HARARE - Zvisinei Effective Zvirikuzhe is the 31-year-old woman who runs She Beauty Spa. Three years ago, when it began, the business was foremost an effort to generate income for a trust fund benefiting underprivileged women and children. But today the two-branch Harare enterprise also enjoys commercial success, offering manicures, pedicures, massages, waxings and facials to hundreds of clients. She Beauty Spa still puts a quarter of its revenues into the fund and employees once orphaned women who lacked the chance to get a full formal education.

KUMASI - Several global businesses have in the past decade placed their products or services on the Ghanaian market through various network marketing concepts. Though the concept has yet to fully blossom, there is a renewed interest in network marketing as local businesses experiment the membership pyramid scheme. Kofi Adu Domfeh has been taking a look at opportunities and possible risks in the industry. Mark Stevens, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Trévo, traveled from his base in the USA to get his product on the local Kumasi market.

DURBAN - Dan's country lodge has come a long way from the trading post of 1800's that it was before it was bought by the Pasiya family in 1969. The lodge was awarded the Emerging Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year Award (ETEYA) at the Tourism Indaba in Durban, South Africa.

CAPE TOWN – Five social entrepreneurs were named today Africa Social Entrepreneurs of the Year at the World Economic Forum on Africa, taking place in Cape Town, South Africa. The awards were conferred by Hilde Schwab, Chairperson and Co-Founder of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, in the presence of President Jacob G. Zuma, Donald Kaberuka, Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma, David A. Lipton, and Naveen Jindal. “Social entrepreneurs are an integral community of the World Economic Forum and an increasingly sought after one,” says David Aikman, a Senior Director at the World Economic Forum and Head of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. “

CAPE TOWN – With global population expected to grow to 9 billion by 2050 and more than 900 million people living in hunger, the demand for nutritious food is rapidly increasing. Acknowledging this need and the impact of hunger in Africa, the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) has named the AgriProtein team as its 2013 winner. The team of researchers and entrepreneurs will receive USD 100 000 for its innovative approach to nutrient recycling – a method that uses waste and fly larvae to produce natural animal feed. Selected from more than 900 applications from 45 countries, the AgriProtein team was recognized at the 2013 Innovation Prize for Africa Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner in Cape Town, South Africa.