Top businessman shares 15 pieces of advice for Africa’s entrepreneurs Published by Kate Douglas on 8 February 2013 Top South African businessman Fred Robertson shares his secrets to success.
Resource nationalism a worrying trend, says economist and author Dambisa Moyo Published by Kate Douglas on 7 February 2013 Unease over resource nationalism was a recurring theme at this year’s African Mining Indaba.
Greater risk appetite for investment in sub-Saharan African equities, say experts Published by Kate Douglas on 4 February 2013 There is currently a greater risk appetite for Africa, particularly for investment in equity markets, says Edem Lassey, an analyst at Investec.
Success story: Building an internet company from scratch in Angola Published by Kate Douglas on 1 February 2013 How we made it in Africa talks to Rolf Mendelsohn, one of the founders of Angolan IT company Internet Technologies Angola.
Meet the Boss: Carolyn Carew, CEO, Born Free Media Published by Kate Douglas on 31 January 2013 “Believe in what you want to achieve, work hard, do lots of research, find the gaps, and then take the plunge.”
AFCON sponsor Orange sees Africa as a key growth opportunity Published by Kate Douglas on 29 January 2013 “Many countries still have below average mobile penetration rates, which means that there is strong growth potential.”
Did China make the rest of the world aware of the opportunities in Africa? Published by Kate Douglas on 28 January 2013 China’s investment into Africa has sparked a number of debates around the world.
Finding executives to work in Africa: Western misconceptions still a challenge Published by Kate Douglas on 26 January 2013 “There is a real misconception on how unsafe certain locations are within Africa.”
Meet the Boss: Martyn Davies, CEO, Frontier Advisory Published by Kate Douglas on 24 January 2013 “I don’t know a great career, a great company, or a great country that was built on 40 hours a week.”
Interview: The company behind the Lagos version of Monopoly Published by Kate Douglas on 23 January 2013 How we made it in Africa speaks to Nimi Akinkugbe, CEO of Bestman Games.
Nigerian online movie and music company iROKO Partners enters South Africa Published by Kate Douglas on 22 January 2013 iROKO Partners has opened their second African office in Johannesburg.
Why General Motors consolidated its African divisions Published by Kate Douglas on 21 January 2013 General Motors has recently consolidated its African divisions into one Africa unit. How we made it in Africa finds out why.
US agri equipment giant AGCO explains why it will invest $100m in Africa Published by Kate Douglas on 18 January 2013 How we made it in Africa catches up with AGCO’s director for Africa and the Middle East, Nuradin Osman, to find out a bit more about the company’s African strategy.
Meet the Boss: Elikem Nutifafa Kuenyehia, founder, Oxford & Beaumont Published by Kate Douglas on 17 January 2013 “In my opinion, passion is the most important criteria for deciding on a job or on what entrepreneurship venture to pursue.”
