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.
How to be an expert on Africa Published by Duncan Clarke on 13 November 2012 When it comes to Africa, it’s now fashionable to rid yourself of pessimism and make sweeping positive generalisations, writes Duncan Clarke.
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.
Many Irish businesses see trading with Africa as ‘too much of a challenge’ Published by Claude Harding on 13 November 2012 The potential for business opportunities in Africa is far from being realised by Irish companies according to new research from Barclays Bank Ireland.
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.
Five critical success factors for investment into Africa Published by Jaco Maritz on 12 November 2012 “There is no template for doing business in Africa. One can also clearly not base one’s investment decisions on data from a spreadsheet.”
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
African low-cost airline fastjet unveils new branding Published by Claude Harding on 9 November 2012 Africa’s new low-cost airline fastjet, backed by easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, this week unveiled its new logo.
Ten African countries with high consumption growth potential Published by Femi Adewunmi on 9 November 2012 Which African countries have the best outlook for consumer goods?
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.
Five things you should know about East Africa’s massive gas discoveries Published by Jaco Maritz on 7 November 2012 Large gas discoveries off the East African coastline could be a major economic boost. However, prosperity is by no means a given.
Leadership – it only works if you know what’s going on Published by John Powell on 7 November 2012 “Leadership isn’t just providing a flag for people to run to. The flag is useful in that it provides a single rallying point, but the rallying point has to be a sensible one.”
Silicon Savannah: Time to grow up? Published by Jonathan Kalan on 6 November 2012 It’s raining in the Silicon Savannah, and unlike Nairobi’s unbearable traffic problem, no app has emerged promising to stop it.
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.