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What’s next after shunning makeup influencers? — Quartz Africa

On Friday, May 27, Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty officially launched in Africa. Customers in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe can now buy the company’s beauty and skin products, which come in dozens of shades for Black and brown people, at stores in African cities instead of having to ship from the

South Africans take law into their own hands to drive out foreigners

South Africa’s president says he’s “deeply disturbed” at the abuse of foreign nationals working in the country. It is a particular problem in the township of Alexandra, which was at the centre of xenophobic riots in 2008. Our correspondent Lebo Diseko has been talking to immigrants there, who say they live in fear. “When they

TRCN Boss, Ajiboye Elected AFTRA President In Ghana – Independent Newspaper Nigeria

The Registrar/Chief Executive, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Professor Segun Ajiboye has been elected as President of the Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities (AFTRA) in Accra, Ghana. Ajiboye’s election took place at the end of its 9th Annual Conference and 11th Roundtable of the Federation held in Accra, Ghana. Ajiboye, who has been

Refining capacity shortage haunts Africa as fuel prices rocket –

A shortage of oil refineries across sub-Saharan Africa coupled with soaring crude prices because of the war in Ukraine has left countries dangerously short of fuel supplies, disrupting airlines and causing queues at filling stations. Nigeria pumps over 1.3 million barrels of crude a day, but the two privately owned refineries still running there can

Ride-hailing services find success in Africa’s urban centres

By Bird Nairobi. Ride-hailing services are finding success in Africa thanks to rapid smartphone adoption, reliable internet connection, mobile payments services and a drastic shift in consumer needs on the continent that values convenience. Uber has now topped one billion rides in only nine African countries where it operates, highlighting the growth potential of the

Demography, education, electricity to determine Africa’s development

The Time-Travelling Economist will be published by Palgrave Macmillan at the end of June. Robertson is global chief economist at Renaissance Capital in London. The book is the product of more than a decade of research and extensive travel across Africa and other developing countries. It is a genuinely original contribution to how development can

From Mobile Banking to Fueling Fintechs, SME Growth and Expanding Middle Class

By Raymond Moodley, Senior Banking Director, Middle East & Africa, Oracle Financial Services       A decade or so ago, the big news coming out of Africa was mobile banking, a term used to describe very minimalistic, feature-phone-based banking. Today, mobile banking and services remain key initiatives to deliver financial access to unbanked populations,