- The number of annual prostate cancer diagnoses is expected to roughly double by 2040, according to a study published Thursday in The Lancet medical journal, with the number of annual deaths attributable to the disease expected to rise by 85% in the same amount of time—an increase driven by lower-…
- Emerald Group Expands African Media Footprint with Strategic Investment in Forbes Africa In a move signalling a significant expansion of its media interests in Africa, the Emerald Group, through Media54—its subsidiary focused on English-speaking African countries—has acquired a 40% equity stake in…
- Leading the way in youth empowerment and change is Zuriel Oduwole. She shares the story of her humble beginnings and the lessons she’s learned since. Over a decade ago, at 10 years old, Zuriel Oduwole already proved to the world that age is just a number. Now, 10 years later, that statement still…
- TOPLINE Global life expectancy rose by 6.2 years between 1990 and 2021, driven by reductions in deaths from diarrhea, lower respiratory infections, stroke and ischemic heart disease—but the world faced significant setbacks due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new study by the Lancet. KEY…
- A record year for ten-figure wealth has left the billionaire class bigger and richer than ever. hat a year it’s been for the planet’s billionaires, whose fortunes continue to swell as global stock markets shrug off war, political unrest and lingering inflation. There are now more billionaires than…
- We have featured Under 30s and Over 50s but for the first time, FORBES AFRICA profiles women excelling in their 30s and 40s. From musicians and actors to business leaders and tech entrepreneurs, we shine the light on a small cross-section of trailblazers, disruptors and decision-makers in Africa in…
- TOPLINE Microsoft will split up its workplace messaging and video calls app Teams from its Office platform globally, the company told Reuters early on Monday, mirroring a move it undertook in the European Union last year as it attempts to avoid being penalized by the bloc’s antitrust regulators.…
- Five years ago, I couldn’t imagine asking boards and business leaders whether robots would one day run their companies. However, the massive increase in awareness of the potential of large language models is forcing executives to explore how to use robots and artificial intelligence in day-to-day…
- Nigeria’s musicians are leveraging digital technologies effectively to achieve global fame. FORBES AFRICA tunes into the latest smash hits showcasing the ascent of the Afrobeats genre. Insufficient internet infrastructure and piracy issues aside, Nigeria’s musicians are riding the digital wave,…
- TOPLINE Altimmune’s experimental weight loss drug pemvidutide minimized the loss of muscle mass while losing weight, mimicking the effects of diet and exercise, according to the results of a small trial by the company, amid efforts by biotech firms to study how increasingly popular weight-loss…
- Story curated by Chanel Retief and Nicole Pillay Art Direction: Lucy Nkosi Photography: Katlego Mokubyane ; Assistant: Sbusiso Sigidi Styling: Deneal Van Wyk; Outfits supplied by Fashimo Styles Studio, Ukara, Suited For Her and Preview Accessories Hair & Makeup:Vanessa Unamaca, MakoleMade…
- SA20 Commissioner and former South African cricketer Graeme Smith on the ambition to create the biggest league outside of India, and why putting on a show off the pitch is as important to attract a new audience. South Africa has the potential to create the biggest Twenty20 domestic competition…
- Story curated by Chanel Retief and Nicole Pillay Art Direction: Lucy Nkosi Photography: Katlego Mokubyane ; Assistant: Sbusiso Sigidi Styling: Deneal Van Wyk; Outfits supplied by Fashimo Styles Studio, Ukara, Suited For Her and Preview Accessories Hair & Makeup:Vanessa Unamaca, MakoleMade…
- TOPLINE A Binance executive detained in Nigeria last month escaped from custody over the weekend, as the West African country filed charges of tax evasion against the cryptocurrency exchange and some of its executives in the latest public scandal for the firm. KEY FACTS Binance executives Tigran…
- Human digital twins are quickly moving beyond manufacturing and into the medical world – advancing cancer care, speeding up drug development, personalizing clinical trials, and much more. “You have cancer!” is one of the most terrifying sentences a person will ever hear in his/her lifetime yet it’s…
- Media Challenge Initiative, or MCI, lives on the 4th floor of a blocky, unassuming shopping center in Kabalagala, a busy Kampala district named after the toothsome cassava and banana pancakes sold by the city’s street vendors. Kabalagala is the kind of humble, honest treat – an African soul food –…
- TOPLINE The Islamic State group took responsibility for a Friday attack on a Moscow area concert hall that left at least 40 dead and about 100 injured, according to multiple outlets, a claim confirmed by U.S. officials and Russian media. KEY FACTS A branch of ISIS based in Afghanistan and known as…
