Teresa Clarke, the Chairman and CEO of Africa.com, is to be honored by Education Africa and Brand South Africa for her contribution to education. The gala event to be held in New York City on Monday, June 3, 2013, highlights several honorees in education and development and will also feature [...]
Have you ever wondered why Goldman Sachs hires English majors from Harvard? Is it because, during breaks from studying Chaucer, they spend their free time doing discounted cash flow analyses? Not likely. We all know the answer: Goldman hires them because they have Harvard on their resume! While we often [...]
Editor’s Note: March kicks off with elections in Kenya on the 4th. Starting with this article, we will be shining a spotlight on this East African country throughout the month. Over the next few weeks, we will delve into Kenya’s technology, youth and agriculture. Kenyan elections are here. The debate over jobs, wealth [...]
The signs of a long-term economic boom coming to Africa are all around. First, with a booming population whose average age hovers around 19, Africa has a potentially strong workforce that is both better-educated and healthier than previous generations. A recent McKinsey & Co. analysis indicates that Africa’s population may [...]
The Challenge of the GMAT While Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores of African examinees are typically lower than students in other world regions, they are not always so. African students are no less capable of performing well on the exam than those at comparable education levels elsewhere in the [...]
An ALB Thought Leadership Series In Africa, only 3 out of every 1 million people pursue an MBA. Globally, that number is more than 40 for every 1 million.* Consider the above statistic, and combine it with research done by BusinessWeek showing that within 10 years of graduation, nearly 1,500 MBA graduates [...]
Every year, December 1 is marked as World Aids Day—a day to raise awareness and highlight the plight of those living with Aids. When officially started in 1988, over 70,000 people were reportedly living with AIDS, and it was blamed for more than 20,000 deaths. Today, it continues to infect [...]
South Africa released the results of its matriculation exam this week. This exam, taken by all students after completion of their final year in high school, is a national test that provides a barometer on the effectiveness of South Africa’s educational system. In addition, entrance to university in South Africa is [...]
This week’s double Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) article is, well, not about FMCG but important in our series about the sector. The first part of this two-part article looks at education which is an investment opportunity that will support all growth in Africa, including FMCG. The second part will [...]
South Africa is known to have some of the best universities on the continent. Search any global university ranking and you’re likely to find at least two or three South African universities listed. There are many that don’t make the cut but we at Africa.com believe that South Africa offers [...]
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