While a growing number of international brands are waking up to the promise of Africa as a valuable market for luxury goods, Montblanc has been steadily growing its presence on the continent for close to 30 years...
#AfricaMonth: Q&A with Grey Jabesi on nurturing creativity and innovation in Africa
We chat with Grey Jabesi, an entrepreneur, Blockchain enthusiast, cryptocurrency evangelist, analyst, and investor based in Africa....
Evan-Lee Courie 16 hours ago
#AfricaMonth: Mapping out crucial data at a disaster scene
Humanitarian emergencies often strike without warning, destroying lives and livelihoods within a matter of seconds. In the immediate aftermath, the challenge for those responding is to know where to start...
Evan-Lee Courie 16 hours ago
#AfricaMonth: Anyone from anywhere can be a superhero
The likes of Black Panther have turned the concept of Wakanda from a dream to reality for superhero fans across the continent, but that's only the starting point of African creativity. Malenga Mulendema has taken this further in Mama K's Team 4, Netflix' first original African animated series...
Leigh Andrews 16 May 2019
#AfricaMonth: Africa's revival - foretelling or fairy tale?
Welcome to the future, where a continent once cast in darkness has come into the light...
Salona Naidoo and Gabi Wojtowitz 15 May 2019
#AfricaMonth: Going viral - a double-edged sword for Nigerian brands?
Nigeria's social media space is a very volatile place, and going viral should be treated like a double-edged sword...
Uzoma Ukah 13 May 2019
#AfricaMonth: Q&A with photographer Mário Macilau
Award-winning Mozambican artist Mário Macilau will be exhibiting his solo show, titled Faith: Rituals, Spirit & Sea in collaboration with Ed Cross Fine Art in London, at Guns & Rain in Johannesburg...
Ruth Cooper 13 May 2019
Q&A with Angola's new African Energy Chamber president
Production levels in Angola are expected to soar by 2020 following the reorganisation of the state oil company Sonangol, and a drastic revision of country's legislation related to oil and gas...
13 May 2019
Stronger health systems will boost the fight against infectious diseases
The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that 13-million people die from infectious diseases each year...
13 May 2019
#Loeries2019: "Discover how different cultures are reflected through their creativity and ideas" - Katja Thielen
I chatted to the international jury presidents ahead of the upcoming Loeries Creative Week. Kicking off the series is this year's design jury president Katja Thielen, creative director and founder of the UK's Together Design...
Leigh Andrews 10 May 2019
Q&A with 2019 AFI Fastrack winner Sindi Serape
The African Fashion International (AFI) named young designer Sindisile Mbobo as the winner of the 2019 Fastrack programme at the recent Cape Town Fashion Week 2019...
Meagan Duckitt 9 May 2019
#AfricaMonth: Advertising's shift beyond 'selling stuff' to tell better regional stories
In our annual #AfricaMonth catch-up, Loeries CEO Andrew Human chats about what to expect from Loeries 2019, why judges are briefed to look for locally relevant experiences and communications, and the rising importance of brand humanity and problem-solving in creativity against the continued shift away from merely punting the client product or service...
Leigh Andrews 3 May 2019
#AfricaMonth: Fintech driving African economies across traditional sectors
African economic growth has in general been driven by public infrastructure investment and the expansion of services to a largely underserviced population. However, fintech is increasingly receiving attention from both private and public sector...
3 May 2019
#AfricaMonth: 5 must-see cultural spots in Maputo, Mozambique
One thing Mozambique definitely isn't short of is shimmering islands and tropical beaches. But, beyond that beautiful Indian Ocean coastline and Robin Crusoe adventure is a destination brimming with culture...
3 May 2019