African Perspectives

Robin Banks is one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject of Mind Power and Personal Mastery. He is a highly sought-after international speaker and has spoken to CEO and Senior Management from global Fortune 500 companies. He has dedicated his life to the transformation of global consciousness and his ultimate desire is to empower people to take charge of their lives and create a brighter future for themselves, their community, their country and the planet. He is a prolific speaker and presenter and has an amazing ability to combine solid content with a humorous and dynamic presentation. People from all walks of life, from shelf packers to CEO’s, have been transformed and inspired by Robin’s presentations. He is continually being featured on radio and television shows, in newspaper and magazine articles, and video conferencing presentations. Robin has traveled and spoken extensively; he has mastered the art of communication and uses his gift of understanding group dynamics, to deliver a powerful an

Allon Raiz is regarded both locally and globally as a pioneer and maverick in the business-incubation industry. He is the founder and CEO of Raizcorp which, according to The Economist, is the only genuine incubator in Africa and which currently supports over 500 businesses. Allon is the author of two best-selling entrepreneurial books – Lose the Business Plan and What to Do When You Want to Give Up. He hosted the first national radio show on entrepreneurship in South Africa in 2004; wrote and hosted the first South African prime-time entrepreneurship reality television show; and created and published an ongoing entrepreneurial cartoon strip. Allon is currently hosting his sixth season of the popular The Big Small Business Show on Business Day TV and is a regular columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine. Allon is a co-founder of the Entrepreneurs’ Organisation South Africa and Rural Roots and is on the advisory and judging boards of numerous local and international NGOs and entrepreneurial awards. His passion for a

Organized by The South African Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, three international legends in the fields of Mind Power, Change, Growth, and Entrepreneurship came together in one venue to share their best advice ever in business and life generally. Allon Raiz is regarded both locally and globally as a pioneer and maverick in the business incubation industry. He is the founder and CEO of Raizcorp which, according to The Economist, is the only genuine incubator in Africa and which currently supports over 500 businesses. Robin Banks is one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject of Mind Power and Personal Mastery. He is a highly sought-after international speaker and has spoken to CEOs and Senior Management from global Fortune 500 companies. Michael Jackson has over 30 years of strategic business, marketing, and communications experience. Born in Britain, then London educated and trained in business strategy development and communication, he has worked personally for business leaders such as Richard Br

You cannot be the best “you” if you are do not know who you are and what you have. This book contains tips that you need on the journey of self-discovery. Having discovered yourself you need to tune in to your God-given purpose as it gives meaning to life. There are chapters dedicated to motivation and encouragement which is the fuel you need on your success journey. It provides nuggets on how to be organized and effective. Not only does this book help you to plan but it also gives you an urge to implement what you plan. May you be inspired to go to another level of performance in order to achieve superior results. Excellence in execution is a differentiator between those who live successful lives and those who fail to maximize their existence. Having this book in your hands is critically important having read it, implement what you have read and seen your life change. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africanperspective/support

15 – 17 May 2018 hosted in Lagos, Nigeria Radisson Hotel The time has come for African leaders and coaches to come together and accept that coaching belongs on the continent as one of the levers that can enhance leadership capability in all forms of organization existence. For the African continent to prosper, it should have prosperous regions. For African regions to prosper, they have to have successful member countries, and these countries should not only have great leaders, they should have great coaches. Leadership greatness begins with leadership coaching, in one form or another. In the African tradition, the healing profession and traditional authority are one such good examples of how coaching has made it possible to pass on, from one generation to another, the art and practice of same. Coaching is one of the cornerstones of indigenous knowledge systems. Modern schools of thought on coaching, borrow a lot from how our ancestors have always passed on the practice of any of their crafts through coaching

Africa Innovation Summit (AIS) under the patronage of President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and President Pedro Pires of Cabo Verde, taking place from 6th to 8th June 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda. The Summit will include an Exhibition by up to 50 African firms (start-ups and SMEs) to showcase innovations taking place on the continent. The AIS has partnered with Enterprise room, a transformation consultancy specializing in starting, sustaining, and accelerating businesses, to drive the sourcing and selection of up to 50 Innovations across the continent, to be showcased at the Summit. The CEO of Enterprise room, Tracey Webster, said “We are delighted to partner with the AIS and believe the innovations selected to be showcased at the Summit will have a unique opportunity to engage the right stakeholders when it comes to discussing and unlocking blockages in the eco-system that are preventing solutions from going to scale, or ideas being commercialized.” AIS firmly believes that the solutions are in Africa and innovators nee

