Forbes Africa - February - March 2021

In this issue

The February/March 2021 issue of FORBES AFRICA is a billionaire special! We have the annual list and ranking of Africa's wealthiest men. Forbes tracks how the 18 billionaires on this year's list have fared in a Covid year and how their fortunes have risen/fallen. And who has stayed at the top for the last decade. Also in this issue, we look at two South African-born global billionaires. Space and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has been in the news since the start of the new year, shooting up to be the richest man on the planet for a few days. As the stock in his electric car company, Tesla, rose and fell, so did his fortune, but he remains unstoppable, set on Mars! Also in this issue, we feature billionaire and the master of medical marketing, Patrick Soon-Shiong. We also have an entire section in this landmark issue devoted to 'women in science' on the frontline, and yet another on small business entrepreneurs, called 'Survivors and Thrivers'. Look out too for our stories on pandemic gaming and cool telly tech, as also a bit of the offbeat from The Gambia and its 'monster-branded' tourism. All this and more in the latest issue, out now!

The Journey To Sustainability And Having A Broader Impact

A sublime reality of being human is that we all have divergent points of view; we may arrive at the same destination but many of us like taking the scenic route since we prefer learning from our own experiences and sometimes, mistakes.

5 mins

Virus, Vaccine And Viability

Understanding the successful storage, supply chain and distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine and what Africa needs to do to get it right.

7 mins

Heartbeat Of The Global Economy?

The largest free trade area in the world, with a combined GDP of $3.3 trillion, came into effect on the first day of 2021. A look at what exactly implementation of a deal of this magnitude means.

4 mins

Rockets To Riches: The Rise And Rise Of Elon Musk

South African-born, billionaire technology and space entrepreneur, Elon Musk, made history at the start of 2021, overtaking Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to become the richest man on Earth. While his fortune was made on this planet, his dreams to venture to the final frontier remain. FORBES AFRICA takes a look at his journey to becoming one of the world’s most celebrated innovators and one of the wealthiest men alive.

8 mins

Biotech's Barnum And His Covid Cures

Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong’s radical cancer treatments made him one of the wealthiest physicians on earth. Now the master of medical marketing believes his drug therapies could defeat the “crisis of our time” — and there are plenty of reasons to think he’ll deliver more Hippocrates than hype.

10+ mins

Tory Burch's Survival Sketchbook

Amid a luxury fashion apocalypse, one of the century’s greatest entrepreneurial retailers (and one of America’s richest self-made women) brought us deep inside the battle to save her brand.

10+ mins

The Plant, The Planet And A Plan

Nicola Kavhu is serving up a new menu of realities and possibilities in the 21st century African diet, promoting healthy eating while respecting and protecting the creatures that share our planet.

3 mins

Inspiration From Where Life Happens

Anjali Borkhataria is trying to change the narrative of fashion in Tanzania with a local brand aimed at everyone.

3 mins

Can Empathy Be Automated?

The changing relationship between human beings and intelligent machines in the workplace.

3 mins

A RIVER, A MONSTER AND RESPONSIBLE TOURISM

An innovative Gambian initiative, several decades in the making, is at last ready to emerge from its long incubation, turning cryptozoology into currency.

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.