One Year Later; No Justice For Victims Of 2020 Mali Protests & Coup
It has been about a year since anti-government demonstrations and a coup in Mali, which saw 18 people, including a 12-year-old boy being killed. But there has been no justice for the families of those injured and killed by defence and security forces during last year’s May to August protests. Today, Apr. 23, Amnesty International […]
Sparrow Trust: Going Beyond Education To Help SA Youth Beat The Odds
By Renata Noble, Sales and CSI Manager, Sparrow Schools Educational Trust. Despite the challenges of the past year, Sparrow Schools Educational Trust has worked with its partners to ensure a 100% completion rate for students at its Further Education and Training (FET) College, by adopting a blended learning approach, taking educational content online, finding alternative […]
ScaleUp Africa Joins Global Tech Leaders In Paris To Promote Digital Sustainable Development Projects
Amma Gyampo, Co-Founder of ScaleUp Africa and a Strategic Advisor spoke during a recent international tour of Tech hosted by Afrobytes and Startup Sesame in Paris to highlight the relevance of the digital new economy across the African continent. The virtual discussion featured a panel of the African tech and development experts who discussed the role technology […]
Sun International Scoops African Marketing Award
Sun International’s Africa Sales and Marketing Manager, Didier Bayeye-Mbombo, has won the coveted Best Tourism Marketer in Africa Award for 2019. The Awards were meant to be presented in 2020 but were delayed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Bayeye-Mbombo and winners from the other categories received their awards at a gala event held […]
South Africa Must Play To Its Strengths As It Rebuilds The Economy
Industries such as the automotive sector, and its benefactor logistics/supply chain, could become key enablers in turnaround As much as finding new ways to do business will play a key role in South Africa’s economic turnaround strategy, for the country to emerge from the years-long slump exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic it will need to […]
Ministerial Agreement Threatens Tariff Increases And Nuclear Safety At Koeberg
Conflict between a 2019 ministerial agreement and the country’s national electricity roadmap, the Integrated Resource Plan 2019 (IRP 2019), has been brewing. The ministerial agreement pre-dates the final IRP 2019 and stipulates that a new nuclear plant for Koeberg must be procured by 2024, while the IRP 2019 does not. It further states that Koeberg’s […]
Africa Shines This May With Boomerang’s My African Stories Series!
Storytelling has been integral to Africa for many generations. Along with song, rhythm and dance, Africans have been able to relay stories about their rich cultures and heritage since time immemorial. This year, just in time for Africa Month, Boomerang will launch My African Stories – a video series aimed at raising young African kids’ voices by allowing […]
The Legatum Center For Development & Entrepreneurship At The Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (Cambridge, Ma)
Launches The Inaugural Legatum Foundry Fellowship For Entrepreneurs In Africa Fellowship applications open on May 3, 2021 for entrepreneurs working and living in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal. The Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship at MIT has launched the Foundry Fellowship, a first-of-its-kind leadership program for accomplished entrepreneurs who are considering their role in […]
African Women in Tech: Evelyn Namara
Evelyn Namara Founder, Vouch Digital | Uganda Evelyn is the Founder and CEO of Vouch Digital Limited, a technology startup that is championing the development of digital solutions in the distribution sector. Their award-winning flagship product, M-Voucher, has been used by different development agencies to distribute seed crops, post-harvest and farming equipment. Evelyn has been […]
Framing the #EndSars Movement in the Context of Fela Kuti’s Legacy
Nollywood actress and filmmaker Genevieve Nnaji is among the cast of an audio adaptation of Broadway musical ‘FELA!’ premiering on the Clubhouse app this weekend. The production highlights the struggles of Nigerian music star and Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti who was an outspoken critic of Nigeria’s military regimes and was frequently arrested for his […]
