Live and learn With a wingspan of up to 2.65m, vultures are often at high risk of electrocuting themselves on power lines, as their size means they can touch both live conductors simultaneously…. Read more
Growth spurt In just eight short years, the volume of Kenyan high net worth individuals (HNWI) rose by 60% from 5 300 in 2007 to 8 500 in 2015. They now have a combined… Read more
The big payback East African countries have started to broaden the revenue net in order to revisit an old problem: how to tax the informal economy. A report by Bloomberg states that the informal… Read more
We’ve got the power Around 60 000 jobs have been created across Africa thanks to the renewable energy industry. Half of these jobs are in South Africa, driven primarily by the country’s Renewable Energy Independent… Read more
Cold facts The humble potato could be the key to leveraging African farmers into the next phase of agricultural development: cold storage. A CNBC Africa report states that more than 40% of perishables harvested… Read more
