AfricanBrains this month

Livin’ La Vida Locust Agriculture is a major source of livelihood for many Africans and Marc Mcilhone takes us into the creepy crawly side of the business. “One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered…

Ripe With $1 Trillion of Opportunities

Maize, Rice, Beef, oh my! Africa’s food market is currently valued at US$313 billion a year. It’s believed this could triple if farmers modernised their practices and had better access to credit, new technologies, irrigation and fertilisers. Africa is a…

Clarke Energy Africa

Power to the people Affordable and reliable power is hard to find in many African countries, even before you start considering its renewability. Award-winning UK company Clarke Energy seeks to change those odds by encouraging and enabling local companies and…

WVAMK

The Benchmark in Seed Potatoes Fifty years ago, a farmer named Theo Cook travelled back from Scotland to South Africa. With him, he had a white, smooth potato called the Up-to-Date, which is indigenous to the United Kingdom. He planted…

iXocel Solar

Electricity for all Technology developer iXocel Solar is lighting up homes and businesses across South Africa with its innovative solar electrification solutions. Much of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), a province of South Africa, is rural and without electricity, meaning many have to…

Constant Capital

Investing in Growth Constant Capital Partners is a leading pan-African financial services institution. It specialises in public equity sales, trading and research offering these services to global institutional clients, using its local expertise to drive success.  It also has corporate…

F Verbaan Construction

Generations of Building the Best During the past several decades F. Verbaan Construction has built itself a solid reputation for excellence in the construction of innovative buildings in South Africa. The history of the family-owned and operated Verbaan Construction spans…

Fairview Hospital

Modern medical marvels Fairview Hospital is a new institution which brings hope, innovation and, above all, ground-breaking treatment to the people that most need it. After years of preparation, the modern and greatly-anticipated Fairview Hospital opened its doors to a…