The Business of Africa

Épisodes

• Agentic commerce – whose responsibility is it anyway? 09.07.2026 11min

  The adoption of AI-driven trade is on the rise in Africa. Visa’s Irene Auma underscores the importance of building trust in a new era of commerce.
• The power of Africa’s youth population 25.06.2026 11min

  From potential to positive real yield – ‘20th Century methods cannot be used to solve 21st Century issues' says Tsakane Zibi, a market analyst at Barloworld Equipment.
• Africa’s debt penalty: What happens when the music stops 11.06.2026 28min

  'We are going to see a lot of pressure in the coming months,' warns Prof Patrick Bond of the University of Johannesburg.
• The economic sense of fighting malaria 28.05.2026 20min

  'It’s about all of us coming together on this,' says Dr Chris van Straten of International SOS.
• Can Africa pull off its own economic miracle? 14.05.2026 23min

  Mickale Vogel of the African Finance Corporation says domestic capital pools are growing but are still fragmented along national lines presenting a barrier that must be addressed.
• Global growth cools, delivering cold economic comfort for Africa 23.04.2026 21min

  Kearabilwe Nonyana of PrimeXBT weighs in on the threat to remittances, living standards and food security, with the continent being more exposed to global shocks.
• The case for localisation in South Africa’s retail sector 09.04.2026 26min

  More can be done to protect the sector from cheap imports
• The 'petro-dollar' and why Africa must boost its energy refining capacity 19.03.2026 23min

  In the wake of the Middle East conflict, could US dollar hegemony be under threat? University of Johannesburg Professor Patrick Bond weigh in ...
• How DHL plans to spend R5.8bn in sub-Saharan Africa 05.03.2026 17min

  Hennie Heymans, CEO of DHL Sub-Saharan Africa, breaks down the investment.
• Africa’s wealth story 19.02.2026 20min

  From risk premiums to real returns
• The business of dirty money 05.02.2026 19min

  Counting the cost of illegal financial outflows
• Just critical minerals 22.01.2026 25min

  Driving sustainable development through the renewed minerals rush
• A new economic world order … 08.01.2026 30min

  The race to build industries of the future heats up global power contest.
• Could the future of Africa be the private sector? 11.12.2025 31min

  “What Africa needs right now is to create money” – Nohemie Mawaka, Founder of Lubembo Corp.
• SwiftVEE, taking online livestock trading to new heights 25.11.2025 13min

  There is no particular risk premium in Africa, there is risk in business everywhere.
• Is e-commerce booming in Africa? 13.11.2025 16min

  Zoho’s Andrew Bourne unpacks how Africa’s young, mobile-first consumers are powering the continent’s e-commerce surge.
• How to electrify 300m Africans in five years 30.10.2025 21min

  Around 600m don’t have access to energy, but the ‘Mission 300’ initiative aims to change the narrative
• AfCFTA, business unusual? 16.10.2025 23min

  What will it take to realise development through free trade?
• Is public procurement driving development in Africa? 04.09.2025 20min

  Understanding the bottlenecks of public procurement in Africa.
• Prof Mervyn King weighs in on transforming corporate governance in Africa 21.08.2025 31min

  In this episode of The Business of Africa with Duduzile Ramela, we dive deep into the mind of the king of corporate governance as he unpacks the secrets of effective leadership across the African landscape.