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Addressing South Africa’s water scarcity is everyone’s responsibility
ESG & Sustainability
Addressing South Africa’s water scarcity is everyone’s responsibility

Issued by Irvine Partners 22 Mar 2024

Safaricom dominates Ethiopia mobile money with M-Pesa
ICT
M-Pesa Safaricom, Onafriq ink deal to boost Ethiopian remittances

20 Mar 2024

Tourism boosts Cape Town: Record influx and investor interest soar
Tourism & Travel
Tourism boosts Cape Town: Record influx and investor interest soar

2 Feb 2024

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Finance
Agoa trade deal talks: South Africa will need to carefully manage relations with the US and China

Arno J. van Niekerk 30 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters. Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, addresses the media on the fourth day of the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank, following last month's deadly earthquake, in Marrakech, Morocco.
Finance
Cautious welcome: World Bank and IMF return to Africa, but questions remain

Carlos Lopes 12 Oct 2023

File photo: A Unicef logo is pictured outside their offices in Geneva, Switzerland, 30 January 2017. Reuters/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
ESG & Sustainability
Unicef pledges $270m to support poverty alleviation in Nigeria

Felix Onuah 23 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied.
Finance
African Development Bank group to secure major funding for low-income countries

30 May 2023

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HR & Management
National Minimum Wage increases

Dhevarsha Ramjettan 22 Feb 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa
Energy & Mining
ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

The pandemic has shown southern Africa can do staycations: Could this momentum hold in the long run?
Tourism & Travel
The pandemic has shown southern Africa can do staycations: Could this momentum hold in the long run?

Sophia Labadi 6 Jan 2023

Innovative new projects join Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) South Africa
Entrepreneurship
Innovative new projects join Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) South Africa

Issued by GreenCape 1 Dec 2022

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met
ESG & Sustainability
World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

Andrea Shalal 6 Oct 2022

Unlocking the potential of agriculture in Alexandra township | LFP's Hydro Coop
Agriculture
Unlocking the potential of agriculture in Alexandra township | LFP's Hydro Coop

Issued by LFP Agri 30 Aug 2022

SA rooibos industry pays out R12.2m to Khoi and San communities
Agriculture
SA rooibos industry pays out R12.2m to Khoi and San communities

14 Jul 2022

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Legal
Unpacking China and Africa's multibillion-dollar relationship

Virusha Subban 6 Jul 2022

Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home
Retail
Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

Jonathan Munemo 28 Apr 2022

There's a place for big and small farms in securing South Africa's food supply
Agriculture
There's a place for big and small farms in securing South Africa's food supply

Fenji Materechera and Mary Scholes 21 Apr 2022

Muvatera Ndjoze-Siririka, acting CEO of NTA with Tom Mkhwanazi, CEO of W&RSETA, at the signing of the MoU in Johannesburg on 24 February. Source: Supplied
Retail
South Africa's W&RSeta signs collaborative MoU with Namibia Training Authority

28 Feb 2022

No perfect solution: Africa's smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices
Agriculture
No perfect solution: Africa's smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices

Ratemo Michieka 7 Feb 2022

Solutions to Africa's waste and food security problems sought
ESG & Sustainability
Solutions to Africa's waste and food security problems sought

22 Dec 2021

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Agriculture
Are small farms the solution to food insecurity? Uganda study shows policies can get it wrong

Juan Pablo Rud, Diego Restuccia and Fernando Aragon Sanchez 2 Dec 2021

Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks
Agriculture
Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Andrew Newsham, Toendepi Shonhe and Tsitsi Bvute 26 Oct 2021

Private sector must accelerate efforts on sustainability
ESG & Sustainability
Private sector must accelerate efforts on sustainability

Lesedi Ntuli 19 Jul 2021

Rethinking ESD post Covid-19
Entrepreneurship
Rethinking ESD post Covid-19

Mark Frankel & Clive Govender 7 Jul 2021

International aid to Africa needs an overhaul. Tips on what needs to change
ESG & Sustainability
International aid to Africa needs an overhaul. Tips on what needs to change

