In this issue

In the February/March 2017 issue of FORBES WOMAN AFRICA, our cover story profiles the dawn of the robots and what it means for Africa. With more talk of robots entering workspaces, how it will impact our jobs, what it means for healthcare and who are the pioneering women helming this new industry? And the new female tech innovators Africa needs to know. What was it like braving bullets and battle in the DRC? We salute the women in uniform. We also focus on the trends that will define 2017, and then Africa’s billionaires and the women who make the cut. Plus, our regular dose of lifestyle and fashion for the rich, famous, the fabulous and the feisty. All this and more in the year’s first issue of FORBES WOMAN AFRICA.

What December Will Tell

Former African Union Commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has a critical year ahead as the ANC prepares to elect a new candidate to lead what promises to be a stormy election. Will the scales tip in her favor?

4 mins

Why The Richest And Most Powerful Go To Davos

For years, I’ve been a silent observer of the World Economic Forum (WEF), reading about it on the internet, editing reams of copy on it or watching it on TV. But one question has always remained in my mind. What drives thousands of people each year to a small alpine town in Switzerland to live out Professor Klaus Schwab’s dream, who founded the forum in 1971?

3 mins

Tales From A Tense Place

Two women, one country, one fear. The tales of Linda Masarira and Nyasha Musandu tell of the fear on the ground in Zimbabwe with its tottering economy. They are an unlikely duo, an activist and a communications strategist, but both have felt the hand of authority over them for speaking out, sitting in a park and asking questions.

2 mins

Africa, Here She Comes

Jessica O. Matthews was only 19 when she invented an energy-generating soccer ball. She now runs a renewable energy company specializing in motion-based, miniaturized power systems, and has big plans for Africa.

4 mins

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Forbes Woman Africa Magazine Description:

Forbes Woman Africa is a pan-African publication that navigates the world of business for women, with features on the latest trends in the corporate sector and how its architecture speaks to women. In line with this, we feature the wealthy, powerful, influential and those women in business whose impact is felt long after they have come and gone.