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African businesses and entrepreneurs embracing digital transformation

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The makings of a mogul: Duncan Njue’s journey from struggle to success

How these two sisters started their own diamond cutting and polishing shop

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Profit-making idea: Efficient, affordable and well-stocked hardware store chain in Kenya

Entrepreneur Watch

How these two sisters started their own diamond cutting and polishing shop

Published by Marize de Klerk on 21 October 2019

A passion for diamonds drove South African sisters Mathole and Ramodipa to drop their careers as an investment banker and an optometrist.

Beyonce’s designer bets on ‘Made in Africa’ fashion

Published by Nellie Peyton on 15 October 2019

African clothing designer plans to expand production in Senegal.

Video: Why I quit my job to create a food truck in the heart of Lagos

Published by Staff Writer on 7 October 2019

‘I saw a gap in the market and quit my job,’ says founder of Urban Fuxion.

The makings of a mogul: Duncan Njue’s journey from struggle to success

Published by Staff Writer on 24 September 2019

Duncan Njue Mutwiri’s journey to becoming a young CEO has been marked by equal parts failure and success.

Nurmara Daily Brief

Russia’s Africa summit is not about East versus West

Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 22 October 2019

Moscow’s renewed interest has spooked the West.

Africa is feeling the strain of global uncertainty

Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 21 October 2019

The International Monetary Fund has cut its growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa to 3.2%.

Time to stop giving South Africa the benefit of the doubt?

Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 18 October 2019

South Africa’s struggling state-owned power utility Eskom plans a third day of load shedding on Friday.

Let’s not exaggerate Africa’s free trade credentials

Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 17 October 2019

It will take years to meaningfully boost regional trade.

The journey so far

The journey so far: Ameer Sherif, CEO, BasharSoft

Published by Nelly Murungi on 21 October 2019

‘At times, we didn’t even have enough cash for office rent and had to change offices five times in two years.’

The journey so far: Leticia Osafo Addo, managing director, Samba Foods

Published by Nelly Murungi on 3 October 2019

‘I’m proud of starting a micro-initiative from my kitchen, with less than $10, that became a medium-scale agribusiness listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange.’

The journey so far: Adam Grunewald, CEO, Lynk

Published by Jaco Maritz on 30 September 2019

‘I wish I’d known that it’s a marathon and not a sprint.’

The journey so far: James Lightfoot, co-founder, The Latitude Hotels Group

Published by Nelly Murungi on 16 September 2019

‘Focus on profitability from the start, it does matter. In the tech age of apps and user numbers, people have lost sight of that.’

Due Diligence

Due Diligence: Don’t get too distracted by Africa’s macro story, says investor

Published by Jaco Maritz on 25 September 2019

‘Overall, the investment opportunity is becoming more complex with African economies.’

Due Diligence: Private equity investor talks restaurants, Jumia and keeping an open mind

Published by Jaco Maritz on 28 August 2019

Carolyn Campbell, founding partner of Emerging Capital Partners, on investment opportunities in Africa and the one deal that got away.

Due Diligence: SPE Capital Partners’ Nabil Triki on investment lessons learnt

Published by Jaco Maritz on 22 July 2019

We ask Nabil Triki, managing partner at SPE Capital Partners, about the firm’s investment philosophy.

Due Diligence: African companies can be regional ‘blue chips’ by crossing language lines

Published by Jaco Maritz on 9 July 2019

Private equity firm AFIG Funds on investment lessons learnt and building regional champions.

Profit-making idea

Profit-making idea: Efficient, affordable and well-stocked hardware store chain in Kenya

Published by Jaco Maritz on 16 October 2019

‘This is a sector that has a lot of inefficiencies in its supply chain and is a frustrating buying experience.’

Profit-making idea: Elderly care management solutions

Published by Nelly Murungi on 8 October 2019

People are living longer.

Profit-making idea: Converting street hawkers into powerful marketing activators

Published by Nelly Murungi on 26 August 2019

‘Someone has to build a solution that turns hawkers into a far more productive activation force for businesses.’

Profit-making idea: Protection against the devaluation of African currencies

Published by Nelly Murungi on 12 August 2019

‘I have always thought that there should be an app that allows its users to easily exchange funds into a reserve currency such as gold.’