As African Union members state gathers in the city of Kigali, Rwanda to sign a pact(AfCFTA) that will form the largest single market in the world. As far back as January 2012, Heads of state and the principals of the African Union adopted a decision to establish a Continental Free Trade Area by an indicative date of 2017. The Summit also endorsed the Action Plan on Boosting Intra-Africa Trade (BIAT) which identifies seven priority action clusters: trade policy, trade facilitation, productive capacity, trade-related infrastructure, trade finance, trade information, and factor market integration. With about 35 countries signing this agreement form the beginning excluding the most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa; this will create the largest single market globally, what does this mean for African businesses and the concept of 'Doing Business in Africa' African Continental Free Trade Area - What Does This Mean For 'Doing Business in Africa'? African Continental Free Trade Area - What Does This Mean For D

Oil prices fall this Monday morning as the US added Four new drilling points leading to higher output which is said to drive oversupply of the commodity in the coming days. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $62.14 a barrel at 0739 GMT, down 20 cents, or 0.3 percent, from their previous close. Brent crude futures were at $65.99 per barrel, down 22 cents, or 0.3 percent. Egypt which has become the prime territory for risk-hungry debt traders for the past 15 months, could be upstaged by other emerging markets as it begins to cut rates to spur the economy. Exxon Mobil Corporation is working in partnership Pakistan’s large businesses on a proposal to build and supply the country’s third import terminal for liquefied natural gas, according to the nation’s minister for maritime affairs. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africanperspective/support

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it is in talks with its Governors to unravel strategies that are effective and efficient in closing Africa’s $170 billion infrastructure investment gap. Nigeria’s External Reserves are steadily heading towards the $50 billion mark. About N658.56 billion was received by the Federal Government of Nigeria from oil and non-oil sectors, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Economic report. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africanperspective/support

About Three decades the concept of single aviation market was first proposed by the then 54-member African countries. Earlier this year 2018, during the first AU General Assembly in 2018, 23 African states, including South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya, have launched a single aviation market in a bid to boost connectivity, reduce fares and stimulate economic growth on a continent widely considered the most expensive and inconvenient to fly around. The first phase of the Single African Air Transport Market which officials hope it will eventually replicate the European or Asian Common Aviation Area, which allows airlines from member states to fly between any member state. Airline executives, as well as industry analysts, welcomed this move as a “seismic event” but cautioned that much more work was needed to create genuinely open skies in Africa. David hosted Mr. Miya, a Senior Manager: Government Strategy, Corporate Compliance, Consular Services and Document Procurement at Fragomen’s Johannesburg office, to disc

The role of mentorship (it takes a village to raise an entrepreneur) Entrepreneurship (and entrepreneurship education) has long been lauded as a solution to economic marginalization – a way to get disenfranchised young people in particular into the economy. African continent is rich in diversity – in language, culture, and perspectives – which has fostered innovation and creativity across a broad spectrum of categories – TechCrunch This modern-day scramble for Africa also has nothing to do with the colonization of African territory by European powers between 1881 and 1914 but is rather about the hunt for the Next Big Thing. From Cairo to Kigali, Cape Town to Lagos, Nairobi to Accra and Kampala to Dakar, tech hubs are rising faster than the cities that contain them. – Forbes Africa According to CEO Sundar Pichai, Google is committed to supporting African entrepreneurs; Google announced the Google Developers Launchpad Africa, a new hands-on comprehensive mentorship program tailored exclusively to startups bas

In the spirit of celebration, we join Africa Leadership Academy as they celebrate 10 years of developing and educating the new breed of young leaders in Africa. We are speaking to Amjab Bashir who is a member of the European Parliament and Tijani Babatunde Folawiyo is a Nigerian businessman. He is the managing director of Yinka Folawiyo Group; our conversation is about the current trends in Leadership across Africa from the perspective of a businessman and a politician. The Decennial Indaba brought together ALA alumni, staffulty, and alumni staffulty to the African Leadership Academy (ALA) campus to celebrate the community that has been built over the last 10 years and chart the course for ALA's future. ALA’s Indabas are gatherings for ALA community; they provide the perfect opportunity for members of the network to reconnect with old friends, meet other members of our community who share their passions, and renew our focus on the African continent. As 2018 marks ALA's decennial year, we are hosting the big

As Nigeria returns to Eurobond Market since February 2017, the demand attracted what DMO terms a 'peak order book' of more than $11.5 bln. The US$2.5bn offering divided equally between 12- and 20-year debt instruments, at rates of 7.143% and 7.696% respectively. The bond market remained scantily traded in today’s session. We, however, witnessed slight buys on the short end of the curve (2019s - 2022s) towards the close of market, as market players took positions in anticipation of a lower clearing rate on the 2021 bond at tomorrow’s auction. The Niger State government has applied for two oil blocks in a bid to turn it to oil-producing state. Against the background of periodic challenges with the supply and distribution of petroleum products, the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) approved the list of firms to be selected for the rehabilitation, operation and maintenance of its refineries at Kaduna, Warri and Port Harcourt last month --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/afric

