Meet Siyabulela Xuza: One of South Africa’s youngest innovators on a mission to make energy more affordable: Siya says: “I was chasing the roar of a Cessna plane dropping election pamphlets over Mthatha, my South African township. It was 1994, the first year of a new democracy in my country and the sight of that technological marvel ignited in me a curiosity ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. New kid on Bees block eyes PSL job: In 2014 Nene met Mthatha Bucks general manager Luxolo Matikinca, … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: Meet Siyabulela Xuza: One of South Africa’s youngest innovators on a mission to make energy more affordable
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Africa’s 1st Shared Value Summit To Showcase a Future-Proof Business Strategy: Profit With a Purpose
Africa’s 1st Shared Value Summit To Showcase a Future-Proof Business Strategy: Profit With a Purpose: Throughout Africa, businesses are adopting the Creating Shared Value (CSV) business model to ensure that society benefits while business profits. The concept, first shared with business leaders and marketers by Harvard Business School’s Prof Michael Porter in 2006, is gaining momentum and picking up traction – but not quickly and forcefully enough. For too long, companies have relied … [Read more...] about Africa’s 1st Shared Value Summit To Showcase a Future-Proof Business Strategy: Profit With a Purpose
ECA and AfDB ploughing together for Central Africa’s development
ECA and AfDB ploughing together for Central Africa’s development: A higher degree of experience sharing among development partners would make a huge difference in technically supporting the economies of Central Africa at these trying but opportune moment, say the two top officials of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) serving in Cameroon, and, by extension – in Central Africa. Meeting recently in Yaounde to discuss pathways of jointly … [Read more...] about ECA and AfDB ploughing together for Central Africa’s development
Kwese TV, Africa’s newest satellite network started broadcasting today
Kwese TV, Africa's newest satellite network started broadcasting today: Kwesé TV (www.Kwese.com), Africa’s newest satellite network is here! The Kwesé Network’s Pay-TV satellite service started broadcasting today, beaming Kwesé’s full suite of superior entertainment and sports programming to households in Ghana, Rwanda and Zambia, which make up the initial phase of the Kwesé TV rollout across Africa, other countries will be announced in due course. … [Read more...] about Kwese TV, Africa’s newest satellite network started broadcasting today
UK Business Process Services (BPS) Investors Express Confidence in South Africa’s Market Offering
UK Business Process Services (BPS) Investors Express Confidence in South Africa’s Market Offering: Key role players in the Business Process Services (BPS) in the United Kingdom who are based in South Africa have agreed to set-up a technical working-group with the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) to enhance South Africa’s value proposition. The decision was taken in a meeting that the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies hosted with BPS investors in London. Minister … [Read more...] about UK Business Process Services (BPS) Investors Express Confidence in South Africa’s Market Offering
PE in the news: Ramaphosa has what it takes to fix South Africa’s ailing ANC. But …
Ramaphosa has what it takes to fix South Africa’s ailing ANC. But …: The video clip posted on Facebook by Maria Daniels of Port Elizabeth at the weekend of her Ford Kuga on fire was more alarming than all the other burning Kuga videos and photos on social media. For its CES 2017 presentation, Toyota is inviting people to ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. The drag queen‚ the MEC and the missing car: The video clip posted on Facebook by Maria Daniels of Port Elizabeth at the weekend of … [Read more...] about PE in the news: Ramaphosa has what it takes to fix South Africa’s ailing ANC. But …
Harmonising sea law across Africa’s coastline
Harmonising sea law across Africa’s coastline: Africa’s vast coastline is governed by the continent’s multitude of coastal countries – with the result that legislation differs from one maritime zone to the next. Because this has far-reaching implications in terms of the exploitation of resources, the management of pollution and maritime security, Africa’s only Research Chair in the Law of the Sea is looking to compare and harmonise legislation pertaining to the continent’s marine … [Read more...] about Harmonising sea law across Africa’s coastline
Advancing outward investments an important element of South Africa’s strategy towards industrialising Africa
Advancing outward investments an important element of South Africa's strategy towards industrialising Africa: South Africa’s promotion and facilitation of outward investments is an important element that contributes in advancing industrialisation priorities for Africa. This was said by the Acting Chief Executive Officer of Trade Invest Africa, Ms Lerato Mataboge at the Africa Industrialisation Day celebration in Pretoria yesterday. “The good news for us is that the rest of … [Read more...] about Advancing outward investments an important element of South Africa’s strategy towards industrialising Africa
