Corporate Stories

Africa Outlook’s corporate stories highlight the innovation, history, goals, and mission of the companies featured. We provide a deep dive into the world of business and industry, showcasing the people and ideas that are driving progress and shaping the future.

Latest Corporate Stories

Metro Express Limited : Mobilising Mauritius

How Metro Express Limited is delivering the country’s first ever light rail system, a game-changing new network which is already opening up opportunities for Mauritian people.

Mediguide International : Improving Outcomes

MediGuide is removing the geographical limitations of healthcare, its global network of partners and employees helping to bring on-demand diagnoses to patients in 152 countries around the world.

Matus : High-Class Hardware

Matus is a cut above when it comes to wholesale hardware quality, the company continually striving to improve on its products, customer engagement and technological proficiency

Macrocomm : Driven by Data

Through its specialised Fleet Analytics division, Macrocomm is empowering fleet operators with invaluable insight into their daily transportation operations

Murray & Dickson Construction : Curating a Khula Nathi Culture

Murray & Dickson Construction is continuing to successfully navigate a tough industry environment thanks to its ‘grow with us’ way of working

Laurus Development Partners : Redefining Development

Laurus Development Partners is setting the standard in real estate development and management in Africa with its first-class team, strategic partners, successful track-record in project delivery and a highly progressive, impactful ethos

Greendoor Group : Bridging the Gap 

Greendoor Group is not merely helping to meet the demand for logistics across the rapidly advancing African continent – it is doing so by delivering the highest quality transport services which always put the customer first.

COMACO : For the Love of Nature

COMACO is a not-for-profit built to incentivise conservation, improve social security and turn the tide on poaching and deforestation. We speak with Dale Lewis, the man behind its philanthropic model.

CMC Motors Group : Keeping Industry Moving

CMC Motors Group continues to distribute leading brands of trucks, tractors and pickups across East Africa, its new Ford showroom in Nairobi delivering an enhanced customer experience.

Alexander Forbes Botswana : Providing Financial Wellbeing

Alexander Forbes continues to impart financial and social benefit to the people of Botswana through a customer-centric approach, diversified products and extensive social responsibility initiatives.

Twiga Foods : Taking Food Further

Twiga Foods has become a critical part of Kenya’s economy, having helped to formalise the country’s informal agriculture sector by backing 17,000 smallholder farmers 

ATTA® : Coronavirus and the Impact on African Tourism

Nigel Vere Nicoll, President of the African Travel and Tourism Association, gives his opinion on how the coronavirus will affect Africa's tourism industry

WIRUlink : Winning with Wireless

Riaan Maree and his brother Jaco Maree founded WIRUlink with the vision to better connect South Africans. A decade on and that vision is well and truly realised.

Vharanani Properties : Building Happy Communities

Operating with a mission to restore people’s dignity through infrastructure development since 2001, Vharanani Properties continues to deliver high-end projects with collaboration and teamwork at heart.

Tilisi Developments : Infrastructure Inspired

Tilisi has a unique business model: building world class infrastructure, then providing fully serviced land parcels for investors to purchase and develop, enabling the transformation of a promising suburban Kenyan plot.