General Motors getting serious about the African market Published by Kate Douglas on 15 March 2013 General Motors sees opportunities in catering for Africa’s growing middle class.
Hotel group COO talks about his company’s African expansion plans Published by Kate Douglas on 15 March 2013 “Urbanisation plus growing consumption plus internet and new technologies boom, help us to have great hopes.”
Inadequate local production: Shoprite still needs to import eggs into some African countries Published by Jaco Maritz on 15 March 2013 Sourcing fresh produce locally is still a major challenge in some African countries.
Entrepreneur watch: Microbrewery competing with multinational players Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 13 March 2013 Dinfin Mulupi talks to Alan Murungi, founder of Kenya’s first boutique brewery business.
Does African wisdom have a place at work? Published by Bongani Mgayi on 13 March 2013 Is there room in the workplace for traditional African wisdom?
Meet the Boss: Fred Robertson, executive chairman, Brimstone Investment Corporation Published by Kate Douglas on 12 March 2013 “Business is a long road and overnight success is never overnight.”
Seeking out opportunities and managing the risk – how Lonrho operates in Africa Published by Jaco Maritz on 12 March 2013 UK-based Lonrho, an Africa-focused investment group, makes about 80% of its profits from countries deemed as high-risk.
Moving resources from pit to port in Africa Published by Klaus Findt on 12 March 2013 Africa’s infrastructure developments continues to be dominated by projects that facilitate the pit to port transportation of resources.
Angolan president’s son talks about the country’s new sovereign wealth fund Published by Kate Douglas on 11 March 2013 How we made it in Africa speaks to José Filomeno de Sousa dos Santos, one of the directors of Angola’s new sovereign wealth fund.
What we can learn from Standard Chartered’s success in Africa Published by Jaco Maritz on 11 March 2013 Standard Chartered CEO for Africa, Diana Layfield, outlines four reasons for the bank’s success in Africa.
Harnessing remittances for Africa’s development Published by Mthuli Ncube on 10 March 2013 Remittances by African migrants play an important role as a source of financing and foreign exchange for African households and countries.
How companies can tap into the rise of the African consumer Published by Kate Douglas on 9 March 2013 “The fact that the African middle class has been so far overlooked and underserved means a relatively empty marketplace with a very receptive audience.”
Tech entrepreneur talks about the highs and lows of running a startup in Uganda Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 8 March 2013 How we made it in Africa talks to Ugandan-based entrepreneur Titus Mawano.
Thinking outside the box to finance Africa’s small-scale farmers Published by Kate Douglas on 8 March 2013 The traditional model of financing farmers is often not possible in Africa.