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By Gerhard Stander, Director, Retail & Agriculture, CHEP Sub Saharan Africa Across South Africa’s baking industry, millions of reusable bread crates move through supply chains every day, transporting products from bakeries to retailers and ultimately to consumers. These crates are a critical but often overlooked component of the country’s food ....
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Roelf Meyer remembers what it felt like to walk into a room where the other side did not trust you. In the early 1990s, he was the face of a crumbling government — a white Afrikaner minister sent to negotiate the end of the system his own party had built. His counterpart was Cyril Ramaphosa, […]
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In the bustling Gikomba market on the eastern edge of Nairobi, Wanjiru Kamau has sold cooking oil, flour, and maize for nearly two decades. She knows, in the way only a market trader can, when the world has shifted. In early 2026, she felt it again — the kind of creeping, wordless squeeze that no […]
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Seun stopped using the word “hustle” sometime in late 2024. The Lagos-born entrepreneur — who spent three years making the rounds in London and San Francisco, sitting across polished conference tables from investors who smiled politely and said they’d follow the space — noticed something different when the meetings resumed in 2025. The balance of […]
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Work Has Never Been Better. So Why Does Working Feel So Much Worse? By Ashwin Rajah, founder of Mindset Matters Human Rights Day reminds us to reflect on our constitutional rights, including human dignity and fair labour practices. Yet today one of the places where these rights are most often tested is the workplace. Much […]
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For travellers from around the world, a Kruger National Park safari stands out as one of the most sought-after adventures on the planet – a bucket list item that people often spend years planning for and dreaming about. While the Kruger has always been iconic, 2026 is being hailed as a significant year for South […]
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At Africa.com, we have always believed that telling Africa’s story with clarity and authority requires being in the right rooms, not just on the continent, but wherever the decisions that shape Africa’s future are being made. Washington DC, New York, and the United States as a whole play a critical role in Africa’s future, not […]
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The rain came down on Algiers the morning Pope Leo XIV touched African soil for the first time as pontiff. The welcoming ceremony had to be moved indoors — a small concession from a country that does not easily bend. A young girl stepped forward and offered the pope a bouquet of flowers as an […]
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Grow Franchise launches with a focus on supporting the growth of SA franchisors South Africa has one of the highest rates of franchise sector participation in the world, with the industry contributing an estimated 15% to GDP. Yet as networks grow and new locations open, a familiar pattern is repeating itself: brands scale faster than […]
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By Mohammed Vachiat, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Konica Minolta South Africa South African organisations are operating in an increasingly complex regulatory environment, where the secure management of personal information is both a legal obligation and a business-critical priority. As digital transformation accelerates, a key risk persists, fragmented systems and inconsistent data management practices that […]
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The partnership marks a significant step toward embedding evidence-based peace economics into African policy dialogue ahead of a landmark 2026 seminar in Addis Ababa. In a development that carries significant implications for how Africa approaches the intersection of peace and development, the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) and Peace First Ethiopia have formalized a […]
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A mountain gorilla has defied the odds — again. And she’s not the only one making history in one of Africa’s most embattled parks. Deep in eastern DR Congo, inside a park that has survived militia incursions, decades of conflict, and the slow grind of a conservation crisis, a mountain gorilla named Nyiramurema has done […]
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On a visit to Kenya, the foundation’s chief executive and Africa director described a strategic shift toward homegrown institutions, artificial intelligence, and women-centered development, even as traditional donor funding retreats. This interview was conducted by Teresa Clarke, Executive Editor and Chairperson of Africa.com, on the sidelines of the Gates Foundation Partners Convening in Nairobi, Kenya. […]
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By Pierre Bekker, Director at Quyn International Outsourcing South Africa’s renewable energy build programme is visibly reshaping the country’s power grid. Wind farms rise along coastal ridges; solar plants stretch across arid plains, and battery facilities are increasingly embedded into regional networks. But infrastructure alone is not enough. The long-term success of these projects depends […]
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