In an open letter to the chief executives at S&P 500 companies and large European organisations, Larry Fink, the chief executive at BlackRock, the world’s biggest investor with $4.6 trillion, puts the case for… Continue reading
Warren Buffett isn’t just the world’s savviest investor — he’s also an insightful business leader, as you would know if you read his annual letter to shareholders. If you’re not on his mailing… Continue reading
Denizens of Nashville, Tennessee, will get to taste the best of South African braai culture, courtesy of Chesa Nyama. That may seem like taking braai to the land of the … well, the… Continue reading
Direct foreign investment into Africa could help the global economy, as the returns should be good, and fuel a beneficial cycle. Konstantin Makarov, managing partner of StratLink Africa, writes for Ventureburn about the main strategies that investors… Continue reading
Although Nigeria has the largest GDP in Africa, it ranks horribly low in the World Bank’s Doing Business Report, coming in 39th in the continent. This is mainly due to slow bureaucracy, but… Continue reading
Nigerian billionaire, Aliko Dangote, has announced plans to invest in several enterprises in Zimbabwe, including a USD400-million cement production plant, mining and power generation projects. Writing in Mail & Guardian Africa online, Elias… Continue reading
South Africa’s richest person (and Africa’s second richest after Nigerian Aliko Dangote) is former DeBeers chairman Nicky Oppenheimer. And he is just one of 16 South Africans named in Forbes’s 2015 List of… Continue reading
Much has been written lately of the growth potential in Africa — it’s a continent that is about to go through its next renaissance. But how much is this growth going to be… Continue reading
For many people, the iPod was just a device for playing music. And the smartphone? Well, that’s for playing games, GPS, social media, maybe YouTube… and making phone calls. Plus any number of… Continue reading
For young firms seeking outside funding, making a positive first impression on investors counts for a lot. They should refrain from bashing the competition and acknowledge they have room for improvement. That’s according… Continue reading
