Business
Forbes Africa
Lord Of The Landlines
Robert Hale became a billionaire by capitalizing on the technology Alexander Graham Bell patented in 1876. But time’s up and now the 21st century is calling.
7 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
Forbes Africa
'Intentional About Collaborating Through Meaningful Partnerships'
BRANDVOICE WITH MASTERCARD
5 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
Forbes Africa
Beyond Safaris: Digitalizing Travel
Rwandan-Canadian Charles Shima is deploying technology to create immersive cultural experiences for tourists in Africa. His dream? To build a unicorn in the travel sector.
3 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
Forbes Africa
Art For Advocacy
Jemima Kakizi Akimanizanye is adding to Rwanda's aesthetic appeal with her transformative art and addressing the country's youth population on the cusp of change.
3 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
Forbes Africa
Plant Power
A persistent acne problem led Botswana’s Didintle Moreki to look for indigenous solutions in her backyard, and grow her skincare range into a successful business.
3 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
Forbes Africa
When Information Is Power
As co-founders of South Africa's favorite load shedding app, Dan Southwood-Wells and Herman Maritz alert people about rampant power cuts so they can better plan their lives.
4 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
Forbes Africa
A Country At Its Watt's End
When will the lights come back? South Africa experienced 2,409 cumulative hours of power cuts by November this year, forcing many small businesses to use generators, or eventually close.
7 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
Forbes Africa
DIGITIZING AFRICAN ECONOMIES IN A NEW ERA
Wemimo Abbey Co-Founder, Esusu
4 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
Forbes Africa
EXPANDING AFRICA'S E-COMMERCE SECTOR
Olugbenga Agboola and Adeleke Adekoya Co-founders, Flutterwave
1 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
Forbes Africa
BACKED BY TECH LEGENDS
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji Co-founder, Andela
1 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
Forbes Africa
VENTURES AND VALUATIONS: AFRICA'S BILLION-DOLLAR STARTUPS
VENTURING INTO THE WORLD OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS OFTEN STRENUOUS AND RISKY BUSINESS. BUT THE REWARDS FAR OUTWEIGH THE COSTS. SINCE 2013, THE ADDED PRIZE OF BEING LAUDED AS A 'UNICORN', THAT IS A BUSINESS VALUED AT $1 BILLION OR MORE, HAS BECOME HIGHLY COVETED AMONG THE ENTREPRENEURIAL CLASS. ON THE CONTINENT, VERY FEW CAN CLAIM THIS STATUS. FORBES AFRICA SPOTLIGHTS AFRICAN FOUNDERS WHO HAVE SCALED THESE HEIGHTS, MAKING THEIR MARK ON THE WORLD AT LARGE AND REDEFINING THE AFRICAN STORY OF SUCCESS.
7 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
Forbes Africa
WATER AND POWER: Solutions To Greater Johannesburg's Infrastructure Challenges
Water and electricity-the lifeline of any society! Both at the heart of economic growth and social well-being.
2 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
Forbes Africa
The Trials And Triumphs Of Being A Pioneer
BEING THE FIRST OF anything may always feel like an honor but there is a different sort of pressure that comes with that label. Just ask Nonkululeko Gobodo, who in 1987, became the first black female chartered accountant in South Africa.
2 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
Forbes Africa
'Desperate Times Need Desperate Measures Or Then Let's Accept Our Fate'
IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE THE revival of the Forbes Global CEO conference that was held post Covid in Singapore in October this year. It was great to reconnect with global leaders as well as meet Forbes’ extended family from different parts of the world.
6 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
Forbes Africa
The Playlist: Africa's Top 20 Musicians
The music emanating out of Africa today is record-breaking in every sense. With the new sounds, there have been new pathways to success for african artists. These creators have taken everything from amapiano to afrobeats and told the african growth story, in decibels that have made the world sit up. Even as more Grammy Awards find a home on the continent, these top 20 musical artists are on track to deliver more. Together they say that the future of the african music industry is big, bright and bountiful.