Opinion

Ghana’s cocoa farmers are trapped by the chocolate industry

Published by Michael E Odijie on 23 October 2019

It is time for Ghana to consider the future of its cocoa farmers rather than multinational chocolate producers.

Martyn Davies: Africa must seize this Vietnam moment

Published by Martyn Davies on 2 October 2019

There is a prospect for forward-looking African countries to emerge as ‘new Vietnams’.

Shaun Jayaratnam: US-China trade war and its impact on Africa

Published by Shaun Jayaratnam on 16 September 2019

There is a mixture of opportunity and harm coming Africa’s way, more harm than opportunity, writes Shaun Jayaratnam

African businesses and entrepreneurs embracing digital transformation

Published by Ibrahim Youssry on 30 August 2019

Innovation is no longer a nice-to-have, but rather a business imperative, writes Microsoft’s Ibrahim Youssry

Meet the Boss

Meet the Boss: Eran Feinstein, CEO, DPO Group

Published by Jaco Maritz on 2 September 2019

‘I need to know that the people I work with have handled failure and bounced back.’

Meet the Boss: Ali Vezvaei, CEO, Ecolog International

Published by Jaco Maritz on 1 July 2019

‘Like in any other human interaction, respect is earned and trust is built.’

Meet the Boss: Frank Horton, chief executive officer, Mercton Resources

Published by Jaco Maritz on 17 June 2019

‘In the mining industry, you either run or be overrun. There is no time to slow down; absolutely no time to relax.’

Meet the Boss: Michelle Olckers, Co-CEO, Mazars South Africa

Published by Jaco Maritz on 1 April 2019

‘Opportunities follow positivity.’

Startup snapshot

Startup snapshot: Online fashion store Doeks & Prints focuses on African designs

Published by Staff Writer on 23 October 2019

Doeks & Prints is an online fashion store, based in South Africa.

Startup snapshot: Delivering affordable groceries to South Africa’s townships

Published by Staff Writer on 24 September 2019

Yebo Fresh is a Cape Town-based startup that delivers fresh, frozen and dry groceries to township communities.

Startup snapshot: Forget about buying stuff and say hello to renting with Rentoza

Published by Staff Writer on 11 September 2019

Rentoza was started by a group of South Africans who were convinced the stuff hiding in their garages should be paying rent for taking up so much space.

Startup snapshot: HouseAfrica simplifies real estate investment. Not its rewards.

Published by Staff Writer on 4 September 2019

Nigeria-based HouseAfrica splits properties into shares, recorded as digital units on a blockchain, thereby empowering previously neglected investors to own real estate.

BUSINESS INSIGHT

Equity investment in SMEs: An interview with two African fund managers

Published by Staff Writer on 19 October 2019

How private equity capital can be used to bring SMEs to scale.

Q&A: Djembe Consultants CEO on how he put together a new kind of African communications consultancy

Published by Staff Writer on 16 October 2019

Djembe Consultants is a communications consultancy with a difference, committed to amplifying an African narrative based on opportunity, growth and innovation.

Investment trip to Ghana: A lot has improved but the cost has been high

Published by Cavan Osborne on 15 October 2019

Ghana’s economy has been boosted by the doubling of offshore oil production and of course the government’s willingness to spend.

Small scale Kenyan farmers grow herbal stimulant instead of food crops

Published by Rael Ombuor on 15 October 2019

The farmers say they now make almost three times as much from growing the drug instead of food crops.

DHL in Africa

DHL helps deliver high-speed thrills with Red Bull Cape Town Circuit 2019

Published by Staff Writer on 22 May 2019

E-commerce: Sometimes what you don’t sell is as important as what you do

Published by Staff Writer on 20 May 2019

Secrets of the spare time startups

Published by Russell Simmons on 13 May 2019

Nine things you need to know about selling on social media

Published by Staff Writer on 2 May 2019

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Djembe Consultants

African communications specialists officially launch Djembe Consultants

Verve

Verve promises continued efficient payment solutions delivery

Minet

You’ve got someone on the inside – a closer look into insurance brokerage

International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation

ITFC signs $600m agreement for trade financing in the Republic of Djibouti

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