Honouring The Past To Change The Future: Why Investing In SA’s Youth Is Critical
Every year, South Africa remembers and marks the Soweto youth uprising of 16 June 1976. It is a significant day in the country’s calendar because it serves as a reminder of the power and potential of South Africa’s young people as the future of the country. Now, 45 years later and against the backdrop of the […]
GSMA Study Reveals That The Gender Gap In Mobile Internet Use Is Shrinking
Despite The Onset Of The Covid-19 Pandemic. South Asia led the global trend, while the gap in mobile ownership persists A record number of women in South Asia now use mobile internet services, helping shrink the gender gap to 15% from 19% last year in low- and middle-income countries despite the onset of COVID-19, according […]
Radisson Hotel Group Debuts In A New African Market With The Signing Of Radisson Hotel Djibouti
Radisson Hotel Group is proud to announce the signing of Radisson Hotel Djibouti. The hotel marks the Group’s entry into the country and brings its East African portfolio to 18 hotels and over 2700 rooms in operation and under development, strengthening its strategic position in the region. This new signing further underscores the Group’ presence […]
Kellogg’s Alleviating Hunger In South Africa Since 2014
Zandile Mposelwa, Head of External Relations at Kellogg’s SA shares her thoughts on how Kellogg’s is creating Better Days to help alleviate children’s hunger “Alleviating hunger is not an act of charity. It is an imperative for any society that is founded on respect for human rights.” – President Cyril Ramaphosa, 20 April 2020. The […]
Where are Former African Footballers who Played in Europe?
Only a few African migrant players remain in the game as coaches or in administrative positions in European football. Among the most prominent are Mário Wilson from Mozambique who played most of his career in Portugal and coached SL Benfica to win the Portuguese championship in 1976. There’s also Michael Emenalo from Nigeria who served […]
Senegal Welcomes the African Diaspora
A few months after discovering from a DNA test that most of his ancestors were from West Africa, American businessman Kyle Jones got on a flight to Dakar, Senegal. Jones was among about 75 people including business leaders, mayors, and entrepreneurs from the US who came into Dakar this week to attend ”The Return,” a […]
Gaddafi’s ‘Flying Palace’ Lands in Tripoli
A private plane belonging to Libya’s late leader Muammar Gaddafi has landed in the capital Tripoli after nearly a decade in France for safekeeping and maintenance. The giant plane, an Airbus A340, flew over the skies of Tripoli before landing at Mitiga International Airport near the capital city. Local reports say the jet, also known […]
Honouring the Father of African Independence
Leaders across Africa have paid tribute to Zambia’s founding president, Kenneth Kaunda, who died on Thursday at the age of 97, declaring several days of mourning in their respective countries. In appreciation of his contribution to their various struggles, some African countries on Friday announced varying periods of mourning and lowered their national flags to […]
Supporting African Tech Startups through their Crucial Growth Phases
The Google for Startups Accelerator is a three-month online programme that includes three intensive virtual training bootcamps, mentorship, and Google product support. For the second year in a row, the programme is virtual, and it kicks off June 21 with 15 startups from across the continent participating. Six of the selected companies are from Nigeria, […]
Yaoundé Praised for its Treatment of Refugees
Marking World Refugee Day, June 20, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the UNHCR, is calling on host communities to show more sympathy and love for those fleeing crises in their home country and who are now threatened by COVID-19. The UNHCR says Cameroon is home to close to half a million refugees, mostly from Nigeria […]
