CEO reflects on his journey of building a digital insurance business in Africa Published by Nelly Murungi on 5 August 2020 Jeremy Leach is the founder and CEO of Inclusivity Solutions, a company which designs, builds and operates digital insurance products.
Planet42: Cars for those who can’t get a traditional vehicle loan Published by Nelly Murungi on 24 July 2020 South African company Planet42 buys used cars from dealerships which it then rents out to its customers, mainly the underbanked.
The journey so far: Dare Okoudjou, CEO, MFS Africa Published by Jaco Maritz on 23 July 2020 Dare Okoudjou is the CEO of MFS Africa, a pan-African fintech company that connects mobile money systems to each other and to money transfer organisations, banks and other financial institutions.
Profit-making idea: Industrialisation of cassava one of Africa’s biggest opportunities Published by Jaco Maritz on 10 July 2020 Cassava roots can be processed into a variety of products, including cassava flour, starch, ethanol and glucose syrup.
Opportunities in Africa’s food industry: Insights from PhilAfrica Foods CEO Published by Jaco Maritz on 7 July 2020 Roland Decorvet talks about agribusiness trends in the region and highlights some of the unexploited opportunities in Africa’s food industry.
The journey so far: Abraham Cambridge, CEO, Sun Exchange (South Africa) Published by Nelly Murungi on 1 July 2020 ‘If you are not embarrassed about your first software release, you released too late.’
Interview: Why AgVentures is betting on agrifood tech in Africa Published by Jaco Maritz on 17 May 2020 We speak to Gerhard Visagie, co-founder of AgVentures, to find out more about the firm’s investment strategy and the opportunities he sees in the agri-tech industry.
Interview: A vision for the future of education in Africa Published by Staff Writer on 7 May 2020 ‘There is a growing number of higher education institutions in Africa sensitive to the need for rapid educational reform,’ says Professor Yusuf Karodia.
South African company JaSure sees a gap for on-the-go insurance Published by Nelly Murungi on 2 May 2020 South African company JaSure has introduced an on-demand insurance product. Co-founder Jaclyn Prior answers our questions.
Covid-19 and the future of African airlines: Kenya Airways and Airlink CEOs share their views Published by Jaco Maritz on 27 April 2020 How the pandemic is currently impacting African airlines and what the industry could look like after the crisis.
Profit-making idea: Opportunities for private equity to provide funding to distressed South African companies Published by Jaco Maritz on 24 April 2020 There are several companies with fundamentally sound businesses that have been caught on the wrong side of the Covid-19 lockdown.
Profit-making idea: Taking popular local restaurants to the next level Published by Staff Writer on 22 April 2020 There are unexploited opportunities to take ‘the casual dining experience in Africa to the next level’.
From Chinese meat demand to rocketing citrus prices, Covid-19 not all bad news for South African food producers Published by Jaco Maritz on 17 April 2020 Two of the country’s top food exporters discuss how the pandemic is impacting their operations.
33-year-old entrepreneur explains how his company became a serious player in Africa’s oil and gas industry Published by Jaco Maritz on 13 April 2020 How South African entrepreneur Tom Cowan built a 600-person-strong company in only six years.
