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Africa Women Innovation And Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Opens Next Week In Cape Town For 2025 Conference

OCP Africa, Deloitte Africa, UNDP, UN Women, Nedbank, Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, Development Bank of Southern Africa, and Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) to headline AWIEF’s 11th flagship event. The Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Conference and Exhibition event opens its doors next week, from 30 to 31 October 2025, at […]

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Building With Women: How Microfinance Is Powering Women-Led Businesses In Africa

By: Gregoire Danel Fedou Across Africa, women-led businesses face well-documented barriers that hinder their growth and access to finance. Many women cannot use land, property, or significant assets as collateral because they do not own them. Instead, they often rely on informal financial services, such as savings groups. Distrust of banks, sometimes stemming from past […]

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Uber Launches Women Drivers In South Africa, Putting Safety And Choice In Women’s Hands

Uber has launched Women Drivers in South Africa, a product designed to empower women through choice. The product allows female riders to select female drivers, responding to the growing demand for safer, more inclusive mobility options while reinforcing Uber’s commitment to innovation, empowerment, and trust in the local market. The product draws on extensive testing […]

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New Satirical Drama Nya Uriri (Pek Chi Liel) – The Widow’s Burden Sparks Conversations On Widowhood And Inheritance In African Culture

A bold new short film series, Nya Uriri (Pek Chi Liel) – The Widow’s Burden, has been released and is already generating a buzz across Kenyan social media. Blending satire, humor, and hard-hitting truths, the project tackles the controversial subject of widow inheritance and women’s economic empowerment in African culture. The story unfolds during the funeral […]

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Women Need To Reframe Heritage As Not Just What They Remember, But What They Choose To Plan

With heritage month in full swing, financial services provider Momentum hosted a media event that called for women to not only reflect but take measures to change what they have inherited either from parents, family or society that impacts how they manage their money. The event was part of their flagship three-month #SheOwnsHerSuccess campaign that […]

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Cape Town To Host Global Summit On Gender Equality In Agri-Food And Water Systems

● Join over 500 scientists, researchers, and changemakers uniting to drive real solutions for  gender equality in food, land and water systems.  ● A call to co-create solutions that accelerate gender equality in agri-food and water systems.  Register before 26 September 2025.  CGIAR, through the Accelerator on Gender Equality and Inclusion, the International Water  Management […]

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95 Years To Gender Parity But Insurance Could Be A Game-Changer For African Women

Across much of Africa, women continue to face significant barriers in accessing the rights, opportunities, and markets available to men. According to the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the gender gap in sub-Saharan Africa remains at 32% across four critical dimensions: political participation, economic opportunity, education, and health. At the current pace of progress, the IFC […]

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B Lab Africa Celebrates Women’s Month With Groundbreaking Female Voices At October Summit

In honour of Women’s Month in South Africa, B Lab Africa is proud to spotlight the dynamic, visionary women who will be centre stage at the upcoming 4th Annual B Lab Africa Summit, taking place from 2–3 October 2025 at the Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate in Johannesburg. These women are more than speakers, they […]

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WomenIn Ignites Women’s Month With The Launch Of A Bold Multi-Sectoral Campaign And Countdown To WomenIn Festival 2025

As South Africa marks the beginning of Women’s Month this August, WomenIN proudly launches a dedicated, multi-sectoral campaign designed to spotlight the everyday advocacy required to shift the narrative around women’s empowerment. While Women’s Month may be a moment of national focus, WomenIN champions the belief that true empowerment is not confined to a single […]

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Collective Effort Needed To Break Down Barriers That Women Entrepreneurs Face

Despite meaningful progress in women’s participation in the economy, many women-led businesses across South Africa still face persistent challenges, from limited access to markets and networks to barriers in securing funding and digital tools. These realities were brought into sharp focus at the Women Trade Intervention Dialogue, held on Friday, 1 August 2025 at the […]

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