From the dream of a cashless Africa to a constantly expanding startup: The Zoona story Published by Mike Quinn on 16 July 2018 Like all venture capital-backed startups, Zoona has been through its fair share of ups and downs.
Andrew Lapping: Investing in Africa – does the value outweigh the risks? Published by Andrew Lapping on 30 April 2018 Fund manager elaborates about opportunities in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Egypt.
Business lessons from the entrepreneur behind Zambian noodle brand Published by Jaco Maritz on 31 January 2018 Taking a closer look at the story of Monica Musonda, founder of Zambia’s Java Foods.
Zambian CEO on his new satellite town, and which sectors not to invest in Published by Kate Douglas on 3 September 2017 ‘If you build it, they will come,’ says Mwiya Musokotwane, the 28-year-old CEO of Thebe Investment Management.
Latin American lessons for Africa Published by Charles Robertson on 22 March 2017 We think Chile since the 1960s and Peru since the 1970s offer useful lessons for sub-Saharan African commodity exporters such as Zambia.
Why African countries banning imports of fruit and veg is a blunt tool Published by Calestous Juma on 21 March 2017 Zambia’s government has just banned the imports of some farm produce as a way of promoting the growth of the agriculture sector.
Zambia: Ignoring golden rules of taxation can strangle your economy Published by Alastair McCready on 29 November 2016 The Zambian government should stop moving the goal posts.
Why Zambia’s top food business attracted investment from UK’s CDC Published by Kate Douglas on 27 October 2016 Zambeef is a leading farm-to-shop supplier of meat, dairy, eggs, edible oils and flour. It operates the in-store butcheries for Shoprite, one of Africa’s top supermarket chains.
[Podcast] Reaching critical mass: Choppies CEO on becoming a pan-African supermarket Published by Kate Douglas on 28 September 2016 Listen to our interview with Choppies’ CEO, Ramachandran Ottapathu, on reaching critical mass in African markets and taking on Kenya’s local players.
Africa expansion: Massmart maintains an ‘optimistic but measured approach’ Published by Kate Douglas on 26 August 2016 Massmart, owned by Walmart, wants to open five new stores on the continent (outside of South Africa) over the next two years.
How this money transfer company plans to compete in Africa Published by Kate Douglas on 20 August 2016 Zoona has established over 1,500 outlets across Zambia and Malawi, and is now expanding to Mozambique.
Zambia’s most challenging elections in decades Published by Sinethemba Zonke on 11 August 2016 Whoever wins the Zambian elections will be faced with the enormous challenge of fixing a broken economic system.
Zambia can beat the economic slowdown by making every kwacha count Published by Gregory Smith on 5 July 2016 Times are hard and Zambians have been feeling the pinch.
Power privatisation: Zambia case study Published by Africa Oil and Power on 13 May 2016 As an early adopter of privatisation, Zambia hasn’t been able to overcome endemic problems.
