The EastAfricanBusiness /business/-/2560/2560/-/onenc5/-/index.html Dar farmers to supply grapes for locally produced Overmeer http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Dar%20farmers%20to%20supply%20grapes%20for%20locally%20produced%20Overmeer%20/-/2560/883238/-/pc5kqsz/-/index.html Grape farmers on the highlands of Dodoma will benefit from an expanded market soon, following plans by Tanzania Distilleries to produce international wine brand Overmeer using locally-grown fruit. 2010-03-21T21:00:00Z Flower farms put govt on the spot over law on pollution http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Flower%20farms%20put%20govt%20on%20the%20spot%20over%20law%20on%20pollution%20/-/2560/883226/-/rorrl/-/index.html Although flower farms have exonerated themselves from blame for poisoning Lake Naivasha, the law governing environmental principles for the lake basin remains largely ignored by a good number of the growers. 2010-03-21T21:00:00Z Announcing the birth of the dot.africa generation http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Announcing%20the%20birth%20of%20the%20dot%20africa%20generation%20/-/2560/883240/-/11o2qf0z/-/index.html Organisations and individuals operating in Africa will soon have a variety of Internet domain names to pick from, including “.africa.” 2010-03-21T21:00:00Z Dar investors can buy ABG in shillings http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Dar%20investors%20can%20buy%20ABG%20in%20shillings%20%20/-/2560/883234/-/qluds5/-/index.html Tanzania investors could purchase shares of the African Barrick Gold (ABG) at the London Stock Exchange in shillings deposited at Citibank at the day’s exchange rate but US dollar depositors will add a 10 per cent fluctuation margin. 2010-03-21T21:00:00Z Tanzania’s Serengeti to brew 5 EABL brands http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Tanzanias%20Serengeti%20to%20brew%205%20EABL%20brands%20%20/-/2560/883222/-/h736lpz/-/index.html Shareholders of the Tanzania Serengeti Breweries Ltd are in final talks with the East African Breweries Ltd, in a move that will see the latter take over a stake in the brewing firm. 2010-03-21T21:00:00Z Tanzania shuts down its UK diamond office http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Tanzania%20shuts%20down%20its%20UK%20diamond%20office%20%20/-/2560/883230/-/xhvbs/-/index.html Tanzania has closed down the London offices of its diamond sorting firm and transferred its operations to Dar es Salaam. 2010-03-21T21:00:00Z Kenya govt doesn’t care about ICT http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Kenya%20govt%20doesnt%20care%20about%20ICT%20/-/2560/883244/-/fwkuthz/-/index.html Going by the number of “information technology colleges” in Kenya, we should be giving Silicon Valley a run for their megabucks. 2010-03-21T21:00:00Z Beware Kenyans, hackers are on the prowl http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Beware%20Kenyans%20hackers%20are%20on%20the%20prowl%20%20/-/2560/883246/-/im01j4z/-/index.html Kenya’s cyber highway is not safe from virtual fraudsters and other malignant cyber crooks, industry experts have warned. 2010-03-21T21:00:00Z Dar firm gets $40m to roll out mortgages http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Dar%20firm%20gets%20$40m%20to%20roll%20out%20mortgages%20/-/2560/878446/-/slrxnez/-/index.html Tanzanians who have long dreamed of owning their own homes could soon benefit from an initiative to make mortgages widely available as a way of financing broad home ownership in the country. 2010-03-14T21:00:00Z Corporates befriend the Facebook crowd http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Corporates%20befriend%20the%20Facebook%20crowd%20/-/2560/878460/-/ddqvcoz/-/index.html A lot has been written about the impact of social media and utilities — Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs etc — on business. 2010-03-14T21:00:00Z Uganda Clays applies for its own industrial power http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Uganda%20Clays%20applies%20for%20its%20own%20industrial%20power%20/-/2560/878442/-/15hcp5qz/-/index.html The initiative is expected to enhance efficiency and save on costs, writes BERNARD BUSUULWA 2010-03-14T21:00:00Z Domain name meeting urges Africa to end Internet Drought http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Domain%20name%20meeting%20urges%20Africa%20to%20end%20Internet%20Drought%20/-/2560/878452/-/d2suvb/-/index.html A global Internet security firm has asked African leaders to make the Internet more accessible and affordable in order to promote social and economic development. 