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In for a penny

Mobile-money payments have taken off and found success in many parts of Africa. However, another cashless system making its... Read more
22 Mar, 2016

Striking it rich

If you are a young African with non-traditional ways of growing – and keeping – your money, the future... Read more
22 Mar, 2016

A slippery slope

Bananas. They’re high in potassium and Vitamin C, not to mention a bunch of other minerals. Around 100 million people... Read more
22 Mar, 2016
The write stuff

The write stuff

A Statistics South Africa survey has found that more than 90% of South Africans over the age of 15 can... Read more
15 Mar, 2016

The write stuff

A Statistics South Africa survey has found that more than 90% of South Africans over the age of 15 can... Read more
15 Mar, 2016
Revved up for progress

Revved up for progress

Throughout the last decade, Nigeria’s Lady Mechanic Initiative has trained more than 700 women in mechanical skills, enabling them... Read more
15 Mar, 2016

Revved up for progress

Throughout the last decade, Nigeria’s Lady Mechanic Initiative has trained more than 700 women in mechanical skills, enabling them... Read more
15 Mar, 2016

Waste not, want not

Forty percent – that’s how much of Nigeria’s agricultural produce is lost post-harvest as a result of insufficient marketing... Read more
15 Mar, 2016

Waste not, want not

Forty percent – that’s how much of Nigeria’s agricultural produce is lost post-harvest as a result of insufficient marketing... Read more
15 Mar, 2016
Fighting chance

Fighting chance

Angola is punctuated by armoured-vehicle wrecks and weaponry that is no longer used, even though its civil war ended more than 10... Read more
7 Mar, 2016