Category: Business

The property market is currently very active, driven predominantly by the historically low interest rate, says Tiaan Pretorius, a property consultant with Seeff Centurion. In this market, sellers may be tempted to increase their asking prices, but this can be a big mistake. The main draw card of your property is the price, so make […]

Pam Golding Properties has added another digital string to its bow with the launch of a new in-house division, Pam Golding Auctions, powered by BidX1. Says Dr Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group: “This new online auction initiative provides sellers with an additional, highly effective channel to market their homes to […]

It is with great honor that we will unveil the 2020 Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) global list, to highlight the positive contribution made by people of African descent in public and private sectors worldwide, at the 2020 MIPAD Recognition & Awards Ceremony. In response to the current global gender and racial equality […]

It has been six months since we officially started Combat COVID-19 Africa. Since our launch we have amassed over 5300 users and user organizations on our platform in over 208 cities globally. We started this platform with the simple mission of being the digital workspace for building socio-economic digital solutions aimed at alleviating the impact […]

Africa.com is convening thousands of leaders of African businesses, and the highest ranks of U.S. agencies that support African business, to present opportunities for growth through trade, investment and technical assistance. This virtual summit, Africa’s Portal to Doing Business with the United States, will take place virtually on October 14, 2020. The virtual summit, unprecedented in […]

The selected Africa tech ventures to pitch at the 8th Angel Fair Africa (AFA) have a 50/50 gender balance. They are: From Senegal Bayseddo led by Mamadou Sall and Kalpay, led by Ibrahima Kane; AgroInnova led by Amos Narh and Adi&Bolga led by Bola Oladeji both from Ghana; Kladika led by Muthoni Mwangi and Gift […]

The eighth edition of the Angel Fair Africa event, which brings together investors, accelerators and emerging businesses from the African continent with the aim of doing deals, will take place online on November 5. Chanzo Capital has partnered with Africa.com to make the event virtual. The theme of this year’s event is “doing deals in […]

Lockdown and the current economic recession have led to many companies cutting costs and furloughing staff, and vacancies are hard to come by.  If you are on the hunt for a job during this time, then you will need to be smart about it! Sanet Nel of Oxbridge Academy, a private college that serves more than […]

A critical driver of economic and social progress for Africa is infrastructure development. It underscores virtually all other productivity and growth objectives. Regardless of advancements made in other GDP activities, poor infrastructure acts as a “brick wall” standing in the way of rapid and impactful progress.  In addition, poor infrastructure has a negative impact on […]

The knock-on effects of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown are going to see a Black Friday like never before in November this year, which is good news for South Africans saving their depleted available spend for bargains that will yield great value. With retailers desperate to move unsold stock and resistance among shoppers to gather in […]