Africa’s sleeping giant, Nigeria, is waking up again.

John Perlman chats to African Correspondent, Crystal Orderson, about Nigeria, one the continent’s largest and most influential economies having faced several challenges in recent times, including dealing with policy shocks including rampant inflation, and Naira currency pressure, but on the brink o…

RMB Africa Focus – How can Botswana reinvent its economy?

This week, the focus turns to Botswana. John Perlman speaks with Africa Correspondent, Crystal Orderson, about Botswana's place as a standout success story and an exception to the so-called AFRICAN resource curse, as RMB Africa Focus explores Africa’s economic resilience and strategic role in globa…

RMB AFRICA FOCUS – SEASON 5 (CHINA)

John chats to Crystal Orderson, Host of The Africa Report on 702 and Award Winning Journalist on the evolving relationship between Africa and China and what this could mean for Africa’s economic future?     702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team ke…

RMB Africa Focus – Why the attention is turning towards Namibia offshore oil fields

John Perlman speaks to Africa Correspondent, Crystal Orderson, about the attention on Namibia, where major offshore oil finds, green hydrogen ambitions and renewed mining are reshaping the country's prospects. The primary catalyst for this shift is the frantic pace of offshore exploration in the Or…