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South Africa’s engineering and construction sector employs over 1.36 million people, making it one of the largest employers in the country. Yet this sector has been under sustained pressure for nearly a decade, with consequences that have fundamentally reshaped how risks emerge and materialise on construction sites. This is according to Nathan Barker, Head of […]
...By Stephen Antwi-Asimeng, Member, Collaborative for Fund Domiciliation in Africa and Cheikh Souleymane Diallo, President, l’Association Ivoirienne des Investisseurs en Capital Across Africa, the urgency to unlock private capital is no longer in question. What receives far less attention is a structural issue that continues to shape where that capital ultimately flows: the jurisdiction in […]
...By Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, Founder & CEO, Flutterwave If you’ve ever tried to build something new, really new, you know that innovation isn’t only about what’s possible. Often, it’s about what’s allowed. At Flutterwave, we started with a simple belief: that sending and receiving money across Africa shouldn’t be harder than sending a text message. […]
...South Africa’s business environment is and has always been a complex place during and after apartheid era. It takes passion, energy, uniqueness, consistency and a smart vision to make impact. In 2003, 20 years ago, an initiative to empower black business people called Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) policy was officially re-launched and adopted after […]
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