The Capital Markets Authority has been voted the most innovative regulator in Africa for 2016 by the International Finance Magazine. The awards by the quarterly publication circulated in more than 185 countries globally promote promote and recognise innovation in the …
The South African government envisages a society where citizens living with disabilities are accorded their full political, human, social and economic rights like their fellow South Africans. To this end, the country’s Minister of Small Business Development Lindiwe Zulu will …
Abena Ofosua Obuba’s dream has always been to own a business she is passionate about and be her own woman. So, after being in the Ghanaian power industry as a Chemical Engineer for 4 years, she knew it was time …
South Africa’s live music development project, Concert SA recently released a report that showed live music had overtaken recorded music as a source of revenue, opening up multiple opportunities for local venues and music organizers. While there are indications that …
A young singer wants people around the world to recognize Namibia as a source for good music. Shishani is a singer and musician. She was born in Windhoek, the capital of the desert country in southern Africa. But, she spent …
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt and Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana have been named the male and female World Athletes of the Year at the IAAF Athletics Awards 2016, held at Sporting Monte Carlo on Friday (2). Bolt, who won the award five times …
Dakar Lives began as an Instagram feed in 2015 with the aim of « curating the best photos from Senegal ». A year and a half later, the account has nearly 50,000 followers – an avid community sharing vibrant snaps of the …
We’re at Iké Udé’s Chelsea studio—magazines, trinkets and opulent wigs surround him. He sits crossed legged on his small couch wearing a khaki green-themed ensemble with grey canvas Chucks. By the door are rows of ornate footwear and a backdrop set …
Eight new rural solar energy projects have been completed, and are now operational, across the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, in western North Africa, doubling the UAE’s total contribution to the country’s clean energy capacity to 31.6 megawatts (MW). Delivered by …
