Standard Bank And ELRU Partner To Expand ECD Workforce, By Launching SA’s First Online Early Childhood Development Academy
Spokesperson: Zanele Shabalala, Standard Bank’s CSI Manager Standard Bank, in partnership with the Early Learning Resource Unit (ELRU), a pioneer in the early childhood development (ECD) sector in South Africa, has unveiled the new ELRU e-Academy and Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math’s (STEAM) curriculum – the first of their kind in the country’s ECD […]
New Campaign Calls For Clearer Food Warning Labels To Empower South Africans To Make Healthy Food Choices
The unhealthy packaged food you buy your family may be high in sugar, salt and saturated fat – all of which have been directly linked to life-threatening conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. However, one of the reasons that many people are unable to make healthier food choices is because the labels […]
Nigeria To Host Shelter Afrique’s 42nd AGM In May 2023
The host agreement was signed at the close of the Company’s 41st AGM held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe at the end of July. Nigeria will host Shelter Afrique’s 42nd Annual General Meeting in Abuja, the pan- African housing development financier has disclosed. This follows the signing of the host agreement at the end of July between Shelter […]
The Future Of African Healthcare
By: Dr Allan Pamba – Africa Network Lead, EMEA-LATAM at Roche Diagnostics There are approximately 1.4 billion people in Africa, with a median age of 20. The potential for economic growth on our singular continent is any global economy’s dream. To fully unlock this demographic dividend, we would do well by creating working partnerships that […]
Meta Launches ‘Creators Of Tomorrow’ Campaign Celebrating Emerging Talents From Across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Meta will be hosting exclusive events across the region to celebrate the Creators of Tomorrow, sharing the latest news, tips as well as tools and resources across Meta technologies Today, Meta (www.Facebook.com) announced the launch of ‘Creators of Tomorrow‘ (https://www.CreatorsofTomorrow.com/), a new campaign that celebrates emerging talents from around the world who are inspiring a […]
Wits Business School Signs Agreement With The African Energy Chamber To Advance Growth In The Energy Sector
Wits Business School’s African Energy Leadership Centre (AELC) has signed a three-year agreement with the African Energy Chamber (AEC) with the aim of advancing the growth and development of the energy sector in Africa, as well as championing access to power for all Africans in a bid to make energy poverty a thing of the […]
Report: Wealth in Africa
Africa is home to an estimated 21 billionaires and some of the world’s fastest growing markets. Total private wealth in Africa is estimated to be USD 2.1 trillion, and 50% of that wealth is concentrated in just five countries: South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco, and Kenya. ‘Private wealth’ refers to an individual’s net assets, namely […]
Ugandan Boxer on Leaving a Legacy
Former professional boxer Mohamed Kayongo first got into boxing while spending time in the Ugandan government’s army barracks, after the army had rescued him from the rebel groups that abducted him and trained him as a child soldier. Now, by mentoring young people in both Minneapolis, Minnesota in the US, and in his hometown of […]
WTO’s Ngozi Calls for Free Trade in Africa
Director-General of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has stressed the importance of the “free flow of trade” in Africa to help achieve the goals of global climate change. “You cannot really talk about adaptation without considering that you need a free flow of trade. Because you might have the finances but if trade policies […]
Striking Oil in Namibia
Namibian offshore oil and gas discoveries by TotalEnergies and Shell are of commercial quantities, likely in the billions of barrels. The discoveries could make Namibia, the southern neighbour of Opec member Angola, the latest oil producer along the African Atlantic coast. Both companies announced earlier this year that they had made “significant” discoveries offshore Namibia, […]
