Digital Agriculture Benefits Zimbabwe’s Farmers But Mobile Money Is Costly
Shurugwi communal farmer, Elizabeth Siyapi (57) can no longer be scammed by unscrupulous middlemen to sell her crops cheaply. Nowadays, before she takes her produce to market she scours her mobile phone, which has become an essential digital agriculture data bank, for the best prices on the market. “When my livestock are sick, instead of […]
The Nedbank IMC Conference 2020 Goes Virtual
Marketing works. More than ever. Work it. It has been decided that the formerly sold-out Nedbank IMC 2020 will go virtual on 24 July. The conference was originally due to take place on 19 March but, due to the lockdown, had to be postponed. This will be a first of its kind virtual marketing conference […]
Yard And Speakupafrica Encourage Young Africans To Practice Social Distancing
As countries in Europe, North America, and Asia have started to come out of lockdown, Africa has seen a steep rise in cases, with up to 100,000 confirmed cases of the virus, according to Reuters. In Africa, traditional measures like quarantines and social distancing are difficult to implement, which is why non-profit Speak Up Africa, in […]
Celebrating Eid in Africa
Africa is home to over 5 million people who follow the Islamic faith, with the Middle East and, North Africa (MENA) region having the highest concentration of Muslims worldwide. The majority of the continent’s Muslims live in North, West, and East Africa, with over 90% of the population in Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Egypt, Djibouti, Gambia, […]
10 Things You Might Not Know About A Safari In Tanzania
People come to Tanzania to experience nature on a grand scale, from the great migrating herds to the heights of the majestic Mt. Kilimanjaro. But of course this is guidebook material. The country has a subtler and softer side, which always rises up in me at the mere mention of Tanzania. Here are 10 things […]
