By Melitta Ngalonkulu A sad story; the death rattle of an African legend. On this Friday, the lights shine brightly but the shelves are gloomy. The...
Why is one of Africa’s richest men ploughing millions of dollars into a business many are running from?
From shirts to furniture to groceries, Christo Wiese sells billions in low-cost goods to a continent clamoring for them. America could be next.
Retail and consumer markets are buoyant in developing countries throughout the globe. Personal incomes in many of these regions have increased steadily over the years, prompting...
The white, bold ‘W’ on a black background, one of South Africa’s best-known logos, is gaining traction elsewhere on the continent. To think it started with...
The Adams Pavilion, a dusty shopping center selling aromatic oils, kitschy cushions and costumes in the noisy Sar Bet area of Addis Ababa, is hardly the...
The rising prices of fresh produce means everyone along the food value chain, including the world’s biggest fresh produce market, has to work harder and smarter...
The platinum mines are on strike; the money is tight, but the pain is plenty. Seventy thousand workers at South Africa’s platinum mines have been on...
Edward Moshole is the last person you would expect to be a millionaire… he failed the eighth grade five times. He is now cleaning up in...
Kopano, dress me up but I don’t want to look like $1 million.’ This is an instruction that 27-year-old Kopano Motsoeneng is very familiar with. ‘While...