The Sound Of A People – New Album By Nipho Mkhize And Sophiatown
The Sound of a People is the long awaited new album by Nipho Mkhize and Sophiatown Best known for his previous singles One Night and Warm Skies, Nipho Mkhize was born and raised in Pietermaritzburg, KZN. Music became a part of his life whilst at church with his parents on Sundays where he sang traditional […]
Bolt Business Work Profile Integrates with Concur® Expense
Bolt Now Available in SAP Concur App Center, delivering streamlined expense management experience for business travellers Bolt, the leading European mobility platform that operates across South Africa, has announced that its Bolt Business Work Profile platform integrates with the Concur® Expense solution. This feature allows rides made with Bolt’s platform to flow directly into Concur Expense at […]
New Research Shows How Young Kenyan Entrepreneurs Make Digital Platforms Work For Them
Report from Caribou Digital, Qhala, and Mastercard Foundation finds that young Kenyans succeed using digital platforms with innovative methods during Covid-19. Researchers interviewed 74 young entrepreneurs and workers in logistics, farming, e-commerce, music and art all seeing innovative new practices. This comes as up to 1.7 million Kenyans lost their jobs during the first wave […]
Recognising Rare Diseases – Access And Action
Mobilising stakeholders towards the formulation and eventual adoption of effective rare disease policy to transform patients’ lives The Rare Diseases Access Initiative (RDAI), in association with Rare Diseases South Africa (RDSA), recently brought together an expert panel to discuss the challenges facing those affected by rare diseases in South Africa and to explore possible solutions. A […]
Stricter Reporting And Enforcement On Local Empowerment In Africa
By Ashleigh Hale, Co-head Corporate, and Lerato Thahane, Partner, Bowmans South Africa All indications are that more stringent reporting and enforcement of local empowerment requirements are on the way across much of Sub-Saharan Africa. On the face of it, this prospect might seem likely to pose further challenges for governments’ efforts to attract investors, but […]
Jiji Africa Has Unveiled A New Vision, Mission, And Brand Style In An Extensive Rebranding Initiative
Jiji, the largest online marketplace in Africa, has completed an extensive rebranding effort to align with accelerated company growth, development, and vision for the future. They aim to strengthen its young, friendly, and extraordinary corporate image. At the heart of this rebranding is a change of the company’s vision, mission, and position. And that’s what […]
Post-Covid-19 Recovery In Africa: Recommendations For Policy Actors
African countries that include climate change action as a central objective in the planning and implementation of their post-Covid-19 economic recovery plans are more likely to attract finance, address social challenges and achieve robust and sustainable growth. This is the main finding of a new report that examines the social, economic and fiscal impact of […]
Richard Branson’s Oasis in Morocco Gets Top Prize
KASBAH Tamadot in Morocco has been named Best Resort Hotel in North Africa and the Middle East at the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2021. The five-star property, part of the Virgin Limited Edition collection of luxury retreats, is in a remote village and marketplace in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. Once the […]
Tunisia’s Cork Industry Damaged by Wild Fires
For cork collector Khaled Warhani, the wildfires that devastated part of northern Tunisia’s lush woodland this summer were a warning of how the changing climate will hurt his livelihood. Though the fires were far worse in neighbouring Algeria, the blaze that raged through the forested hills around Ain Draham burned 1,000 hectares (2,470 acres) of […]
A Hub to Grow East Africa’s Justice Innovators
Legal-tech startups in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Burundi have been invited to apply for the Justice Innovation Circles incubation programme. Run by HiiL, Justice Innovation Circles is an incubation programme curated for justice innovators who only have a minimal viable product or prototype and no real traction. It is looking for early-stage innovative businesses […]
