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A Funeral App? From Coffin To Amen In 30 Minutes

Lebohang Khitsane overcame his fear of graveyards to build a tombstone business.

Mind Blown By Drone At 16 Km/H

It’s the sport that takes you on a 160– kilometer-per-hour journey through the skies without having to leave your armchair. High-speed drone racing is taking offin Africa and has created at least one entrepreneur.

The Gliding Grace That Flies Without A Flap

There is something special about a light-mantled sooty albatross.

One Name, Two Investors, $4 Billion

He bounced back to build the $4.3-billion PSG empire. Now Jannie Mouton is not your average billionaire – he was fired from his own company, recovered to make a billion with his new company and believes the bad times in his country mean good times for investors. In his footsteps is his 41-year-old son, Piet, who has spent life embroiled in stocks and shares.

A Tale Of Two Presidents And One Phone Call To Freedom

A month before South Africa’s elections, one of the country’s leading political figures exposed a number of his former comrades for corruption with evidence to the Zondo Commission on State Capture. It was box office material, yet just another eventful period in the turbulent life of Robert McBride – guerrilla fighter, policeman and death row prisoner.

Packing Light In School Bags

Former South African rugby star John Mametsa provides alternative energy solutions for the state. With his wife Tumi, he says their future in the business is bright.

Consumed By Healthy Eating

The restaurant market still hungers for healthy options. This entrepreneur is feeding that need, serving earth-conscious customers and gym junkies.

The 4IR Strategy To Move Forward

SOUTH AFRICA HAS created the Presidential Commission on the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, chairs this commission and I am the Deputy Chairman. The commission consists of 30 members.

There Will Always Be A Need For Live Art

South African dancer Mamela Nyamza revived a 30-year-old dance festival to help local artists connect with the rest of the world.

Sweet Success

After her husband’s death, Popi Zolas abandoned her corporate career and took on a restaurant franchise, before immersing herself in the catering and confectionery business.

Fresh Start

Marygrace Sexton sold her orange juice company, then watched it start to spoil. A rescue operation was needed.

Uber's Secret Gold Mine

Uber Eats could make up a tenth of the ride-hailing giant’s revenue this year, impressive news for investors in its IPO. But well-capitalized rivals are already trying to tap the same vein.

The Multi-Sector Man From Madagascar

Ylias Akbaraly talks about his secret to success and his plans to take Africa with him..

Lifting The Heavy Veil On Wedding Costs

With pockets as deep as gold mines, how far are couples willing to go to have the picture-perfect luxe wedding?

The Bookstore That Erupted Like A Volcano

A gargantuan eight-storey second-hand bookstore in the heart of downtown Johannesburg, not far from the city’s hipster havens, has for over four decades stocked nostalgia and hidden treasures on its shelves. FORBES AFRICA stepped into the time capsule that is the Collectors Treasury.

The ‘X' Factor: The Vibe Of Democracy

On these pages, FORBES AFRICA’s photojournalists immortalize the tension and elation of the South African elections in May that saw the African National Congress win for the sixth time since 1994.

The Big Bank Theory

Three bankers who are shaping how banking will look in the next five years — one runs the new kid on the block; the other a bank that has risen from the ashes; the third is spearheading a traditional bank’s transformation in 11 African countries. A glimpse into the future of banking.

Pain, Poison And Potential

For a man who wanted to end his life at one time, it is quite ironic that Steve Harris is today one of Nigeria’s most successful life and business strategists.

Shopping For Ideas

Players, big and small, in Nigeria’s retail industry have no option but to adopt a raft of disruptive technologies to stay relevant in the big, booming demography.

Brokers Begone

Two industry outsiders are using AI and do-good marketing to make the centuries-old property insurance business millennial-friendly — and make themselves rich.

Swinging Fast

South African Justin Harding made almost a million dollars in the first four months of 2019. A sport often viewed as elitist and expensive is opening up across the continent offering greater access for players.

Beyond The Plumes Of Smoke The Weed Economy On A High

In September, South Africa became the third country on the continent to pass a ruling favoring cannabis. Last month, Canada fully legalized its use. The world of business and medicine is slowly awakening to its benefits, weeding fact from fiction.

Ivory Tower In The Cloud

Long the domain of seedy degree mills peddling debt-laden vocational training, online education is now a priority, and a profit center, at top-tier universities thanks to innovators like 2U Inc.

Two's Company

Two millennials, both FORBES AFRICA’s Under 30 alumni, born on the same day and with similar stories of entrepreneurship, are collaborating to disrupt industries and shape the future of Africa.

Crafts And Camaraderie On The Coast

Durban’s farmers markets are a magnet for consumers and small businesses alike, boosting the informal economy in the sunny South African city.

Champagne And Caviar In Private At 30,000Ft

The glamorous world of private jets is no longer the domain of the super-rich. Private aviation is set to soar in Africa as business keeps checking in.

Mud, Sweat And Tears

A recent soccer clinic in Soweto had former Liverpool F.C. player John Barnes coaching young girls to become the future stars of Africa.

The Social Capital

A traditional, informal means of saving, stokvel investment societies continue to bind communities in South Africa. Their currency is trust, and their capital a central fund that spawns new opportunities.

Trading On Technology

African capital markets are increasingly adopting disruption to make investing more transparent and accessible to a younger, tech-savvy generation, and thus see an increase in trading volumes.

Their Business Address: The World

Two entrepreneurs, time zones apart, are working on building blockchain tech and communities in a big office they call the world.