- Kate Middleton is in the early stages of chemotherapy treatment after a cancer diagnosis, the Princess of Wales confirmed in a new video Friday, the first major update provided on the princess’ health since the palace first announced in January she would undergo a surgery and be out of the public…
- TOPLINE After posting its best day on Wall Street in four months Wednesday, shares of Paramount Global fell Thursday after a report indicated the media conglomerate’s controlling shareholder might not be interested in a reported $11 billion deal for the company’s major film studio. KEY FACTS Shares…
- Food is the future and these proactive startups are focused on shifting agricultural practices to prepare for what is to come. Agriculture has always been a core component of Africa’s economic viability. And where it’s estimated that 140 million people in Africa face acute food insecurity, the…
- A new era in satellite technology offers space-down insight. Here are some fascinating world views. Who would have thought that over 50 years later, the space race would be back on? And this time, every country with a space program seems to have their eye on the moon’s south pole. Between the…
- TOPLINE Federal Aviation Administration chief Michael Whitaker criticized Boeing’s safety culture in an interview with NBC, arguing the company has prioritized production rather than safety, the latest criticism levied at the aircraft manufacturer following a January incident in which a Boeing 737…
- TOPLINE Bitcoin slumped to its lowest price in weeks Tuesday, as the world’s largest cryptocurrency’s all-time high achieved last week looks to be fleeting. KEY FACTS Bitcoin fell 7% to below $63,000 by 2 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time (10 a.m. EDT), the time zone typically used for cryptocurrencies as…
- Nigerian media mogul Mo Abudu is collaborating with pan-African financial institution African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) through its Creative Africa Nexus to produce a short film directed by Hollywood actor Idris Elba and starring music icon Seal. In a move to empower and foster Africa’s…
- TOPLINE Apple is discussing a potential deal to integrate Google’s artificial intelligence platform Gemini into the iPhone, Bloomberg reported Monday, in what could be a major deal between the rival tech giants and impact the wider AI industry. KEY FACTS According to Bloomberg, Apple is holding “…
- Quantum security in Africa may not be as advanced as in other regions, but it is recognized as an important facet of computation in the future. “Right now, quantum computing is where classical computing was in the 1960s.” Quantum is about to change how computers are used to attack. No, it’s not…
- Globe-trotting billionaire Mo Dewji made a fortune in East Africa selling palm oil, rope, and soda. Now he claims to have the recipe for transforming Tanzania into an agribusiness powerhouse. Puffing on a nicotine vape and seated on a white leather chair in his $50 million home in Dubai, Mohammed “…
- “Rassie sets the tone around the culture of the group. I am close with Felix Jones, and he just said to me the pleasure when you are with the Springboks is working with the players.” South Africa have bolstered their attack and defence coaching as they go in search of a ‘three-peat’ and a hattrick…
- As language models like ChatGPT and Gemini have ushered in a new age of AI in Silicon Valley, the world’s most powerful tech companies are looking ahead to drug discovery and digital biology. As Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang scanned the audience at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference this January in San…
- Niger designer Alia Baré, also the daughter of a former president, is working to weave together a positive narrative of her country through fashion. From gracing the runways of Joburg Fashion Week for African Fashion International (AFI) in South Africa to unveiling her latest collection in Lagos,…
- TOPLINE Here’s how the controversial new TikTok ban—which passed the House—would work, its chances of passing the Senate and which American companies could potentially purchase the app and avoid a full TikTok shutdown in the U.S. KEY FACTS The bill will now move to the Senate, where it faces an…
- In 1849, Jean-Baptiste wrote “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” – “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Apparently, turbulence doesn’t change reality but embeds it. I don’t agree when I see what’s happening in Africa today. A continent long battered and bruised by exogenous…
- The current estimated value of 11 leading private fintech startups shows declines as high as 79%. But a few have started to recover. Back in November 2021, as the market for venture capital funding of fintech companies was peaking, San Francisco Bay Area bill-payment startup Tipalti raised $270…
- In a recent study conducted by Kuda, a Nigerian fintech, it was revealed that Generation Z in Nigeria exhibit a unique financial behavior compared to older demographics, preferring saving over investing. Analyzing a sample size of 774,532,224 transactions from 2023, Kuda found that while Gen Z…