2010-03-14T21:00:00Z Building brands via social media http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Building%20brands%20via%20social%20media%20/-/2560/878476/-/10ou4avz/-/index.html Shh...listen...your customers and prospects are talking about your brand. 2010-03-14T21:00:00Z Kenya’s super-size banks rake in huge profits by widening rate spreads http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/-/2560/874218/-/4d4f77z/-/index.html At KenCom House in downtown Nairobi, the race is on to build East Africa’s largest bank. 2010-03-07T21:00:00Z AfDB in ambitious plan to boost farming in Africa http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/-/2560/874208/-/4d4f83z/-/index.html The African Development Bank has approved its 2010-2014 agricultural sector strategy. 2010-03-07T21:00:00Z Why low-cost housing makes no business sense http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/-/2560/874204/-/4d4f87z/-/index.html When Joe Mungai ventured into property development a few years ago, he, like most real estate developers in Kenya, knew which side his bread was buttered: In Nairobi’s upmarket and middle-income neighbourhoods. And he has never regretted his decision. 2010-03-07T21:00:00Z Now Japan-backed Mombasa Cement rocks local industry http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/-/2560/874200/-/4d4f8bz/-/index.html Bamburi cut costs and even disposed of a 10pc stake in Athi River Mining, writes EMMANUEL WERE 2010-03-07T21:00:00Z EA Internet ‘backhaul ring’ slated for April, $35m needed http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/-/2560/874232/-/4d4f5lz/-/index.html About $35 million is needed to complete the East African Backhaul System (EABs), a project that will link terrestrial fibre from the five East Africa Community countries with the submarine cables at Mombasa and Dar es Salaam by April. 2010-03-07T21:00:00Z Bullet proof leaders aren’t afraid to delegate http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/-/2560/874234/-/4d4f5jz/-/index.html Many companies are training their employees to become bullet proof managers. 2010-03-07T21:00:00Z Piracy costs shipping firms over $100m annually, says report http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/-/2560/874222/-/4d4f6hz/-/index.html Piracy off the coast of Somalia is costing the international shipping industry at least $100 million a year, a new report states. 2010-03-07T21:00:00Z Uganda to review ban on import of used electronics http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/-/2560/874212/-/4d4f7dz/-/index.html Uganda is reconsidering its ban on the importation of used electronics following complaints from traders and other stakeholders over the indiscriminate nature of the policy. 2010-03-07T21:00:00Z When technology fails us... http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/-/2560/874230/-/4d4f5nz/-/index.html Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, goes the (in) famous Murphy’s Law. 2010-03-07T21:00:00Z As Kenya gears up for looming BPO market, its vital not to dumb down http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/-/2560/874224/-/4d4f6fz/-/index.html The plan is to create at least 7,500 direct jobs and grow the industry’s GDP contribution from almost nothing to $133 million by 2012, writes PATRICK GATHARA 2010-03-07T21:00:00Z Ugandan towns now on Google Maps http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/-/2560/874216/-/4d4f79z/-/index.html In an effort to localise its geo-products, Google has launched detailed online maps of several Ugandan towns. 2010-03-07T21:00:00Z Fragile but resilent, EA will post 3-5pc growth http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/-/2560/870446/-/4d75tdz/-/index.html As the global economy shows signs of recovery, poor countries are still suffering the consequences of the recession, as well as the food, fuel and financial crises that have hit the world over the past two years. VINOD THOMAS, director-general and senior vice-president of the World Bank Group, talked to MARK KAPCHANGA on why the recovery is still fragile. 2010-03-01T20:57:00Z