Kenyan Scouts To Plant 1 Million Trees In 2019
Kenyan Scouts and leading tree planting organization Trees for the Future partner to plant 1 million trees in Homa Bay County in 2019. The Kenya Scouts Association (KSA) and Trees for the Future (TREES) signed a memorandum of understanding to plant one million trees, contributing to Homa Bay County’s goal under Kenya’s Vision 2030 platform, […]
Celebrities Join Engen On Epic Road Trip To Vodacom Durban July This Weekend
Powering economic development through strategic sponsorships and investments Engen is passionate about creating a better South Africa through a holistic approach to investment. On its journey to boost the local economy of KwaZulu-Natal, the brand recently announced a three-year partnership with Africa’s greatest horse racing event, the Vodacom Durban July (VDJ), as its official fuel […]
DTC2019 To Lead Digital Transformation Conversation
The second edition of the Digital Transformation Congress (DTC) taking on 30 July 2019 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg is set to dominate the digital transformation conversation in Africa. DTC2019 seeks to create a platform for business leaders and technology innovators to come together and collaborate on the re-invention of products, processes, cultures […]
Renowned South African Artist David Koloane Passed Away, Aged 81
It is with great sadness that we announce David Koloane has died, aged 81. He passed away last night at his home in Johannesburg. David Koloane was born in Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1938. Koloane spent his career making the world a more hospitable place for black artists during and after apartheid. Koloane achieved this through […]
Kenyan University Beats Harvard In WTO Competition
Three students from Kenya’s Strathmore University School of law emerged winners in the John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition on World Trade Organization (WTO) Law that was held in Geneva, Switzerland. The students Mishael Wambua, Kandalla Maleehah, and Catherine Penda made history by beating Harvard Law School in the final of the competition. The win […]
East Africa – The Engine Of Growth For The Continent!
With South Africa’s economy in the doldrums and the largest economy on the continent, Nigeria, (population 190 million), struggling to reach 2% growth, the focus for international trade and investment should justifiably move to East Africa. Combining the countries of Ethiopia, with a population of 105 million, and adding the populations of Kenya, Tanzania and […]
Liberation Starts With Women: Lessons From Rwanda
When one thinks of role model countries, one doesn’t typically look to the African continent. It isn’t only that protracted conflicts in places like Sudan, Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo have claimed millions of lives. Rampant corruption and mismanagement, poverty, hunger, and disease continue to thwart Africa’s prospects. Rwanda, a small, […]
The Zongo Brigade Ft. Wiyaala – Brand New Day
Release Notes: Fresh from the release of their debut album with Heavenly Sweetness, the Zongo Brigade team up with Ghanaian pop-star Wiyaala for Brand New Day. Featuring Zongo’s trademark horn arrangements and tight grooves, the song is an uplifting celebration of life, enjoying each moment and not getting stuck in the past. The Sissala (Wiyaala’s […]
African Countries And The State Of Their Environments: The Best And The Worst
Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University and Enrico Di Minin, University of Helsinki Social and economic changes in Africa are being driven by increasing prosperity and heavy foreign investment. Money has been poured into activities such as road building, forestry expansion, livestock intensification and increasing urbanisation. All have increased pressure on the continent’s environment. But […]
