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Wendy and Raymond Ackerman Family receiving the Inyathelo Award for Family Philanthropy
Philanthropic social investment by the Ackerman family, both in terms of money and time, has benefited an enormous range of South African organizations and individuals. Philanthropy SA recognised their contribution with a special award.
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InspiringWomen.co.za features Pam Golding as its Inspiring Woman of the Month.
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Source: The Independent UK | published December 9, 2009
Peter Bills interviews South Africa's doyen of the property business, Pam Golding, founder of Pam Golding Property Group.
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The Wits Business School Journal features Pam Golding in its article 'South Africa's 30 Wonder Women'.
WBS Journal celebrates 30 of South Africa’s most powerful and influential women. Whether in media or mining, banking or politics, these women are forces to be reckoned with, and role models to many women.
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Dr. Ola Orekunrin, founder of Flying Doctors Nigeria
Source: Think Africa Press | by Dr. Ola Orekunrin | August 13, 2014
Fascinating though piece by Dr. Ola Orekunrin: "The term "hacking” means modifying the features of a system to achieve a new goal. In development, it can describe rapid changes made by a society to advance without going through the intermediate stages. Rather than following developed nations’ roadmap to progress, Africa can leapfrog by experimenting with emerging tools, models and ideas. Foreign investors looking at Africa often say that while the prospects are exciting, the infrastructure is lagging. I believe that existing infrastructure can be hacked – which in itself is a huge opportunity"....
Read the full article here.
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Ethel Cofie, founder of EDEL Technology Consulting (Ghana)
Source: CNN African Voices | 12 August 2014 | by Ethel Cofie
(CNN) -- When I was doing my degree in computer science in Ghana's Valley View University 10 years ago, there just were seven girls in the class. After four years, only four graduated and out of that number, just two of us have stayed in technical roles. Today, my little sister's computer science class has at least 30% females and a smaller drop-off rate. All across Africa, the number of women entering the tech industry is improving thanks to the several nonprofit groups teaching girls how to code and the bigger availability of funds.
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Ethel Cofie, founder of Edel Technology Consulting (Ghana)
Source: AFK Insider | by Veronica Pamoukaghlian | 7 August 2014
U.S. President Barack Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative brought 500 African business leaders under the age of 35 to top U.S. universities to network and develop business and leadership skills.
Ghanaian-born Ethel Cofie was one of them. Selected from a pool of 50,000 applicants, Cofie and her colleagues got to meet Obama and many key industry players in the U.S.
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It takes courage to become a serial entrepreneur – Njeri Rionge
This article first appeared in Afrimind.org, written by Sakina Badamasuiy and posted on 19 March, 2013
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Njeri Rionge featured on BBC Network Africa programme on 14 May 2012
For internet entrepreneur Njeri Rionge, Africa represents the next economic frontier. She say strong indigenous, African-owned companies are needed to take advantage of the boom times ahead.
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The Star newspaper in Kenya featured this fascinating interview with Njeri Rionge on Monday July 28, 2014.
'High school milk vendor realises entrepreneurial dream'
From a young lady selling flavoured milk to high school students, Njeri Rionge rose to build a multi-billion business empire.
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Radio Netherlands Worldwide Africa recently conducted an interview with Twenty-nine-year old Teta Isibo, a self-taught designer and the founder of Inzuki Designs. This young Rwandan brand specializes in handmade jewellery, accessories and interior decor made from local materials.
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(CNN) -- Teta Isibo had always had a flair for design but she didn't realize she could make a career out of it until the time she asked an artisan to craft a pair of earrings she'd drawn.
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SEV Magazine recently interviewed Teta Isibo, the creative mind behind Inzuki Design a dynamic young Rwandan brand specializing in jewelry, accessories and interior decor hand-made primarily from local materials.
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Inzuki Designs is a company based in Kigali, Rwanda founded by the creative, Teta Isibo, specialising in African beaded accessories like earrings, bungles, clutches, and interior decor which is hand-made from primarily local material.
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Dr Jennifer Riria, CEO, Kenya Women Holding
Source: How We Made It In Africa | by Dinfin Mulupi | 9 July 2014
‘Meet the Boss’ is a How we made it in Africa interview series in which they pose the same 10 questions to business leaders across the continent. Here, they interview Dr Jennifer Riria, CEO, Kenya Women Holding
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Source: Modern Ghana | published 27 June 2014
The Chief Executive Officer of House of Tara International, Tara Fela-Durotoye, has begun taking the message of Nigeria's massive business opportunities across the globe - making premium appearances on several global platforms including the New York Forum Africa (NYFA), France24 and Africa 24 by Reuters.
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Dr. Jennifer Riria, group chief executive Kenya Women Holding
Source: Financial Times UK | by Liz Bolshaw | 5 June 2014
Jennifer Riria is an entrepreneur with a mission. Her career has been focused on transforming the lives of women – and with them, their families – in her native Kenya. Today, she is group chief executive of Kenya Women Holding, a microfinance, banking and insurance group that works with 900,000 women, employs 2,800 people and since inception has disbursed $1.3bn of loans, each one averaging less than $600.
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Source: Good Governance Africa, by Omondi Oloo, June 01, 2014
The soft-spoken Ms Karanja, 49, is the founder and CEO of Keroche Breweries, Kenya's first locally owned beer manufacturer. Despite her calm demeanour, Ms Karanja is unrelenting in her quest to expand Keroche's share of Kenya's lucrative liquor trade beyond its current 5%. Her target is to command a 30% share within a decade, she says.
Ms Karanja's story is a classic "David and Goliath" tale...
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IT News Africa recently listed Uche Pedro as one of the continent's top ten up-and-coming entrepreneurs who are making some serious waves in the technology space – either by reimagining established products or services, expanding radically into new areas, or developing better solutions for Africa.
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Source: Daily Monitor Uganda | May 20, 2014
If there is any validity to seeing “a woman’s touch” in operating a key beverage company, it is illustrated by Delight Limited’s managing director Julian Nyamahunge Omalla. Just like any other entrepreneur, Nyamahunge is not afraid to try out anything. With nearly two decades of experience in business, Nyamahunge has mastered the art of processing juice from her mother....
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