South Africa’s wealthy suburbs face worker shortages as xenophobic attacks rise
The manicured gardens, gleaming homes and bustling restaurants that define South Africa’s affluent suburbs are beginning to feel the...
Omondi Joseph
Ed-tech Craydel expands to Ghana, its eigth market
Craydel, Africa’s AI-powered study abroad platform, today announced its official expansion into Ghana, marking its eighth market in Africa...
Absa, last of the Big Four, finally gets around to launching a mobile network
Let’s be honest: Absa is late. Very late. Its three big rivals have been selling airtime and data to...
Mohamed Jaffer: The reclusive port baron thrust into Kenya’s fuel scandal
For decades, Mohamed Jaffer built one of Kenya’s most formidable—yet least visible—commercial empires in near-total silence. From grain silos...
Odinga family shifts Be Energy stake offshore as board reshuffle deepens intrigue
Kenya’s politically influential Odinga family has moved its 35% stake in fuel marketer Be Energy to an offshore vehicle...
Raphael Tuju: The rise and fall of a humble Kenyan billionaire
On March 21 evening, former Kenyan Foreign Minister Raphael Tuju was scheduled to appear for a radio interview. He...
Elite schools: Where Africa’s rich send their children
Education has always been seen as one of the most powerful tools for securing a child’s future. Across Africa,...
5 money moves young Kenyans can use to get rich before 40
It’s 2025, and let’s be honest — life is expensive. Rent is up, food prices are crazy, and even...
The Kenyatta fortune: Land, banks, dairy, and the politics of wealth
On a March morning in 2023, television screens across Kenya flickered with images that would have once seemed unthinkable....
Top 10 African countries by paved roads (km)
On a map of Africa at night, the highways don’t glow like they do in Europe or North America....