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Friday, 12 July 2019

small but mighty

Want to invest in Africa? Try family businesses

As second or third generations take over the reins of family businesses, they may be more open to outside investment to grow their companies. ... East Africa in particular has a rich seam of such businesses, which canny private-equity investors should be exploring.

Friday, 5 July 2019

There's room for improvement

Ghana’s banking reform is only halfway there

Lingering problems such as poor governance, insolvency and liquidity failings indicate that banking reforms in Ghana have only scratched the ... surface.

Thursday, 4 July 2019

Working together

Public-private collaboration is key to building Africa’s digital future

Close collaboration between policy-makers and the private sector is the key to ensure increased connectivity and improved cybersecurity. ...

Wednesday, 3 July 2019

tech tools

Data will fuel ride hailing companies’ race to the top

Ride-hailing companies are racing to capture market share across the African continent. ...

Tuesday, 2 July 2019

wanted: clear mandate

South Africa’s department of public entreprises should be planning its own demise

Problems at Eskom, Transnet, Denel, SAA and all the other parastatals can be traced to their oversight body; a department ripe for reform. ...

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Monday, 1 July 2019

Saving lives

Trans-African cooperation is only way to halt bloody road deaths

African children today face a vast and growing epidemic. It is not passed in the air or carried in the water, but on the roads upon which, we ... are told, Africa will build its future.

Thursday, 27 June 2019

data wince

Three reasons why African mobile connectivity is misleading

As smartphones become cheaper, a rising number of Africans are getting online. While Africans have typically feature phones, smartphone ownership ... is more popular among younger mobile users.

Tuesday, 25 June 2019

making or taking

Are African billionaires a sign of progress?

In 2010, 388 of the richest people in the world had as much money as half of the world's population – more money than roughly three and a half ... billion people put together.

Monday, 24 June 2019

Frankly, who cares?

Cameroon’s women footballers don’t need lessons from a white guy

Phil Neville, manager of the English women's football team, took it upon himself to criticise the behaviour of the Cameroon women’s football ... team during their 3-0 loss to England in the World Cup at Valenciennes in France. His comments are a case of selective amnesia.

Friday, 21 June 2019

Mothers of reinvention

After maternity leave: can Africa’s female professionals really have it all?

Can we really have it all? That question flooded my thoughts over several days as I prepared to return to full-time work in June 2019, four months ... after giving birth and six months after taking maternity leave.

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