Forbes Africa

Chairman: Zafar Siddiqi Founder & Publisher: Rakesh Wahi Managing Director: Roberta Naicker Executive Director: Sid Wahi Non-Executive Director: Sam Bhembe MANAGING EDITOR Renuka Methil ART DIRECTOR Lucy Nkosi MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISTS Chanel Retief Lil

Three weeks into the new year and it already feels like a news year - from the sweat-inducing blackouts scourging a major African economy steeped in an electricity crisis, to the freezing white Alps where the climate was of bringing countries and com

When I was packing my bags to leave South Africa at the end of November 2022, the country was going through political lobbying and hobnobbing that seemed to be far more fragmented than I had witnessed from my first visit in 2004. As I had predicted i

Dr Frene Ginwala, founding Speaker of South Africa’s democratic Parliament and esteemed Member of the Order of Luthuli, passed away in January. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that Ginwaia passed away at her home at the age of 90, following a str

Source: Henley Passport Index Top 10 Powerful Passports 1. Japan 2. Singapore 3. South Korea 4. Germany 5. Spain 6. Finland 7. Italy 8. Luxembourg 9. Austria 10. Denmark Top 10 World’s Least Powerful Passports for 2023 (ranked from least powerful) 1.

In February, regarded the month of love, we take a look at a recent 2023 United States study that shows that Valentine’s Day is worth over $27 billion. From jewelry to teddy bears, from movie dates to traveling to exotic beaches, the study shows that

In January, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) announced a hike in electricity prices by 18.65% from April, a decision that has irked South Africans. The news of the hike came as South Africans faced Stage 6 rolling blackouts (and

In January, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that a CDC vaccine database there is a possible safety issue in which peopie from the age of 65 and older were more likely to ha

A key global meeting on international business and policy, some of the important conversations at this year’s World Economic Forum at Davos included: 1. Women’s Economic Power: Unlocking its untapped potential to tackle a fragmented world (Microsoft

Our list tracks the wealth of African billionaires who reside in Africa or have their primary business there, thus excluding Sudanese-born billionaire Mo Ibrahim, who is a U.K. citizen, South African Natie Kirsh, who operates out of London and anothe

Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, is slowly becoming known as Africa’s Silicon Valley thanks to the multi-billion-dollar Kigali Innovation City (KIC) and the government’s push to digitalize the country’s economy. “The reason we chose Rwanda is that it is a s

Anansi the spider was jealous. When it learned that every story ever told belonged to the sky god Nyame, it longed to have these tales for itself. But Nyame told the spider the stories could never be sold; the price was too high. “Bring me the great

African businesses whether large enterprises, medium-sized enterprises or entrepreneurial micro outfits play a pivotal role in the economic growth of the continent as they account for about 80% of the continent’s employment, help close infrastructure

The World Cup in Qatar may have been controversial for all sorts of reasons away from football, but there are few who will deny it was the greatest spectacle we have yet seen on the pitch. There was excitement and drama aplenty, not least from Africa

November’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (Cop27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, placed the spotlight on the growing threat posed by climate change and the urgent need to ramp up investments in green energy solutions. Now, WEF shines a spotligh

- The writer curates thought leadership events that help executive teams transform their organizations; visit coliniles.com I was recently asked to comment on how the opportunities for women leaders have changed since I started work. And then, I was

The recent World Cup in Qatar has been a massive boost for African football and provided a newfound respect for the game on the continent from a skeptical watching world. Morocco’s historic run to the semifinals was coupled with victory for Tunisia o

- The writer is Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Institute of Management WA It came with a snazzy new title, a salary rise big enough to starve off the impact of the spiraling cost of living, a comer office to die for and the promise of an e

- The writer is the outgoing Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg and is the incoming United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General and a Rector of the UN University. As the twentyseventh session of the United Nations (UN) Fr