Forbes Africa

Forbes Africa is the drama critic to business in Africa. The magazine helps readers connect the dots, form patterns and see beyond the obvious, giving them a completely different perspective. In doing this, it delivers sharp, in-depth and engaging stories by looking at global and domestic issues from an African prism.

Forbes Africa

Unraveling The Big Story

Have We Not Learned Anything At All?

‘The Need Is So Great’: Tsitsi Masiyiwa On New Gender Fund

‘Africa Is Particularly Vulnerable’ • The fallout from the war on Ukraine will be felt by all Africans, whether abroad or at home. How will it impact African trade?

A Waste Of Time • Plastic rarely gets recycled, ending up in landfills and our seas. From waste-reclaimers to waste-preneurs laboriously upcycling all kinds of material, will the circular economy become mainstream before we choke up our oceans and the planet with immutable rubbish?

AMEND ACTS OR AMEND ACTIONS? • Questions abound! With newly-amended gender-based violence bills in South Africa, activists ask: will there be a significant decrease in the number of cases, will more victims report their perpetrators, and will reported cases finally be fairly prosecuted?

BOOM OR BUZZ: DRONES ON THE RISE • The drone market is on a growth trajectory. In rural Africa, they are being increasingly used for transporting life-saving drugs and for collecting data for geographic information systems, agriculture and even film-making.

The PROBLEM-SOLVER • FROM TEACHER TO ACTUARY TO ENTREPRENEUR, CEO AND CORPORATE TITAN, SELLO MOLOKO HAS HAD AN ILLUSTRIOUS JOURNEY THAT COULD INSPIRE ANY YOUNG AFRICAN. TAKING OVER AS CHAIRMAN OF THE ABSA GROUP FROM APRIL 1, HE IS ALL SET TO MAKE HIS MARK IN DEFINING THE FUTURE OF BANKING.

Stepping Up On EV Growth • The South African electric vehicle (EV) landscape is set to accelerate in 2022 with a slew of new models. But with all its power and load-shedding issues, is South Africa ready?

The Itinerant Entrepreneur • Tanzania-born Franck Leya, the co-founder and Managing Director of Honest Travel Experience in South Africa, has had an interesting journey and is now working towards getting people to experience the continent on solar-powered scooters.

ART WITH HEART • MUSTAFA SAEED SEES THE POTENTIAL OF ALL ART FORMS AS THERAPY IN A POST-WAR NATION, MOVING TOWARDS COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN IN SOMALILAND, WITH A MARKETING AGENCY, AND AN INNOVATIVE HUB FOR ARTISTS.

On Point • Art can have many expressions. Jacqueline Suowari’s is as a draughtswoman, with larger-than-life drawings using a ballpoint pen.

CROWNING GLORY • Ghanaian entrepreneur Gwyneth Addo went from crunching numbers at a bank to counting on her customers with a successful hair brand catering to the affluent.

SEED CAPITAL • Momoko Harada is turning macadamia nuts in Rwanda’s verdant, virgin fields into valuable export currency, in turn also helping the farmers and protecting the environment.

MARKETER Mantra • What are the marketing trends that will define 2022 for Africa? We asked some of the top CMOs – all women from a cross-section of industries – for their sterling views.

The Hot New Items On The Menu • Farming flies and cockroaches to ensure food security? Read on for some of the most fascinating insights on alternative agriculture in Africa.

WHERE DID ALL THE CHIPS GO? • Even though the world has begun to open up, the after-effects of the pandemic on the supply chain are noticeable. Limited shipping containers and flights have created a backlog putting massive pressure on component manufacturers. Where does that leave Africa?

THE YEAR OF THE MICROCHIP

Hacking The BLOCKCHAIN • High volatile and high-risk – just how safe is the world of cryptocurrency?

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