ReelFruit, founded by Affiong Williams, has grown from small beginnings to supplying both local retailers and overseas buyers ...

Basorun, CEO of FoodCo, talks about the company’s growth and the lessons he has learnt in the retail industry.

The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a flagship philanthropic initiative of Alibaba Philanthropy, is proud ...

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 ...

From poultry farming to cashew nut processing, we highlight the stories of six Tanzanian agribusiness and food entrepreneurs who have made their mark on the local and global markets. In 2019, ...

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 ...

Smart cities leverage on technology and use the large amount of data their citizens generate every second to optimise resources, to connect people and to improve business and trading. A smart city ...

This article is an excerpt of an African Hidden Champions case study titled An emerging giant: Dawa Group’s journey from a trading business to a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer. African Hidden ...

In 2008, when the subprime crisis hit the world economy, Dennis de Wet was working in the Isle of Man for a property syndication company that enabled investors to pool their money together for a slice ...

After emigrating to Canada as a child, Tanzanian cashew nut entrepreneur Fahad Awadh got used to breaking established conventions. On weekday mornings, he was picked up in a glossy yellow bus like ...

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 ...

With Africa’s population expected to grow from approximately 1.5 billion today to around 2.5 billion by 2050, the demand for protein will substantially exceed current levels. As one of the most ...