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Timeless: The ideas expressed in the book are not relics of a bygone era
but a blueprint for the continent’s unfinished agenda.

Why Kwame Nkrumah still matters

Decades on, Kwame Nkrumah’s speeches read like a roadmap for Africa’s present challenges, from trade and unity to economic independence

Africa has abundant renewable resources. Solar, wind and hydropower offer a path to greater stability.

African governments face impossible trade-offs between debt and climate crisis

New research reveals that 10 African countries prioritise climate action despite severe fiscal constraints

Taking back Africa’s wealth

Can the continent shift from resource dependency to industrial power? A new book explores a bold roadmap for reclaiming economic sovereignty

SA must use its G20 presidency to show it is serious about ending inequality and narrowing the gap between the rich of Sandhurst and the poor of Alexandra.

G20 business leaders call for lower borrowing costs for Africa

A recent forum heard that the high cost of capital continues to undermine the continent’s growth and infrastructure development

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

China’s Belt and Road shifts focus to Africa with record-breaking investments

Investors are increasingly agreeing to African governments’ demands for local mineral beneficiation, driven by their need to secure access to the continent’s valuable resources

US Pesident Donald Trump. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump’s return to power sparks uncertainty over US climate commitments

South Africa and other developing nations are pushing for a $1 trillion climate finance target

Ameen Hassen, Head of Shariah Banking at Standard Bank

Islamic and conventional finance: moving past the perceived differences will unlock growth on the continent

Shari’ah financing can help Africa achieve important development goals

Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity supports SMEs in sub-Saharan Africa

AFSIC – Investing in Africa is delighted to welcome the Fund on board

Nedbank returns as platinum partner for the annual Top Empowerment Conference, marking 30 years of democracy

Attendees will gain valuable insights and strategies for driving empowerment and transformation

ABH 2023 third prize winner Ayman Bazaraa, CEO of Sprints; first prize winner Dr Ikpeme Neto, CEO of Wellahealth; and second prize winner Thomas Njeru, CEO of Pula.
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African Business Heroes Competition

Fostering growth, job creation and development across the continent

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​Creating a sustainable future with technological innovation and skills development

General Electric looks back at the progress it has made in over 120 years in Africa

A recent study of more than 200 rural respondents in the Eastern Cape, where drought has severely affected quality of life and food security, found that although farmers are actively trying to build resilience against climate change, more coordination was needed between state entities and local government to support them. (Photo: Gallo Images/Netwerk 24/Tebogo Letsie

Africa’s path to sustainable prosperity must move in step with environmental action

The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment wraps up in Durban today. It will hopefully provide solutions that will have tangible effects

In today’s world, access to nutritional food is not interrupted by famine but by poor planning and by periods of high household expenditure

More than you can chew

Food inequality is a complex issue – to achieve food security, we need complex interventions from various sectors of society

Across the globe at present we are in a world structured by self-devouring growth. (Photo: Philip Mostert)

Africa’s growth-at-all costs model is a recipe for disaster

In Africa, the consequences of the growth-at-all costs model are starting to reveal themselves, and they’re not pretty

Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Niger and champion of the AfCFTA at the launch of its operational instruments

The African Continental Free Trade Area enters into force

Creating one African market

The AU’s theme for 2025 is Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

African Governance Report: Recommendations

There are still serious challenges to development that the continent faces

The winners at the Accenture Rising Star Awards

​Winners announced at the Accenture Rising Star Awards

Recognising and developing South Africa’s brightest stars helps to grow the economy

Brandell Turner of TNK Attorneys believes that PPPs can benefit the government, the companies involved and the South African public. (Photos: Sean Wilson, Focal Fusion Photography)

PPPs can fund public infrastructure – essential in the African context

Are public-private partnerships capable of delivering real value or are they at risk of self-congratulatory spending and recognition?

(Photo: David Harrison)

Let’s use ED to develop globally

If the SMME sector can be catalysed for growth, it can change our national economic fortunes

Alternative solutions such as revenue-based finance and invoice-based finance can provide capital for small and medium businesses to grow. Photo: Oupa Nkosi

Entrepreneurship funds in Africa: Distinguishing the good from the bad

The fund-of-funds structure creates a natural disincentive for corruption