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South African grows IT business to 36 stores
written by Kate Douglas
In 2006, South African Luvuyo Rani opened an internet café in Khayelitsha, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town. This has...
Wally Amos Biography
Wally Amos was born on July 1, 1936, in Tallahassee, Florida. He started in the mailroom of the William Morris Agency and in 1962 became the...
Defying The Economy’s Headwinds, Many Businesses Continue To Post Huge Gains
This month, the September 2011 issue of Inc. magazine publishes its annual Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S....
Lenny Kravitz – the designer
Lenny Kravitz wooed us on the stage at the Superbowl on Sunday 1 Feb 2015. He had less than 2 minutes to show us...
Study Shows That, Duh, Everyone Watches Shows With Black Casts
Yes, white people like “Black-ish.”
By Zeba Blay
(first published 03/17/2017)
As if we needed anymore evidence to prove why diverse and inclusive entertainment is important, a new...
Scientific African
by Emmanuel Akinwotu
(first published Tue 10 Apr 2018)
Africa's unsung scientists finally get their own journal to spread research
Publication will highlight pioneering work of scientists...
A Kenyan eye clinic with a long vision
Kenya's Hurlingham Eye Care Services - a company founded in 2007 by three female doctors - started with small steps but with a long...
50 Cent Announces African Business Plan
n 2011, 50 Cent (Curtis James Jackson III) announced the debut of his new energy drink, SK (Street King). It was developed by the musician and...
Black Woman-Founded Start Up Closes $13M
The writer: Sequoia Blodgett
Date first published: 6 March 2019
Landit, a market leader in personalized career management, recently announced that it closed $13 million in...
Celebrating Black British Artists
by Molly Tresadern, Artuk.org
(first published 2nd October 2017)
In November 2016, the BBC ran a month-long ‘Black and British’ season. We highlighted ten black British artists with works in...
Africa - Economic News
Kevin Okyere, – takes his Ghana Oil Company to One Billion in value
About Kevin Okyere - The 38 Year-Old Entrepreneur Who Built A $1 Billion Oil Company In Ghana
by Mfonobong Nsehe
First published: Aug 27, 2018
Even in...
Precious Jewellery
The Precious Jewelry
Africa produces a wide range of gemstomes. See the article... Gems from Africa
Nowadays, the big carats of gems are displayed as top-one...
Gemstones from Africa
While diamonds are the gemstone most commonly associated with Africa, they are far from the only gemstones found in Africa. Africa is the home...
Gold Worth Billions Smuggled Out Of Africa
The writer: Davis Lewis. Ryan McNeill and Zandu Shabalala
Date first published: 24 April 2019
Billions of dollars’ worth of gold is being smuggled out of...
White Masks In Tunisia
The writer: Haythem Guesml
Tunisia has a problem with its African roots. Racial discrimination and xenophobia is outrageously commonplace for black Tunisians and African immigrants...
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