Forbes Africa Magazine - March 2020

In this issue

The March 2020 issue of FORBES AFRICA brings to you a list like no other! Presenting the first-ever compilation of Africa's 50 Most Powerful Women. The unprecedented, unranked list features the continent's leading women, drawn from business, politics, media, science, sports and public life, who are challenging the status quo and creating a trail on terrain where there was none. They are reshaping history, closing inequalities and pioneering new avenues of wealth creation and in turn, lifting others with them. Our research looked at Africa’s leading women across sectors and industries, as well as government agencies and non-profit institutions. We sifted through several recognition lists, conducted our own research in coming up with new names, and short-listed nominations that came in from our editorial teams across Africa, applying our own metrics of leadership, influence, consistency, and most importantly, impact. In addition to this list, this issue also features an important story on the effect of the coronavirus on corporate Africa. Also in the focus section, a story on the future of African mining. And a tennis match on African soil that brought together two legends and the world's second richest man. All this and more in the March issue of FORBES AFRICA, out now!

NEW BILLIONAIRE - GHOST WRITER

MacKenzie Bezos is an author, an early Amazon employee, a billionaire — and isn’t talking.

2 mins

Vigilance Against The Virus

With the coronavirus spreading faster globally than the news around it, how is corporate Africa bracing itself for the threat?

4 mins

MINING'S PLANS TO CLEAN UP ITS ACT AND PLUG THE POWER GAP

IS THE BIGGEST MINING GATHERING ON THE PLANET STILL WORTHY OF NOTE? IT MAY HAVE BEEN SHORT ON NEWS, BUT IT WAS LONG ON BACK STORIES AND HOPE WITH A DASH OF TENSION. MANY THOUGHT THE MINING INDABA WAS FADING, BUT THE 26TH EDITION IN CAPE TOWN LAST MONTH WAS RARELY DULL IF YOU LOOKED HARD ENOUGH.

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Africa's 50 Most Powerful Women

This is a first-of-its-kind pan-african compilation of the continent’s leading women, drawn from business, politics, media, science, sports and public life, who are challenging the status quo and creating a trail on terrain where there was none. They are reshaping history, closing inequalities and pioneering new avenues of wealth creation and in turn, lifting others with them.

10+ mins

THE TRUST PRINCIPLE

South Africa’s KPMG boss Ignatius Sehoole on why ethical behavior must extend beyond working hours to all other aspects of life.

4 mins

THE FRENCH SILHOUETTE IN AFRICA

From glamorous Paris to gritty Johannesburg, Zazi Nyandeni arrived with $2,700 and updated sartorial skills to showcase haute couture on South Africa’s racks and runways.

4 mins

A DECADE OF GERT-JOHAN COETZEE

A fashion designer who believes you can never dream too big, Gert-Johan Coet-zee is revered as one of South Africa’s most celebrated designers; synonymous with his signature style, sophistication and panache.

3 mins

SOIL TOIL

A car accident made this graphic designer more grounded, and take to farming, tending to vegetables on a piece of land far from Johannesburg.

2 mins

The Talented Choir That Never Had A Music Lesson

From humble beginnings to the limelight in Hollywood, their success is for every ordinary African with big dreams and a bigger mission.

5 mins

The Five Trends To Future-proof Your Business

Some of these fads were slowly building in the previous decade, others are still nascent, but need your full attention to prepare your business for the times ahead.

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.