The Democratic Republic of Congo joins Chad in negotiation for debt relief with trading partners; with the appointment of investment bank Lazard as an advisor. IMF has stopped Kenya from accessing a $1.5 billion standby credit facility last June after failing to agree with the government on a reduction of the fiscal deficit. Qatar injected roughly $43 billion into banks in 2017 after a Saudi Arabia-led boycott resulted in a drop in deposits. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africanperspective/support

The Nigerian National Assembly has requested the National Executive to submit an N800bn($2.208bn), the supplementary budget which it said to owe marketers in an attempt to end the lingering fuel scarcity across the country. World Bank to support Nigeria’s power recovery with $2.6bn. Nigeria external reserves to hit 54 months high of $45bn. Nigerian Stock Market Records 0.08% Gain as Market Breadth Closes Negative; Down by -1.13% Week on Week. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africanperspective/support

Salum Awadh is a renowned strategy and financial consultant based in Tanzania, covering the East African region, with about seven (7) years of experience in providing advisory services in the areas of business development, management, finance, investment, transactional advises, private equity and venture capital services, deal structuring, project management, risk management, socio-economic development, research and training. He is the Founder and CEO of SSC Capital, a Finance and Investment advisory firm offering solutions in funds management, private equity transactions, Crowdfunding corporate advisory, corporate restructuring, and M&A. The firm has recently launched an intermediary fund called EA Export Fund He has served a diversity of clients from the government institutions, corporate, international investors, SMEs and not-for-profit institutions in a variety of sectors in Tanzania. Salum also works as a transaction advisor helping Tanzanian companies to raise both equity and debt from regional and

The petroleum retail industry has evolved over the past three decades – in terms of structure, layout, ownership, and technologies. Processes are more streamlined through integrated process and systems, from mechanical DU, tank gauges, to electronic, automated Desktop Underwriter (DU) /Automatic Tank Gauging (ATG) and Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC), and integrated Point of Sale (POS), Back Office System (BOS) and Hours of Service (HOS). But the traditional forecourt model where the processes are manual is, once again, ripe for disruption. Take for example the process of filling up your tank and purchasing goods at the convenience stores. With technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and analytics, the possibilities are endless. If we have a look at macro-trends in the Retail Energy sector – including environmental concerns, new forms of biofuels, price pressures, and the advent of driverless cars – they are changing the game for fuel retailers. Our classic petrol fo

Pete da Silva – CEO of the Jasco Group- joins us to discuss why the time is right for companies to take proactive action and consider alternate energy solutions in order to lessen the company’s impact on the environment and importantly, save some money. Jasco has recently very successfully implemented a solution which has reduced their carbon footprint by 50% - So Pete offers useful advice in this discussion. The approval of the Carbon Tax Bill has been in the making for a while, with the most recent development being South Africa’s cabinet approval of the release to parliament. It may be finalized and gazetted sooner than we think. It is not only the ever-increasing cost of electricity that is driving companies in South Africa to rethink their energy consumption and strategies, but the imminence tax imposed on an organization’s carbon footprint is driving a greener thought process too. South African companies are going to have to adopt a new approach to energy conservation with the ultimate impact on clim

- Augmented/Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, and Chatbots take center stage - They’ll combine to radically change the ways in which we interact with the world - Business leaders must prepare for a very different reality in 3-4 years 2018 will see the continued advancement of some key technology realms: most notably in the areas of Virtual and Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and voice-enabled chat and Chatbot interactions. Each of these technology themes is at different levels of maturity on Gartner’s hallowed Hypercycle, with some poised to fall into the trough of disillusionment this year, while others already start their steady ascent upwards on the slope of enlightenment. Trying to analyze each technology theme on its own, however, is the wrong approach. These are evolutionary, not revolutionary changes – they coalesce into one another, feeding off each other’s developments, creating something entirely new. At those points where they conve

In 2017, The Nigerian Stock Exchange emerged as the world's 3rd best-performing stock market following the 43% year-to-date return recorded by the All Share Index during the year. The Stock Exchange on the 9th January 2018 maintained its impressive performance as the All Share Index rose above the 40,000 mark for the first time in three years, Specifically, the Index rose to 40,362.97 points yesterday from 39,849.65 points on Monday, the highest since October 2014. Market capitalization which opened at N14.181 trillion inched by N182 billion to close at N14.363 trillion. The volume of shares transacted rose by 27.52%, with 770.89 million shares valued at N7.89 billion traded in 7,395 deals as against the 604.53 million shares worth N16.17 billion exchanged in 5,769 deals previously. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africanperspective/support