How CEO’s Are Planning For Their Futures?
By Marco Van Zyl, Senior Executive and Private Wealth Manager at NFB Private Wealth Management Over the past 30 years, South Africa has seen a significant exodus of highly qualified and wealthy individuals who have sought greener pastures elsewhere; however, we still have a robust and competitive commercial sector run by skilled CEO’s and MD’s. […]
President Of The Republic Of Angola Announces Investment Opportunities For Turkish Investors
The President of the Republic of Angola, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, will give the inaugural speech at the Angola-Turkey Business Forum, to be held at the Ato Congresium Conference Center in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday, 28 July 2021, at 9:00 am local time. President Lourenço, who will address the Turkish business community, will take this […]
NAPAfrica Internet Exchange Leads The Way For Internet Growth And Accessibility In Africa
NAPAfrica throughput extends beyond the 2Tbps milestone as the exchange delivers strong growth driven by a dynamic peering community and an ever-increasing demand for content and cloud services In 2022, NAPAfrica will celebrate a decade of playing a pivotal role in transforming Africa’s Internet access and interconnectedness. Established in 2012, with the aim to stimulate […]
First-Of-Its-Kind Study Published On The Positive Health Economic Impact Of Overcoming Blood Shortages To Treat Maternal Bleeding In Sub-Saharan Africa
Peer-reviewed study in Africa Sanguine shows expanding investment in safe blood supply to prevent fatal post-partum hemorrhage (PPH) in Ghana, Kenya and Ivory Coast is likely to provide social benefits as well as substantial economic savings in under two years.1 According to the World Health Organization, every day, 810 women die globally (295,000 annually) from […]
Young Harare-based Entrepreneur Who’s Out to Build her Own Media Empire
As founder of Enthuse Afrika, one of few media brands in Zimbabwe with a woman at the helm, Stephanie Kapfunde is blazing a trail. Her digital media imprints include: Enthuse Mag, Bhizimusi and Hallelujah Mag. Last year, she opened Afrotopia, the first co-working and co-learning space situated in the heart of Harare’s CBD. Not bad for […]
Digitising Supply Chain and Access to Essential, Life-saving Medicine
Nigerian e-health startup Field Intelligence has announced its expansion into 11 new cities across Nigeria and Kenya as it crosses the 1.4 million threshold of serviced patients. Founded in 2015, Field Intelligence is the leading pharmaceutical supply chain provider within Nigeria and Kenya, that aims to reshape the pharma value chain by turning the supply […]
Somalia has Great Potential for Onshore Wind and Solar Power
Somalia lacks a national power grid and relies on imported fuel, wood and charcoal to address its energy needs. But energy experts say with the longest coastline in mainland Africa and an average of 10 hours of sunshine per day, the country has potential to provide for itself. Somalia’s private power companies rely on imported […]
South African Insurer to Set Premiums According to Your Choice to Vaccinate against Covid-19
Refusing a Covid-19 vaccine could now drive up your life-insurance premium similar to other risk factors such as smoking, South African financial-services and insurance company Discovery Ltd. said this week, in a move that is likely to be watched closely by other industry players. Discovery Life, the company’s life-insurance division, said the policy was the […]
Gebeya Inc, Promotes Top African Talent In The Global Technology Landscape
Continent’s First Pan-African Global Freelance Talent Marketplace is Born Gebeya Inc. the Pan-African source for freelance professional talent, today announced the launch of its revamped marketplace, the first of its kind in terms of reach in Africa. Prior to investment, Gebeya operated mostly a manual non-scalable marketplace model. Gebeya raised a $2M seed investment in […]
Bringing Central Africa’s e-Commerce Up to Speed
Central Africa lags behind other regions in the continent in e-commerce but the region can progress quickly if governments implement policies to hasten the development of digital and e-commerce services, a new report says. The report by GSMA—an organization that represents the interests of mobile network operators worldwide—and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa […]
