It is often opined that "Africa is the next frontier" of growth and development. Foreign direct investment and international projects in energy and finance are said to be the driving factors that will grow African markets. With this expected growth, it is clear that the continent has occupied the imagination of the global investment agenda. With this in mind, The Business of Africa Podcast was born. The podcast seeks to interrogate current and future investment prospects in an effort to connect the dots between growth and development. We ask questions that aim to build a rapport between the said investments...
Latest episodes
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22 min
Africa’s urban boom: Can development keep up
Oyebanke Abejirin from the UN Economic Commission for Africa explores the challenges of building sustainable cities amid Africa’s surging urban population.
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20 min
How AI is industrialising fraud
Attackers are operating at a scale and speed not seen before. Head of AI Compliance at Sumsub, Natalia Fritzen and Vice President of Sales at Sumsub Africa, Hannes Bezuidenhout out…
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16 min
Can AgTechs make Africa’s farmers more bankable?
The International Finance Corporation’s Aloui Maiga argues that there is a need to improve information logistics, financing, and services for farmers by digitising the value chain.
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18 min
Regional economic integration: The good, the curious and the possible
Arif Ishmael explains why efficient cross-border payments are key to unlocking Africa’s economic potential.
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18 min
From mining Africa's minerals to mining talent
Joshua Chimakula, founder of the Enterprising Regional Africa Network, bets on the continent's youth through 'agripreneurship'.
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20 min
The unseen industry powering Africa's growth
With the coatings and paint industry projected to grow by more than 30% in the coming years, Trevor Mutayi of Orr & Boss argues the continent must bolster reindustrialisation effor…
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20 min
The world economy: A tale of two shocks
Simon Brown, host of MoneywebNOW and founder of Just One Lap, unpacks the negative oil supply shock and the positive technology shock that shaped H1 2026.
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12 min
Agentic commerce – whose responsibility is it anyway?
The adoption of AI-driven trade is on the rise in Africa. Visa’s Irene Auma underscores the importance of building trust in a new era of commerce.
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12 min
The power of Africa’s youth population
From potential to positive real yield – ‘20th Century methods cannot be used to solve 21st Century issues' says Tsakane Zibi, a market analyst at Barloworld Equipment.
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28 min
Africa’s debt penalty: What happens when the music stops
'We are going to see a lot of pressure in the coming months,' warns Prof Patrick Bond of the University of Johannesburg.
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20 min
The economic sense of fighting malaria
'It’s about all of us coming together on this,' says Dr Chris van Straten of International SOS.
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24 min
Can Africa pull off its own economic miracle?
Mickale Vogel of the African Finance Corporation says domestic capital pools are growing but are still fragmented along national lines presenting a barrier that must be addressed.
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22 min
Global growth cools, delivering cold economic comfort for Africa
Kearabilwe Nonyana of PrimeXBT weighs in on the threat to remittances, living standards and food security, with the continent being more exposed to global shocks.
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27 min
The case for localisation in South Africa’s retail sector
More can be done to protect the sector from cheap imports
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23 min
The 'petro-dollar' and why Africa must boost its energy refining capacity
In the wake of the Middle East conflict, could US dollar hegemony be under threat? University of Johannesburg Professor Patrick Bond weigh in ...
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17 min
How DHL plans to spend R5.8bn in sub-Saharan Africa
Hennie Heymans, CEO of DHL Sub-Saharan Africa, breaks down the investment.
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21 min
Africa’s wealth story
From risk premiums to real returns
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19 min
The business of dirty money
Counting the cost of illegal financial outflows
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26 min
Just critical minerals
Driving sustainable development through the renewed minerals rush
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30 min
A new economic world order …
The race to build industries of the future heats up global power contest.