Africa: crisis a once in a decade opportunity Published by Rob Eloff on 30 March 2020 A crisis is a catalyst, writes Lateral Capital’s Rob Eloff.
The journey so far: Aisha Pandor, CEO, SweepSouth (South Africa) Published by Nelly Murungi on 27 February 2020 ‘What’s important in communication isn’t what is said, it is whether and how it is understood.’
The journey so far: Manuel Koser, co-founder, Silvertree Holdings Published by Nelly Murungi on 13 February 2020 ‘You need to enjoy what you do, with the people you decide to journey with. The hours are long and can easily become unbearable if the opposite is your reality.’
Startup snapshot: MortgageMe believes South Africa’s home loan industry is ripe for disruption Published by Jaco Maritz on 13 February 2020 MortgageMe is a fully automated home loan aggregation platform, based in South Africa. Director Andrea Tucker answers our questions.
Franklin Templeton: Opportunities on the African continent – a balancing act Published by Danesh Ranchhod on 3 February 2020 It would be remiss to paint the African continent with one brush as many countries are at varying stages of their macroeconomic and political cycles.
South Africa slowly embracing veganism Published by Anita Powell on 26 January 2020 Meat may be meeting its match, as more and more South Africans are experimenting with vegetarian and vegan lifestyles.
South Africa is missing out on fresh fruit export growth. What it needs to do Published by Shingie Chisoro Dube and Pamela Mondliwa on 4 December 2019 South Africa needs to take advantage of opportunities in the global economy that it can convert into quick wins.
It’s crunch time for South African Airways Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 14 November 2019 South African Airways has cancelled all domestic, regional, and international flights on November 15 and 16 due to a planned strike.
Do the BRICS still matter? Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 13 November 2019 In purely economic terms the BRICS have not lived up to expectations, but the BRICS have never been just about economics.
Pledges won’t fix South Africa’s economy Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 7 November 2019 South Africa has secured $24.5 billion in investment pledges at a high profile business forum in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Time for a negative outlook on South Africa? Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 1 November 2019 It will be difficult to give South Africa the benefit of the doubt this time.
Africa is fertile ground for cybercrime Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 30 October 2019 Most of the continent is poorly prepared.
Startup snapshot: Online fashion store Doeks & Prints focuses on African designs Published by Staff Writer on 23 October 2019 Doeks & Prints is an online fashion store, based in South Africa.
Time to stop giving South Africa the benefit of the doubt? Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 18 October 2019 South Africa’s struggling state-owned power utility Eskom plans a third day of load shedding on Friday.
