Nigeria: A Massive Electricity Supply Problem, Brave Decisions & Small but Innovative Successes
A more than daunting power supply problem… Let’s start with the facts. There are various estimates of Nigeria’s true population count, but it must be around 220 million – the largest market by population by far in sub-Saharan Africa. An installed electricity supply capacity of some 12 500 megawatts but production that varies between 4 000 MW […]
RWANDA: THE ‘SINGAPORE’ OF EAST AFRICA?
A country emerging from the deep dark … It’s the late nineties and I’m visiting Rwanda for the first time. I’m attending a COMESA conference and I tell the Rwandan delegate next to me how excited I am to be in his intriguing country and I mention that I will be visiting the Genocide Museum […]
Côte d’Ivoire: The ‘Jewel of West Africa’ Makes a Major Move from Agriculture to Mining
Once the ‘Jewel of West Africa’ I first visited Côte d’Ivoire way back in 1982. It was my first foray into West Africa and I was alone without any bookings and feeling pretty nervous. My anxiety was heightened by the chaos on my arrival at Abidjan airport – young ragged touts pulling at my […]
Ethiopia: Strong Privatisation Developments in Telecommunications, Logistics & Banking Sectors
Government making long-awaited privatisation moves When I led a large business mission to Addis Ababa in 2016, it was impressed on me by the government authorities whom I met then that state controls and monopolies, and limitations on foreign company involvement were prevalent. One state shipping company representative told me that exporters and importers must […]
Namibia: Business Implications from Major Oil & Gas Finds
There has been much media coverage of the relatively recent major oil and gas finds in Namibia. Let’s set the scene before discussing the resultant business implications. First, there were the announcements by Shell and TotalEnergies of the offshore discoveries in the Orange Basin of the Graf and Venus deposits respectively and now there is […]
Zambia: The Return of Anglo-American & Revival of the Mining Sector
The news that Anglo American has returned to mining activity in Zambia has drawn the attention of global operators and investors. The move came in the form of a joint venture with the junior exploration company Arc Minerals for participation in copper operations in the North-Western Province. The venture may be considered relatively tentative at […]
Operating your business in Africa?
Are you a project house requiring a team on the ground in Africa for 2-5 years, this is new territory for you and you are not up to date with local labour laws and tax legislation. Take away the stress of dealing with labour legislation so you can focus on your project and the delivery […]
ADS in Mokaikai – South Africa
We were in Mokaikai this past week, in the province of Limpopo, South Africa. The ADS team had 6 days exploring the Safari reserve of Mabula, encountering different animals and enjoying the Africa Skies. This adventure indeed made the team grow in spirit and made us all realise that we are human at the end […]
Why choose an outsourced Africa Payroll provider over a full-time Payroll Department?
We are all accustomed to the word ‘HR’ as being a significant part of an organization. However, a more interesting picture is the ability to outsource your payroll to a Partner within the region providing Payroll Solutions. An outsourced Payroll solution is where an employer, doesn’t have to face the daily demands of the employee […]
Importance of Compliance & How ADS can help you to achieve Compliance in the Payroll field
Everyone knows that Compliance means to comply with a certain list of rules and regulations. What is important to know is, what is meant by compliance in the corporate world and how compliance helps companies around the world to operate successfully in a fully compliant environment. I am Anisha Jhumun – Ubhee, Commercial & Compliance […]
