Forbes Africa - August - September 2024

In this issue

The August/September 2024 issue of FORBES AFRICA is a blockbuster edition featuring, in a starring role, the protagonists shining a spotlight on African cinema and taking it places, beyond celluloid success to award-winning global glory. Brimming with talent and quality content, Africa’s cinematic oeuvre is still being scripted. Read more about the icons and ideas serenading the continent’s silver screen and the vaunted realms of original storytelling. We have exclusive interviews with names such as Danai Gurira and David Oyelowo. There’s more eye-watering delights in the magazine as we focus on West Africa’s alluring chocolate industry, which contributes a big chunk of the world’s chocolate, yet, farmers here only earn around $1 a day. Introducing in this issue is a special segment called ‘CEO Strategies’ where we speak to corporate titans about their leadership lessons for the next cadre of executives in the C-suite. In our tech section, we talk spatial computing and digital hospitality. Also, read about Africa’s stars at the Olympics and how the continent’s entrepreneurs are scaling their businesses for lasting change. All this and more in this must-have, mid-year issue out now!

WHERE TO FROM HERE? THE COMPLEX ISSUE OF COALITION POLITICS AND THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION

I have stopped watching sitcoms on television recently in favor of mainstream U.S. news channels and will perhaps be forced to continue this habit until the U.S. elections are over.

6 mins

THE REBEL QUEEN WITH A DREAM

From Tems to Tyla, African music has had a great year thus far, especially for female artists across the continent.

2 mins

THE RISE OF COALITION POLITICS

AS SOUTH AFRICA SEEKS TO NAVIGATE A COMPLEX POLITICAL LANDSCAPE, NATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY ON AUGUST 9 IS A TIMELY REMINDER OF THE POWER OF THE COLLECTIVE TO ACHIEVE COMMON GOALS

3 mins

BIG TICKET NOLLYWOOD: LEADING THE CHARGE FOR AFRICAN CINEMA

PRESENT-DAY NOLLYWOOD IS A THRIVING INDUSTRY AND A KEY COMPONENT OF NIGERIA'S ECONOMY.

6 mins

THE CONTENT BOOM: LENS IS MORE

AFRICA'S CREATIVE ECONOMY HAS NEVER LOOKED BETTER. AND WHILE AFRICAN MUSIC HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT, THERE HAS BEEN AN UPTAKE, BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, FROM A FILM AND TELEVISION PERSPECTIVE.

8 mins

Financial Inclusion: The Key To Accelerating Africa's Growth

Across Africa, a revolution is brewing, one of empowerment, driven by a simple transformative force: financial inclusion.

2 mins

'OUR FIRST CONCERN IS OUR PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE AND OUR NARRATIVES'

Danai Gurira. Actor, Playwright

2 mins

East African Insurer Prioritizing Innovation And Strategic Partnerships On The Road To Growth

Manuel Moses commenced his role as the Chief Executive Officer of the African Trade and Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) on December 1, 2020. He has over 25 years of experience in finance, banking, insurance, and investment at the international level.

6 mins

'AFRICA IS THE CRADLE OF CREATION'

David Oyelowo. Actor, Director, Producer

2 mins

SHAPING NIGERIAN CINEMA

Wale Ojo Actor

1 min

'DON'T OVERTHINK THE JOB'

Bonko Khoza. Actor

1 min

IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN WORKING WITH AL PACINO ON BROADWAY'

Arnold Vosloo Actor

2 mins

EAST AFRICA'S TINSELTOWN BOASTS ITS OWN NARRATIVE

It's no secret that, along with South Africa and Nigeria, Kenya is right up there as one of the biggest producers of content in Africa's - entertainment and media landscape.

3 mins

SEED CAPITAL

A PERSONAL HEALTH CRISIS SPURRED EBUN FELUDU TO SWITCH TO USING COCONUT MILK, AND TODAY, THROUGH HER ENTERPRISE, SHE IS ON A VALUABLE MISSION TO PLANT OVER A MILLION CONUT TREES WITH OTHER FARMERS IN NIGERIA.

5 mins

'THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE

WE MEET AFRICA'S LARGEST LENDER IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST DYNAMIC FINANCIAL MARKETS. IN DUBAI IN JUNE, WE SPEAK WITH THE JOHANNESBURGBASED KENNY FIHLA, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANKING AT STANDARD BANK, A 160-YEAR-OLD INSTITUTION WITH A FOOTPRINT COVERING 20 AFRICAN COUNTRIES.

