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Shirley Webber, Coverage Head, Resources & Energy at Absa CIB and Nikhil Kasiram, Resource and Project Finance: Power and Infrastructure at Absa CIB British power developer Gridworks recently signed two landmark agreements with the Government of Uganda to begin construction on the Amari Project, widely regarded as Africa’s first independent ....
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By Taofik Oloruko-Oba, Country Manager, Kenya and Head East Africa Network, Roche Diagnostics World Blood Donor Day shines a spotlight on one of the simplest ways people can help save lives. Hospitals across Kenya and the wider East African region rely on voluntary blood donors every day to support surgeries, emergency care, cancer treatment, maternal […]
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by Daniel Kojo Soboh, CEO and Founder of EMY Africa On youth, the creator economy, and why Africa’s most urgent development opportunity isn’t in a ministry, it’s in a smartphone. Every year, Africa adds between eight and eleven million young people to its labour market. Every year, the formal economy fails to absorb most of […]
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By Wayne Hennessy-Barrett – Founder & Executive Chairman, 4G Capital We are no longer preparing for the VUCA era. We are living in it. Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity are now the norm, and likely to remain so. Since the global financial crisis of 2008, the world has moved through one structural shock after another: […]
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As South Africa accelerates its transition to cleaner energy, the reliability and performance of grid‑connection equipment have become central to the success of large‑scale renewable projects. Among the most critical components in this ecosystem is the Neutral Electromagnetic Coupler with a Neutral Earthing Resistor and an integrated Substation Auxiliary Transformer (NECRT), which is a specialised […]
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Fibre has the potential to produce Africa’s new generation of gamers, content creators and digital earners, says Sandile Mkhwanazi, Head of Community Relations at Frogfoot RISE There’s a persistent assumption that township homes are analogue spaces. Small screens, tight budgets and fractured connectivity. That assumption doesn’t survive reality. Homes are filled with technology and if […]
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By Nqobile Pamela Xaba Africa is often described through the language of potential. The world’s youngest population. The fastest-growing urban centres. A thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem. Abundant natural resources. A rapidly expanding digital economy. These are important indicators of possibility. But beneath every conversation about Africa’s future lies a more fundamental question: What kind of leaders […]
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Fifteen national governments from across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Pacific today adopted the Mombasa Declaration at the 11th Our Ocean Conference, committing to advance global fisheries transparency and strengthen efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The Mombasa Declaration is a call to action for coastal and flag States on […]
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By Vishal Barapatre, Group Chief Technology Officer at In2IT Technologies Healthcare is investing heavily in technology, but outcomes do not always improve at the same rate or deliver the desired effect. The issue is rarely a lack of tools. More often, it comes down to the way those tools are designed, connected, and maintained. Health […]
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As The Continent Enters A New Phase Of Digital Transformation New GSMA report highlights how AI, digital services and mobile connectivity are driving economic growth across Africa, while affordability remains a key barrier to digital inclusion Mobile technologies and services contributed $240 billion to Africa’s economy in 2025, equivalent to 7.8% of GDP, according to […]
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The media is replete with reports of leadership crises. On the contrary, South Africa does not have a leadership crisis. It has a humanity crisis in leadership. This is not a dramatic claim. It is a lived reality. by: Nqobile Pamela Xaba At its core, this is a crisis of dignity. A crisis of Ubuntu. […]
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Across rural Kenya, women run the most reliable small businesses in their communities — and for decades, traditional banks called them too risky to lend to. In 2014, a small Nairobi-based social enterprise called Cherehani Africa decided that assumption was the problem, not the women. She sells vegetables at dawn. She sews school uniforms through […]
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A legal framework already exists. A municipality already proves it works. What’s missing is the political will to implement it. We have educated young people. We have provinces with immense needs. And we continue to concentrate almost all talent in Luanda. That is no coincidence. It is a lack of incentives. The problem is not […]
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With installed renewable energy capacity now at 18.18 GW and corporate investment continuing to rise, South African businesses are moving decisively towards cleaner power. Yet, while adoption accelerates, traditional procurement models are coming under increasing pressure. Long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) have historically been the preferred route to renewable energy adoption, but in a market defined by change, […]
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