Opinion on Africa’s middle class opportunity is divided. Last year, Nestlé announced its disappointment with the scale and growth of Africa’s middle class, and cut its regional workforce by ...

Seeing the cell phone success, banking and retail firms are eyeing expansion in Africa to target a growing middle class of consumers. According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), one of the ...

Sub-theme 2: Growing Middle Class and Import Substitution — Connecting the Dots to Unlock Made in Africa The AfCFTA offers an unprecedented opportunity for enhancing socioeconomic transformation ...

According to World Bank data, several African countries made up the list of upper-middle-class economies in 2025 and include; ...

A recent study reveals that South Africa's working class has grown significantly, doubling their spending power and becoming a crucial consumer group ...

But that changed when the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters became the first labor organization led by African Americans ... the Making of the Black Middle Class.” ...

South Africa have a "bit more class and power" in their lineup, which makes them favourites in the Champions Trophy semifinal against New Zealand, feels Ricky Ponting, though the Australian great adde ...