Taxing Our Sweet Tooth
Daily Maverick has an insightful article today on the proposed ‘sugar tax’, which comes into effect in April 2017. Diabetes is apparently the second highest cause of death for South Africans aged 15-49.… Continue reading
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Reasons to Invest in Africa
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
Don’t Overlook Africa’s Tech Sector
“Africa’s Boom Is Over,” lamented Rick Rowden in the headline for his Foreign Policy article on the last day of the year, last year. “Africa was never going to get far without manufacturing — and it… Continue reading
Africa’s Wealthiest Man Buys Into Zimbabwe
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
Will Africa’s Growth Help Africans?
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
Ghana – the Banking Divide
As my company, Ornico, joins other South African brands in expanding into other countries in Africa, there are some interesting things we are discovering. Take Ghana: only 5% of the populace is served… Continue reading
Stop Complaining! – says Max
“Do you want things to be done, and done properly, in 2015? Then do it yourself. Behave as if government is not going to deliver any services, and if it does, see that… Continue reading
Why Facebook Is Totally Rethinking Online Ads in Africa
“In Africa, a good percentage of people use Facebook on “feature phones“—cheaper devices with small screens that provide a far more limited means of accessing modern online services—and they’re dependent on relatively slow… Continue reading
Newspapers are dead? Long live newspapers in Africa.
“Print is dead!” Pick up an international media journal and its is highly likely that you will read this headline. But a newspaper publisher from Kenya is putting paid to this theory by targeting… Continue reading
Ornico Publishes second Africa Annual
Growth is the dominant theme in this 2014 edition of the yearly magazine brought out by the brand, media and reputation research company. “Growth – that’s what it is all about. Whatever… Continue reading