Abstract

AFRICAN WEB PAGE REVIEW Mbendi’s Web page (www.mbendi.co.za) aptly describes itself as Africa’s electronic encyclopedia of business and commercial informa- tion. This Website, whose developers, Mbendi Information Services, are based in South Africa, provides a wealth of business information related to Africa. It is the most comprehensive and useful site on business that the reviewer has come across. Sections mostly relevant to businesses include African countries, industries, companies, and stock markets. Other sections that may be relevant to business information seekers are organizations, events, personalities, publications, projects, services, and products. The section on African countries provides information on fifty-six (56) African countries from Algeria to Zimbabwe. Click on any of the countries and you will be exposed to its basic economic data, indus- tries, map, companies, employment, events, facilities, organizations, personalities, and trade and publications. Information on industries in oil and gas, chemicals, mining, and pulp and paper are available. The developers show great expertise in the oil and gas area. More indus- tries are being added to this section. The companies of Africa section are indexed alphabetically. Information provided for each company varies but typically would include contact (address, phone/fax/email), general (organizational type, directors, bus. sector). The section