Skip to content

Africa Thinks Here

SourceVusi Thembekwayo · first published 2026-01-30Watch on YouTube

Cabanga TV / Intellectual / Frameworks & Theory

The Only 5 Sales Strategies You Need in 2026

15:25Frameworks & TheorySouth Africa

Vusi Thembekwayo lays out the five sales strategies he says a business needs, reframing selling as a disciplined system rather than a talent some founders simply lack.

On iPhone or iPad: tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.

Keep readingRead Cabanga MagazineOn-the-ground business intelligence in South Africa and Eswatini.Read Cabanga Go deeperBookshelfBooks by Cabanga contributors and others, online and on shelves in five countries.Visit Bookshelf

More from Frameworks & Theory

Intellectual · The thinking behind the doing.

All of Intellectual

Intellectual · Frameworks & Theory

Panel. Made for Africa: innovative business models for growth, jobs and a sustainable future

An Economist Impact panel asks how business models made for Africa, from agriculture to e-mobility, can drive growth, create jobs and advance a sustainable future across the continent.

via Economist Enterprise - Events

Intellectual · Frameworks & Theory

Virtual Masterclass: Design Thinking & Business Model Innovation

An African Social Enterprise Workshop masterclass teaches design thinking and business-model innovation, giving social entrepreneurs a structured method for building sustainable ventures.

via African Social Enterprise Workshop (ASEW)

Intellectual · Frameworks & Theory

Sustaining Disability Innovation in Africa: A Roundtable on AT, Access, & Investment

At the Inclusive Africa Conference, a panel tackles affordability, market access and investment in assistive technology, asking how to sustain disability innovation across the continent.

Intellectual · Frameworks & Theory

How Traditional African Markets Inspired Modern Business Strategy: From Oja to E-Commerce

African System argues traditional markets, from the Oja to the modern marketplace, shaped business strategy long before corporate boardrooms, drawing lessons for today's e-commerce.

via African System

Intellectual · Frameworks & Theory

FHS Africa Podcast Episode 91: TUI Blue's Growth Strategy Across Africa

The FHS Africa podcast dissects TUI Blue's growth strategy across African markets, using a hospitality brand's expansion to show how firms sequence entry into new countries.

Intellectual · Frameworks & Theory

Africa's Business Revolution: Powerful Insights on Growth and Innovation!

Four established entrepreneurs share journeys and strategies in a hard-talk session on how to build, grow and sustain a successful enterprise across African markets.

via Tinashe Nyangari

Intellectual · Frameworks & Theory

Unlocking Africa's Innovation Potential: Building the Future of Business

HapaSpace co-founder Gideon Breo explores Ghana's innovation and technology trends, showing how new ideas drive business growth and opportunity for the continent's young people.

via DTC Official Gh

Intellectual · Frameworks & Theory

Steps TO Start AN Online Business IN Kenya

Wabosha Maxine walks through the steps to start an online business in Kenya, from the idea to the practical setup, for first-timers building a venture on the web.

via Wabosha Maxine

Intellectual · Frameworks & Theory

The Secret To Ethiopian Airlines’ Incredible Success

Simple Flying breaks down the strategy behind Ethiopian Airlines' success, the operating model and decisions that turned it into Africa's standout aviation business.

via Simple Flying

Intellectual · Frameworks & Theory

An introduction to policy-making on African Development Corridors/ writing policy briefs l Jon Hobbs

Senior adviser Jon Hobbs introduces the policy and process underpinning Africa's development corridors, and teaches how to write the policy briefs that shape them.

via Development Corridors Partnership

Intellectual · Frameworks & Theory

Business Model Innovation

The IMS Africa Board examines business-model innovation, setting out how organisations rethink the way they create and capture value rather than just tweaking their products.

via IMS Africa Board

Intellectual · Frameworks & Theory

Scenarios for alternative African futures: The Goldilokshin Framework

Stellenbosch Business School presents the Goldilokshin Framework, a homegrown futures model mapping alternative African scenarios to help leaders plan for the one that lands just right.

via Stellenbosch Business School

More from South Africa

Across the other Business Channels.

All of South Africa

Bookshelf · Books & Guides

The Heavy Chef Guide To Starting Your Own Business In South Africa

Heavy Chef launches its guidebook on starting a business in South Africa, the first in a series distilling founder know-how into a practical manual for new entrepreneurs.

Bookshelf · Books & Guides

Book "Lessons From An African Entrepreneur" by Ian Minto

SABC News features the book Lessons From An African Entrepreneur by Ian Minto, drawing out the hard-won business lessons the author distils for the continent's founders.

Bookshelf · Books & Guides

Kerryn Krige at 'The Disruptors' book launch

At the launch of The Disruptors, co-author Kerryn Krige introduces the book's study of the entrepreneurs and social innovators remaking how business is done in South Africa.

via GIBS Business School

Bookshelf · Cabanga Voices & Podcasts

Bouncing Back from Losing Millions (High-School Dropout to Millionaire CEO)

On Coach Ntando Maseko's podcast, Winston Kunene recounts bouncing back from losing millions, a high-school dropout's account of rebuilding to millionaire chief executive.

via Coach Ntando Maseko

Bookshelf · Cabanga Voices & Podcasts

Strategic Foresight, Climate Leadership and Business Resilience

On the GIBS BS4CL Africa podcast, the episode on strategic foresight and climate leadership examines how business schools prepare African firms for resilience amid climate risk.

via GIBS Business School

Showcase1:51:49

Bookshelf · Cabanga Voices & Podcasts

How I Became the First Female Bank Owner in South Africa

On Entrepreneurs Chat, the woman who became South Africa's first female bank owner tells how she built and licensed the institution, a long conversation on breaking into banking.

via Entrepreneurs Chat Podcast

Bookshelf · Magazine Editions

Naspers Turned $32 Million Into $100 Billion. The Market Still Won't Pay for It.

African Business Explained dissects how Naspers turned a 32-million-dollar Tencent bet into 100 billion, and why the market still refuses to value the holding company fully.

via African Business Explained

Bookshelf · Reports & Special Editions

South Africa’s Economy: Morning After GDP Release, Analysts Perspective

Channels Television gathers analysts the morning after South Africa's GDP release, reading what the official numbers say about where the economy is actually heading.

via Channels Television

Bookshelf · Reports & Special Editions

South Africa's Big Push: Is the Economy Finally Ready for Take-Off?

SAfrinomics asks whether South Africa's economy is finally ready for take-off, a data-led special reading whether the country is assembling the foundations for sustained growth.

via SAfrinomics (Pty) Ltd.

Consumers · Brands & Advertising

Theo Baloyi: From Corporate Job to South Africa’s Sneaker Empire

Theo Baloyi explains leaving a corporate job to build Bathu, the South African sneaker brand, turning a locally-made shoe and a strong story into a national footwear empire.

via THE INSIDE SHOW