Merck Foundation in partnership with Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) launched Merck Embryology Training Program, a certificate course in Assistive Reproduction and Embryology through its ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ campaign
Merck Foundation and Tata Memorial Centre(TMC) signed an MOU to build Cancer Care Capacity in Africa.
Through its partnership with TMC, Merck Foundation aims to provide one & two-year...
East Africa Breweries Limited’s #ticker:EABL stock price is set to rise over the medium term on projections of higher revenue from growing beer volumes in the region, analysts at Renaissance Capital say.
Rencap analyst Adedayo Ayeni said in the firm’s latest note on the brewer they expect net revenue in the period between 2018 and 2020 to grow by an...
Username Investment Limited CEO, Reuben Kimani
has advised various county leaders to embrace land and housing policies
which are specific to their unique problems. The CEO was speaking during
The Hamptons-Nakuru Phase II open day, where investors were shown the
location of their new property.
“*While it is true that there are some land issues which have to be solved
at the national level, the...
Dr. Ezekiel Mutua warned that the film produced by Awali Entertainment Limited and directed by Wanuri Kahiu should not be distributed, exhibited or broadcasted in any form or platform anywhere in Kenya.
“Anyone within the republic of Kenya found in possession of the film will be in breach of the law that will attract severe penalties” warned Mutua.
26 year old Ramadhan Kongoyo to open M-PESA Agency with his winnings
Nairobi, Kenya – 26th April 2018… Safaricom’s (NSE: SCOM) has today wrapped up the 11-week Shinda Mamili na Tunukiwa promotion, announcing eight KES 2 million grand winners.
Ramadhan Kongoyo, a 26-year old security guard and father of two who could not join University due to lack of...
Kenya Red Cross Society has supported a total of 5,000 families with emergency shelter and household items
The Kenya Red Cross Society is providing emergency relief to thousands of people impacted by rising flood waters that continue to wreak havoc in many parts of Kenya.
Since torrential rains started last month, homes and farms have been destroyed, livestock has been...
Young Scientists Kenya (YSK) has partnered with The Ministry of Education, The Embassy of Ireland and BLAZE by Safaricom to hold the inaugural National Science and Technology Exhibition.
The exhibition, which will be held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre on 5th and 6th July 2018, targets high school students with the aim of encouraging greater uptake of technology and...
Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has said its products are supporting the Big Four agenda by providing tools that power the ‘Ease of Doing Government Business.’
Government agencies and counties that embrace the digital revolution can now maximize efficiency in serving the citizenry and reap benefits such as sealing revenue leaks and improving record keeping and data analysis, said Joe Ogutu, Director,...
Mirihini Dispensary from Kilifi County have benefited from a borehole and a solar water pump courtesy of Safaricom Foundation.
The Safaricom Foundation funded the project to a tune of KES 3Million with efforts that will ease access to quality medical care in the County.
“The new borehole that has been put in place will provide an environment where access to...
Cameroonian legend to be joined by 12 Kenyan bands at Safaricom Jazz concert on Labour Day at Carnivore Grounds
Iconic African jazz musician Manu Dibango is expected in Nairobi in a few weeks’ time, when he will headline Safaricom’s International Jazz Day celebrations in Nairobi on 1st May.
This will be Dibango’s maiden performance on the Safaricom Jazz stage, at...
![For years, a Johannesburg school's soccer coach did the entire team's laundry himself. Several evenings a week he and the teachers carried the kit home, washed and dried it, and brought it back so the squad had something clean to train in. Their changing room was a bare space with one toilet, a broken mirror and nowhere to store a thing. There was no shortage of talent or commitment – the surroundings just held it all back. Until very recently, this was the reality at Kensington Secondary School. With the help of LG Electronics South Africa (https://apo-opa.co/4eQr5B2), the achiever who chose to fix it was Williams Okpara, the Nigerian goalkeeper who spent more than a decade guarding Orlando Pirates' posts and still holds the club's appearance record. His episode opens Make Life Good, LG's six-part reality series made in partnership with MultiChoice, a Canal+ company, and hosted by Jessica Nkosi. It has aired on Mzansi Magic every Thursday at 19:00 since 11 June, with repeats on Saturdays at 14:00 and Sundays at 09:30. The premise is rare for reality television. No prizes or eliminations, no scandals or tempers boiling over. Instead, six change-makers – or as they are affectionately known by LG as ‘Achievers’ – each return to a cause they already back, and the build teams get 24 hours to remake a space that shapes the people who use it. What connects them is geography as much as generosity: the Achievers come from across the continent, from South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya, yet every organisation they chose sits in a South African community close to their hearts and in need of support. In Lanseria, that community is a safe home and orphanage for babies and young children called LIV Lanseria, backed by Saray Khumalo, the South African mountaineer who became the first Black African woman to summit Everest. Her makeover turned a room with a single two-plate