An African sneaker brand: Founder of Bathu explains how he built …
WEBOct 26, 2020 · Bathu is a South African footwear brand started by entrepreneur Theo Baloyi. Sven Hugo talks to Baloyi about how he grew the business from an idea to selling 15,000 pairs per month.. Bathu’s story begins at an airport in Dubai. Founder and CEO Theo Baloyi was cruising the duty-free shops, staving off boredom during an eight-hour layover en route to Saudi Arabia, where he worked on secondment ...
BuuPass: Digitalising East Africa’s transportation industry
WEBMar 24, 2023 · BuuPass founders Sonia Kabra, from India, and Wyclife Omondi, from Kenya, first met while attending college in the United States. Their shared interest in addressing the challenges of Africa’s public transportation led them to establish BuuPass, an online platform streamlining bookings for intercity bus, train and plane travel.
SABMiller: How a South African company turned constraints into …
WEBJun 19, 2017 · Turning weakness into strength. The advantages that SAB gained from its experience in its home country are many. One was employee aptitude. SAB employees had built up an extraordinary resilience, flexibility and entrepreneurial spirit through their exposure to the unsteady South African environment of the 1980s.
Local drugs manufacturing: a multi-billion opportunity for pharma ...
WEBOct 27, 2021 · Targeting a billion-plus consumer market, international pharmaceutical companies and local businesses are in a race to boost Africa’s healthcare manufacturing and wrestle the market from Asian drug companies which sell mainly cheap generic drugs on the continent.. Latest United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) receipts show Africa imports more than $16 billion worth of medical ...
Highly profitable machines to start your own business - How we …
WEBJan 1, 2013 · Zhauns Business Opportunity Group offers a unique range of highly profitable machines to start your own business with. We offer the widest range of machinery on the African continent.
How Java became East Africa’s largest coffee chain
WEBSep 16, 2014 · A business graduate, Ashley did relief work in South Sudan for five years, then co-founded an aviation business in the war-torn country. “When we started Java we were really interested in trying to create something in Kenya that was more stable than flying airplanes in war zones,” he says.
African Business Growth Stories, Ideas and Trends - How we made …
WEBDOB Equity has backed well-known companies like M-Kopa, Twiga Foods, and Victory Farms. Former co-CEO Saskia van der Mast shares the investment lessons she has learned and her insights on the region’s business environment.
The entrepreneur behind the schoolbag that transforms into a …
WEBApr 15, 2015 · Repurpose Schoolbags is an environmentally-friendly innovation made from ‘upcycled’ plastic shopping bags with built-in solar technology that charges up during the day and transforms into a light at night.
From South Africa to Harrods: The story of cooler box brand Fieldbar
WEBMar 9, 2023 · “London called, we answered. Fieldbar now available in a little store you might have heard of. Harrods.” This Instagram post by South African cooler box maker Fieldbar in July of last year announced the company’s expansion to the renowned British department store.. Founded in 2018, Fieldbar has reinvented the traditional cooler box, leading to an investment from Invenfin, the venture ...
How Dutch-based Vlisco became one of Africa's most popular …
WEBSep 26, 2014 · Over the years, Vlisco’s compelling mix of Far Eastern inspiration, European adaptation to African demand for bolder colours and patterns, and high-quality ‘Dutch wax’ fabric helped it become a central part of commerce and culture in West and Central Africa.