One Linkage Launches Campaign For Corporates To Support SMMEs Affected By Unrest
One Linkage, a women-owned technology company, is putting its weight behind efforts to help small South African businesses recover from the spate of unrest that affected parts of the country in recent days. A week of looting and rioting has seen the destruction of thousands of businesses in the Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, with many […]
Business Unusual For Small Enterprises On The Road To Recovery
Ameen Hassen, Head: Shari’ah Banking, Standard Bank Group The Covid-19 pandemic has hit South Africa’s small business sector hard and there are grim statistics to bear this out. Those statistics will not be repeated here. After all, if you are a small business owner setting out on the road to recovery, the last thing you […]
Winners Announced For The 2021 Digital Equality Award
The Coalition for Digital Equality (CODE), a network connecting local and international stakeholders to address the digital gender divide and drive sustainable economic growth in Africa, has announced winners for the Digital Equality Awards. The Digital Equality Awards aim to recognise the achievements of individuals in Ghana and Uganda who are working to push the […]
Visualizing Our Addiction To Electronics
By Neomam There are a million ways to kill a cellphone. Disposing of the body isn’t so easy. You might have several cellphones tell-tale hearting you from a darkened drawer. The phone whose battery died. The one you drowned. The one you ‘bricked’ by putting the wrong passcode in too many times. Eventually, you need to get rid […]
“We Need To Act Now” — As Sub-Saharan Africa Faces Third Wave of Covid-19
By Kristalina Georgieva and Abebe Aemro Selassie Sub-Saharan Africa is in the grips of a third wave of COVID-19 infections that threatens to be even more brutal than the two that came before. This is yet more evidence of a dangerous divergence in the global economy. One track for countries with good access to vaccines, where strong recoveries […]
Hilton Expands its Footprint in the Seychelles
Mango House Seychelles is the fourth tourism establishment to open in Seychelles under the Hilton hotel and resort global brand, while the construction of two more have started, said a hotel official. Under its luxury collection brand LXR hotels & resorts, Hilton’s Mango House Seychelles, located along the edge of Anse Aux Poules Bleues in […]
A Wine Tour in Ghana
When Takyiwaa-Mensah opened Sai Wine & Champagne Café, she said wine culture in Ghana only consisted of South African wine on shelves and in the retail shops. In the last six years, wine culture has evolved as more people return home to live and work in Ghana, as well as those from the diaspora investing. […]
Catch a Great Sunset in these Cape Town Spots
Lion’s Head is Cape Town’s iconic landmark with out-of-this-world views of Table Mountain, Camps Bay, the city and the ocean. An afternoon hike up this popular trail will definitely get you one of the most beautiful sunsets the city has to offer. Grab your picnic basket and pack in your favourite snacks because you’re making […]
The Best of Botswana in the Midst of a Pandemic
Botswana’s high-cost, low-volume tourism has been lauded for its sustainability, but its dependence on foreign tourists – who never arrived during the pandemic – has hurt its tourism industry. But it’s also meant that visitor numbers – and some prices – are lower than they’ve ever been. For those with the inclination and means to […]
The Concerning Effects of Climate Change on these African Destinations
Spanning approximately 229,000 miles and just off the coast of Southeast Africa, the island of Madagascar is dense with diverse wildlife. Extended dry seasons have put fresh bamboo shoots in short supply, which feed Madagascar’s population of lemurs, and more frequent flooding and rising sea levels are destroying delicate habitats such as mangrove forests. Meanwhile, […]