stove into a fully-fledged, working kitchen. A 900 L fridge now holds food for the whole home. A dishwasher returns the hours volunteers used to lose at the sink. A microwave warms a bottle evenly, without the cold spots that catch out a tired caregiver. The appliances follow the problem, which is the guiding principle in bringing together the Achievers, LG and Multichoice to make a difference by using their specialities. The pattern holds at a skills programme for unemployed men, where a small projector gave way to a 100-inch smart display that now runs learning demonstrations and its written theory side by side, as well as an energy-efficient air conditioner that keeps a packed training room usable through the afternoon. In a country that plans its weeks around the unpredictable availability of service delivery, that efficiency is what lets a stretched organisation keep the equipment running once the cameras leave. "Life's Good is our slogan, but this series asks us to prove it where life isn't always easy or fair," says Pennileigh Naidu, Head of Corporate Marketing and PR at LG Electronics South Africa. She frames it as a deliberate move away from product-led marketing. "We didn't want to talk about impact, we wanted to show it. For every organisation, we started with the operational problem they live with daily, then chose the technology that removes it." Her measure of success, she emphasises, is the hours a caregiver gets back and the dignity a working kitchen restores. That is the shift worth a marketer's or a technologist's attention. Corporate social investment has tended to sit off to the side of the business, a cheque written and a photograph taken. Make Life Good folds the impact into the brand and invites the harder question of whether the fridge is still working, and still useful, a year from now. Naidu calls it shared value rather than charity, the point where commercial capability and social relevance stop competing for the same budget. The series reaches viewers in Kenya and Nigeria too, and sits within LG's wider regional storytelling, gathered in its newsroom feature "Beyond the Product". This season, though, the work was South African, room-by-room and need-by-need. The crews have now packed up, and the Achievers have started their work on making changes with more communities. What stays behind in a Lanseria kitchen and a Kensington changing room is quieter and more durable: kit dried overnight, meals prepped faster, an afternoon lesson a full class can finally see. None of it will trend, but all of it will still be working when the next intake of children arrives. Make Life Good – the Achievers and their causes Williams Okpara (Nigeria) – Kensington Secondary School soccer programme, Johannesburg Former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper who holds the club's appearance record and was part of the 1995 CAF Champions League-winning team, and is now Pirates' team manager. Products: 13Kg Front Loader with AI DD™ & Steam+™ in Black Finish (https://apo-opa.co/4wpZzSf); 10kg A+++ Dual Inverter Heat Pump Dryer in Black Finish (https://apo-opa.co/3QEJSrj); LG XBOOM Stage 301 by will.i.am Bluetooth Speaker (http://apo-opa.co/4aG3IsW). Saray Khumalo (South Africa) – LIV Lanseria children's home, Lanseria The first Black African woman to summit Mount Everest and to ski to the South Pole, and founder of the Summits With a Purpose foundation, which raises funds to build libraries in disadvantaged schools. Products: 900L InstaView™ Door-in-Door French Door Fridge with UVnano™ in Black Finish (https://apo-opa.co/3SKr5eF); 42L NeoChef™ Grill Microwave Oven in Stainless Finish (https://apo-opa.co/4f4TweN); 14 Place QuadWash™ Dishwasher with TrueSteam™ in Stainless Finish (https://apo-opa.co/4f4Twvj). Adze Ugah (Nigeria) – Bold Men Skills Program / BBM Foundation Nigerian-born, Johannesburg-based filmmaker, one of the directors of Shaka iLembe, whose feature Sierra's Gold won Best South African Feature Film at the 2024 Durban International Film Festival. Products: 100 inch LG QNED evo AI QNED86 MiniLED 4K 120Hz Smart TV (https://apo-opa.co/4bt52j0); 9.1.5 ch LG Home Cinema Soundbar with Surround Sound and Rear Speakers S95TR (https://apo-opa.co/4wmHX9H); [Wifi] 24k BTU DualCool+ Inverter (https://apo-opa.co/4wt1WDP). Esther Munyi (Kenya) – Botshabelo Babies Home, Midrand Kenyan data and analytics leader, founder of Charmed by Data and former Group Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Sasfin. Products: 900L InstaView™ Door-in-Door French Door Fridge with UVnano™ in Black Finish (https://apo-opa.co/3SKr5eF); 42L NeoChef™ Grill Microwave Oven in Stainless Finish (https://apo-opa.co/4f4TweN); 13Kg Front Loader with AI DD™ & Steam+™ in Black Finish (https://apo-opa.co/4wpZzSf). Thandi Mavata (South Africa) – The House Group, Johannesburg South African entrepreneur, author and women's-empowerment advocate, and founder of the Doek on Fleek movement. Products: 77 inch LG OLED evo AI G5 4K 165Hz Smart TV (https://apo-opa.co/4eUHWTq); [Wifi] 24k BTU DualCool+ Inverter (https://apo-opa.co/4wt1WDP) air conditioner; 3x LG UltraFine 27" QHD IPS Monitor with USB-C (https://apo-opa.co/4buggnp). Perpetual Kendi (Kenya) – Moses Molelekwa Arts Foundation, Tembisa Kenyan Pan-African entrepreneur and communications strategist, founder and CEO of Addleston PR and of the Laute Luxury Wines brand. Products: 65 inch LG QNED evo AI QNED86 MiniLED 4K 120Hz Smart TV (https://apo-opa.co/3QYRg0v); LG MR11 2300W, 4.2Ch AV Receiver System (https://apo-opa.co/4brSdW9).](https://businessinsights.africa/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/OIP-81-218x150.webp "How LG’s ‘Make Life Good’ turned an orphanage’s two-plate stove into a full kitchen")
