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Forbes has named 10 African companies among the world's best employers in 2026, with South Africa's Nedbank jumping 23 spots to rank 26th globally. Nigeria's GTBank is the only Nigerian firm to make the continental top 10, highlighting strong workplace cultures across Africa.
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A South African entrepreneur who started making ice cream in his backroom just landed a major supermarket deal days before competing for a R1 million business prize. Thando Volontiya's GQ Creamery caught Shoprite Checkers' attention through social media buzz alone.
The University of Johannesburg just launched PhytoMolecules, a new company that transforms locally grown plants into high-purity compounds for medicine, cosmetics, and food research. It's proof that African university research can build real businesses that create jobs and solve global problems.