The National Department of Health, National Health Laboratory Service, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, and Right to Care invite you for a Media Briefing of South Africa’s Viral Load/ Cd4 Monitoring Dashboard for Better National HIV / Aids Planning
The National Department of Health, National Health Laboratory Service, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, and Right to Care invite you for a Media Briefing of South Africa’s Viral Load/ Cd4 Monitoring Dashboard for Better National HIV / Aids Planning: The most significant measure of the success of South Africa’s HIV/ Aids programme can be measured using viral load and CD4 counts. Until now it has not been possible to track these national results effectively. Right to Care in … [Read more...] about The National Department of Health, National Health Laboratory Service, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, and Right to Care invite you for a Media Briefing of South Africa’s Viral Load/ Cd4 Monitoring Dashboard for Better National HIV / Aids Planning
King Williams Town news: South Africa’s Raven Klaasen and US Ram Cruise into World Tour Tennis Finals in London
South Africa’s Raven Klaasen and US Ram Cruise into World Tour Tennis Finals in London: Klaasen – who comes from King Williams Town in the Eastern Cape – and Ram won in surprisingly easy fashion, racing through the first set 6-1 and then wrapping up the second 6-4. They completed the victory in exactly an hour and dropped only 12 points ... Source: "King Williams Town" - BingNews. … [Read more...] about King Williams Town news: South Africa’s Raven Klaasen and US Ram Cruise into World Tour Tennis Finals in London
Africa’s cities urged to bring technology to the masses
Africa's cities urged to bring technology to the masses: The annual Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and the African Transformation Agenda continued in South Africa Thursday with participants agreeing on the need for local government leaders across the continent to ramp up investment in technology and innovation to drive growth in cities, particularly at municipal level. African innovators attending the SED 2016 believe that innovation needs to start at municipal level … [Read more...] about Africa’s cities urged to bring technology to the masses
Amarula protects Africa’s elephants
Amarula protects Africa’s elephants: WildlifeDirect CEO Dr Paula Kahumba stars in the Amarula Name Them, Save Them campaign Photo: Supplied With less than 400 000 African elephants left and one lost every 15 minutes of every day to ivory poaching, experts indicate that this majestic species will be extinct by 2030! To protect Africa’s heritage and further entrench their commitment to conservation, Amarula has joined forces with Kenyan-based conservation organisation WildlifeDirect, working … [Read more...] about Amarula protects Africa’s elephants
South Africa’s playground safety re-evaluated
South Africa’s playground safety re-evaluated: Senior Landscape Architect at GIBB, Lizelle Wolmarans Senior Landscape Architect, Lizelle Wolmarans at GIBB, one of South Africa’s leading black-owned engineering consulting firms, presented a paper on child safety in playgrounds at the three-day Congress for the Institute of World Urban Parks (WUP) and Environment and Recreation Management (IERM) in Cape Town last month. Leading parks professionals and parks agencies from around the world … [Read more...] about South Africa’s playground safety re-evaluated
DHL Regional Conference highlights sector growth opportunities in Africa’s Life Sciences & Healthcare sector
DHL Regional Conference highlights sector growth opportunities in Africa’s Life Sciences & Healthcare sector: ‘Delivering Healthcare to Africa’ DHL’s Annual Regional Life Sciences & Healthcare Conference focused on life sciences & healthcare supply chains to support African growth in the sector Africa highlighted as market with a positive growth trend in healthcare Over 125 healthcare professionals and logistics experts came together last week to discuss … [Read more...] about DHL Regional Conference highlights sector growth opportunities in Africa’s Life Sciences & Healthcare sector
PE in the news: South Africa’s ruling ANC youth wing issues ‘call to arms’ to defend graft-tainted Zuma
South Africa’s ruling ANC youth wing issues ‘call to arms’ to defend graft-tainted Zuma: The polls saw the opposition Democratic Alliance win key municipalities, notably Pretoria and Port Elizabeth. Gordhan filed court papers on Thursday containing details of exchanges he had with South Africa’s Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Wits protest leader arrested: Bags and cars were searched before people entered the campus. Patel said lectures would … [Read more...] about PE in the news: South Africa’s ruling ANC youth wing issues ‘call to arms’ to defend graft-tainted Zuma
