Ramani, the African software company building a cloud network of micro-distribution centers for Africa’s $1 Trillion consumer-packaged goods supply chain, has announced this week the […]
Author: Africa Business
Africa’s industrialization progress in the past decade highlighted in new report
Africa is making progress towards industrialization, with 37 of 52 countries becoming more industrialized over the past eleven years, according to a recent report. The […]
Female Venture Capitalists are pioneering South Africa’s Silicon Valley
By Paula Mokwena, CEO at Fireball Capital The global venture capital (VC) ecosystem is no stranger to the common challenge that female entrepreneurs face – lack of […]
The countdown for the 6th edition of EMERGING Valley has started!
Find out the latest information about this inspiring Euro-African co-innovation programme. The 6th edition of EMERGING Valley – the international summit dedicated to African innovation – will […]
South African assets may be cheap, but that’s not a good enough reason not to invest offshore
By Mart Marie de Jongh, Certified Financial Planner at GraySwan and Gregoire Theron, Chief Investment Officer The investment world’s fixation on global inflation and whether […]
African startups are weathering the storm with acquisitions and securing new funding
The TechCabal Insights report has shown that there has been an increase in the number of tech acquisitions in Africa, with a total of 43 […]
An update on free trade in Africa – the Guided Trade Initiative, regional value chains and measures for sustainable trade
By Virusha Subban, Partner Specialising in Customs and Trade and Head of Tax, Baker McKenzie, Johannesburg The AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative (GTI) is the latest […]
Background checks are worth their weight in gold in the mining sector
South Africa possesses ore reserves amounting to a value of more than US$2.5 trillion, with 16 commodities ranked in the top ten internationally. In such an important […]
Government Endorses Elimination of Problematic Plastics by the Kenya Plastics Pact
The Kenya Plastics Pact has published a list of problematic and unnecessary plastic items to be eliminated in Kenya. This adds to the already existing Government’s plastic […]
Green is the new Black: Balancing the environmental cost of Black Friday
Black Friday has gone from being a uniquely American event to a near global phenomenon, and, like all consumption at scale, it has environmental consequences. […]