CEO: Africa’s oil and gas industry still offers opportunities for service providers Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 24 May 2016 Geoffrey White highlights opportunities in Mozambique and Ghana.
How Capitec Bank overcame high barriers to entry in South Africa Published by Trudi Makhaya and Nicholas Nhundu on 23 May 2016 Few banks have successfully entered the South African banking sector since the establishment of Absa 25 years ago.
How drones can curb the cost and time of designing farms in Africa Published by Kate Douglas on 23 May 2016 A drone can do in days what on-the-ground manual surveying does in months.
Are sustainable brands in line for greater profits? Published by Kate Douglas on 19 May 2016 At the 2016 Sustainable Brands conference a number of companies claimed they are seeing growing interest for their sustainable products.
Power privatisation: Uganda case study Published by Africa Oil and Power on 19 May 2016 The privatisation and liberalisation of Uganda’s power sector is one of the most complete examples of this type of initiative in Africa.
GE exec on why Obama’s Power Africa has been slow to take off Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 19 May 2016 ‘If you look today at the number of megawatts that are actually on the grid directly related to the Power Africa initiative, it is very little.’
Entrepreneur shares what African start-up ecosystems can learn from Silicon Valley Published by Kate Douglas on 18 May 2016 Sabelo Sibanda is the co-founder behind the first African start-up invited to join Silicon Valley’s Founders Space. He shares what he learnt from the experience.
Why greater air connectivity is critical for Africa Published by Raphael Kuuchi on 17 May 2016 Governments in Africa need to treat aviation as a strategic asset and not as an instrument of foreign policy.
We must move towards establishing an African passport, says AfDB president Published by Kate Douglas on 17 May 2016 According to Akinwumi Adesina, the continent’s rigid visa restrictions are impeding intra-African investment.
10 interesting quotes from the World Economic Forum on Africa Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 17 May 2016 Comments from top CEOs, including Bob Diamond, Adewale Tinubu and Tony Elumelu.
Low commodity prices a wake-up call for Africa to boost manufacturing Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 16 May 2016 Thoughts on Africa’s manufacturing sector from a panel discussion at last week’s World Economic Forum on Africa.
Foreign investors losing confidence in South Africa Published by Robert Jeffrey and Johannes Jordaan on 16 May 2016 Africa’s most sophisticated economy faces global headwinds, but problematic governance compounds its challenges.
Intra-African trade: More talk than action Published by Kate Douglas on 13 May 2016 ‘What you need is political leadership and decisiveness in terms of who is going to do what.’
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.