Debby Lawson, founder and COO of Fastizers, speaking during launch of the company’s Nibit brand. Interview with Debby LawsonFOUNDER, FASTIZERS FOOD AND CONFECTIONERY Lives in: Nigeria Fastizers Food and Confectionery, a Nigerian snack food company best known for its cookies, was founded in 2010 by Debby Lawson. She started the business with just 960 naira…
South African thought-leaders and award-winning podcasters, John Sanei and Erik Kruger, have officially launched their book, Expansive, born out of their popular Expansive podcast that has a global community of listeners across the business, technology and personal development sphere. Just two weeks after its release date, Sanei and Kruger’s podcast hit number one in South Africa. This was…
. ትንበያዎቹ “የተለያዩ ብቻ ሳይኾኑ ከእውነታውም የራቁ ናቸው” – ባለሞያ ዓለም አቀፉ የገንዘብ ድርጅት (አይኤምኤፍ)፣ በቅርቡ ስለ ኢትዮጵያ የዋጋ ግሽበት ያወጣው ትንበያ፣ እ.ኤ.አ በ2025፣ 25 ከመቶ መድረሱን ይገልጻል፡፡ የዋጋ ንረቱ አኹን ካለበት ሁለት አኀዝ ወደ ነጠላ አኀዝ ለመውረድ እስከ 2028 ሊቆይ እንደሚችልም አይኤምኤፍ ተንብይዋል፡፡ በአንጻሩ የኢትዮጵያ መንግሥት፣ የዋጋ ግሽበቱ እየወረደ መምጣቱንና አኹን ከ15 እስከ 16…
Mohamed Sowe, CEO of Pee Cee Agriculture By Caitríona Palmer and Birom Seck In Sierra Leone, a first-of-its-kind farm is helping make the country self-sufficient in onion production. For Mohamed Sowe, there is something magical in the transformative power of a tiny onion seed. In just four months, with the right conditions, Sowe says, the…
Brands winning at loyalty today understand that the game has changed – traditional points-based programmes no longer guarantee retention but meaningful engagement does. From “soft contracts” that create a sense of reciprocity without long-term commitments to the delicate balance between personalisation and privacy, here’s how modern loyalty programmes are being redefined – and what brands…
በተለያዩ የዓለም ክፍሎች የቆዳ ቀለምን የሚለውጡ ፣በእንግሊዝኛው አጠራር ‘ሞሎች’ በአንዳንድ ባህሎች ዘንድ እንደ ውበት ምልክት ይታያሉ። በተለይ የጥቁር ዝርያ ባላቸው ሕዝቦች ውስጥ፣ በስፋት የሚታዩና የተለመዱ ናቸው። በአንጻሩ፣ ለጤና መታወክ ይዳርጉ ይኾን? በሚል ለጭንቀት የሚጋለጡ ወገኖች የሚሰሟቸውን ስጋቶች የሚያነሣው ጁማ ማጃንጋ፣ ለእነዚኽ እና ተያያዥ ጥያቄዎች ምላሽ ፍለጋ፣ ከናይሮቢ ኬንያ ያጠናቀረውን ዘገባ ከተያያዘው ፋይል ይከታተሉ።
Alex Offei (centre), manager of Max Industries, displays packaged locally produced rice. By Sefakor Fekpe, bird story agency Young entrepreneurs in Ghana are building businesses around local rice production, using technology and value-chain innovations to improve quality, boost profits, and challenge imported brands. Emmanuel Narh-Zaidor, a 31-year-old from southeastern Ghana, watched as farmers prepared the…
Franchising can be a risky game. It’s relatively easy to find potential franchisees with the money to invest, but true success lies in ensuring quality franchisees that fit the profile of a successful franchisee for your specific brand. At a recent franchising mentorship event hosted by Nedbank and Franchise Coaches, Ayabulela Njingolo, Chairperson of the…
ከቻይና የሚሳይል ነዳጅ መስሪያ ቁልፍ ግብአቶችን ጭናለች ተብላ በምዕራባዊያን የዜና ዘገባዎች የተጠረጠረችው ሁለተኛዋ የኢራን መርከብ ወደ ኢራን እያመራች መሆኑን የቪኦኤ ልዩ የትንታኔ ዘገባ አመልክቷል፡፡ የመርከብ እንቅስቃሴ ክትትል ድረ-ገጾች እንደሚያሳዩት የኢራን ባንዲራ የሚያውለበልበው ጃይራን የተባለው የጭነት መርከብ፣ ከቻይና ይነሳል ተብሎ ከተጠበቀበት ጊዜ ከአንድ ወር በኋላ ዘግይቶ ባለፈው ሰኞ መነሳቱ ተጠቅሷል፡፡ በጥር እና በየካቲት ዘ ፋይናንሺያል ታይምስ፣…
Benjamin Fernandes, founder of Nala, at the 2025 Africa CEO Forum. When Benjamin Fernandes returned to Tanzania in 2017 after completing his MBA in the US, he had a plan: build a digital money transfer company from the ground up. What followed was a turbulent path marked by investor rejections, threats from large competitors and…
