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3 weeks ago | 
forbesafrica.com | Chanel Retief
South Africa’s music industry is entering a new era of change and transformation. The country’s local artists doubled their earnings since 2022 by generating R400 million ($21.24 million) in royalties last year. According to music streaming service Spotify’s 2025 Loud & Clear transparency report, the “financial milestone” comes alongside explosive audience growth, with South African artists being discovered by first-time listeners over 1.1 billion times–a 55% increase since 2023.
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3 weeks ago | 
forbesafrica.com | Chanel Retief
Uganda has become the 19th country in Africa to introduce the malaria vaccine into routine immunization. “Today marks a historic turning point in Uganda’s fight against malaria. By integrating the malaria vaccine into routine immunization, Uganda is taking a bold step to protect its children, save lives, and secure a healthier future.
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4 weeks ago | 
forbesafrica.com | Chanel Retief
Last week, the country made history by becoming the only African nation with a female President and Vice President. The government also had 14 ministers sworn in on Friday, eight of which are women. On Friday, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as Namibia’s new President, becoming the country’s fifth.
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1 month ago | 
forbesafrica.com | Chanel Retief
The cultural phenomenon that it now is, since launching in 2016, TikTok has rapidly grown as a social media platform with an audience of over 2.1 billion users. About 25% of those users are between 18-24 years old, according to Exploding Topics, which analyzes millions of searches, conversations and mentions across the internet. This week, TikTok marked yet another milestone by expanding the parental and wellbeing tools designed to support families in fostering healthier digital habits for teens.
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1 month ago | 
forbesafrica.com | Chanel Retief
South Africans have responded to the implications of the budget speech while experts have noted the balance between fiscal consolidation and economic growth, though risks remain. South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered the country’s 2025 Budget Speech on March 12; and strong reactions followed the minister’s announcement of the 0.5% increase to Value Added Tax (VAT) for the current financial year.
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1 month ago | 
forbesafrica.com | Chanel Retief
At the 2025 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Awards, held as a glittering gala at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria on Wednesday, March 5, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), took home the 2025 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Lifetime Achievement Award, while the 2025 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Changemaker of the Decade Award was awarded to Arunma Oteh, Chairperson of the 124-year-old Royal African Society.
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2 months ago | 
forbesafrica.com | Chanel Retief
In November last year, Yemi Alade earned her first Grammy nomination in the 2025 Best African Music Performance category. That moment is already a major milestone for her. “If you had asked me this six [or] seven years ago, I would say that success for me, personally, is when I win the Grammy. Late last year, I got nominated for a Grammy, and that honestly was a chip on my shoulder. It was a sign to continue to be myself, my original self, irrespective of what the world might think.
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2 months ago | 
forbesafrica.com | Chanel Retief
With a career that began at a young age and as a woman who is no stranger to being in the limelight, Minnie Dlamini tells FORBES AFRICA that she believes in turning her challenges into opportunities. It’s a lesson that she only truly learned, now, in her 30s.
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2 months ago | 
forbesafrica.com | Chanel Retief
In 2022, Sheila Atim made her way to South Africa to film a movie that, to this day, has had a profound impact on her. It would explore themes like racism, gender-based violence, and female oppression, to name a few, and most of which still plague Africa today. It’s a story that Atim believes stands the test of time. Alongside award-winning actors, Viola Davis and Thuso Mbedu, the film is about a fierce, all-female warrior regiment that protects the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s.
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2 months ago | 
news.wine.co.za | Forbes Africa |Chanel Retief
Mitchells Plain, about a 20km-drive from Cape Town’s city center, is a small, densely populated area with its own array of social ills and issues. But for Kiara Scott, it is the place where she first fell in love with the idea of becoming a winemaker. “I grew up surrounded by – I am trying to find a diplomatic way of saying this – partying and people enjoying beer and hard liquor and all of those things,” Scott laughs.
