The Nokuphila School’s Pen-Pal Programme Transcends Distance and Cultural Divides
The Love Trust’s Nokuphila School in Thembisa has found a unique way to promote cross-cultural dialogue through their pen-pal programme. Dialogue and information sharing is now easier than ever in a fast-paced digital world, with information just a click away. The lost art form Pen-pals are seen as a somewhat lost art form dating back […]
Standard Bank Crowned Africa’s Most Admired Financial Services Brand
Standard Bank has been named as most admired financial services brand, as announced by Brand Africa in the release of its latest research and rankings. Standard Bank was crowned ahead of its competitors in a specific category ranking of the Top 25 financial services brands on the continent jumping from its 6th ranking position in 2022. […]
The Basketball African League And Speak Up Africa Launch Mentorship Program For Gender Equality In Africa
On the occasion of Africa Day, Speak Up Africa and the Basketball African League (BAL) have announced the launch of “Teaming Up: African LeadHERs meet BAL4HER”. This sports mentorship program is part of Speak Up Africa’s “African LeadHERs” movement and BAL’s BAL4HER platform. It aims to advance gender equality, and women’s leadership and employability in […]
ForAfrika Assists Refugees Fleeing To South Sudan
The war in Sudan has forced people across the borders of neighbouring countries, most of which are already under pressure from other humanitarian crises. ForAfrika was one of the first United Nations distribution partners to provide non-food items, such as tarpaulins and dignity packs, to refugees fleeing from Sudan into South Sudan. Hundreds of thousands […]
Resilience And Collaboration Among Top Themes At The Sixth Hotel & Hospitality Show
The African hotel and hospitality market has immense resilience and potential. Recognising this and facilitating a platform for African hospitality to thrive, the Hotel & Hospitality Show, hosted by dmg and Kaoun took place at the Sandton Convention Centre last week to foster growth and collaboration within the sector. “The Hotel & Hospitality Show connects brands […]
Dichotomy Of Abundance And Scarcity: The Paradox Of South African Agriculture
By Ali Conn, Chief Innovation Officer of SA Harvest In the verdant heartland of South Africa, a jarring paradox of two opposing food systems manifests – one burgeoning with excess, privilege, and waste, the other scarred by scarcity, hunger, and hardship. Born in a time of transformation, when the nation sought to liberate its food […]
Tinubu Hits the Ground Running
The new president of Africa’s largest democracy, Nigeria, has used his inaugural address to make a major policy announcement to ease pressure on government finances. Bola Tinubu said the decades-long subsidy on petroleum products was being scrapped. It is not clear when the new policy will kick in, but ending the subsidy will lead to […]
Russian Minister Makes a Quick Stop in Nairobi
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met Kenyan leaders on Monday on a surprise visit to Nairobi, as Moscow and Kyiv both seek to bolster support from African nations over the war in Ukraine. Lavrov’s trip to Kenya comes on the heels of a trip to the continent last week by his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. […]
Four Men Absolved of Drug Trafficking in Liberia Disappear
Liberian authorities have admitted that they had lost track of four men recently tried and exonerated after the seizure of 100 million USD worth of cocaine, a judgment that shocked even the Minister of Justice. A criminal court in Monrovia caused a stir on May 18 by finding not guilty a Liberian, a Bissau-Guinean, a […]
Governments in Sub-Saharan Africa Struggle to Regulate the Mass Expansion of Online Gambling
Africa is an attractive proposition for the gambling industry with masses of untapped potential. Since 2020, online gambling across the continent has boomed, partly due to the Covid pandemic when people were stuck at home. Revenue in the online gambling market is projected to reach $1.62bn in 2023, almost double that of 2020. Currently, 64% […]
