngobeni, 22, Flees After King Mswati III Of Swaziland Tries To Make Her His 14th Virgin Bride
A young woman is seeking asylum in Britain after she spurned the advances of the polyamorous King Mswati III of Swaziland and refused to join ... Full story
Dead Man Wakes Up During His Own Funeral In Zimbabwe
A dead man recently woke up during his own funeral in Zimbabwe. Brighton Dama Zanthe had been feeling extremely unwell when he reportedly died at his ... Full story
More Than 20 Teenagers Dead From Circumcision Ritual In South Africa
Police in South Africa has confirmed on Thursday that over 20 boys have died over the past week during circumcision rituals blaming botched circumcisions as ... Full story
Mhofu, Friday 'Amayenge' Phiri fired
by Soccer Laduma 2013 May 23 17:48:33 | 131 Views Former Warriors coach Sunday Chidzambwa has reportedly been shown the door at his South African Premiership football ...
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Sierra Leone: 'Sierra Leone Is Owned By All of Us'
His Excellency Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has said that Sierra Leone belongs every citizen. He made this statement during a courtesy call on him by ...
EU expenses: MEPs in Brussels earn up to 740% more than average citizen and enjoy free haircuts and gallons of petrol
MEP perks receive free haircuts and 52 gallons of petrol a month Their salaries cost £137million a month but do not include allowancesResearch finds French ...
Michael Adebolajo: British-born suspect became 'obsessed with radical Islam as schoolboy'
By Richard Hartley-parkinson and Andy Dolan PUBLISHED: 08:40 GMT, 23 May 2013 | UPDATED: 15:54 GMT, 23 May 2013 Two men who allegedly slaughtered a soldier in a Woolwich street ...
Michael Adebolajo: How Woolwich suspect 'became obsessed with Islam as a schoolboy'
Suspect identified as Michael Adebolajo, 28, who is a British citizen Schoolmates described a 'nice normal guy' who was radicalised at 15Man believed to be ...
Bombers hit Niger barracks and mine
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Help for Heroes website flooded with wellwishers after Woolwich attack
Website crashes under flood of donations and messages of supportSoldier had been wearing Help for Heroes top when he was killedHe was stabbed and nearly ...
Just a week until June and it's STILL snowing: But warmer weather may make welcome return over the bank holiday weekend with highs of 19C
Around 2cm of snow fell in Teesdale, County Durham and PenninesThis is despite forecasters predicting warm bank holiday weekend By Anthony Bond PUBLISHED: 11:15 GMT, 23 ...
Mother's anger after officials only grant one of her disabled identical twin sons disability benefit
Arthur and Alfie, both 10 months, share the exact same medical conditionsThey both need the same round-the-clock care including daily physiotherapy But only Arthur entitled ...
Psychotic bodybuilder who 'became obsessed with Batman's Joker' attacked innocent stranger with an axe
Dale Pipe, 20, asked 'Why so serious?' after stabbing victim 16 timesHad also posted on the internet praising the new violent Batman video gamePolice have ...
The Angels of Woolwich: Three women's outstanding courage as they confront killers and pray for slaughtered soldier
'Religious' woman in her 50s 'walked straight up to suspects with no fear'Sat next to victim in middle of the road and put her hands ...
