Business Insights

Business insights from featured businesses, industry titans, sector disruptors, c-suite executives, founders, and experts across Africa.

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Lucara Botswana : Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend

As the first female and first Motswana woman to run an African diamond mine, we discuss tunnelling a path for women in mining with Managing Director of Lucara Botswana, Naseem Lahri.

Reaching Net Zero in Mining

Kweku Frempong, Area General Manager for West and Central Africa at Aggreko, explores virtual pipelines as the bridge to net zero for the mining sector

Eye in the Sky

Use of drones in the development of African industries

Opibus : The Bright Sparks of Public Transport

Electrifying Africa one vehicle at a time, we speak with Opibus – the company galvanising the continent’s electric vehicle revolution.

What or who has been a source of inspiration for you during your career?

We like to round up each issue by giving featured business leaders the final word. In the current issue we asked “What or who has been a source of inspiration for you during your career?”

Intercape : Highway To Heaven

Earlier this year Intercape became the first in the industry in South Africa to introduce G7 luxury double-decker coaches.

Digital Transformation in Africa

Frank Molla, Managing Director and Head of Sub-Saharan Africa at BPC Banking Technologies, explores digital transformation in Africa, and how the continent is going digital at an ever-increasing rate.

Africa’s EdTech Renaissance

Education in Africa developing through the use of tech and supporting companies

Honoris United Universities

Implementing the latest digital and technological means of learning to create a greater impact on African higher education

If you could offer one piece of advice for a young entrepreneur entering your industry, what would it be?  

We ask contributing business leaders for their views on the question: "If you could offer one piece of advice for a young entrepreneur entering your industry, what would it be?"