At this month’s SoCreative Summit 2024, the British Council (www.BritishCouncil.org) launched its hotly anticipated new eLearning platform, SoCreative; a series of free online courses designed to help aspiring African entrepreneurs grow sustainable creative businesses, supporting them in their journeys.
The fifth edition of the annual, highly-popular SoCreative Summit, hosted by British Council and Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) in...
This narrative delves deep into the butterfly effect of positive impact, illustrating how inDrive’s initiatives have rippled through communities, creating waves of change that extend far beyond their initial touchpoints
How does a startup, founded far from the advantages and resources of the world’s tech hubs, go on to reach unicorn status? And more deeply, just how far can the...
By Miranda Abraham, Head of Loan Syndication at RMB (www.RMB.co.za) in London.
Over the past few years, African debt markets have faced significant challenges due to a combination of factors including soft global economic conditions, the COVID-19 pandemic and related supply chain failures.
These factors led to a decrease in demand for African debt and a dramatic rise in borrowing costs, placing...
Partnership involves events collocation; GITEX Africa (https://GITEXAfrica.com/) is regarded as the largest innovation and business tech startup event on the continent.
Smart Africa has signed a partnership agreement with GITEX Africa to organize the 2nd Ministerial peer exchange, the 3rd meeting of the Council of African ICT agencies (CAITA) alongside a training for the CAITA, in collaboration with the AFRALTI (African...
Food and beverage producers were already facing significant challenges around environmental performance. These included new legislation in the European Union and other areas, higher energy and water costs, and growing consumer expectations. Last summer a new crisis hit countries in southern Europe: water scarcity.
In Spain some producers faced severe water restrictions, forcing them to cut production. Europe was not...
After reporting a 5% decline in profit after tax for the year ended 31st December 2023, Equity Group Holdings has bounced back recording strong 1st quarter results. Profit after tax for the period ended 31st March 2024 grew by 25% to a record Kshs.16 billion compared to a similar period last year.
25% growth in profit after tax of...
We are thrilled to introduce Farah Esmail, a dynamic addition to season 2 of the Real Housewives of Nairobi, bringing a unique blend of corporate prowess, legal and business acumen, and fitness inspiration to the screen As a co-owner of Boyden East Africa, an international executive and non-executive search and board advisory firm, co-owner of F-45 studio, an Australian fitness franchise,...
Delegates from 61 countries will be in Accra, Ghana, where conversations on digital policy in Africa will be shaped, policy directions debated, and partnerships forged for action.
The signature event is hosted by pan-African organisation, Paradigm Initiative (PIN) under the theme, Fostering Rights and Inclusion in the Digital Age. Partner organisations working with PIN to host DRIF24 in Ghana are...
World Vision Kenya has embarked on a landmark campaign, ENOUGH, aimed at combating child hunger and malnutrition in Kenya. The initiative seeks to address the alarming prevalence of food insecurity, ensuring every child has access to nutritious food for their well-being and development.
The child-focused humanitarian organisation aims to improve the nutritional status of vulnerable children in Kenya through targeted...
MEST Africa (www.Meltwater.org), a leading Pan-African tech entrepreneurship training program, seed fund, and incubator, proudly announces Koa Academy (www.KoaAcademy.com) as the grand prize winner of the 2023 MEST Africa Challenge (MAC), securing a $50,000 equity investment after a competitive pitch battle among Africa's brightest tech innovators.
In a thrilling showcase of ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit, Koa Academy from South Africa stood...
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