How newly established businesses can attract customers and build consistent foot traffic from the ground up

Many entrepreneurs invest time, money and passion into launching their businesses, only to discover that visibility doesn't automatically translate into sales. In today's competitive marketplace, attracting consistent foot traffic requires more than simply opening your doors. It takes strategy, cre…

Building stronger African agricultural enterprises and more resilient market systems

The African continent has no shortage of farmers. It has no shortage of ideas either. Yet year after year, the continent continues to lose billions because too little of what we produce is processed, stored, or traded within Africa itself.For many agricultural entrepreneurs, the biggest hurdle isn'…

What distinguishes career survival from genuine career thriving?

Thriving has become a buzzword in the workplace. Every industry is talking about wellbeing, work-life balance and career fulfilment. Yet for many women, the reality looks very different. The pressure to perform, to lead, to care for others and to keep pushing forward often leaves little room to ask…

What does it really mean to be culturally aware in a professional setting?

Whether working remotely across borders or in increasingly diverse organisations, professionals today are interacting with colleagues whose cultural backgrounds, communication styles and workplace expectations may differ significantly from their own. While these differences can enrich organisation…

Exploring percussion as a cultural and spiritual practice beyond music

Azah Given Mphago, a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and percussionist from South Africa's city of Pretoria, who began playing drums at the age of eight. His work is deeply rooted in the belief that percussion carries more than rhythm, it carries healing, memory, and connection to ancestral knowl…

Bridging the gap between AI and African languages  

Artificial intelligence systems are now being trained to recognise, process, and respond in African languages. This is happening through translation tools, voice recognition systems, and digital platforms that rely on real speech and text input from users and language speakers. We explored what i…

Equal nationality rights remain out of reach for many African mothers

Becoming a mother does not always come with equal rights under the law. A new campaign led by Equality Now and its partners is highlighting nationality laws that continue to discriminate against women. In several African countries, mothers are still unable to pass their nationality to their childre…

How the idea of decentering men challenges us to rethink relationships, broader power dynamics and emotional labour

Previously, we unpacked the subtle forms of toxicity that quietly shape our relationships, the behaviours we normalize, tolerate, and often leave unchallenged. That conversation naturally led us to a bigger question: Who are we centering in our lives, and at what cost? Conversationalist and woman …

Exploring how Indigenous Folk Music keeps traditional sounds and stories alive with Sua Pan Creations

We featured Sua Pan Creations, an indigenous Folk Music Artist from Botswana Through Setswana folklore and indigenous music, he is preserving the country’s rich musical heritage while inspiring a new generation.

Exploring the enduring power of Kiba with Dr Sello Galane

From the hills of Limpopo to stages and academic institutions around the world, few people have done more to preserve and champion indigenous African music than Dr Sello Galane. A musician, composer, researcher and cultural activist, Galane has dedicated much of his life to Kiba, the vibrant song-…