Forbes Africa

Founders & Publisher: Rakesh Wahi Managing Director: Roberta Naicker Executive Director: Sid Wahi Non-Executive Director: Sam Bhembe Non-Executive Director: Bilal Siddiqi Board Member: N’Gunu Tiny Board Member: Raúl Braganća Neto MANAGING EDITOR Renu

I was in the U.S. in May visiting my sister in Boston, and on my way back, made the customary outings to Broadway in New York, this time to watch Michael Jackson’s MJ the Musical, and the iconic The Lion King, for a second time (the show is in its 27

In 2026, CRDB Bank will celebrate three decades of operations in Tanzania, having originated from the cooperative movement in the late 1960s, shortly after Tanzania’s liberation from colonial rule and during the formative years of economic liberaliza

The global cybersecurity landscape has continued to evolve at a rapid pace, so it’s imperative that the continent keeps up, or risks being left behind. However, as demonstrated at the 2024 SNG Grant Thornton Cyber Security Awareness Summit in collabo

Phakamisa Ndzamela, author of the recently-published, Black Pioneers: The Untold Stories of African Merchants, shares what he believes are the key traits of early-stage South African entrepreneurs. The book aims to celebrate leaders who started busin

The Head of Family Office at Standard Bank Wealth and Investment, Stefan Viljoen, believes that Family Offices have a vital role to play in helping ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals and families navigate change in an increasingly complex and un

An antenuptial contract is not often considered when drawing up your will and yet it could severely impact how your assets are distributed. Amid the euphoria of wedding planning, an antenuptial contract is far from most couples’ minds; it is viewed a

George Adinoyi (not his real name) sat motionless in his classroom at a known special needs center in the heart of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. His teachers had tried every trick in the book to reach him — visual aids, hands-on activities, songs, even g

Ask Karooooo Group Chief Executive and Cartrack founder, Zak Calisto, how he has stayed ahead of the curve and he will tell you that innovation is the key. It’s this concept that is seemingly at the core of his professional ethos, and more than 20 ye

Stanbic IBTC Nominees loaned out NGN150 million (US$91,000) worth of securities to both local and international clients in 2023, marking a milestone in Nigeria’s capital market. According to Babatunde Majiyagbe, Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Nomine

The Apple Watch Hermès Series 10 comes in the signature Hermès orange box, available at Apple or Hermès. The new model supports sleep apnea and wrist temperature, a 6m-depth gauge, on-device Siri, precision finding for Find My and fast charging. Uniq

For Lesego Pitso, lighting a candle doesn’t just mean bringing light to a room, it means allowing her brand, KANDLESByLP - an extension of her personality, values, and vision - a chance to glow as bright as possible. Building the business was an orga

Ashleigh Plumptre has never taken the conventional route. Born and raised in Leicester, England, she decided to play international football for Nigeria, eligible through a paternal grandfather from Lagos. And last year she gave up playing in the Engl

Finishing school, possibly earning a degree, staying with one employer, and steadily climbing the corporate ladder once defined the path to career success. Today, those conventions are vanishing as quickly as metal filing cabinets in a paperless offi

Generative AI has revolutionized content creation, from narratives to images. Central to many of these models is maximum likelihood estimation (MLE), which allows systems to learn from large datasets by finding patterns that maximize the probability

Challenging the status quo of the hospitality industry, Tempo Luxury Restaurant is revolutionizing the culinary scene in Johannesburg and beyond. Built from the ground up, this visionary brand was designed to stand apart, not just as a restaurant, bu

The often-quoted “I am an African” speech by Thabo Mbeki in 1996 begins as an ode to the depth and beauty of the continent “I am an African. I owe my being to the hills and the valleys, the mountains and the glades, the rivers, the deserts, the trees

Donald Trump 2.0. An unprecedented but not entirely unexpected return to power. Landmark achievements in every sense - popular vote, Senate and a likely Congress majority to boot. A transactional president buoyed by America’s richest to deliver on a

Entrepreneurship often carries an air of glamor and boundless opportunity. For me though, it was neither a choice nor a planned move; it was a necessity. In 2019, I found myself stepping out of a senior leadership role at a bank, leaving behind the c