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Jaco Maritz

@Jaco_Maritz

Entrepreneur. Founder of How we made it in Africa. Writer. Speaker. Author of HOW WE MADE IT IN AFRICA: THE BOOK

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Joined February 2012
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Helen Zille
@helenzille29 May 2023
That's what happens after almost 20 years of @Our_DA government. Can't happen overnight. Gradual progress to fix what the ANC broke, and then build a world class City. Well done to the many involved in achieving this.
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@Our_DA28 May 2023
💧The DA-run City of Cape Town has become the first city on the African continent to be added to the Leading Utilities of the World list. Receiving this global water and sanitation accolade confirms that DA governments are hard at work improving the lives of all residents.
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@elonmusk19 Mar 2023
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Discover the inspiring story of a Nigerian bread company that made it big in Canada! 🇳🇬🇨🇦🍞 Learn about their journey, challenges, and secrets to success. #NigerianBusiness #CanadianMarket #Entrepreneurship 👉 howwemadeitinafrica.com/how-…
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Business publication @MadeItInAfrica (howwemadeitinafrica.com) is seeking business writers based in South Africa. We are open to both full-time or freelance arrangements. Experience in biz journalism essential. Send me an email if you are interested. [email protected]
How we made it in Africa | Substack

How we made it in Africa | Substack

Learn from Africa’s most interesting entrepreneurs and investors. Click to read How we made it in Africa, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

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If you would like to know more about the How we made it in Africa backstory, listen below:
Terser Adamu (@TerserAdamu) profile pictureTerser Adamu@TerserAdamu14 Feb 2023
Listen to the 57th episode of the Unlocking #Africa #Podcast with @Jaco_Maritz of @MadeItInAfrica We discuss – How to Make It in Africa’s Business #Media Industry ow.ly/Z5L850MRLy1 #mediaindustry #MediaAfrica #DigitalMedia #africanstories #entrepreneurship
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#AVCA2023 Earlybird tickets have been released: bit.ly/3w7PhJu Why attend? 🌐 Network with 600+ Delegates from more than 50 countries around the world 🌐Discuss the most pertinent issues impacting the industry with 130+ Expert Speakers. youtube.com/watch?v=lpXFFexT…
22nd Annual AVCA Conference and VC Summit

22nd Annual AVCA Conference and VC Summit

The AVCA Conference is in Nairobi this year!

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My favourite How we made it in Africa articles from 2022. #5 E-commerce in Nigeria: Founder of #Drinks.ng shares lessons learnt. Read here: howwemadeitinafrica.com/e-co…
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Morning (brunch) run in Lome, Togo. Too hot! Besides doing actual business, I believe running is the best way to learn a city. Looking forward to tomorrow's AFRICA FINANCIAL INDUSTRY SUMMIT @africaceoforum @IFCAfrica
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Oganomics is complex. It is responsible for most of Nigerian corruption. This is the article I wrote below. link.medium.com/nNooALJjgtb

Ogaship and Oganomics

Another Nigerian phenomenon

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Ngozi Dozie
@ngozidozie14 Sep 2022
0) After a decade of building @get_carbon, I thought it would be fund to share a few facts that are not widely known. Its been a wild ride and a book must come out at some point but for now, maybe just a few titbits!
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Nyanza Light Metals has announced that @africa_finance has become a co-developer and early stage investor in its 80,000tpa titanium dioxide pigment plant in South Africa. @AthariCapital acted as the lead transaction advisor to Nyanza Light Metals.
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Starting and growing a sportswear/atheleisure brand in #Nigeria. Interesting article by @jamestorvaney
HowWeMadeItInAfrica (@MadeItInAfrica) profile pictureHowWeMadeItInAfrica@MadeItInAfrica14 Aug 2022
Ugo Udezue (@UdezueUgo) founded Nigeria-based sportswear company @AFASports, short for ‘Africa for Africans'. In this article he talks about market dynamics in the local sportswear industry, the company’s marketing strategy, and much more. Read here: howwemadeitinafrica.com/this…
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This NBA agent moved back to #Nigeria to build a sportswear brand 🇳🇬 Read more: buff.ly/3vWz4Hm Mentions: @UdezueUgo @AFASports
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@paulg31 Jul 2022
A company asked why it was so hard to hire a good writer. I told them it was because good writing is an illusion: what people call good writing is actually good thinking, and of course good thinkers are rare.
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Thinking outside the box: Five innovative business models in Africa howwemadeitinafrica.com/thin…
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Exporting chillies from #Rwanda: How this entrepreneur built her business @AfrifoodsRw. Read the full article here: howwemadeitinafrica.com/expo…
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Thanks for the support @mikalucas3! book.howwemadeitinafrica.com
Mika Lucas N.E (@mikalucas3) profile pictureMika Lucas N.E@mikalucas325 Apr 2022
Reading Twapewa kadhikwa's inspirational story in the book How We Made It In Africa by @Jaco_Maritz 🇳🇦🇳🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 .🔥🔥🔥
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How we made it in Africa is seeking experienced, part-time editors. Strong writing and management skills a must. We are looking for people with a genuine interest in Africa and business. More info here: buff.ly/349ziQK #journalismjobs
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Feels a bit like Africa Rising 2.0, with the emphasis on tech this time around.
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And the West thinks it is somehow moral to destroy our summer tourism season, which employs thousands, for a variant no one knows anything about. news24.com/fin24/economy/sa-…
SA hits record unemployment rate | News24

SA hits record unemployment rate | News24

The expanded unemployment rate - which includes discouraged work seekers who have given up looking for work - increased by 2.2 percentage points to 46.6% in the third quarter.

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