Niche Careers For Women In Engineering
Women are occupying almost every type of role in today’s business world, including niche roles that are sometimes overlooked. While fairly uncommon, they can be rewarding positions for women to consider. Sizakele Mofokeng can attest to this. She works as a civil engineering technologist for engineering firm, GIBB, and believes it’s a fulfilling career to […]
Trade Hub Awards Two Co-Investment Grants To Provide Clean Drinking Water, Improve Sanitation In Senegal
$1.5 million awarded for projects that will improve the health of Senegalese Improving sanitation and increasing access to clean drinking water in Senegal are the goals of two companies recently awarded a collective $1.5 million (842 million FCFA) in co-investment grants from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s regional initiative, the West Africa Trade […]
Africa Prize Selects 2022 Shortlist Of Innovators Driving Development Through Engineering Ingenuity
Sixteen talented entrepreneurs have been selected from Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, The Republic of the Congo, Togo and Uganda Half the shortlist are women, including mechanical, electric, materials and software engineers Shortlist will compete for the £25,000 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation A range of technologies have today been shortlisted for the […]
Kenyan Wealth-Tech Startup Launched In Nairobi
Ndovu was founded in 2020 with a vision to provide every African, regardless of income level or financial knowledge, with the right tools to grow their wealth Among its founders are experts from the world of asset management, capital markets strategy, and technological development It has already secured pre-seed funding from 4DX Ventures, Plug and […]
Biometric Access Control: FRT Officially Overtakes Fingerprints
Fingerprint scanning is officially “last gen”. That’s the word from ATG Digital’s marketing manager, Megan Oelofse, who reports dramatic uptake in Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) for visitor identification verification. “You may assume that reason FRT has overtaken fingerprint scanning is that the touchless technology enables COVID compliance—but that’s not it,” says Oelofse. While the pandemic […]
How Music Is A Necessity For A Healthy Life
A study conducted by NorthShore University HealthSystem, one of the top 15 teaching hospitals in the United States, has found that beyond improving our mood, listening to music can decrease pain and anxiety. More specifically, its research shows that blood flows more easily when music is played and that it can help relieve symptoms of depression. Not […]
