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Lori Milner, Author, Entrepreneur, Thought Leader and Founder of Beyond the Dress (South Africa)
Manage your mindset!…
Lori Milner, Author, Entrepreneur, Thought Leader and Founder of Beyond the Dress (South Africa)
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Martine Irakoze, serial entrepreneur and writer, (Burundi)
Martine Irakoze, serial entrepreneur and writer, (Burundi)
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Djamila Machava De Sousa & Wacy Zacarias, co-founders, Karingana Wa Karingana (Mozambique)
Be well prepared!…
Djamila Machava De Sousa & Wacy Zacarias, co-founders, Karingana Wa Karingana (Mozambique)
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Femi Oyedipe, founder, Loshes Chocolate, Nigeria
Femi Oyedipe, founder, Loshes Chocolate, Nigeria
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Nondumiso Zendile, founder, Kingsworth Civils and Construction Pty Ltd (South Africa)
Keep moving forward!…
Nondumiso Zendile, founder, Kingsworth Civils and Construction Pty Ltd (South Africa)
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Djamila Machava De Sousa and Wacy Zacarias
Lioness Weekender Cover Story
Djamila Machava De Sousa and Wacy Zacarias, co-founders of Karingana Wa Karingana in Mozambique, introduce Capulana to the world.
Mozambique is famous for its Capulana, but one company is taking this unique textile to whole new design levels. Karingana Wa Karingana, co-founded by Djamila Machava De Sousa and Wacy Zacarias, are building a powerhouse brand that combines traditional design and cultural values presented in a modern context.
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Maria Baryamujura, founder of COBATI Uganda
Startup Story
Community tourism has long been recognised as a driver of local economic development, particularly for women. In East Africa, social entrepreneur Maria Baryamujura, founder of COBATI Uganda, knows just how to innovate and make tourism work for rural communities.
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Jackee Batanda, founder of SuccessSpark Brand Ltd (Uganda)
Startup Story
Great writing is an art form and in Uganda, entrepreneur Jackee Batanda, founder of SuccessSpark Brand Ltd, is harnessing the power of words to educate and inform. She understands how storytelling can reach audiences and customers in a unique and personal way.
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Mbali Masike
Lioness Launch
Behind every great wine is a great story, and that is certainly the case with the exciting South African wines being created by Ngiyi Mbali Wines. Founder Mbali Masike brings her own personality and taste profiles into each individual wine she creates, sharing personal family stories and creating unique memories for her customers. This month sees the launch of the new iDlozi Collection of wines, inspired by three strong women members of Mbali’s own family.
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Impact Partner Content: Absa
At a recent online National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) event, Mr Oscar Siziba, Managing Executive for Absa Bank’s Gauteng and Limpopo regions, gave small business owners tips for creating effective digital networks.
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Deborah Hartung
Book Review
Talent Liberation, the new book by Deborah Hartung, is for every business leader, entrepreneur and startup founder who has been wanting to axe the annual performance appraisal process in their business, but is unsure of either how to do that or of what to replace annual appraisals with.
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From the Lionesses of Africa Operations Dept
Question: “What do you get if you wrap all the Economists in the world around the globe end to end?” Answer: “No conclusion…” This was attributed to George Bernard Shaw in May 1933 and he does seem to have a point. With so many conflicting views in the early stages of the Coronavirus attack, even from Scientists who we have always believed live in a binary world rather than the ‘Is it a Science or is it an Art’ world of Economics, should we start to question the worth of forecasting? What conclusions can any of us draw currently?
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by Kathy Mann, Author & Speaker
In the first week of 2020, I drove from my home in Johannesburg to Durban to spend a week interviewing my grandmother about her life for a book. It was fascinating to hear about how life was as a teenager for my grandmother during the Second World War in England.
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by Dr Ashika Pillay
It’s not just the virus that’s contagious…
With the advent of COVID-19, most people have become familiar with concepts related to infectious disease, how viruses are spread and transmitted. However, beneath the real threat of the virus and its impact on our health and wellbeing, lurks another infectious disease. Anxiety and fear are real threats that pose a massive risk to us.
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by Julia Ranzani
Every now and then when I check the CORONAVIRUS WORLDOMETER or hear NEWS ABOUT COVID-19. I get this ice cold fear running down my spine. I can’t help it, my mind jumps to horrific images inspired by silly doomsday action movies. So for a moment I’m overwhelmed with CORONAVIRUS ANXIETY.
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by Brigette Mashile, founder of Roka Roko
Two weeks ago I submitted my writing to an organization that is looking for content writers. I was referred by a friend. After 2 weeks I was about to ask if they had received my work for the opportunity but I received the reply first. And it was a NO. I will admit, I feared that it was a no before I opened the email; I tried to reprimand myself. Why am I expecting the worst? Well I did receive the worst.
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by Wuraola Ademola-Shanu
If people can’t find your site on search results, you are missing out on traffic, leads, and most importantly, sales!
One of the best ways to solve the problem of low traffic is with keyword research tools. Google uses keyword as an important SEO ranking factor. This is because searches only find content that Google thinks is relevant to what they are searching for.
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by Paula Quinsee
You might’ve heard of Maslow’s hierarchy and having to meet our basic needs of food and shelter being key for our survival. Well, as human beings one of our other basic needs is to be loved and accepted for who we are – especially when it comes to our relationships.
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Neo Mkwebane Chatyoka, founder, Uhuru Botanicals (United Kingdom / South Africa)
Neo Mkwebane Chatyoka, founder, Uhuru Botanicals (United Kingdom / South Africa)
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Petrina Auino-Mwandingi, Founder, KOVA (Namibia)
Have patience and reap the rewards!…
Petrina Auino-Mwandingi, Founder, KOVA (Namibia)
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