Forbes Africa

Forbes Africa is the drama critic to business in Africa. The magazine helps readers connect the dots, form patterns and see beyond the obvious, giving them a completely different perspective. In doing this, it delivers sharp, in-depth and engaging stories by looking at global and domestic issues from an African prism.

We Must Power On

From Coalitions To Currencies To Celebration, Thoughts On The Continent

Something To Wine About

UGANDA SEES END TO EBOLA

MOST TRANSMISSIBLE COVID SUB-VARIANT BUT MAY NOT RESULT IN BIG WAVE OF INFECTIONS

HOW POPULAR IS VALENTINE’S DAY?

PASSING OF A LEGEND

THE WORLD’S MOST (AND LEAST) POWERFUL PASSPORTS IN 2023

Weight Loss Surgery For Children?

DARKER DAYS IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH POWER PRICE HIKE

PFIZER VACCINE LINKED TO STROKES?

From The Alps: Cost, Climate And Conflict

HIGHLIGHTS FROM DAVOS 2023

AFRICA Forbes 50 OVER 50 Success At Every Age • INTRODUCING FORBES AFRICA’S 50 OVER 50 LIST - OUR FIRST-EVER COMPILATION OF 50 WOMEN OVER THE AGE OF 50 SCALING NEWER HEIGHTS AND INSPIRING THE NEXT CADRE OF LEADERSHIP ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. AGE IS JUST A NUMBER FOR THEM AND RETIREMENT NOT AN OPTION OR THE END OF THE ROAD, AS THEY CONTINUE TO POWER THEIR WAY INTO HISTORY BOOKS AND THE HEARTS OF AFRICANS. FROM BUSINESS TYCOONS TO TECHNOCRATS, FOUNDERS TO C-SUITE EXECUTIVES, AND ACTIVISTS TO ENTERTAINERS, THEY HAVE BROKEN BARRIERS THROUGHOUT THEIR IMPACTFUL CAREERS, AND TAKEN UP SPACES TO ENSURE OTHERS HAVE A VOICE IN THOSE VERY SPACES AND BEYOND. READ ON: THE SENIOR-MOST CHANGE-MAKER ON THIS LIST IS 98 AND STILL UNSTOPPABLE!

Digital Payments Ignite A New Era Of Hope For SMEs In Kenya • Shehryar Ali, Country Manager for East Africa at Mastercard shares his thoughts on SME recovery in a post-pandemic world.

AFRICA’S RICHEST PEOPLE 2023 • THE CONTINENT’S 19 BILLIONAIRES ARE WORTH AN ESTIMATED $81.8 BILLION - DOWN FROM THE $84.9 BILLION THAT 18 AFRICAN BILLIONAIRES HAD 12 MONTHS AGO.

METHODOLOGY

MEGAN THEE INVINCIBLE • IT SEEMS THAT NOTHING CAN STOP HIP-HOP SUPERSTAR MEGAN THEE STALLION FROM BUILDING AN EMPIRE WORTHY OF HER ROLE MODEL, BEYONCÉ. THE MUSIC BUSINESS IS A KILLER - BUT SHE HAS ALREADY SURVIVED THE DEATH OF HER MOTHER, AN ARMY OF HATERS AND MOST RECENTLY A BLING RING-STYLE ROBBERY.

Clean Energy’s Wild Ride • Two decades ago, Robert Wilder quit a comfy job teaching environmental sciences to bet on exotic fuels. He might make you rich — if you can handle the risk.

The Good Doctor With An Eye For Al • Precision healthcare is growing exponentially due to the application of Al in oncology. MedTech entrepreneur Dr Kingsley Ndoh is leading in this regard from Rwanda, helping oncologists and their patients in sub-Saharan Africa.

RWANDA: AFRICA’S SILICON VALLEY

Strengthening Production And Export In Gauteng

Cars With Feelings • The latest in automotive technology that’s rolling out, even cars with facial expressions and that you can talk to.

BIG DATA, BIGGER MOVIES • Does the future of the film industry sit in the cloud?

Re-Telling The African Story • Africa is now reclaiming its own stories, and harnessing generations of storytelling craft to reconfigure the ways in which it is represented and perceived.

WOMEN AND GUNS: Fear, Fury And Fire • With pounding hearts but eyes firmly on target, record numbers of women are learning to use firearms in crime-riddled South Africa. Training starts with the legalities of owning a firearm, which to most, is probably the most effective tool to disarm attackers, and also an introduction to the sport of shooting.

Cage Competitors • Blood and bruises, sweat and fury. Mixed martial arts is gaining popularity in South Africa with home-grown talent fighting to find their...