Tanzania: From rejections to $40m – an entrepreneur’s rocky road to success Published by Jaco Maritz on 14 May 2025 How Benjamin Fernandes, founder of Nala, survived early challenges to build a global money transfer player.
Nigeria: Entrepreneur turns 960 naira (less than $1) into national food business Published by Jaco Maritz on 7 May 2025 Fastizers, a Nigerian snack food company best known for its cookies, was founded in 2010 by Debby Lawson. She started the business with just 960 naira – about 60 US cents at today’s exchange rate.
It’s tough out there: Nigerian entrepreneur adapting to a difficult business environment Published by Jaco Maritz on 4 May 2025 Nigeria’s difficult economic environment is forcing snack food manufacturer Fastizers to rethink aspects of its operations – from shrinking pack sizes to launching new product lines such as bread.
Changing how Zambia cooks – and building a business around it Published by Jaco Maritz on 1 May 2025 SupaMoto provides a cleaner, cheaper alternative to charcoal, the main cooking fuel in many Zambian homes despite its environmental and health risks.
Zambia: Three entrepreneurs building agriculture and food businesses Published by Jaco Maritz on 17 April 2025 From producing instant noodles to exporting honey to the United States, these three entrepreneurs are building ventures in Zambia’s agribusiness and food sector.
Nigeria: Entrepreneur aims to take traditional combat sport global Published by Jaco Maritz on 16 April 2025 Dambe is a traditional boxing style that originated in northern Nigeria. The sport draws inspiration from spear and shield warfare.
The man behind Nigeria’s answer to the UFC – meet ‘Dana Black’ Published by Jaco Maritz on 15 April 2025 Founder of African Warriors Fighting Championship wants to transform a traditional Nigerian boxing style into a global business.
Businessman sees global opportunity for Nigeria’s cassava Published by Jaco Maritz on 1 April 2025 Tony Bello, who helped develop Baked Lay’s and Lay’s Stax at Frito-Lay, now aims to use Nigerian-grown cassava to create products for international and African markets.
What it’s like working for Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote Published by Jaco Maritz on 28 March 2025 What’s it like working for Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, with an estimated wealth of over $23 billion?
Zambia: How this entrepreneur built an instant noodles business Published by Jaco Maritz on 28 March 2025 Monica Musonda applied lessons from Aliko Dangote to launch a homegrown instant noodles company in Zambia.
Botswana – a medical tourism hub? Published by Jaco Maritz on 21 March 2025 Botswana has the potential to establish itself as a regional hub for medical tourism.
Botswana: Doctor-turned-entrepreneur eyes stock exchange listing Published by Jaco Maritz on 11 March 2025 Founded in 2018 as a single clinic with just one employee – its founder, Dr Matlhogonolo Mongwa-Mouwane – Botswana-based Kalafhi Medical Center has since grown into a diversified healthcare business.
Building an African meat empire from Rwanda Published by Jaco Maritz on 3 March 2025 From losing his home to listing his business on the stock exchange, Herve Tuyishime’s journey reflects the highs and lows of entrepreneurship.
South Africa: 10 rand (50 US cents) coffee idea grows to 65 stores Published by Jaco Maritz on 15 February 2025 Xpresso Café is a takeaway coffee chain that started with a simple idea: every item on the menu cost just 10 South African rand.
