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.
Producing beverages in West Africa: Businessman reveals his success strategies Published by Jaco Maritz on 23 April 2020 How bottled water and soft drinks producer Belvie captured significant market share in a relatively short period.
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’.
Investor shares an honest account of what it’s really like fundraising a VC fund in Africa Published by Eline Blaauboer on 21 April 2020 Eline Blaauboer, managing partner of Africa Tech Ventures, shares her experiences and learnings from raising capital for an Africa-focused venture capital fund.
A product that reduces post-harvest losses in Ghana: Entrepreneur shares his story Published by Nelly Murungi on 21 April 2020 Ghana-based Sesi Technologies provides simple and affordable solutions for the agricultural sector.
Rebecca Enonchong on doing business as a tech startup in French-speaking Africa Published by Justin Norman on 19 April 2020 Entrepreneur shares her experiences.
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.
KFC Index shows the early impact of Covid-19 on African purchasing power Published by Staff Writer on 17 April 2020 The South African rand is currently the most undervalued currency in Africa.
Profit-making idea: Four untapped business opportunities in Mozambique Published by Jaco Maritz on 17 April 2020 Entrepreneur offers ideas on where investors should look.
The journey so far: Joanna Bichsel, CEO, Kasha (Rwanda and Kenya) Published by Nelly Murungi on 15 April 2020 ‘The most important lesson I learned from fundraising for an early-stage startup in East Africa: No one cares about your idea, they only care about your results.’
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.
The journey so far: Paul Orajiaka, CEO, Auldon (Nigeria) Published by Nelly Murungi on 12 April 2020 ‘The unstructured complexity of the business environment in Nigeria, which I operate in, do not follow paper or theoretical logic.’
Startup snapshot: Kenya’s Amitruck connects truck drivers directly with their customers Published by Nelly Murungi on 11 April 2020 Amitruck is a startup that allows transporters (owners of motorbikes, pick-ups, vans and trucks) to find and connect with customers through a mobile app.
Africa’s hunger problem is going from bad to worse Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 10 April 2020 Agricultural production in Africa could contract by up to 7%.
