New Skills Development Initiative Aims To Bring Ghanaian Girls Into Stem Fold
With a significant drop-out rate of girls from primary school to secondary school and college, one new initiative in Ghana aims to improve the country’s innovation, competitiveness and productivity by bringing more girls into the formal digital fold. A report by the World Wide Web foundation found that women in poor urban areas in developing […]
Investec’s Guide On How To Buy Art As An Investment
A closer look at the art of buying art with Investec at the 2019 Investec Cape Town Art Fair For this year’s art fair, Investec has partnered with award-winning South African artist Karyn Wiggill, to create an intricate range of miniature artworks, all of which fit into a small red dot. These 16mm x 16mm […]
South African Photography’s Lucrative Turnaround
Written by Sean O’ Toole, Art Journalist, on behalf of Investec Local art collectors have wised up to the fact that photography is a worthwhile acquisition, catching up to the international appreciation of South African talent. In early 2018, Aspire Art Auctions and Strauss & Co, two rival South African auction houses, settled an uncertain […]
Africa: Mining The Value Of Alternative Dispute Resolution
International commercial arbitration and international investment treaty arbitration both offer effective and efficient alternative dispute resolution mechanism to assist with Africa mining related disputes and avoid some of the downsides often associated with judicial resolve. When a mining project does not run according to plan, there is an immediate increase in the probability of disputes […]
Zambia: Land And Property Rights
Zambia is a landlocked country in south-east Africa with a population of 17.1 million (2017). It has a reputation for political stability but faces challenges, particularly rural poverty. Per capita GNI is US$1,300 but nearly 58% of the population live under the poverty line. In 2017, 53% of the employed population worked in farming, but […]
