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  • 13 May 2020
  • Video

Cas Coovadia

 Cas Coovadia, the long-running Managing Director of the Banking Association South Africa, discusses his transition from being a political activist opposing banks during the era of apartheid, into a strong... View Details
  • 12 Mar 2020
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Robert Brozin

Robert Brozin, the co-Founder of Nando’s, a South African-based restaurant chain specializing in Portuguese food, describes the distinctive corporate culture based on diversity, respect and fun.

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  • 12 Mar 2020
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Robert Brozin

Robert Brozin, the co-Founder of Nando’s, a South African-based restaurant chain specializing in Portuguese food, discusses how after building his business he sought a greater purpose, and found this purpose in... View Details
  • 12 Mar 2020
  • Video

Robert Brozin

Robert Brozin, the co-Founder of Nando’s, a South African-based restaurant chain specializing in Portuguese food, discusses the challenges of starting his business during the apartheid regime before 1994, and... View Details
  • 12 Nov 2019
  • Video

Sizwe Nxasana

Sizwe Nxasana, the founding partner of SizweNtsalubaGobodo, the largest Black accounting firm in South Africa, as well as the former CEO of Telkom and FirstRand Group,describes the growth of... View Details
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Simone Leigh Sentinel (Mami Wata) 2020-21 | About

takes as inspiration the figure of Mami Wata, an animistic deity that is celebrated throughout Africa and the African diaspora, including the United States, the Caribbean, and Brazil. Mami Wata is expressed in unique ways and called... View Details
  • 20 May 2016
  • Op-Ed

World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics

When it comes to emergency preparedness for pandemics, the World Health Organization is falling short. It has not provided prompt and clear leadership to the world in combating either the Ebola or Zika viruses. Its leadership has been low energy, its representatives... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch; Health
  • 03 Dec 2012
  • HBS Case

HBS Cases: Against the Grain

Corruption doesn't announce itself with a capital C. It is subtler and thornier than that—as one HBS student found out the hard way during a recent summer internship in Tanzania. In a new case detailing his experience, the student struggles to navigate the systemic... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage
  • 29 Mar 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

An Exploration of Luxury Hotels in Tanzania

Keywords: by Diego A. Comin; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 03 Apr 2009
  • Working Paper Summaries

Applying the Care Delivery Value Chain: HIV/AIDS Care in Resource Poor Settings

Keywords: by Joseph Rhatigan, Sachin Jain, Joia S. Mukherjee & Michael E. Porter; Health
  • 25 Jan 2008
  • Working Paper Summaries

What Do Non-Governmental Organizations Do?

Keywords: by Eric D. Werker & Faisal Z. Ahmed
  • Research Summary

Can Gambling Increase Savings? Empirical Evidence on Prize-linked Savings Accounts

This paper studies whether prize-linked savings (PLS) accounts, which offer random, lottery-like payouts to account holders in lieu of risk-free interest, can aid individuals in increasing savings levels by adding the chance to “win big.”  Using micro-level data from... View Details
Keywords: Lottery; Banking; Saving; Commercial Banking; Africa
  • March 2018
  • Article

Financing the African Colonial State: The Revenue Imperative and Forced Labor

By: Marlous van Waijenburg
Although recent studies on African colonial tax systems have deepened our understanding of early fiscal capacity building efforts in the region, they have largely ignored the contributions from a widely used but invisible source of state revenue: that of labor... View Details
Keywords: Colonial Institutions; Labor Coercion; Taxation; Africa
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van Waijenburg, Marlous. "Financing the African Colonial State: The Revenue Imperative and Forced Labor." Journal of Economic History 78, no. 1 (March 2018): 40–80.
  • February 2014 (Revised December 2015)
  • Supplement

Mara Group (B)

By: Eugene Soltes and Sara Hess
Mara Group is a rapidly growing Pan-African conglomerate run by its entrepreneurial CEO Ashish Thakkar. The case explores Thakkar's decision on which African markets to expand operations into. View Details
Keywords: Telecommunications Manufacturing; Business Ventures; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Pulp and Paper Industry; Real Estate Industry; Shipping Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Africa
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Soltes, Eugene, and Sara Hess. "Mara Group (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 114-061, February 2014. (Revised December 2015.)
  • November 2012
  • Supplement

Bharti Airtel in Africa/Sunil Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Airtel

By: Krishna G. Palepu
Remarks by the Chairman of Bharti Airtel about the company's expansion into Africa. View Details
Keywords: Mergers &Acquisitions; Innovation; Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Emerging Markets; Innovation and Invention; Africa
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Palepu, Krishna G. "Bharti Airtel in Africa/Sunil Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Airtel." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 113-702, November 2012.
  • March 2009
  • Teaching Note

Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll: The MTV Approach to Tackling HIV/AIDS (TN)

By: Tarun Khanna, Sonali R. Bloom and David E. Bloom
Teaching Note for [709429]. View Details
Keywords: Advertising; Emerging Markets; Health Pandemics; Announcements; Social Issues; Customers; For-Profit Firms; Business Strategy; Infrastructure; Multinational Firms and Management; Music Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Africa
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Khanna, Tarun, Sonali R. Bloom, and David E. Bloom. "Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll: The MTV Approach to Tackling HIV/AIDS (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 709-454, March 2009.
  • June 1999
  • Supplement

Adesemi Communications International: African Communications Group

By: John A. Deighton and Anita M. McGahan
Presents a May 1999 interview with CEO Monique Maddy and CFO Lome Lague that updates the case and describes plans for the future. View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Communication Technology; Telecommunications Industry; Africa
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Deighton, John A., and Anita M. McGahan. "Adesemi Communications International: African Communications Group." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 799-504, June 1999.
  • Portrait Project

Ron Babalakin

Growing up, film and TV was like food and drink. My mum used media to feed us lessons about world cultures and life’s complexities. She showed me The Gods Must Be Crazy – a film about a Kalahari bushman whose life turns upside down when he first encounters a glass... View Details
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Bahia El Oddi

“Bahia! Let’s climb this tree together!” Mehdi shouted from the other side of the garden. We raced to climb the tree as fast as possible. “Nasty kids! Stop it! It is forbidden!” As always, the gardener was running behind us. Nasty kids – and proud of it. As an only... View Details
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Adil Seetal

Before he even made the move from his home in Mauritius to Oxford University, Adil Seetal had already established his major: engineering. While he liked the analytical part of engineering, Adil "missed the interaction with people. I wanted something fast-paced and... View Details
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