Against the odds
African women may have limited access to finance, yet sub-Saharan Africa still has the highest rate of female entrepreneurship... Read more
7 Mar, 2017
Sunny side up
East Africa’s largest industrial solar power system construction has been completed two months ahead of schedule. According to BizTech Africa,... Read more
7 Mar, 2017
Bright spots
To connect the more than 600 million Africans who still lack basic energy access to the grid, the World... Read more
28 Feb, 2017
Raising the stakes
While 2016 marked a challenging year for African equity markets due to lower economic growth, the past five years saw... Read more
28 Feb, 2017
Game on
The boom in wildlife prices that South Africa experienced between 2011 and 2014 – driven mainly by the growth... Read more
28 Feb, 2017
The price of love
The way to a Kenyan’s heart is apparently through their stomach, with spending in restaurants on Valentine’s Day increasing... Read more
21 Feb, 2017
Top ranking
By 2030, the economies of Egypt and Nigeria are forecast to be bigger than that of Australia and the... Read more
21 Feb, 2017
Identity parade
In the early 1990s, South Africa became the first country worldwide to introduce great white shark conservation but lack... Read more
21 Feb, 2017
On the move
Despite there being inequality in South Africa, migrants from across the continent would rather seek livelihood there than risk... Read more
14 Feb, 2017
Smell of success
Traps made from a concoction of human scents, including stinky feet and beer, could help stop the spread of... Read more
14 Feb, 2017
