Source: Supplied. Chris Derksen, Rael Philips, James Woolley and Francois van Zyl shake hands on the balcony of Latitude Aparthotel by Totalstay in Sea Point, Cape Town, having just signed the hotel-management agreement. What began as a dream between friends Rael Phillips and James Woolley, with just one apartment and a lot of ambition, has…
Source: Supplied. The $33m equity financing was led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Polychain Capital, Third Prime Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, Block, Inc., Galaxy Ventures, Blockchain Coinvestors, Hutt Capital, and Winklevoss Capital. This financing marks a significant milestone for the company and the African fintech industry as a whole, as it validates the vision…
Image source: kenishirotie – 123RF.com Is it possible to make work enjoyable and inspiring when you dread office hours? Michael Gullan of G&G Advocacy, an e-learning consultancy, shares a simple strategy for finding happiness – and success – in your career. “There are ways to achieve greater job satisfaction that don’t involve resigning,” said Gullan,…
Cars are seen on display at a showroom of a Nissan dealership in Melrose, South Africa, 16 July 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo Global automakers like Ford, Volkswagen, BMW and Toyota manufacture models in South Africa for both the local and European markets. Britain and the European Union jointly consume 46% of the vehicles the country…
Flags indicate how many trees each donor country has planted. Jeremy Allouche, CC BY-ND In the small Ivory Coast town of Kani, a farmer is concerned about the increase in plantation areas to the detriment of forests, which no longer provide shade. The scarcity and fluctuation of rainfall is altering the sowing periods for rice,…
Source: 123RF. Among the top five open medical schemes, Bestmed and Medihelp have reported the highest average increase of 12.75% and 10.8% respectively. Following closely are Bonitas with 10.2%, Momentum with 9.4%, and Discovery with 9.3%. What are the components of the contribution increases? The contribution increases need to allow for CPI, plus an additional…
It also seeks to prioritize adolescents’ health and well being in Africa HEALTH ministry representatives from Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe are meeting in Harare this week as part of the regional engagement on adolescents sexual reproductive health rights (SRHR) access programme. Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) access program hosted by Hivos and other various…
Source: Reuters. Putin will host a summit of the group in the city of Kazan from Tuesday, 22 October to Thursday, 24 October 2024. He hopes to build up Brics – which has expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates as well as Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa –…
Eight members did not vote at the Zifa Annual General Meeting that was held in Harare on Friday morning. The Zifa Assembly has adopted a new constitution after 48 members gave their nod while only two were against adopting the draft that was on the table. Eight members did not vote at the Zifa Annual…
