Local retailers have advantage in Africa

With international retail chains eyeing the African market, South African retailers will need to beef up supply chain efficiencies at scale but could easily outdo competitors with their built-in understanding of apportioning their offering to meet regional or local...

Do African women have more to prove?

The ranks of software programmers and IT project managers, business analysts, and consultants include very few women. But is this because of either active or subconscious discrimination against women? And what is the role of African men in preventing their daughters...

Bridging language barriers

Good communication is an imperative part of achieving success in all aspects of life, but especially when it comes to conducting business. Trying to sell your product or service is challenging enough when you don’t have language barriers to overcome and cultural...

FDI and local partnerships grow Africa

While foreign direct investment (FDI) into Africa dipped somewhat over the past two years, it is forecast that it will increase by more than 10% in 2013. Investment into Angola, Mozambique and South Africa appears to be the most prominent, according to the African...

The business of Africa

Africa is not for sissies, but it presents a land of opportunity for those who are prepared to invest in the growing economies that comprise the continent. Doing business in Africa requires an understanding of the nuances of the role of politics, cultural and...

Meeting the demand of the African data boom

Africans like their mobile phones, too. So surely the African continent will simply follow the same telecom development and usage pattern as the rest of the world – perhaps just a little later? Well, not quite, says David King, CEO, Flexenclosure. Africa has...