Growing your small business into Africa: Experts share their advice Published by Staff Writer on 29 August 2016 While expanding across borders is an exciting opportunity, it can be daunting and a high-risk investment.
The countdown begins for Cape Town’s most important oil & gas show next week Published by Press Office on 29 August 2016 Africa’s future in a low-oil-price world will be the opening address at the Oil, Gas & Petrochem (OGP) Summit 2016 in Cape Town next month.
Meet the Boss: George Odo, MD for East Africa, AfricInvest Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 28 August 2016 Private equity boss shares what keeps him awake at night, and why he has been successful in business.
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.
Why this Tanzanian mobile operator shares ‘profits’ with its customers Published by Kate Douglas on 26 August 2016 In 2014, Tigo Tanzania became the first telco in the world to share profits with its mobile money users.
Plastics – boring for some, but a thriving business for this East African company Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 26 August 2016 Silafrica has built a successful business from plastics, and is seeing plenty of scope for future growth.
Forget natural resources: It’s science and tech that will transform Africa Published by Calestous Juma on 25 August 2016 African societies – with their myriad economic and social challenges – offer the richest test-bed for scientific and technological research.
Seven unique challenges businesses face in Africa Published by Press Office on 25 August 2016 Despite the opportunity that exists for companies expanding or investors putting money into Africa, the continent has a number of unique challenges to overcome.
Africa CEO Forum 2017: Boosting international investments in Africa Published by Press Office on 24 August 2016 The 5th edition of the AFRICA CEO FORUM, the largest international gathering dedicated to the African private sector, will take place on 20 and 21 March 2017 in Geneva.
Why this South African bank launched its own smartphone Published by Kate Douglas on 24 August 2016 By improving client adoption of smartphones, FNB hopes to encourage usage of its digital banking services.
The outlook for African refineries Published by Adaku Ufere on 24 August 2016 Despite the fact that Africa produces 3.5 times the amount of oil that it consumes, the continent’s oil producers rely on fuel imports, as the refinery capacity to keep up with demand is severely lacking.
Six trends that will impact consumer behaviour in the years to come Published by Justin Probyn on 24 August 2016 Companies need to adapt and innovate to keep up – or face becoming obsolete.
South African companies discover there are no easy pickings in Nigeria Published by Jaco Maritz on 24 August 2016 Over the past decade or so, numerous South African companies have expanded to Nigeria. But many of these investments didn’t live up to expectations.
From ‘Africa rising’ to ‘multispeed Africa’ Published by Martyn Davies on 23 August 2016 Is the ‘Africa rising’ narrative dead? Is the continent merely reverting to the pre-commodity boom trend? Not quite.
