Africa Poised To Become A Global Leader In Fintech
By Tapfuma Musewe and Kyle Hiebert Africa — one of the world’s least developed and often misrepresented regions — is leading the creation of a new wave of financial tech (fintech) products. In the process, the continent’s entrepreneurs are showing how digital access to non-traditional banking and financial services can be key to overcoming financial […]
Ethiopian Crowned With Two Prestigious Awards At Air Cargo News Awards 2022
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, the largest air cargo network operator in Africa, has been crowned with ‘Cargo Airline of The Year’ and ‘Best Cargo Arline – Africa’ at the Air Cargo News Awards 2022. In a ceremony held in London on 16 September 2022, Ethiopian has been crowned with the two awards in the […]
To Transform A Continent – And The World – A Creative Overhaul Of Africa’s Education Is Key
By Zandre Campos – Chairman and CEO of ABO Capital Africa is a young continent, with 60% of its people under the age of 25. As much of the rest of the world gets older in the decades to come, these youngsters have the potential to form a workforce for the planet, ushering in a […]
Just Transition Toward A Low Carbon Future Is Littered With Many Hurdles
By Benedict Mongalo Global warming and its adverse effects have become heated and controversial topics among government leaders, policymakers, corporates, and scenario planners in recent times. Despite some climate change denialists, there is consensus in the science community that worldwide adverse and erratic climate conditions experienced in recent years are attributable to global warming. Greenpeace […]
Over 2,500 Construction Professionals To Be CPD Certified This Month At The Big 5 Construct Nigeria
The Big 5 Construct Nigeria Industry Talks offer event attendees the chance to earn their annual CPD and PDU points Keynotes and panel discussions will focus on three core construction pillars: Technology, Project Management and Architecture & Design At The Big 5 Construct Nigeria 2022, public and private stakeholders will come together to explore sustainable solutions for the […]
Move Over Dudebros, The Future Of Crypto Is Female
There can be no doubt that, since its emergence and explosion in the 2010s, the cryptocurrency space has been male-dominated. In fact, research released in 2021 found that 74% of US cryptocurrency holders are men. In South Africa, the situation is a little better, with 65% of cryptocurrency owners being men. Things are hardly better […]
Inspiring Nominations For The 5th & 2022 Africa Tourism Leadership Awards
The call for nominations for the 5th Africa Tourism Leadership Forum and Awards have now been closed. The Africa Tourism Leadership Forum and Awards which strive to recognize and honor change-makers and innovation pioneered by Africans, in Africa, for African travel tourism, hospitality, aviation and related industries, is scheduled for 24 to 26 October 2022 […]
The Future Of SA Hip Hop Is Looking Bright As Kiddo CSA Releases His Newest EP So Far, So Great
‘It is an artist’s duty to reflect the times in which we live’, this statement by Nina Simone is an axiom by which Kiddo CSA lives. His current release So Far, So Great, is his take on the emotional energy that flows in and out of human existence. He has an acute awareness of where he is in life and […]
Sand Poachers Fueling Environmental Harm In Zimbabwe
By Jeffrey Moyo In Chitungwiza, right next to the highway, 36-year-old Nesbit Gavanga and his five colleagues use shovels as they load trucks with sand. The six apparently are in the business of sand-poaching and openly explain that every other day they engage in running battles with environmental officials who seek to curtail land degradation here. […]
Movie about a Malawian Farmer and her Efforts to Change Minds in her Village and in the US
Guided by film-makers Raj Patel and Zak Piper, Anita Chitaya and several other Malawians head to the US where they try to convince some farmers in Iowa, for instance, that the climate crisis will soon affect everyone. The Jackson family, who are Presbyterians like Anita, listen sympathetically but suspect all this fuss about the climate […]
