Let there be light: The shocking facts and figures that tell Africa’s electricity story
"If Africa reinvested just 5% of its annual oil and coal export revenues, that would be enough to supply electricity ...
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REPORT: FAST MOVING CONSUMER GOODS IN AFRICA 2015
The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector represents one of the largest industries worldwide. Also labelled the consumer packaged goods (CPG) ...
K.Y AMOAKO WRITES ON MODERNISING AGRIC IN AFRICA
Farmer education programs help women like Maria Mtele, right, grow more food and earn more money."Modernising agriculture and making the ...
STUDY: UGANDA BEATS GHANA IN OIL GOVERNANCE
AFRICA’S big players in the oil industry met in Cape Town last week for the Africa Oil Week, at a ...
Nigeria may be Africa’s biggest economy, but most of the continent’s wealthy don’t live there
South Africa’s economy may play second fiddle to Nigeria these days, but the “rainbow nation” still boasts the richest individuals ...
MAKING THE CASE THAT AFRICA NEEDS DRONES MORE THAN ROADS
Could African countries with poor road infrastructure leapfrog right from donkeys to drones? They can and should, according to the ...
DOES AFRICA NEED MORE LOCAL BUSINESS?
From a business perspective, Africa is at an inflection point. Local African companies have made investments and have expanded their ...
IS THIS THE END OF THE BRICS ERA?
It was an acronym that spawned a host of summits, a development bank and a $100bn bailout fund. But Goldman ...
More a marathon than a sprint… There is a long road ahead for Africa to emulate East Asia
VIEWED from above, the great steel roofs of Nigeria’s textile mills are an impressive sight, occupying block after block in ...
Phuthuma Nhleko once again takes the helm at MTN
Johannesburg - MTN has appointed appointed Phuthuma Nhleko as Executive Chairman in a temporary capacity as Sifiso Dabengwa resigns as ...