Africa has fielded in its August edition of its monthly magazine
Africa's most prominent women of 2012. Donning the cover on the August
issue is one of Africa's richest women Wendy Appelbaum as she talks
about 'why women in the boardroom should be making noise'. Although
the list is yet to be released online by Forbes, people are already
excited and eager to know who made it.
'It has been a long struggle for women in business, which is far from
over. History even records the first woman to work in an office in
Johannesburg. It was in 1894, screens were put up around her because
it was not appropriate for her to be seen – more on this in the. cover
story of the August issue', says Managing Editor for Forbes Africa,
Chris Bishop.
Popular Nigerian blogger Linda Ikeji is also featured in the
magazine. Forbes describes Ikeji, a former model and magazine
publisher,as 'Nigeria's highest paid blogger' in the article 'Beauty,
Brains and the Business of Blogging'. 'This edition also includes the
Forbes list of Africa's most prominent women as well as interviews and
inspirational stories of some of the continent's most powerful woman
to date', he concludes.