Investing in Paradise, Holiday Homes with Added Second Passport Benefits for South Africans
Many of the locations which offer these Citizen by Investment (CIB) programs are idyllic such as Mauritius and the Caribbean with strong tourism and rental markets. These are also destinations that South Africans aspire to travel to, she adds. The investment required is often less than what you would pay for a luxury property in […]
Ivorian Banker Joins Vatican Council for Inclusive Capitalism
Former Ivorian CEO of Credit Suisse, Tidjane Thiam, has joined the Council for an Inclusive Capitalism — a US organisation which brings together some 20 world business leaders and advocates for a virtuous vision of the market economy and is officially in partnership with the Vatican. Tidjane is among a group of investors and leaders […]
The Rush for Golden Visas among Rich Nigerians
A rapidly growing number of Nigerians have bought so-called “golden visas” or foreign citizenships-by-investment this year. In the case of Malta, the Mediterranean island where citizenship can be acquired for a minimum investment of $947,180 through the Malta Citizenship by Investment Programme. Golden visas are the lesser-reported side of the Nigerian migration story. Every year […]
Hefty Investment for the Expansion of Africa’s Data Centres
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has joined a push into Africa’s rapidly growing data storage market with a $300 million investment in the data storage arm of Johannesburg-based Liquid Telecom. Zimbabwean telecoms billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, whose Econet Group controls Liquid, has already staked the potential of investment into data centres in South Africa, […]
McKinsey & Co. Joins Firms Ensnared in South Africa’s Graft Probe
One of the world’s biggest management consultancy firms, this week humbled itself before a South African judicial inquiry into government-related graft. The firm pledged to return $43 million in fees to Transnet, the state logistics company, and South African Airways. That money came from joint contracts with a firm linked to the Gupta brothers, who […]
Music Stars From Botswana And Denmark Collaborate To Highlight Mental Health
“Troubled” is the lead single created by iconic Botswana artists teaming up with a Danish based production team for a new project exploring mental health in the creative industries. Forming Part of the Heartstrings & Heartbeats campaign, the song Troubled features the popular stars Solly Sebotso and Mpho Sebina from Botswana and is written by […]
Exploring Optimal Leverage To Obtain Financing For African Women SMEs
TVOA: Hello it’s your host, Kadmiel Van Der Puije and Welcome to The Voice of Africa, today We have a very special guest with us, Miss Esther Dassanou. She manages the Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA), an initiative of the African Development Bank to reduce the USD 42 Billion access to finance […]
Online Learning Helps Make Compliance King
How eLearning is keeping up effortlessly with a continually changing compliance landscape in the manufacturing sector. As the South African economy struggles to get back on its feet, battered by slow growth and high unemployment, and compounded by the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic, one area in particular remains of concern to potential foreign investors: […]
Bill & Melinda Gates Call For Collaboration, Continued Innovation To Overcome Challenges Of Delivering Covid-19 Scientific Breakthroughs To The World
Gates Foundation pledges additional $250 million to accelerate development and equitable distribution of COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines to end the pandemic The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced it will commit an additional $250 million to support the research, development, and equitable delivery of lifesaving tools in the global effort against COVID-19. Marking […]
On Human Rights Day: Nearly 80% Of Young Africans Call For Wifi To Be A Fundamental Human Right
Groundbreaking Study Reveals Africa’s Next Generation Has Embraced The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) As A Driving Force For Change On The Continent On Human Rights Day, a recently published pan-African survey of young people finds that the vast majority (78%) believe that access to Wi-Fi and Internet connectivity should be a fundamental human right, while […]
