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Impact Partner Content: Absa / by Vishay Rabbipal, Head of Renewable Energy, Absa
As the Covid-19 crisis spread around the world, many people started working from home which required embracing life in a ‘new normal’ overnight. If you are working from home, it is important to feel comfortable in your space. It is natural that working from home means that you will be using more energy.
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Susanne Althoff
Book Review
In her brand new book, Launching While Female: Smashing the System That Holds Women Entrepreneurs Back, journalist and professor Susanne Althoff investigates the obstacles women and nonbinary entrepreneurs - especially those of colour - face when launching, funding, and growing their companies, obstacles that persist because the current start-up world was engineered by and for white men. An exposé of the gender gap in entrepreneurship and a road map for a more inclusive and economically successful future for us all.
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by Georgina Angélica
Is it possible to change the world through the personal and professional training of early childhood educators and thus positively impact children's lives? Much is said about the well-being of children, but little is said or acknowledged about the well-being of those who spend hours, days, weeks, years caring for these same children.
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by Adv. Lufuno T Khorommbi
Cybersecurity laws and policies have a direct impact on human rights, particularly the right to privacy, freedom of expression, and the free flow of information. The world over, policymakers have created several national policies with the intention of balancing these rights; protecting information communication technologies (ICTs) systems against malicious attacks and minimizing data breaches.
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by Kathryn Main - Money Savvy Kids
The world has been thrown off its centre due to Covid-19 and the implications thereof. Our country is in a state of emergency and lockdown has resulted in jobs being lost, salaries being cut, personal finances being destroyed and an economy that is damaged. However, despite these circumstances we still have to find a way to manage our finances, take care of our families and ourselves and move forward.
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by Ntsoaki Sibiya (née Kortjass)
The office complex model is marketed as the security solution for small businesses. As a result, tenants can become complacent about security, believing 'the guard at the gate' will protect both staff and assets.
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Sofia Pedrosa, co-founder of Mokcha (Mozambique)
Startup Story
As the world becomes increasingly health conscious, so consumers are constantly on the look-out for products that will contribute to their sustainable lifestyle. In Mozambique, entrepreneur and nutritionist Sofia Pedrosa, co-founder of Mokcha, is introducing consumers to soothing and relaxing teas and natural infusions that aid health and wellbeing.
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Sibonelo Gamnca, co-founder of EcoDiesel (South Africa)
Startup Story
As the world looks to reduce CO2 emissions in order to address the growing threat of climate change, one South African business is playing its part. EcoDiesel, co-founded by Sibonelo Gamnca, is making the process of choosing biodiesel easy for customers who want to be more environmentally conscious.
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Nonny Penelope Wright, founder, founder of Lopey Inc. and Sereledi Dairy Brand (Botswana)
Nonny Penelope Wright, founder, founder of Lopey Inc. and Sereledi Dairy Brand (Botswana)
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Lisa Videira, founder of LV Digital Lda, (Angola)
Keep moving!…
Lisa Videira, founder of LV Digital Lda, (Angola)
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Spotlight / Botswana
When people think about Botswana and business, what might immediately come to mind is travel and tourism, diamonds, and agriculture, to name but a few. But there are many exciting businesses and brands being built in the country by women entrepreneurs who have other products and services to offer to both local and global consumers. These include fashion designers and textile manufacturers, legal and business services companies, aviation businesses, food processing companies, floral designers, beauty and wellness product manufacturing businesses, and so much more. Not only are they business success stories in their own right, but they are also inspiring a new generation of young women entrepreneurs who want to follow in their footsteps.
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Book Review
Stepping into the world of entrepreneurship requires massive courage, and launching a new business can seem particularly daunting. In her new book ‘Courageous Enough to Launch’, Dr Cheryl Wood speaks to 47 women who developed the tenacity, persistence, determination, commitment and resilience to launch and stay the course to building successful businesses. Their stories are personal, powerful, authentic, and above all, inspiring, and encourage other women to take decisive action to realize their own entrepreneurial visions.
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Temie Giwa-Tubosun
Lioness Launch
LifeBank, the innovative business founded by Temie Giwa-Tubosun in Nigeria that uses data, technology, and smart logistics to improve the discoverability, delivery, affordability, and safety of essential medical products like blood and oxygen for health systems across Africa in order to save lives, has announced its first expansion outside Nigeria. The company’s next city of operations is Nairobi in Kenya as it strives to continue saving more lives while strengthening the supply chain engine for health systems across Africa.
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From the Lionesses of Africa Operations Dept
We ended last week by introducing the term ‘Lean organisation’. To create more value for customers with less resources. What you are aiming for is to provide perfect value to the customer through perfect value creation with zero waste. As we pointed out ‘perfection’ cannot be attained, but by aiming for perfection, so we get incredible results…
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Dr Divine Simbi-Ndhlukula
Lioness Weekender Cover Story
Securico Security Services, the Zimbabwean security services company transforming the industry landscape.
Through hard work, determination and focus, Dr Divine Simbi-Ndhlukula has built her company to become the most respected and sought-after player in the security industry in Zimbabwe and internationally. She is the founder and Managing Director of DDNS Security Operations (Pvt) Ltd, the holding company under which SECURICO SECURITY SERVICES fall. Through her leadership, SECURICO now employs over 4 000 people and has become a multiple award-winning organisation. Divine herself has been listed among 100 Most Reputable Africans in 2020 by Reputation Poll International and was also named by Forbes magazine among the Most Influential Women in Africa.
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Impact Partner Content: Absa / by Matthew Edwards
The idea of investing in residential property is considered so intimidating by some, it’s often avoided entirely as a vehicle for wealth creation. The thought of finding the perfect property, applying for a sizable loan, navigating taxes and transfer duties, and finding an acceptable tenant, is enough to make any aspiring new investor turn to easier options – with far lower barriers to entry and less commitment.
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by Claire Keet Pollock and Sinal Govender, Co-Founders of pop.law
Based on a few chats we’ve had with people in our community, it appears there’s a bit of a vibe around freelance contracts. Especially when it comes to influencers and the contracts they do and don’t sign with the brands that they work with. (We know there’s also a bit of a vibe around the term “influencer” - call it what you will: digital creator, mom-fluencer, curator, online ambassador). What we’re talking about are people who market or review things to their online communities in exchange for a product, payment, trade exchange or sponsorship.
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by Lori Milner
“If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it”. - Mary Engelbreit
In 2018, I got the opportunity to tick off an item that had been on my bucket list for the past 8 years – to do a TEDx talk. Around the fifteenth draft, I was finally ready to send this off to my coach for review. At this point, I thought I had nailed it and was ready to move onto the next phase of preparing for the stage.
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by Moyosola Kara
Women empowerment shouldn’t be a fad, a trend you embody because you feel you ought to; as a black woman charting her path to success I’m about to say what needs to be said - an unpopular opinion you didn’t request but which I will give to you anyway.
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by Sharon Castle
It’s been a month since I had the energy or the motivation to write this blog. Normally I love writing and sharing with my audience but it’s been a time of challenges and some things just weren’t my priority.
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