10+ mins

THE NONONSENSE GLOBAL BANKER WITH A SHARP FOCUS ON DELIVERY

Focus on Africa including launching digital banks across nine markets Africa has been one of our most important markets in terms of differentiation.

8 mins

60 & NOT OUT THE GAME-CHANGER IN BUSINESS

It was 1988, the year London's Wembley Stadium beamed to the world a jam-packed pop music concert in tribute to Nelson Mandela on his 70th birthday.

8 mins

EVA MENDES' BUBBLE

SHE PUT HOLLYWOOD ON HOLD A DECADE AGO TO RAISE A FAMILY WITH RYAN GOSLING. NOW THE 50-YEAR-OLD ACTRESS IS REEMERGING AS A CLEANINGSUPPLIES ENTREPRENEUR, AND DISHES ON WHY DOING DISHES IS HER HAPPY PLACE.

4 mins

HOSPITABLE TECHI

DO YOU PREFER AI OR THE PERSONAL TOUCH? SOME INSIGHTS ON HOW AFRICA'S HOTEL SECTOR IS SET TO WELCOME A NEW ERA OF HOSPITALITY.

4 mins

THE COMPUTERS OF THE FUTURE (AND IT DOESN'T END THERE)

Spatial computing isn't here just yet but it's coming and we need to be prepared. Globally-reputed tech futurist, Cathy Hackl, tells us more in an exclusive interview about the new hardware.

4 mins

BEAN THERE, DONE THAT

British author Roald Dahl tapped into every chocoholic's imagination when creating Willy Wonka's bizarre chocolate factory in his 1964 children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

6 mins

A STORY OF CHANCE DISCIPLINE AND SUCCESS

IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, RULANI MOKWENA, THE BRANDNEW 37-YEAR-OLD COACH OF THE WYDAD CASABLANCA CLUB IN MOROCCO, OPENS UP ABOUT HIS EARLY DAYS AND THE DIFFICULTIES AND TRAGEDIES THAT SHAPED HIM TO BECOME ONE OF SOUTH AFRICA'S MOST-ELITE FOOTBALL STARS.

7 mins

MAKING WAVES

BORN AND RAISED IN UGANDA, SOFTWARE ENGINEER AND ROWER KATHLEEN NOBLE HAS REPRESENTED THE EAST AFRICAN COUNTRY IN THE NICHE SPORT AT TWO OLYMPIC GAMES.

3 mins

A SPORTING BOOM

THE SUCCESS OF AFRICAN ATHLETES ACROSS MULTIPLE SPORTS IN THE LAST DECADE HAS SHONE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE POTENTIAL OF THE CONTINENT FOR EXCELLENCE. THE COMMERCIAL CASE IS ALSO CLEAR.

4 mins

BLENDED FINANCE: BRIDGING THE GAP IN EMERGING MARKETS IN SUPPORT OF THE SDGS

Amid the widespread global support for the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there was an underlying concern among economists and financial advisors in the emerging and frontier markets: public sector and donor funds were stalled, if not regressing, and the funding gap to realize the SDGs was increasing.

2 mins

IT HAS NEVER BEEN MORE CRITICAL TO FIND OUR NICHE

Have you found your niche? I received a lot of advice when I set up my company, but perhaps the most important consisted of just three words: Find Your Niche.

3 mins

HOW TO MAKE AFRICA WIN OFF THE FIELD TOO

When all else fails, try sports. It's good for the soul.

2 mins

COMPASSION FATIGUE: THE DANGEROUS DESCENT FROM HELPING TO HURTING

It is a workplace reality that caring too much for your colleagues can hurt you.

2 mins

The Business Of Dance: Embracing One's Individuality And Style

In the dynamic world of street dance, passion and perseverance pave the way for success. Living out this ethos is South African born B-girl turned businesswoman, Courtnaé Paul.

2 mins

BEYOND ACADEMIA: THE SOCIETAL IMPACT OF MULTILATERAL EDUCATIONAL COLLABORATIONS

The great poet William Butler Yeats once said, \"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.\"

3 mins

CHALLENGING BUT NECESSARY: THE AI BALANCING PROBLEM

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues transforming many industries, providing unprecedented opportunities for innovation and efficiency. However, these advancements bring complex challenges that necessitate a delicate balancing act.

3 mins

TRACK, WATCH, BEFRIEND

IN THE PRISTINE WILDERNESS OF GABON ARE THE MAJESTIC AND GENTLE WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLAS. A FIRSTHAND REPORT FROM OUR TRAVEL WRITER ON WHAT GOES INTO HABITUATING THEM.

4 mins

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Forbes Africa Magazine Description:

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.