Tigist Mekonnen Melesse 18 May 2021

CoCT invites public comment for improving Informal Trading By-law
Legal
CoCT invites public comment for improving Informal Trading By-law

19 Mar 2021

Post-Covid-19: A chance to leapfrog Africa's development through digitalisation
ESG & Sustainability
Post-Covid-19: A chance to leapfrog Africa's development through digitalisation

Cristina Duarte 16 Mar 2021

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Retail
Many African countries had a surprise manufacturing surge in 2010s - it bodes well for the years ahead

Gaaitzen de Vries, Emmanuel B Mensah, Hagen Kruse and Kunal Sen 2 Mar 2021

South African policies go some way to tackling poverty and inequality. But more is needed
ESG & Sustainability
South African policies go some way to tackling poverty and inequality. But more is needed

Sophie Plagerson 15 Jan 2021

Bloom Financial Services endorses Universal Health Coverage Day
Healthcare
Bloom Financial Services endorses Universal Health Coverage Day

Issued by Bloom Financial Services 11 Dec 2020

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor
Retail
Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 27 Oct 2020

Dr Stella Bvuma appointed as board member of SEDA
Entrepreneurship
Dr Stella Bvuma appointed as board member of SEDA

8 Oct 2020

Andy Jury, CEO, Mukuru
Finance
How the social impact of remittances is aiding wellbeing in developing countries

Andy Jury 18 Sep 2020

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Tourism & Travel
Impacting lives through sustainable tourism and transformation

Sisa Ntshona 29 Jul 2020

Maria Helena Semedo, deputy director-general, UN FAO
Agriculture
We must act now to avert an imminent food crisis in Africa

Maria Helena Semedo 30 Jun 2020

A deserted street in Cairo after coronavirus-related restrictions were tightened. Egypt has been one of the hardest hit in Africa. Photo by Mohamed Elraai/picture alliance via Getty Images
Finance
Controlling Covid-19 will carry devastating economic cost for developing countries

Borja Santos Porras 4 Jun 2020

Coverage of Chinese presence in Africa has been somewhat misleading. Shutterstock
Finance
China's investments in Africa: a fresh lens offers more balanced insights

Simon Manda 25 Mar 2020

Global progress on gender equality 'limping along' - new report
ESG & Sustainability
Global progress on gender equality 'limping along' - new report

6 Mar 2020

Africa is way behind the curve in managing heart disease: here's a new approach
Healthcare
Africa is way behind the curve in managing heart disease: here's a new approach

Martin Heine 13 Feb 2020

#EvolutionOfWork: Why Africa is championing the flexible workspace revolution
HR & Management
#EvolutionOfWork: Why Africa is championing the flexible workspace revolution

27 Jan 2020

AfDB board approves $21.783m grant for solar-powered irrigation in Sudan
Agriculture
AfDB board approves $21.783m grant for solar-powered irrigation in Sudan

31 Dec 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.
Marketing & Media
Experts meet to validate AfCFTA Business Index

11 Dec 2019

Making property ownership more accessible to more people
Property
Making property ownership more accessible to more people

Paul Stevens 21 Nov 2019

Athol Williams
Finance
Believe it or not, the economy is not the biggest of our concerns in South Africa

Athol Williams 15 Oct 2019

Eeesay Project's winning high schools
Education
Eeesay Project's winning high schools

15 Oct 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.
Marketing & Media
Global uncertainty continues to slow growth in Africa's economies

11 Oct 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.
Marketing & Media
Support for Zimbabwe AfCFTA implementation

10 Oct 2019

Social grants provide an important cushion amid poverty in South Africa. shutterstock
ESG & Sustainability
What some entrepreneurial welfare beneficiaries do to improve their lives

12 Sep 2019

Africa is championing the flexible workspace revolution
Marketing & Media
Africa is championing the flexible workspace revolution

Issued by GO Content Lab 31 Jul 2019

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