Standard Bank Group CEO Sim Tshabalala Affirms Bank’s Commitment to Sustainable Development
Standard Bank Group, Africa’s leading provider of sustainable finance, is “firmly and irrevocably committed to addressing the climate emergency we all face”, CEO Sim Tshabalala told investors at the bank’s annual general meeting (AGM) held virtually on Friday. Responding to proposals put forward by shareholder activist groups in recent weeks, Tshabalala affirmed the group’s commitment […]
Senegalese Women’s Participation In Energy Sector Equals Empowerment
Aïssata Ba, 45-year-old widow and mother of seven children, has been practising market gardening for the past 30 years in Lompoul Sur Mer village in the Niayes area of north-west Senegal. For many women in the village, endowed with fertile soil and favourable climate, it is the primary source of income throughout the year. But […]
Africa Oil & Power Confirms New 2021 Date For Africa’s Energy Conference
Africa Oil & Power (AOP) 2021 highlights African integration across borders throughout the entire energy value chain and examines the African investment environment post-COVID-19. AOP 2021 welcomes presidents, ministers, oil companies and utility heads, IPP and renewables executives and more for the fifth edition of Africa’s Energy Conference. AOP 2021 is the only event on […]
Africa Code Week 2019 Results: Governments And Communities Mobilize To Drive Digital Skills Development Among African Youth
SAP, UNESCO & partners empower 3.85 million youth with basic coding skills in 2019. Africa Code Week 2019 results show impact on sustainable capacity building to support government-led digital skills development. Several African countries started adopting coding skills into school curricula. Africa Code Week (ACW) 2019 has once again exceeded expectations by empowering 3.85 million […]
Africa Data Centres Acquires World-Class Data Centre In Johannesburg
Africa Data Centres’ investment reflects significant confidence in South Africa and further consolidates Africa Data Centres’ position as the continent’s leading data centre and co-location provider Africa Data Centres, part of the Liquid Telecom Group, has completed the acquisition of a state-of-the-art Tier IV data centre in Johannesburg from Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank. The […]
