2020-04-01 Forbes Africa

• VOLUME 10 NUMBER 3

CONTENTS

FORBES AFRICA

COVERSTORY

FOCUS

CoverimagebyMotlabanaMonnakgotla

22 | LeadingTheCharge

As 2020 ushersina newdecadeanda newset

ofdauntingchallengesfortheworld– climate

change,thecoronavirus– it’sallthemore

imperativethattheworld’syoungestcontinent

risestothecrisesandseesopportunitieswhere

therearenone.Thesearethemenandwomen

forgingaheadwithcredible,creativeand

profoundstrategiestoshapeourtomorrows.

CelebratingsixyearsoftheFORBESAFRICA

30 Under 30 list,theyarethecontinent’s

revolutionarythinkersrevitalizingideasand

industrieswithfreshbusiness models and

innovativeleadership.

By Karen Mwendera

08 | EDITOR’S NOTE

RenukaMethil

10 | PUBLISHER’S NOTE

RakeshWahi

12 |LEADERBOARD

16 | TestingTimes

ForAfrica’stwobiggesteconomiesalready

sufferingailinggrowth,Covid-19 has checked

inata vulnerabletime.

ByGodfreyMutizwa

18 | HowTo PrepareYour

BusinessForTheContagion

Withstockmarketsinsteepdecline,countries

inquarantine,andcasesofCovid-19rapidly

spreadingaroundtheglobe,businesseshaveno

choicebuttopreparefor this raging pandemic.

BySamanthaSteele

20 | Hands-OnApproach

Thehygieneindustryhasreceiveda shotinthe

armwiththerecentpandemic.Withemptying

retailshelves,smallbusinessisalsocomingto

theaidwithinnovativesanitizing ideas.

By Motlabana Monnakgotla

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