From fintech to foodtech, local entrepreneurs are building products that respond to real challenges and cater to ...

Entrepreneur Deepankar Rustagi saw an opportunity to make the informal retail system more efficient by digitising the flow of ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), one of Africa’s largest and most populous nations, offers untapped export ...

In modern times, Japanese and African relations can be traced back to the 1960s when Japan started its official development assistance (ODA) programme to sub-Saharan Africa with the aim of promoting ...

Afri Foods, a horticultural company in Rwanda, was started in 2019 by Sakina Usengimana. It exports crops such as chilli, avocado, eggplant and passion fruit to Germany, the Netherlands, France, the ...

Freedom of Movement is a South African clothing and accessories brand co-founded by the Boezaart brothers. With South African rugby captain Siya Kolisi as a minority shareholder, the company has ...

This article is a slightly edited excerpt of an African Hidden Champions case study, titled MFS Africa: Making borders matter less. African Hidden Champions is an initiative by Africa Foresight Group, ...

This article is an excerpt from Standard Bank’s Can Africa take the platform economy forward? report. The burgeoning platform economy, which refers to value-creating interactions facilitated by ...

Swiss-born entrepreneur Jérôme Lapaire identified an opportunity to sell eyeglasses to price-sensitive customers in Africa. He shared the story of his entrepreneurial journey with Jack Thompson. How ...

We speak with Kevin Conroy, founder and CEO of Lagos-based Bature Brewery, about his journey of establishing a craft beer business in Nigeria. Interview and text by Jaco Maritz The early days of ...

Following the end of the Korean War in 1953, South Korea prioritised its alliance with the United States in pursuit of economic growth and military security. It took more than a decade since the end ...

Fynbos Fine Foods started in the kitchen of co-owner Rozelle Abramson. Today, the company produces a range of hot sauces, pestos, chef salts, and jams that are sold worldwide. Jaco Maritz talks to ...