Assessing risk and opportunity in Africa Published by EY Africa on 14 November 2013 EY report highlights foreign direct investment into sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa.
Is it possible to define the African leader? Published by Ian Dean and Hennie du Plessis on 13 November 2013 African leaders are no different from leaders in Europe, the Americas and Asia.
Failure in Nigeria is often due to poor business strategies Published by Dianna Games on 12 November 2013 Although Woolworths hasn’t gained success in Nigeria, many other South African retailers have done good business.
Award-winning writer questions ‘Africa rising’ narrative Published by Jaco Maritz on 11 November 2013 In his new book, Peter Guest comments on the unchecked optimism about the continent’s investment potential.
Owning 1% of a successful company is better than 100% of a floundering one Published by Kate Douglas on 7 November 2013 Nigerian businessman Mitchell Elegbe has some controversial advice for entrepreneurs.
New research reveals Africa has 42 dollar-billionaires Published by Jaco Maritz on 6 November 2013 Wealth-X and UBS census describes the profiles of Africa’s dollar-billionaires.
China in Africa: New challenges beyond the commodities super cycle Published by Hannah Levinger on 4 November 2013 There are indications that China’s activities in Africa will be more varied in future.
Nigerian entrepreneurs launch solution to content sharing Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 1 November 2013 Nigeria’s OTG Playa releases Storm content sharing device as a solution to poor bandwidth in Africa.
Rethinking human resources in a changing Africa Published by KPMG Africa on 1 November 2013 “Talent management should be the top priority for HR, but many business leaders don’t feel that HR is delivering for them.”
Brand Africa 100’s top 10 African brands Published by Jaco Maritz on 31 October 2013 South African businesses dominate the ranking of African brands.
Africa Oil boss on training local people for jobs in industry Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 31 October 2013 “The biggest challenge is everyone wants to be involved in the project. There aren’t enough jobs to go around.”
Senegalese entrepreneurs introduce tech solutions to hospitality industry Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 29 October 2013 Xtreme Design and Engineering offers software and mobile applications to improve business efficiency.
Russian technology company eyes Africa Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 28 October 2013 Fairwaves’s small base station enables mobile phone users in unconnected regions to make calls within a 10km radius.
Nigeria’s Interswitch founder says it should have expanded into Africa sooner Published by Kate Douglas on 28 October 2013 Growing its electronic payments business, Interswitch Limited is concerned with creating jobs.