SEDA launches platform to boost entrepreneurship

South Africa’s Department of Small Business Development will host the She Trades Youth Seminar. Through the SheTradesZA platform, selected women-owned businesses and corporations will benefit from a wide range of opportunities to expand their businesses and broadly advance women's economic empower…

Rwanda to hosts festival of creatives

Rwanda is gearing up to host the Movement of Creative Africa and Africa in colours. The Pan-African event is aimed at celebrating the continent's creative and cultural industries. One of the organisations that will be attending this event scheduled for June 30, is Pan-African Technopreneurs, Snake…

Legal scholar calls for regulation of cryptocurrencies

After the recent UST crash, demands for more regulation in the crypto markets are likely to increase especially given the sentiment that stablecoins should be the first candidate for regulation. Before the events of May this year, UST was the largest decentralised stablecoin, with a market capital…

SASOP bemoans lack of focus on children's mental health

Last week South Africa marked Child Protection Week to raise awareness of issues affecting children and their general wellbeing.  One of the stories that emerged was a research that says approximately 1-in-7 children have a treatable mental health condition but most will carry the burden through t…

SA private healthcare costs remain on upward trend

Private healthcare costs in South Africa are very competitive to rates found across the world. While the bulk of South Africans relies solely on the public healthcare system, over 8 million citizens are privately insured and look to the private healthcare system for quality care. Luyanda Maome sp…

SA mining sector explores new technologies to improve safety and efficiency

The Mining sector recently met in Cape Town, South Africa, for the Africa Mining Indaba to take stock on how the industry has performed recently and how it can innovate to remain on the cutting-edge of new ways of operating. Technology was largely identified as one of the major ways in which the i…

Fintech group aims to revolutionise financial services in Africa

Founded in 2019, Finclusion Group specialises in AI-driven fintech solutions to offer financial services and credit products. It aims to promote financial wellness and inclusion on the African continent. The platform boasts a company portfolio of eight brands that service 240 000 customers across…

Tigrayans respond to HRW, Amnesty report

The people of Ethiopia's Tigray region have responded to the report issued by the Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. Luyanda Maome spoke to Zema, who outlines what he terms "genocide" visited upon the people of Tigray, with the complicity and assistance of other countries. Take a liste…

Rights groups outline violations in Tigray

The conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region has been going on for quite a while and to gain a better understanding of the conflict two rights groups, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have co-produced a report that chronicles the scale of human rights abuses. Luyanda Maome spoke to Laetiti…

Coca Cola SA does its bit for water provision

Having recognized the importance of provision of steady and clean water for rural communities in several provinces, Coca Cola Beverages South Africa has pioneered a project to building solar powered boreholes. To find out more Luyanda Maome spoke to Acting Sustainability Affairs Manager at Coca Co…