South Africa

Humanisation of pets: South African duo turn trend into global export business

Published by Jeanette Clark on 12 October 2021

Rogz is a South African pet gear and toy business. We spoke to co-founder Irené Raubenheimer about the steps the company took to get where it is today.

How this South African built a pet food company that exports globally

Published by Jeanette Clark on 8 October 2021

South African entrepreneur Nhlanhla Dlamini capitalised on demand for healthier and more nutritional pet snacks.

Want to profit from Africa’s young population? Try the stationery industry

Published by Conrad Onyango on 18 September 2021

Africa’s increasing population of school-going children is significantly growing the demand for writing materials and other forms of stationery.

South African company touts self-driving dump truck

Published by Seth Onyango on 17 September 2021

South Africa’s Bell Equipment has unveiled a locally manufactured self-driving articulated dump truck.

South Africa: Electric vehicles on the cards for Africa’s largest car market

Published by Seth Onyango on 27 August 2021

South Africa is on track to become Africa’s biggest market for electric cars and is also looking to become a globally competitive electric car manufacturing hub.

Wine consumption across Africa: Togo, Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire in the top three

Published by Staff Writer on 27 July 2021

Although Togo is not the continent’s largest consumer of wine in terms of volume, a greater proportion of its adult population consumes wine than in other African nations.

Selling coffee in Ghana and Zambia: South African chain Vida e Caffè discusses international growth (Part 1)

Published by Jeanette Clark on 9 July 2021

Frank van Asperen, general manager for Vida e Caffè’s international business, talks about the coffee chain’s experiences in Ghana and Zambia.

Africa’s data centre market poised for massive growth

Published by Nina Triantis on 2 July 2021

Africa is poised for a data centre boom as internet penetration rates rise and the continent begins to play catch-up with other regions.

Small towns are collapsing across South Africa. How it’s starting to affect farming

Published by Wandile Sihlobo on 21 June 2021

The collapse of local government in small towns is beginning to affect investment in farming, and the ability of agribusinesses to operate.

Hospital-at-home startup seeks to disrupt traditional healthcare in South Africa

Published by Jeanette Clark on 5 May 2021

Quro Medical combines hardware, software and the expertise of traditional doctors to manage acutely ill patients in the comfort of their homes.

South Africa: Company uses indigenous roots to make crisps and gluten-free flour

Published by Nelly Murungi on 1 February 2021

We speak to Sibongile Mtsabe, the managing director of Sibocali Traders.

South African company aspires to become the Amazon of livestock trading

Published by Nelly Murungi on 28 December 2020

SwiftVee is a South African agricultural trading platform.

A vegan ice cream business: Sinenhlanhla Ndlela’s journey so far

Published by Annelize Visser on 20 November 2020

South African entrepreneur Sinenhlanhla Ndlela’s vegan ice cream start-up story.

Off-grid power projects could modernise South Africa’s energy sector

Published by Stephen Barnes and Rentia van Tonder on 18 November 2020

Decentralised power projects, or those that are not tied to the national grid, could play a major role in closing South Africa’s electricity supply gap.

South Africa

Humanisation of pets: South African duo turn trend into global export business

How this South African built a pet food company that exports globally

Want to profit from Africa’s young population? Try the stationery industry

South African company touts self-driving dump truck

South Africa: Electric vehicles on the cards for Africa’s largest car market

Wine consumption across Africa: Togo, Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire in the top three

Selling coffee in Ghana and Zambia: South African chain Vida e Caffè discusses international growth (Part 1)

Africa’s data centre market poised for massive growth

Small towns are collapsing across South Africa. How it’s starting to affect farming

Hospital-at-home startup seeks to disrupt traditional healthcare in South Africa

South Africa: Company uses indigenous roots to make crisps and gluten-free flour

South African company aspires to become the Amazon of livestock trading

A vegan ice cream business: Sinenhlanhla Ndlela’s journey so far

Off-grid power projects could modernise South Africa’s energy sector

How this French serial entrepreneur started investing in Africa

What it takes to build a logistics network from scratch in West Africa

Building a restaurant chain in Nigeria: The story of Toasties

Where this investor sees the best opportunities in Africa

Gyms in Nigeria: ‘We could be a thousand times larger’

Sell first, produce later

From beverage cans to gyms: Verod’s investment playbook for West Africa

‘All businesses are hard,’ says Tanzanian entrepreneur

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