- TOPLINE Microsoft says that the Russian-linked group known as Midnight Blizzard or Nobelium has made repeated attempts to access Microsoft’s systems in recent weeks, escalating its efforts against Microsoft since the company first disclosed in January that Midnight Blizzard had accessed some of its…
- At the 2024 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Awards, held at the Emperors Palace in Johannesburg on Friday, March 8, African stateswoman and South Africa’s former first lady Graça Machel took home the 2024 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Lifetime Achievement Award. Machel dedicated the award to women both past and present…
- TOPLINE Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk on Thursday teased a potential successor to its blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy, the latest in a line of next-generation obesity treatments in development as consumers flock to the powerful drugs and competitors including Eli Lilly, Pfizer and an array of…
- TOPLINE X, formerly known as Twitter, experienced a 30% drop in usage from 2023 to 2024, according to a study from Edison Research that clashes with favorable traffic metrics shared by the social media platform’s billionaire owner, Elon Musk, and CEO Linda Yaccarino. KEY FACTS The data, which is…
- Chess unveils a boundless realm of imagination and possibility — a canvas where each match paints a unique tale of conflict and conquest, where kingdoms clash in a dance of uncertainty until the final, decisive moment. FORBES AFRICA takes a look at an NGO championing the game on the continent. In…
- Afrobeats took center stage in 2023’s global music scene. Major award ceremonies, including the MTV Video Music Awards, introduced new categories recognizing the success of Afrobeats artists, notably elevating Adedamola ‘Fireboy DML’ Adefolahan. His collaboration with Jon Batiste and Jon Bellion…
- TOPLINE Drinking more than 67 ounces of sugary or artificially sweetened beverages a week may increase the risk of developing atrial fibrillation—an irregular heartbeat—but organic fruit juices without added sugar may decrease this risk, according to a new study. KEY FACTS Participants who drank…
- Healthcare workers’ selfies are being used to sell unproven medical treatments to the app’s enormous global audience. And in the Wild West of loosely regulated supplements, many brands are profiting. Malinda Weekly saved a life last week. As an emergency room nurse in Chicago, she helped treat a…
- With a growing youth population, the African continent could find itself on the path towards a bright future. However, this may only become a reality if the continent is able to provide widespread upskilling initiatives and tangible employment prospects. The International Labour Organization…
- Change Starts Now (CSN), the political initiative led by former FirstRand Group chair Roger Jardine, has decided not to contest the 2024 national and provincial elections. This announcement came just days after the party unveiled an ambitious manifesto in Kliptown, Soweto, proposing sweeping…
- Story curated by Chanel Retief and Nicole PillayArt Direction: Lucy NkosiPhotography: Katlego Mokubyane ; Assistant: Sbusiso SigidiStyling: Deneal Van Wyk; Outfits supplied by Fashimo Styles Studio, Ukara, Suited For Her and PreviewAccessories Hair & Makeup:Vanessa Unamaca, MakoleMade Location…
- Elon Musk’s lack of transparency in updates about his brain implant company Neuralink flouts scientific and ethical norms, raises questions about patient safety and risks setting back the entire field of neurotechnology, experts told Forbes, after the billionaire touted early success in the company…
- Amid economic challenges, the country latest budget speech draws critical analysis from economist Dawie Roodt, shedding light on the fiscal strategies’ impact on economic growth and the path ahead for the nation. In an era marked by economic turbulence, South Africa’s fiscal policy comes under…
- Internal privacy experts worried that not having a corporate records retention policy could violate U.S. and EU laws. Years later, the company still doesn’t have one. TikTok’s parent company ByteDance may have broken laws in the U.S. and EU because it has no internal corporate records retention…
- FORBES AFRICA had a unique opportunity to check this out and more at MWC Barcelona. From robotic dogs to dancing humanoids and baristas on-demand, you didn’t know where to look at mobile technology trade show, Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona, being held at the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via in…
- Handshake is creating a social media-style feed for its popular jobs platform for college students, adding video tools for employers to match less buzzy companies with young job seekers—and connect with a generation that lives by the medium. On TikTok, there are more than 2.6 million posts with the…
