Give Oreokame, 9, A Chance To Survive And Thrive
Northern Cape based 9-year-old, Oreokame Sehularo, has not led the average life of most young boys his age as he fought through a number of critical medical diagnoses since birth. Oreokame is a fun-loving child who is crazy about jumping castles and birthday parties. Unfortunately, having frequented the hospital for most of his life, his […]
Build Better With Literacy
By Carl Manlan, Vice President Social Impact Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, Visa Literacy, the ability to read and to write, enables prosperity. Yet at least 773 million young people and adults lack basic literacy skills. As technology evolves, users who lack the foundation of learning and education will not reap the benefits […]
Anakazi Banking: Setting Women Up For Success
Chanda Katongo, Head of Reputation, Communications, CSI and Brand at Stanbic Bank Zambia Empowering women in the economy and closing gender gaps in the world of work are key to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and reducing inequalities. Today’s woman is a strategist, a wife, a mother, a student and a professional, all […]
Celebrating Women Breaking Down Barriers In Male-Dominated Industries
Women empowerment should continue beyond women’s month AWISCA and partners launch the Top 100 Women In Africa Supply Chain The work to empower and celebrate women in Africa continues beyond the month of August. In South Africa, August is Women’s Month – and each year August 9th is celebrated as Women’s Day. Women’s month celebrates […]
Women Are Better At Sticking To Their Debt Commitments
We applaud all the women who continue to empower and educate themselves and their families. According to Stats SA, in the last 5 years, women occupied on average 51% of positions classified as “professional” which require people who are highly skilled. This is up from an average of 46% in the 5 years prior. Emma […]
Why Short-Term Insurance Is Not The Only Insurance SMEs Should Be Considering
Short-term insurance recently became one of the talking points of the July lootings after thousands of SMEs were affected by the riots, suffering loss and damage to assets. In the hopes of keeping these businesses afloat, the National Treasury announced that the South African Special Risks Insurance Association (Sasria) will be paying out R3.9 billion […]
Africa’s Farmers Deserve Choices
By Jemimah Njuki and Elizabeth Nsimadala In a few weeks, the United Nations will host the first international Food Systems Summit. The goal is to create a global movement committed to solving the many dietary, economic and environmental problems linked to the way food is produced, sold and consumed today. Africa, a continent with high rates of poverty and malnutrition that are strongly connected to poorly […]
