Technology Can Help Move Africa Towards A Circular Economy
Behind all our efforts to build a more sustainable economy lies a stark and unavoidable reality. We waste too much for our current economic models to ever be sustainable. According to research by the United Nations, waste generation will drastically outpace population growth by more than double between now and 2050. Put simply: the traditional […]
Successful B2B E-commerce Demands Customer-Centricity
By Njabulo Nzimande In April 2020, headlines rang out after Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella proclaimed that business the world over were delivering “two years’ worth of digital transformation in two months”. And two years ago, this headline might have raised an eyebrow or two – but not today. For all of its negative impacts, the […]
Tshimologong Announces The Fifth Edition Of Digital Lab Africa
Digital content creators called to participate in fully online DLA#5 The fifth edition of Digital Lab Africa (DLA), the first mentorship and incubation program for African creatives in innovative and digital content, has launched its next call for applications. DLA is calling on artists, producers, designers, collectives, students or entrepreneurs from both creative and cultural industries, including […]
Renowned Business Events’ Experts To Share Business Continuity Insights At 2021 Hybrid Africa Business Tourism MICE Masterclass
Conveners of the Africa Business Tourism MICE Masterclass are pleased to announce that the 2021 edition taking place on 24 and 25 March will assemble internationally renowned business events’ experts to share unique business continuity and survival insights with Africa MICE industry stakeholders. This has been necessitated by the fact that most countries have relaxed […]
African Publishing Innovation Fund To Improve Access To Education, Books, And Literacy Skills For 11 Million Young Africans
The African Publishing Innovation Fund (APIF) – a grant program co-led by the UAE-based global philanthropic organization Dubai Cares and implemented by the International Publishers Association (IPA) – has chosen five projects across Africa to receive USD 170,000 in funding in 2021. The APIF Committee, chaired by IPA President Bodour Al Qasimi selected the winners from 311 […]
Senegal: Campaign Launches To Make Health And Menstrual Hygiene A Priority
The organizations Speak Up Africa and KITAMBAA launch ‘Menstrual Hygiene Management: from taboo to economic power’ campaign to break the silence around menstruation On International Women’s Day, Senegalese advocacy group Speak Up Africa and social enterprise KITAMBAA have launched the ‘Menstrual Hygiene Management: from taboo to economic power’ campaign, to empower women and girls and urge leaders to implement […]
MSC Certification – Cold Comfort For Sharks
In November 2020, WILDTRUST submitted a formal Objection to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of the South African Hake Trawl Fishery. MSC certification is an “eco-label” found on seafood packaging, supposedly confirming the products contained came from a sustainable fishery. In its Objection the WILDTRUST cited concerns about the fishery’s impact on imperilled sharks […]
Time For Wealthy Taxpayers To Look Offshore?
‘We owe a lot of people a lot of money.’ That blunt, ominous statement by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in his 2021 budget speech shows the deep financial hole the South African economy is really in – and warning lights are starting to flicker for South Africa’s wealthy taxpayers. A key takeaway from the Budget was the staggering […]
