Sometimes, the greatest strength is found in unity. After raising over R150,000 in its inaugural year, Body20 is proud to relaunch its Body20 Cares initiative for 2026 — a campaign driven by compassion, community, and the belief that true wellness extends far beyond the studio floor. Body20 remains committed to ongoing support throughout 2026 and beyond, ensuring sustained…
Diana Orembe For Diana Orembe, co-founder and chief executive of NovFeed – a Tanzanian fish feed and organic fertiliser company – one of the core lessons of entrepreneurship is that all businesses are hard. “If you talk to a woman selling vegetables on the markets, she will tell you how hard it is to run…
At the 2025 ABH Grand Finale, Diana Orembe (Tanzania), Abraham Mbuthia (Kenya), and Adriaan Kruger (South Africa) were awarded funding for building scalable, high-impact businesses across Africa. Partner Content: Africa’s Business Heroes Across Africa, a quiet but decisive shift is underway. Entrepreneurship on the continent is no longer defined by early-stage experimentation or fragmented startup ecosystems….
Richard Okello Our new book, How we made it in Africa II: Real stories of entrepreneurs turning opportunity into profit, is available here. Interview with Richard OkelloFOUNDER, SANGO CAPITAL Lives in: Johannesburg, South Africa Africa-focused investor Richard Okello compares investing on the continent to riding a speedboat through rough seas while trying to drink a glass of wine…
A fast-growing company hires a developer in Poland, a marketing lead in Brazil, and a finance contractor in Kenya. And all of these employees are brought in without anyone ever setting foot in the same office. Meetings are held via video calls, documents are accessed and shared in the cloud, and the entire team collaborates…
Diana Orembe Interview with Diana OrembeCO-FOUNDER AND CEO, NOVFEED Lives in: Tanzania This year, Tanzanian entrepreneur Diana Orembe expects her business, NovFeed, to generate well over $1 million in sales. The company produces fish feed and organic fertiliser. In December, Orembe took home first prize in the Africa’s Business Heroes entrepreneurship competition. How we made…
The inspiration section of Bizmag continues to spotlight entrepreneurs who are quietly transforming communities and driving economic growth across South Africa. Among them is Nokuthula Makhubedu, founder of NM Farm Fresh — a business that has grown from selling live chickens at a local market 9 years ago, into a fully operational factory and abattoir…
South Africa’s offshore allowance South Africa limit is set to double for the first time in over a decade, marking a significant shift in exchange control policy. The amount South Africans can send offshore without SARS clearance hasn’t budged since 2011. That’s about to change. On 25 February, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced that the Single…
You’ve inherited a team. They’re talented; there’s no question about that, but the vibe is off, performance is inconsistent and roles are blurry. Stepping into a new leadership role is supposed to feel like a new chapter, full of possibility. But sometimes, it feels more like walking into a room where the lights are flickering,…
Cape Town’s Organic & Natural Products Expo, now headline sponsored by Standard Bank Business & Commercial, Connects Organic Brands with Major Retail and Hospitality Buyers. The Organic & Natural Products Expo Africa returns to the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from 17–19 April 2026, marking its third consecutive year in the Mother City as the leading platform…
