An African sneaker brand: Founder of Bathu explains how he built …
WEBOct 26, 2020 · Bathu is a South African footwear brand started by entrepreneur Theo Baloyi. Sven Hugo talks to Baloyi about how he grew the business from an idea to selling 15,000 pairs per month.. Bathu’s story begins at an airport in Dubai. Founder and CEO Theo Baloyi was cruising the duty-free shops, staving off boredom during an eight-hour layover en route to Saudi Arabia, where he worked on secondment ...
SABMiller: How a South African company turned constraints into …
WEBJun 19, 2017 · Hero, a leading beer in Nigeria. On 28 September 2016, the shareholders of South African born international brewer, SABMiller, approved the company’s acquisition by Anheuser-Busch InBev for $104bn (R1.5tn). The deal paved the way for the creation of what is now by far the world’s largest brewing company. For a company that started out ...
Ghana: Entrepreneurs find opportunity in snail farming
WEBJan 15, 2024 · Some Ghanaian entrepreneurs are embracing snail farming, tapping into its potential as a profitable agricultural venture. Ama Serwaa Ennin squats in a greenhouse, proudly displaying her farm produce. What she holds is a source of pride and a promise of future income. Contrary to the grain, legumes, or beans often featured in stories of African ...
How Twiga Foods reduces the price of food in Nairobi using …
WEBJul 12, 2020 · Twiga deals directly with farmers to match the demand from retailers. Twiga collects the produce straight from the farms, and farmers are paid via mobile money platform M-Pesa within 24 hours of collection. According to Njonjo, Twiga has reduced typical post-harvest losses in Kenya from 30% down to 4% for produce sold through the Twiga platform.
Highly profitable machines to start your own business - How we …
WEBJan 1, 2013 · Zhauns Business Opportunity Group offers a unique range of highly profitable machines to start your own business with. We offer the widest range of machinery on the African continent. In Africa, 90% of goods found on supermarket shelves is imported. This provides enormous potential for entrepreneurs to get involved in the manufacturing sector ...
Ranked: African countries that are the most welcoming to tourists
WEBMay 28, 2013 · Morocco is the country in Africa that is considered to be the friendliest to its tourists, followed by Senegal and then Burkina Faso. Below is a list of the African countries that made the top 50 in the global rankings. Kenya is next in 51 st place out of 140 countries, with Cameroon (54 th), Côte d’Ivoire (58 th) and Egypt (61 st) closely ...
Ranked: Africa’s top 20 agribusiness companies
WEBNov 24, 2011 · The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, in a recent report titled African Agriculture: From Meeting Needs To Creating Wealth, published a list of Africa’s top 20 agribusiness and food companies.. The list is dominated by South African firms (10), followed by companies from Morocco (3), Nigeria (3), Côte d’Ivoire (2), Algeria (1) and Egypt (1).
Digital marketing in Africa: The window of opportunity is now
WEBNov 18, 2022 · Google dominates the search market in Nigeria and Kenya, too, at 98.6% and 97.7%, respectively, according to Global Web Index (GWI) digital marketing research for African countries. Among social media platforms, WhatsApp is the most popular for networking at 93.2% in South Africa, 93% in Nigeria, 96.5% in …
The 2010 World Cup and what it meant for Africa - How we made …
WEBJun 21, 2011 · Another post-World Cup development was South Africa’s invitation to join Brazil, Russia, India and China in the BRIC group of economies. “Since hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2010 – an event that surprised the country’s many critics with its success – South Africa has scored another goal with its inclusion in the economic group,” wrote Sven Richter, head of frontier markets at ...
Africa: 14 business ideas with strong profit potential - How we …
WEBNov 26, 2019 · A selection of business ideas that have come across our desk. 1. Electric motorbikes for Africa’s urban centres. “I see a huge opportunity in electric motorbikes in urban centres across Africa,” says Mansoor Hamayun, CEO of pay-as-you-go solar power company BBOXX. “There is a strong market for motorbikes, and they are often the main ...