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Canva Launches Johannesburg Office in Rosebank
Canva has opened its first South African workspace in Rosebank, Johannesburg, to support its Africa adoption roadmap. The company now focuses on driving repeat-led platform use through universities, community organisations, informal businesses, and independent digital creators. The Rosebank office hosts Canva’s nine-person South African team and represents the company’s most significant operational investment in the
Is Cross-Border Trade Becoming Too Expensive for African Start-Ups?
Cross-border trade has become a critical pathway for African start-ups seeking growth. Still, for many, it has also become one of their costliest hurdles. While digital platforms have lowered entry barriers, real world constraints continue to raise the cost of moving goods, making payments, and reaching new customers across borders. African entrepreneurs have stopped building
Breaking News Today – Wednesday 26 November 2025
Business News Today Space-Tech Boosting Mining Exploration Success Australian space Startup Fleet Space made a break-through announced yesterday with its satellite exploration technology proving it can deliver vastly reduced mining exploration time. The Space-tech group used its satellite AI tech to expand Quebec's Cisco lithium project beyond its current 329 million metric ton estimate. The startup's orbital
Vodacom Partners with Google Cloud to Advance Africa’s AI
Vodacom Group has announced a strategic collaboration with Google Cloud aimed at accelerating its digital transformation through advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence. The partnership will strengthen Vodacom’s core solutions and create a robust foundation for developing new, disruptive products and services tailored specifically for African markets. Under the agreement, Vodacom will leverage Google Cloud’s
Bayer, AGRA, AU and FNB Convene for Dialogue on Africa’s Food System Reform
Bayer convened a high-level dialogue with AGRA, the African Union (AU) and First National Bank (FNB) during last week’s B20 Summit in South Africa. The session brought together policymakers, development partners and industry leaders to discuss the urgent reforms needed to strengthen Africa’s food systems. With climate pressure intensifying, economic shocks persisting, and global supply
Is the "Coup Belt" a Workable Economic Structure in Africa?
The North African states of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso are all governed by military juntas following a series of coups d'état between 2020 and 2023. These Sahel nations, collectively known as the "coup belt," have suspended their countries constitutions, dissolved parliaments, and extended "transitional" periods indefinitely, citing security threats from jihadist insurgencies as justification.
How Limited Market Insight Slows Early-Stage Startups in Africa
Young small African business founders leading startups move fast, build quickly, and iterate on instinct. What they don’t always have is dependable market intelligence to match their ambition. In the early stages, startups often spend more time guessing than validating not because of poor strategy, but because reliable data is fragmented, outdated, or simply unavailable.
No Free Lunch – Fixing SA's Transport Infrastructure
Tackling South Africa's Infrastructure Deficits with SAICE's Ceo – Sekadi Phayane-Shakhane In the latest episode of "No Free Lunch," host Greg Stewart engages with Sekadi Phayane-Shakhane, the pioneering CEO of the South African Institute of Engineers (SAICE), to discuss the pressing issues surrounding South Africa's infrastructure. The conversation delves into the deteriorating state of infrastructure,
Breaking News Today – Tuesday 25 November 2025
Business News Today Dangote Inks Deal with Honeywell Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery, has inked an agreement with Honeywell, the industrial automation and tech group, to provide services aimed at doubling its already impressive refining capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day by 2028. The move is the clearest indication yet that Aliko Dangote, Africa's top industrialist's
Mozambique Gives TotalEnergies 30 Days to Present LNG Restart Plan
Mozambique’s government has given TotalEnergies 30 days to deliver a detailed timetable for restarting the Cabo Delgado LNG megaproject, making it clear that operations must resume without waiting for the completion of the cost audit covering the four-and-a-half years under force majeure. A cabinet resolution dated 19 November, seen by Lusa, outlines the state’s position:
Impact of Limited Cold Chain Infrastructure on Small Agribusinesses
In agriculture, quality begins the moment after harvest. And for many small agribusinesses, that moment arrives long before the nearest cold room does.For small agribusinesses handling fruit, vegetables, dairy, poultry, or fish, cooling has quietly become the hinge on which value turns. The moment a crop leaves the field, the clock starts ticking, and without
Senegal Activates Startup Act to Back Homegrown Start-Ups
Senegal has officially put its long-pending startup law into effect with the launch of its new Startup Ecosystem framework, introducing a clearer system for identifying and supporting young companies in the country. The move gives structure to a law first approved in January 2020 but not previously activated. A key feature of the rollout is
Ansarada 2026 Global M&A Predictions Report: High-Level Summary with African Focus
The Ansarada 2026 Global Merger & Acquisition (M&A) Predictions Report, authored by Managing Director Justin Smith, aggregates insights from 26 leading dealmakers across key markets to forecast mergers and acquisitions trends amid persistent geopolitical volatility, economic uncertainty, and technological disruption. Drawing from 2025's resilience, highlighted by mega-deals like Blackstone's AirTrunk acquisition and Lactalis's Fonterra stake,
Late Payments and Cash Flow Pressures on African SMEs
Amid Africa’s rising wave of entrepreneurship, where millions of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are driving innovation, employment, and economic growth, one challenge remains stubbornly persistent: late payments. While SMEs are becoming the backbone of Africa’s economic transformation, their momentum is often slowed by something deceptively simple clients not paying on time. In a landscape
AWARE.org Celebrates 2025 Impact and Unveils 2026 Strategy
Government officials, law-enforcement officers, industry executives, and community champions gathered at the Artistry in Sandton for AWARE.org’s Impact Celebration and 2026 Strategy Preview an evening that showed how powerful joint action can be.“A shared purpose drives real change, and this year proved it,” said AWARE.org CEO Mokebe Thulo. He pointed to strong partnerships with the
Breaking News Today – Monday 24 November 2025
Business News Today Foxcon An OpenAI in Major Tech Partnership Deal Taiwan's electronics giant Foxconn and OpenAI have signed a partnership agreement to design and manufacture key equipment for artificial intelligence data centres in the U.S. as part of ambitious plans to grow American AI infrastructure. Foxconn, who manufactures AI servers for Nvidia and assembles
Mr Price Telecoms Division Delivers Strong Double Digit Growth
Mr Price Group’s telecoms arm continues to gain traction. The division delivered double-digit growth in the 26 weeks ending September 2025. It now covers mobile devices, accessories, and the Mr Price Mobile MVNO, and has become one of the group’s strongest performers. Telecoms revenue rose 12.4% to R678-million. Growth was supported by the rollout of
Business School – How African Small Businesses Can Pivot Around Infrastructure Shortfalls
Africa’s infrastructure gaps – unreliable electricity, poor roads, expensive and slow internet, port delays, and erratic water supply – remain the biggest daily headache for SMEs. Yet thousands of small businesses across the continent are not just surviving but growing profitably by treating these constraints as design parameters rather than excuses. Below are eight proven,
Master Power Tech Becomes First African Firm with EU Data-Centre Energy Certification
Master Power Technologies (MPT) has set a new benchmark for African engineering by becoming the first company on the continent to be certified as an Endorser of the European Code of Conduct for Energy Efficiency in Data Centres. Issued by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), the certification places MPT in the same league
Founder Friday: L&F Poultry Farming
In a sector known for long hours, unforgiving demands, and tight margins, agriculture entrepreneur Lerato Nkhumane, founder of L&F Poultry, is carving out a space defined by discipline, heart, and deliberate growth. Her approach to farming blends structure with intention a balance she guards carefully. Lerato separates her personal life from the business, uses clear