Six reasons for Africa’s management gap Published by Kate Douglas on 14 November 2012 The African Management Initiative has identified six organisational and systemic challenges that need to be addressed if Africa is ever going to improve the overall quality of its managers.
Africa lacks the managers needed to turn its potential into reality Published by Kate Douglas on 13 November 2012 Africa is considerably lacking high quality managers with the skills and competence to capitalise on the continent’s economic potential.
Unpacking the trends shaping Mozambique’s economy Published by Kate Douglas on 12 November 2012 Standard Bank analysts Yvette Babb and Simon Freemantle recently produced a report looking at five structural trends shaping Mozambique’s economy.
How two twenty-somethings built one of Nigeria’s biggest mobile social networks Published by Kate Douglas on 9 November 2012 Mobile social network application, 2go, has taken off in Nigeria and is bigger than Facebook in the country
Nigeria and Angola increasingly important markets for South African wine Published by Kate Douglas on 8 November 2012 How we made it in Africa speaks to Matome Mbatha, market manager for the Americas and Africa at Wines of South Africa.
Understanding the African consumer Published by Kate Douglas on 6 November 2012 McKinsey’s Reinaldo Fiorini and Safroadu Yeboah-Amankwah share their research concerning the changing face of the African consumer.
Many entrepreneurs, but not enough wealth Published by Kate Douglas on 5 November 2012 Malik Fal, MD of Omidyar Network Africa, says necessity entrepreneurs don’t create enough surplus wealth to lift large communities out of poverty.
Meet the Boss: Divine Ndhlukula, founder, SECURICO Published by Kate Douglas on 5 November 2012 Divine Ndhlukula is the founder and managing director of SECURICO, a security service provider in Zimbabwe.
BofA Merrill Lynch regional head talks about Africa’s business environment Published by Kate Douglas on 2 November 2012 Leslie Maasdorp shares his thoughts on the challenges that Africa needs to address.
Will Africa deliver on its promises? The multibillion dollar question Published by Kate Douglas on 1 November 2012 “When you speak to international investors, there is a lot of interest in the Africa story but there is also a lot of caution.”
MTN still sees growth potential in Nigeria, over 10 years later Published by Kate Douglas on 1 November 2012 “Our view is that there continues to be very significant growth potential. It is the largest market in Africa. It will very soon be the largest economy in Africa.”
‘Many people in Africa confuse risk with poor execution’ Published by Kate Douglas on 31 October 2012 Peter Staude shares some of the lessons Tongaat Hulett has learnt from doing business in Africa.
Microsoft South Africa: “Flexibility is at the core of our working environment” Published by Kate Douglas on 30 October 2012 How we made it in Africa asks Linda Kok, Microsoft South Africa’s human resources lead, what it takes to be a top employer in Africa.
Interview: Insight into Invest in Africa’s game plan Published by Kate Douglas on 30 October 2012 How we made it in Africa talks to William Pollen, the programme director of Invest in Africa.
