• Energy audit

    Energy audit

    A new wave of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity will hit the global market soon – and Africa could benefit. According to McKinsey Energy Insights, the supply of natural… Read more

    Growth spurt

    Growth spurt

    This year, South African e-commerce is expected to reach an important milestone whereby online retail sales surpass the 1% mark for the very first time. While this may represent just… Read more

    Premium cover

    Premium cover

    More than 92% of all premiums paid to the continent’s insurance firms came from just 10 African countries – six of which surpassed the US$1 billion threshold in non-life premiums. Those… Read more

    Shop talk

    Shop talk

    With a population of more than 180 million people, Nigeria is catching up in terms of the shopping mall construction trend that has been sweeping across the continent over the past… Read more

    Watch this space

    Watch this space

    The Sahel is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions in terms of climate change, and where the livelihoods of many depend on a few crops such as millet and… Read more