Business Insights

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

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Orange Middle East and Africa : A Bright Orange Future

We peel back the layers of Orange Middle East and Africa, whose CEO, Jérôme Hénique, reveals how the company is bridging financial and digital divides in the region.

AI-Driven Supply Chain Optimisation: A Green Catalyst for Africa

Onyekachi Izukanne, CEO of TradeDepot, details how profitability and environmental stewardship in Africa’s supply chains can work side-by-side by optimising the vast potential of AI.

Peak Rare Earths : Reaching the Highest Peak

Rare earth development company, Peak Rare Earths, is developing the Ngualla Rare Earth Project in Tanzania. CEO, Bardin Davis, shares details of the project and outlines its significance in distinguishing East Africa as a leading mining location.

VR : Building a New Reality

As a new and impactful process revolutionises urban planning and transcends the bounds of imagination, we take a closer look at the immersive, interactive, and innovative intersection between architecture and virtual reality, a realm where physical and digital worlds converge.

What traits do you look for in an employee?

To round off each issue, we ask our contributing business leaders for their views on the same question: "What traits do you look for in an employee?"

Loxtonia Cider : More than Just Cider

With a journey that begins in the South African soil and ends with all-natural cider, Larry Whitfield, Founder of Loxtonia Cider, shares how the family-owned business produces delicious and sustainable cider while still remaining true to the farm’s roots.

Aquaponics : Farms of the Future

Aquaponics, an advanced aquaculture system, is expected to improve food security and revolutionise farming across Africa. We dig into this exciting new process and evaluate the enormous potential for transforming an entire continent’s agricultural prospects.

Who do you look up to for inspiration?

To round off each issue, we ask our contributing business leaders for their views on the same question: "Who do you look up to for inspiration?"

bp Southern Africa : Expansion, Evolution, and Progress

Global energy brand, bp Southern Africa, can be found at the forefront of the industry, ushering in a new era of sustainable socioeconomic development for the region, headed by CEO, Taelo Mojapelo.

THINK : Tackling Public Health Issues

Trevor Mvundura, Executive Director and Country CEO of THINK, tells us about the organisation’s commitment to advancing the health and well-being of vulnerable communities.