Sports betting company sees good odds in African market Published by Kate Douglas on 10 July 2012 Voltbet, a South African online and SMS sports betting company, is expanding to a number of other African countries.
‘Stress is an essential ingredient for growth,’ says mobile money pioneer Published by Kate Douglas on 10 July 2012 How we made it in Africa’s Kate Douglas talks to Hannes van Rensburg, considered by many to be the pioneer of mobile banking in Africa.
Company looking to build private hospitals in Tete, Lusaka and Lagos Published by Kate Douglas on 9 July 2012 African Medical Investments currently operates private hospitals in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Tanzania, while it is looking to grow its footprint on continent.
Entrepreneurship: Instinct or learned behaviour? Published by Cobus Oosthuizen on 9 July 2012 An instinct is an inborn pattern of behaviour that occurs in response to specific stimuli.
Botswana looking to move away from dependence on diamonds Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 9 July 2012 We believe it is paramount for Botswana to use the proceeds from its diamonds to develop other sectors of the economy. This will help reduce the negative impact on its economy whenever the global economy takes a hit.
‘There is a lot of optimism in the air,’ says FNB Mozambique CEO Published by Jaco Maritz on 9 July 2012 Mozambique has transformed from a basket case to one of the world’s most rapidly expanding economies, with growth expected to average around 8% a year.
New app seeking to boost the crop yields of Kenyan farmers Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 8 July 2012 Farmers in Kenya can now predict their crop yields using a web-based application that gives them access to statistics on soil fertility, required fertilisers and expected crop diseases.
The true size of Africa – it’s bigger than you think Published by Claude Harding on 8 July 2012 People are often not aware of what a large continent Africa really is. At about 30.2 million km2 Africa is larger than the US, China, India and all of Europe combined.
Infrastructure, resources and consumer demand – Africa’s three main opportunities Published by Dapo Okubadejo on 7 July 2012 “Regardless of who the investor is, Africa continues to offer numerous opportunities in the post-global financial crisis world, though the options are as varied as the countries themselves.”
‘I have no time to think about challenges,’ says top entrepreneur Njeri Rionge Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 7 July 2012 How we made it in Africa’s Dinfin Mulupi talks to Njeri Rionge, one of Africa’s most celebrated women entrepreneurs.
‘A really big opportunity’: Inside PSG’s $46m Zambian farming deal Published by Jaco Maritz on 6 July 2012 “We haven’t yet made it in Africa, but hopefully we will.”
In case you missed it: Our top 10 articles for (the first half of) 2012 Published by Claude Harding on 5 July 2012 Time surely flies in the world of online publishing. It is hard to believe that the first six months of 2012 is already gone. To remember the first half of the year, we compiled a list of How we made it in Africa’s most popular articles for 2012, so far.
Want to invest in African agribusiness? Nine specific opportunities Published by Femi Adewunmi on 5 July 2012 There has been much talk about the potential for investment in Africa’s agribusiness and food industries. But what are the particular opportunities?
Nakumatt – an example of Africa’s many strong, yet unlisted, companies Published by Sven Richter on 5 July 2012 What companies like Nakumatt do prove is that growth in Africa is possible and that there is a depth to the local economies beyond the listed companies we see.