10+ mins |
August - September 2022
Forbes Africa
Designing The Future
Is it time to see the world of architecture, construction and design digitally?
5 min |
August - September 2022
Forbes Africa
Fixing Farming
There are many small ways to achieve sustainability for Tanzania’s smallholder farmers, as agripreneur Johanna Omere is proving in the green locales of Tanzania.
4 min |
August - September 2022
Forbes Africa
Food for the Seoul
From South Africa to South Korea, restaurateur Roddy Bancroft offers the true taste of home at his three successful braai-based eateries in Seoul.
4 min |
August - September 2022
Forbes Africa
"Striding Boldly Into the African Music Future"
Johnnie Walker sees an Africa reshaping itself through music - and celebrates the artists who march to their own beat
3 min |
August - September 2022
Forbes Africa
Web 3.0 And Future Of The Internet
Is Africa ready for the digital and physical worlds to merge into the metaverse?
5 min |
August - September 2022
Forbes Africa
CHANNELING FAME
Kobina Ackon, popularly known as Wode Maya, is Ghana’s first YouTuber to hit over a million subscribers. His channel creating positive African content has won him followers and a fortune.
4 min |
August - September 2022
Forbes Africa
Totalitarian-Free Returns
When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent most emerging markets funds plummeting, Perth Tolle’s Freedom Index Fund avoided most of the carnage — because economies run by despots will never be on her buy list.
4 min |
August - September 2022
Forbes Africa
Mead We Say More?
Producing and retailing mead, Ernst Thompson and Robert Bernatzeder aim to establish it as a mainstream alcoholic beverage in African society and tell its story on the continent.
4 min |
August - September 2022
Forbes Africa
ORGANIC GROWTH
This unassuming entrepreneur from Benin has created an alternative to chemical fertilizers that most farmers use in Africa. He is the CEO of AGRECO Sarl and at 22, is looking to expand his company creating impact across West Africa.
4 min |
August - September 2022
Forbes Africa
NATURAL FIT
Exxaro's brand-new CEO Dr Nombasa Tsengwa on influential leadership, greening the mineral resources industry and the fine balance of managing business, natural resources and environmental needs.
5 min |
August - September 2022
Forbes Africa
PASS TO GREATER PROSPERITY: Advancing Financial Security And Well-Being Across Africa Through Digital Inclusion
The COVID-19 pandemic threw the world into disarray, but in Africa, life continues: Farmers farm, merchants sell, people apply for capital to create jobs and improve livelihoods, and a heightened need for access to healthcare underpins it all.
5 min |
August - September 2022
Forbes Africa
Connecting Palms: Blockchain For The Supply Chain
Current processes that track commodities such as palm oil through the supply chain require a lot of time and effort to perform, and often leave out valuable information around sustainability claims. Can blockchain solve the problem?
5 min |
August - September 2022
Forbes Africa
TECH QUEENS CHANGING THE MINDSET IN GAMBIA
The Gambia is Africa’s smallest mainland nation, both in size and population. It’s also home to a growing technology sector, focused on building and deploying tailored solutions for the changing African digital landscape. Among its rising stars are women, many who have had to overcome myriad cultural barriers to join the sector. In turn, they are opening the way for other female leaders in the field. FORBES AFRICA takes a closer look at Gambia’s women in tech.
5 min |
August - September 2022
Forbes Africa
Moving Forward On A Path To Social And Economic Recovery
THE LAST THREE MONTHS WERE largely dominated with negativity; it started with the conflict in Ukraine that had a cascading impact on food shortage, supply chains, equity markets, commodities and currencies.
7 min |
August - September 2022
Forbes Africa
This New House
After nearly 300 years of doing business in old-fashioned ways, Sotheby's rewrote its playbook during the pandemic by embracing the frothy NFT market and a Netflix-like algorithm to make a serious bid for a new generation of clients.
6 min |