Hello Africa!

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I decided this morning that I will be blogging every Wednesday about my reads of Africa as a continent and what it has to offer. Here are some insights that caught my attention this morning.....

Some unknown facts about South Africa's new finance minister, Nhlanhla Nene, He farms cabbages and sold life policies — 8 things you didn't know about Nhlanhla Nene,

The South African couple selling olive oil to the rest of Africa, Olive oil company learns that a good product means little if you can’t sell it,

Turning solid waste into opportunity, Tanzania: Solid Waste Can 'Grow Economy',

Africa's richest man has ambitious plans,  Africa’s Richest Man to Revive Dangote Cement London IPO,

Steinhoff’s (JSE:SHF) former chairman has something to cheer about, Wiese Sees Ray of Light After Losing Billions on Steinhoff,

A good time to visit Kenya? Kenya will issue African travelers visas on arrival,

Here is a good read on the impact electricity has on the people of Rwanda, How electricity changes lives: a Rwandan case study,

Africa's biggest supermarket chain, Shoprite Holdings (JSE: SHP), finds open doors in Kenya, Shoprite seizes opportunity in Kenya to ramp up Africa expansion, and finally

No computer, no problem for this resourceful teacher, The story behind the viral photo of a teacher in Ghana showing students Windows on a blackboard.

Hope you can all find some inspiration from these reads today!



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