FIKIRIA MAGAZINE

Aptiva AI’s founder receives a prestigious 2025 LIST Award, marking a defining moment for African-first artificial intelligence. A Defining Moment for African AI When John Arufandika walked onto the stage at the 2025 LIST Awards in Harare to receive the Emerging...

The auction floor wakes early. In the cool light before buyers crowd the lines, graders nod through stacks of flue-cured leaf and a district councillor from the Zimbabwe Tobacco Association (ZTA) answers a grower’s question about this week’s prices. The scene could be...

For more than five years, Evertol Associates has been quietly shaping the future of African entrepreneurship. From Johannesburg to Lusaka, from Harare to Maputo, the firm has walked alongside visionaries and business owners, ensuring that their dreams are translated...

When aspiring entrepreneurs think about starting or scaling a business in South Africa or the SADC region, many don’t realise that behind Evertol Associates stands a strategist whose influence has quietly steered R500 million+ (≈ $25 million USD) in ventures. That...

In an era when social media feels like the pavement beneath everyone’s feet, it’s easy to believe it won’t disappear under you. But time and again, businesses are learning the hard way: when platform rules shift, access to followers, content, and reach can vanish in...

At cabanga.africa/, we’ve always believed that every great cup of coffee - and every great business - starts with the right blend. For us, that blend has been media + agency: telling stories that matter while building digital engines that make small and medium...

In the political tapestry of post-independence Zimbabwe, few figures have navigated power, policy, controversy, and comeback quite like Saviour "Tyson" Kasukuwere. A former cabinet minister, party commissar, businessman, and farmer, his name evokes both spirited...

In a business world obsessed with growth, the back-office is often the last place people look. Strategy gets the headlines, marketing gets the budgets, and operations get the fires to put out. But somewhere between the invoices not sent, the forecasts not updated, and...

Some people wake up and make coffee. Entrepreneurs wake up and make choices. Whether you’re building an empire from your bedroom, running meetings before sunrise, or juggling spreadsheets with sippy cups, the way you start your morning sets the tone for everything....

In Africa's rapidly evolving digital space, businesses are increasingly turning to experts who can not only navigate technological advancements but also implement them at scale. John Arufandika is one such expert-bringing over 15 years of experience in digital product...

"Africa's future will not be built by tools borrowed, but by frameworks created." – Oscar Manduku-Habeenzu. In a region known for innovation, creativity, and rapid digital growth, Oscar Manduku-Habeenzu launched Fikiria Magazine in April 2020, not just to publish...

"In the absence of ethical content, influence becomes manipulation." – Oscar Manduku-Habeenzu. In a continent awakening to the power of digital media, Oscar Manduku-Habeenzu stands not only as a builder of platforms, but as a guardian of principle. For Oscar, digital...

"Africa doesn't lack ideas. It lacks systems that nurture them into movements." – Oscar Manduku-Habeenzu Oscar Manduku-Habeenzu was born in Lusaka, Zambia. Yet his impact has transcended borders, timelines, and traditional business models. He is the quiet force behind...

In an era where young talent is often lost in the noise, every so often, someone comes along who doesn't need to shout to be heard. James Taiwo Emmanuel, a soft-spoken yet fiercely determined sprinter and model from Lagos, Nigeria, is one of those rare individuals....