Our new book, How we made it in Africa II: Real stories of entrepreneurs turning opportunity into profit, is available here. The book was recently shortlisted for the Business Council for Africa (BCA) African Business Book of the Year Awards 2026. AfricaWorks founder Grégoire Schwebig says the co-working space operator is considering expanding to Conakry,…
USAASA has finalised its revised Universal Service and Access Fund. (Image source: iStock) The Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) has a new, ministerial-approved Universal Service and Access Fund (USAF) manual. This follows last November’s faux pas that saw the agency swiftly withdrawthe manual after it was released for public comment without…
Nairobi — Billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote has called for faster industrialisation across Africa, saying the continent must create jobs and economic opportunities to absorb its growing young population. Speaking on the inaugural episode of BBC Africa Enterprise shortly after the groundbreaking of his planned refinery in Lamu, Kenya, Dangote said African countries must shift from…
A 15-year-old boy’s hand was blown off during unrest near a school in France, an official has said, as student protests continue across the country. The “very serious incident” happened in the north-eastern city of Lens on Monday morning, according to the prefect of Pas-de-Calais, François-Xavier Lauch. “The student’s life is not in danger,” he…
The new Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) has already generated an important debate. Some analysts have portrayed it as a rival to the three established global rating agencies – Fitch, Moody’s and S&P Global. Others have questioned whether Africa needs another rating agency at all. But, based on my expertise researching African financial markets and…
Luno’s Marius Reitz Luno has opened a new front against draft cross-border crypto rules from national treasury and the South African Reserve Bank, arguing that they treat stablecoin payments inconsistently with South Africa’s international commitments. Under the draft, Luno says, all payments in stablecoins – crypto tokens pegged to a currency, usually the US dollar…
The formal launch of the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) has required considerable institutional commitment. It brings to fruition an effort that has been almost a decade in the making. In 2017, the African Union gave the African Peer Review Mechanism a mandate to support member states in the field of credit rating agencies. By…
This October, Bellville’s entrepreneurial spirit takes centre stage as Bellville Business Expo (BBEXPO) 2026 returns to Tyger Valley Centre for its fourth annual business expo, transforming one of the region’s busiest retail spaces into a celebration of local business, creativity and community. More than an exhibition, BBEXPO invites the public to discover the businesses shaping…
A woman’s murder allegedly committed by a U.S. Marine in Okinawa is a “heinous crime,” Japan’s premier said on Monday, as the new accusation of violence involving American forces sparked public outrage. Crimes including rapes, assaults, hit-and-run and drunk-driving incidents by U.S. personnel have long sparked protests on the island, which bears a disproportionate burden…
Rotting food waste is causing up to 10 per cent of total global greenhouse gas emissions – five times more than the entire aviation sector, the UN’s environment agency warned this week. If overlooked, food waste represents a key driver of the climate crisis, according the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), but tools are already being…
