Business
Forbes Africa
Connected Cities: Are Breeding Grounds For Smart Cities
Free Wi-Fi for all provides Africa with the opportunity to develop ‘smart cities’ and compete on an equal footing.
5 min |
Forbes Africa ICT Supplement 2016/2017
Forbes Africa
Just As The Internet Has Evolved, So Too Have Cyber Criminals
The digital revolution is storming ahead, alongside the incredible benefits that the Internet brings, comes ever-increasing risk of cyber attacks.
4 min |
Forbes Africa ICT Supplement 2016/2017
Forbes Africa
Prosecution And Praise
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma’s trial for graft charges has been postponed but the crowds in Durban gave him laurels and loyalty.
2 min |
May 2018
Forbes Africa
The Big Money And Even Bigger Dreams Of A World Cup
Every four years, countries battle on the football pitch to be crowned world champions. In June, five African nations will be at the FIFA World Cup in Russia playing for pride, glory and financial rewards.
10 min |
May 2018
Forbes Africa
‘I Have Been Lucky'
The 2018 FIFA World Cup presents Nigeria’s captain John Obi Mikel an opportunity to forge a legacy. He speaks to FORBES AFRICA ahead of the games.
4 min |
May 2018
Forbes Africa
‘It's Going To Be Hard, Hard Work'
Russia 2018 is a chance for the continent’s most populous country to try and become the first African side to ever get as far as the final four. Leon Balogun’s game is now integral to the Super Eagles.
3 min |
May 2018
Forbes Africa
It's About Time For Success
As a teenager, it dawned on me that my undergraduate academic ambition was going to be threatened when my father lost his job. My dream to become a petroleum engineer was deflated in a matter of days. I was concerned about my future and afraid I would be tagged a failure. During this unpleasant and frustrating experience, I questioned the rationale behind my dad’s choice of paid employment. If he had started a business, maybe things would have turned out differently. That was a tipping point for my search for success in life.
2 min |
May 2018
Forbes Africa
Song, Skill And Heartache
A look back at the only World Cup to be held on African soil. In 2010, South Africa hosted a party that will never be forgotten.
4 min |
May 2018
Forbes Africa
The High Price Of Addicton
Drug and alcohol problems seem to be increasing in Africa but treatment is often scarce and steep.
5 min |
August 2017
Forbes Africa
Boom! Come Out Fighting
The property boom in a small spot of Johannesburg’s inner city has led to tension between residents and developers.
5 min |
August 2017
Forbes Africa
Without Money There's No​​​​​​​ Love
Across Africa, wealthy men are willing to spend vast sums just to spend time with a woman who otherwise wouldn’t give them the time of day.
3 min |
August 2017
Forbes Africa
The Golden Road Ahead
The Mercedes Benz E-Class is sleek, swift and safe – but it comes at a price.
4 min |
August 2017
Forbes Africa
The Day Football Crossed To Business
This month hundreds of the highest-paid players on the planet will run out onto the lush, green pitches of the English Premier League earning millions. In this money-mad game, many of these stars will earn more than £300,000 a week. Once upon a time it was £20 and that was your lot. An African-based World Cup winner fought to end this.
7 min |
August 2017
Forbes Africa
Don't Be Starry Eyed And Ignorant
FORBES AFRICA spoke to a multimillion-dollar African artist on how easy it is to lose out. Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse sang for Nelson Mandela and Bill Clinton and played with Percy Sledge — but suffered exploitation along the way.
4 min |
May 2017
Forbes Africa
If I Die Poor, Blame Me
Papa Penny Penny suffered rejection and ridicule to make a name for himself. His hardest lesson, though, was learning to manage his money.
4 min |
May 2017
Forbes Africa
The Tech Wizard
Know those annoying CAPTCHA tests you have to do when creating online accounts? Luis von Ahn invented them. Now, he wants to see Swahili spoken around the world.
4 min |
May 2017
Forbes Africa
The Dreadlocked Flyer Spicing Up Rugby
Seabelo Senatla has, for the moment, turned his back on Sevens rugby but the try-machine hopes to win World Cup titles in both the seven-man and 15-man formats.
4 min |
May 2017
Forbes Africa
Surgery Safaris – The Facelift Africa Needs
Medical tourism is highly competitive and bringing millions to Africa. Rich and poor alike are taking holidays with hospitals to get procedures from a $70 botox injection to a $3,600 breast augmentation. African entrepreneur Faith Cartwright is right in the thick of it.
7 min |
October 2017
Forbes Africa
‘Healthcare Has Got To Be Available To Everybody'
Hermann Kohloffel, the Managing Director of NHC Medical Services, says the private sector needs to see the National Health Insurance (NHI) as an opportunity, rather than a threat.
5 min |
October 2017
Forbes Africa
A Pulse On Africa's Forward Fintech Journey
A Pulse On Africa’s Forward Fintech Journey
5 min |
October 2017
Forbes Africa
Love Comes Before Money
Love Comes Before Money
2 min |
October 2017
Forbes Africa
The Missionary That Built A Business Empire
Ian Clarke left Northern Ireland to join a missionary in Uganda. Decades later, he has a business empire that includes clinics, construction, education and a hotel.
6 min |
October 2017
Forbes Africa
The Taxi Tumult
An industry responsible for moving most of Africa’s people is heading for even more strife. Taxi owners, and the commuters who rely on them, are going to suffer.
4 min |
October 2017
Forbes Africa
HUH? Say That Again?
Hundreds of millions of people around the world have lost their hearing. In Africa, Dirk Koekemoer wants to help by getting them to sit in the shade of a tree.
5 min |
March 2017
Forbes Africa
Bitcoin - Blockchain And Billions
If you don’t know about Bitcoin and blockchain, you should – especially if you want to accumulate wealth in Africa. Bitcoin is the virtual currency challenging governments, circumventing banks and threatening to blow oldschool currency out the water.
7 min |
September 2017
Forbes Africa
Nailed By Imposters
Having your identity stolen can lead to debt, being barred from a bank, married to a person you’ve never met, or worse – arrest.
2 min |
September 2017
Forbes Africa
How Tech Can Close The Gap In Africa
In the latest Africa’s Investment Destination Index released in April, Nigeria was ranked 19 out of 54 African countries. In effect, if a foreign investor was to make a choice in which economy to do business, Nigeria would be their 19th choice. It is a steep fall for a country, which not so long ago was ranked as the third-fastest growing economy in the world.
3 min |
September 2017
Forbes Africa
A Concept Car That Captivates
The Lexus LC 500 drew gasps when its designs were revealed; taking the car on the road lives up to its promise.
5 min |
September 2017
Forbes Africa
Stores Of The Future?
Shops are closing across Africa; still they come like lemmings to a cliff. Entrepreneurs prepared to throw good money after bad.
2 min |
September 2017
Forbes Africa
The Pain Of The Business Of Death
It is a thriving business in Africa that inevitably everyone will be involved in. It creates entrepreneurs by the score but is plagued by poor regulation, fraud and theft. This is the rough, tough and unpredictable business of burying the dead.
1 min |