Higher sales do not always mean a healthier business. Gauthier Befahy explains how African companies can protect profit margins through disciplined pricing, negotiation and better customer understanding.
Verascient Bets on South African Engineers to Make Enterprise AI Work
Following its $1.2 million pre-seed announcement, Verascient’s founders explain why their enterprise AI model combines company knowledge infrastructure with engineers working alongside customers.
Can Eswatini’s GYAP Turn Opportunity Discovery Into Digital Infrastructure?
Eswatini startup HonwinOne is developing GYAP to connect opportunity discovery with eligibility and preparation. Can its Digital Passport become trusted infrastructure?
AI Adoption in African Businesses: From Tools to Capability
Ayoub El Machatt draws on two Moroccan examples to explain how African businesses can turn AI experimentation into accountable workflows and measurable results.
Panoro Energy Completes Acquisition of Stake in Côte d’Ivoire’s CI-27 Gas Block
Panoro Energy has acquired an indirect 9.09% interest in Côte d’Ivoire’s CI-27 gas block, adding production that supplies the electricity market in Abidjan.
Travel eSIM Is Growing: What It Means for African Travellers and Digital Businesses
Travel eSIM is changing how international connectivity is bought and distributed, creating opportunities for African travel, fintech and digital-service businesses.
Fuel Prices, Freight Costs and the New Test of Supply Chain Transparency
Craig du Toit examines how fuel prices and freight volatility affect South African businesses, and why supply-chain transparency matters when logistics costs rise or fall.
From Skills to Jobs: Why Africa’s Digital Economy Needs Stronger Sector Coordination
Africa is investing heavily in digital skills, but training alone does not create jobs. South Africa and Rwanda show how stronger sector coordination can connect employer demand, skills, policy and inclusive employment.
Kenya’s Stablecoin Rules Put East Africa’s Digital Payments at a Crossroads
David Precious examines Kenya’s stablecoin framework and its implications for East African payments. An update clarifies the 4 November 2026 transition deadline.
South Africa Must Build Its Own AI Capability, Says HPE South Africa MD
President Ntuli, Managing Director of HPE South Africa, argues that the country must build domestic AI capability across infrastructure, data and skills to retain greater control over its digital future.