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 SENIOR DESIGNER Manelisi Dabata MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISTS Chanel Re

In a post-pandemic world, I am constantly amazed at how technology can help us in so many transformative ways. For journalists or editors leading itinerant lives, this also means, sometimes, that you can turn the bedroom into your newsroom. I am send

In April, the United Nations made a “historic move” to protect the human rights of intersex persons. The Human Rights Council adopted its first-ever resolution specifically addressing discrimination, violence, and harmful practices against persons wi

With South Africa going to the polls on May 29, there is a lot riding on this election as many parties in the race promise accountability, assurance, electricity and stability. Even with the formation of former president Jacob Zuma's new party, uMkho

In May, the Nelson Mandela Foundation announced that 'LIFE' will be an unprecedented and exclusively authorized five-part series founded on South Africa's late president Nelson Mandela's life. In a statement, the foundation said that the series will

Tunde Onakoya, also the convener of Chess in Slums Africa, a non-profit organization based in Lagos, in April, made history for the longest marathon chess game, surpassing the previous 56-hour record with a 60-hour run in the bid to “raise a million

The South African fraud landscape has steadily increased over the past five years, making this one of the top risks South Africans face daily. According to the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS), there has been a 32% increase in the nu

Africa is rich with opportunities and possibilities, as evidenced by this list, which is but only a small representation or subset of the growing, thriving small business sector on the continent. From across Africa, the FORBES AFRICA editorial team l

Reliance Health Nigeria • Founded: 2016 Founders: Femi Kuti, Opeyemi Olumekun and Matthew Mayaki In a world where technology is reshaping industries at lightning speed, few sectors stand to benefit as profoundly as healthcare. Reliance Health is rede

Brown's Food Company Kenya • Founded: 1979 Commercial Director: Delia Stirling David and Sue Brown started Brown's Food in the 1970s as a cheese business and it quickly became a pioneer in the industry. The goal of the company has always been to make

SeamlessHR Nigeria • Founded: 2018 Founders: Dr Emmanuel Okeleji and Deji Lana SeamlessHR, an all-in-one platform, is transforming HR operations. What sets it apart is its focus on addressing the unique challenges faced by businesses on the African c

Skyewise Group Nigeria • Founded: 2015 Founder: Elvis Abuyere “Skyewise Group was first registered as a travel and tour company in 2013… but began full operations in 2015, and swiftly evolved into a conglomerate within eight years,” says founder Elvi

South Africa • Founded: 2020 Founder and CEO: Brett Thompson and Tasneem Karodia If one had said a decade ago that you could eat meat from an animal without killing it, you'd probably think it was a hoax. Foodtech and biotech has made the seemingly i

BasiGo, Africa's largest electric bus company based in Kenya, opened its first assembly line for electric buses in April 2024 at the Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers plant in Thika. The company says it received orders for 500 buses from public service veh

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) is a term gaining traction in a number of codes around the world but with studies limited in Africa, how widespread the problem may be on the continent is unknown. problem may be on the continent is unknown

Globally, employee stress levels are high. The Gallup State of the Global Workplace: 2023 Report connects this to high inflation, economic complexity, and ongoing uncertainty. Chad, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Nigeria, Guinea and

Over the past few years, Africa's corporates and consumers went solar at an unprecedented speed. Statista found that as of the end of 2022, South Africa was in the lead with more than 6 gigawatts followed by Egypt (1.7 gigawatts), Morocco with 858 me

When I worked in large corporate environments, I often sought feedback. Sometimes, the feedback really hurt. But did it make me a better leader? Looking back, I'm not sure. Experience, experimentation, and learning from numerous mistakes were, in my

If you find yourself wrestling with self-doubt and confusion at work and questioning your grasp on reality and your own decisions, you might be facing a modern twist on workplace bullying. Gaslighting is rapidly becoming the preferred method of bully

Leadership is a very precise balancing act. American statesman Teddy Roosevelt is said to have once argued, “The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with t

A strange question was asked of me, whilst speaking at a recent seminar in Dubai, by a gentleman with a flowing white beard. In resplendent glory and laced with what I thought was the sheer pain of knowing the obvious, yet incapable of convincing any

The rapid advancement and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have significant economic, societal, and ethical consequences for Africa. Efficient governance is crucial to optimizing AI's advantages while minimizing its risks.