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

Telekom Networks Malawi : Best-in-Class Internet Solutions

Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) is considered the pioneer mobile network in Malawi as first-movers in 3.5G broadband services and commanding 74 percent geographic network coverage.

Bensizwe Group : Transformation and Inspiration

Bensizwe Group has adapted, expanded and diversified at a rapid rate over a seven year period in order to capitalise on the most prominent tech and telecom trends manifesting in Africa.

Tigo Tanzania : Connecting Tanzania to the World

Tigo is looking to build upon a significantly successful 2014 in Tanzania as the African telecoms giant continues to close the gap on the market-leading position across the full range of parameters.

Lonestar Cell MTN : A Bold New Digital World

As a member of the MTN Group in Africa, Lonestar Cell is successfully leveraging the prominent brand name in Liberia to enrich lives across the length and breadth of the country.

Rainmaker Energy : Cost-Competitive Renewable Solutions

As a specialist in innovative renewable solutions, Rainmaker Energy is a privately owned company with broad expertise as an originator, developer and owner-operator of renewable energy assets in South Africa.

Umoya Energy (RF) (Pty) Ltd : Setting an Example in South Africa

Umoya Energy is an IPP (Independent Power Producer) created as a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to develop and own Hopefield Wind Farm, South Africa’s first wind farm to reach commercial operation date (COD) on 1 February, 2014.

Aurora Wind Power (RF) (Pty) : Celebrating Commercial Operations

Aurora Wind Power proudly celebrates the commercial operation of its 94MW West Coast 1 wind farm, beginning to generate full output of electricity on schedule.

Spar Zimbabwe : Customer Satisfaction Drives Spar Passion

With more than 12,000 stores around the globe, the SPAR name is one of the most recognisable in the retail world; a cachet that the Zimbabwe arm is leveraging to full effect in becoming the most sough-after store in the country.

Varichem Pharmaceuticals : Cost-Effective Healthcare

Established in 1985 as a wholly Zimbabwean, privately-owned company, Varichem Pharmaceuticals manufactures and markets a wide range of quality general pharma and pharma-related products sold both locally and to Zimbabwe’s neighbouring countries.

eThekwini Municipality : A Smart and Caring City

As one of the most significant regions of, historically, Africa’s most economically significant country, eThekwini Municipality in South Africa continues to work towards its 2030 vision of becoming the most caring and liveable city in the country.

Lobels Bread : Baking on Demand

As one of the country’s largest and oldest food producers, Lobels has an exciting past which was the result of strategic investments that recognised the importance and demand for the final product.

Boxmore Packaging : Set Apart by Innovation and Technology

Boxmore Packaging is one of South Africa’s most diverse players plastic packaging, supplying bottles, plastic containers, jars and closures to the beverage, pharmaceutical, home care and personal care industries for the past 20 years.

First Reinsurance Brokers Ltd : Transforming the Reinsurance Landscape

First Reinsurance Brokers Ltd (FirstRe) was incorporated in 1993 and licensed by the Insurance Commissioner as the first locally-owned Kenyan reinsurance broker to transact reinsurance broking services.

Cavmont Bank : Bringing International Standards to Zambia

Following a merger between Cavmont Merchant Bank Ltd and New Capital Bank Plc in 2004, and the later merger with Capricorn Holdings in 2008, Cavmont Bank has grown its presence as a commercial bank in Zambia.

Renico Group Of Companies : Fulfilling Industry Needs

Under the forward-thinking leadership of Nico Louw, the Renico Group of Companies (Renico) – including Renico Plant Hire, Renico Construction, Renico Quarrying & Crushing and Renico Earthworks & Civils – have been at the forefront of earthmoving equipment hire in South Africa since inception in 1998.