Author: The Editorial Team

JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Twenty-five years after the African National Congress ended apartheid, it faces being brought down by an increasingly young and urbanized electorate.  In the South African township where Nelson Mandela joined the struggle against apartheid, Lordwick Nxumalo is reduced to hustling for a living. Each day, he and other young jobless men of Soweto hang around on Walter Sisulu Square, waiting to take passport pictures for documents like driving licenses….

Franchise opportunities – Africa’s economy will grow faster than any other continent’s over the next five years and flexible working is a huge part of that future International Workplace Group (IWG plc) this month announced the expansion of the first flexible office space franchise opportunity in Africa. The company is currently seeking driven multi-brand franchise operators, landlords, private equity firms and high net-worth individuals to seize the opportunity to buy into the lucrative flexible working…

NEW YORK (Capital Markets in AfricaA) – Oil prices will rise over the next few months as global inventories shrink, before declining in 2020 as trade-war induced demand woes return to haunt the market, according to UBS AG. The Swiss bank sees Brent crude climbing to $65 a barrel in three months, around 8% higher than current levels, it said in a note by analysts including Giovanni Staunovo. However, the global benchmark will drop to $63 in six…