Airbnb is the lead investor in a new $160 million funding round for hospitality startup Lyric. The $30 billion home-sharing platform...
The Welwitschias are committed to world cup glory, and to elevate other structures within Namibian rugby. Namibia’s 20-year hunt for...
Currency trading is a vast and technical space, however, many get caught in the seductive web of quick gains. Untangling forex can be daunting but with...
The computer geeks are taking over Wall Street. During a disappointing year that saw the average hedge fund manager lose money, elite quantitative traders stood out...
If distinctive architecture marks a great city, then, Nairobi, chief among the great capitals of the continent, has plenty to appreciate. Unfortunately, faced with the urgent...
The Proteas have a reputation of dropping the ball at the final moment. The team hope to make important changes as they prepare for the Cricket...
Vusani Ravele taught himself to craft home decor with an unlikely tool. Two men quietly sit in the corner of a warehouse, covered in sawdust, as...
Last October, Forbes tracked the biggest billionaire philanthropists in the U.S. and ranked their efforts with a new philanthropy score. Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, cofounders of the Giving Pledge,...
One in four South African employees are diagnosed with depression annually. There are ways you can seek help while your identity is protected by law. You...
South Africa’s local film industry is becoming a serious economic player, but for all the advances in technology, film distribution has become far more complex. We...
The exuberance of youth might be just what the doctor has ordered for Africa. There is no doubt that the zest this minister has for her...
The South African netball team led by Bongi Msomi is working towards becoming one of the world’s best. National team captain Bongi Msomi has become a...
His love for fashion and film led him to Senegal where he experienced art as an everyday lifestyle. This young man from Kimberly in the Northern...
Small medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) that are feeling the strain from Eskom’s load-shedding are appealing to the South African government to come up with a...
Mobile money services have not been very successful in South Africa. The new products for micro-payments must address the larger ecosystem of banks and retailers. Cash...
Apple aficionados have learned to wait for the end of its product announcements for the most tantalizing news: the “one more thing” that Steve Jobs would...
Mergers and acquisitions often have unforeseen consequences even as companies join forces to create formidable businesses. In West Africa, there has been a recent flurry of...
