Lungi Naidoo Releases The Official Music Video For Her New Afrobeats Flavoured Single, “Feel Good”
South African singer and songwriter, Lungi Naidoo, releases the official music video for her new Afrobeats flavoured single ‘Feel Good’ on Friday 27th August 2021. Watch the music video for “Feel Good” here – https://youtu.be/tQ-2hQG2Z-c The ‘Feel Good’ music video is executive produced and directed by Anna Telford from leading Cape Town based production company, […]
ONE, UNICEF And African Union Join Forces With Tiktok To Strengthen Vaccine Confidence In Africa
The ONE Campaign, UNICEF and the African Union have today launched a new TikTok campaign, to counter misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines on social media. This new initiative – under the hashtag #MythOrVax – aims to dispel myths and correct inaccurate information about COVID-19 while addressing ongoing fears and concerns and raising awareness about the importance of vaccinations. […]
Meet The Business GPS Mary Fashanu, The Business Coach Who Is Helping Entrepreneurs Reach Their Goals
Mary Fashanu is striving to help fellow entrepreneurs grow their businesses and help to provide effective results to service-based business owners to make an impact, grow their revenue and land clients consistently in their businesses using the Clarity to Sales™️ Strategies. MaryFash provides strategies, principles, and guidance to make sure the right foundations are set […]
Uganda: Harassment of Civil Society Groups
NEW YORK, USA, August 27, 2021,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-(Kampala) – Ugandan authorities on August 20, 2021, announced without prior notification that they had halted the activities of 54 civil society groups, including human rights and election monitoring organizations, Human Rights Watch said today. The National Bureau for Non-governmental Organizations, a state regulatory body, only started notifying […]
Bolt Partners With PinkDrive To Build Momentum In SA’s Vaccination Programme
Bolt, the ride-hailing service available in more than 35 South African towns and cities, has partnered with PinkDrive NPC, a community-based health care NGO, to get its health care workers to COVID-19 vaccination sites safely and efficiently. PinkDrive, has been making the health of vulnerable South Africans a priority since 2009, provides trained vaccinators to public sector vaccination sites in […]
Transforming Financial Inclusion Using Behavioural Science
From Financial Access – to Financial Health By Sakhile Mabena, CEO, OFIN, a fintech startup specialising in Behavioural Data Analytics, Financial Process Automation, Behaviour-based Financing and SME Behaviour Nudges There is currently a revolution in the space of financial inclusion, with around 70% of people worldwide now having access to financial services, up from just […]
76% Of SMEs In Food, Beverage, Entertainment Across Middle East And Africa Optimistic About Future Growth
Guided by potential for access to training, upskilling staff and digitization: Mastercard MEA SME Confidence Index 76% of the region’s small and medium businesses in food, beverage and entertainment are optimistic about the next 12 months, according to Mastercard MEA SME Confidence Index SME confidence levels in the region were highest among businesses in retail, […]
The First Contemporary Art Institution in Somalia
Most people know Somalia for its decades-long civil war. As a result of the conflict and instability, many citizens are living outside of the country. Sagal Ali is part of the two million diaspora. Unlike others who sit back and complain about how things are “back home”, she has chosen to get involved in a […]
Statistics Show an Alarming Rate of Decline in Green Spaces in African Urban Areas
Urban green spaces like parks with lawns and trees have well-known benefits for people who live in cities. They help improve air quality, manage floods, reduce noise and keep temperatures down. The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals recognise the role of green spaces in creating healthy and sustainable urban life. Africa accounts for about 62% […]
Zimbabwe Hopes Female Squad can Eliminate Poaching
The impact of the pandemic has increased wildlife poaching around Zimbabwe’s national parks, as people who lost their jobs hunt the animals for food. To help protect the animals, anti-poaching organizations have been formed, including a squad of vegan, women rangers. The women are well-armed, and if they encounter poachers, they detain them, and turn […]
