the pride of Africa's women entrepreneurs
by Mbaliyethu( Lisa) Mthethwa, co-founder of Frutee Belliez
When we started our journey in 2009, my sister Lona and I just wanted to sell fresh fruit salads to students in school, so we could promote a healthier lifestyle. We are meant to have a minimum of five fruits and veggies a day but some of us don't even have one. Growing up, fruit salads were always perceived as a dessert. Veggies were always seen as something that is nasty.
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by Lufuno Khorommbi
Understanding cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting systems, networks, and data from cyber-attacks. It is important to note that the word practice means that cybersecurity should be embedded in the organisational day to day functions. Thus, it is not an event.
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by Pam Snyman, founder of REDZetc
In order to address the challenges in our specific countries in a true and authentic way, it is imperative that we recognize the essence of social entrepreneurship and take advantage of the opportunities that it offers in real life.
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Emily Kandanga, Lwando Mufune and Lwimba Mufune, co-founders of Sweat Fitness (Namibia)
Emily Kandanga, Lwando Mufune and Lwimba Mufune, co-founders of Sweat Fitness (Namibia)
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Rumbi Serima-Fowler, founder of Mimi’s Organics (UK/Zimbabwe)
Be passionate about what you do!…
Rumbi Serima-Fowler, founder of Mimi’s Organics (UK/Zimbabwe)
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Cindy Maleombho-Codo, founder of Indoka Creative (Cote d’Ivoire)
Cindy Maleombho-Codo, founder of Indoka Creative (Cote d’Ivoire)
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Boikano Sikwane, co-founder of Chuck Chilli Foods (South Africa)
Don’t get dissuaded by slow growth!…
Boikano Sikwane is the co-founder of Chuck Chilli Foods in South Africa
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Sr. Julia ‘Masina Mafike, founder of JMM Beekeeping (Lesotho)
Sr. Julia ‘Masina Mafike, founder of JMM Beekeeping (Lesotho)
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Bitania Amare, founder of Orbit Consulting PLC (Ethiopia)
Just keep going!…
Bitania Amare, founder of Orbit Consulting PLC (Ethiopia)
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Natalie and Kim Ellis
Lioness Weekender Cover Story
Introducing The Joinery, creating solutions to environmental and community issues through design.
The global problem of how to deal with the mountain of plastic waste which is created every day is one that requires increasingly innovative and sustainable solutions. In South Africa, two pioneering sisters, Natalie and Kim Ellis, founders of The Joinery, are part of a vanguard of innovating entrepreneurs who are focused on building sustainable and ethical businesses that turn plastic waste into products not problems.
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Impact Partner Content: Absa
The professionalization of the funeral industry is long overdue to rid itself from unscrupulous dealers who have tarnished its reputation. The industry is now in a transformational phase due to regulations that are being phased in.
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Thuladu Mngadi, founder of Fresh Food Daily (South Africa)
Startup Story
To ensure your corporate or private function is memorable for your guests, great catering is essential. After all, people may forget the speeches but they will always remember the food. In South Africa, that’s where Fresh Food Daily comes in. Founder Thuladu Mngadi, has a passion for creating great African cuisine, all delivered with a touch of flair.
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Charzade Araujo, founder of Teen Mentors
Startup Story
Everyone needs a mentor in life and in business, but often for young people in particular, mentors can be hard to find. One woman entrepreneur, Charzade Araujo, founder of Teen Mentors in Mozambique, has made it her goal to provide that solution.
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Lizl Naude, founder of Lilly Loompa Creative (South Africa)
Lioness Launch
Lilly Loompa Creative is a South African brand known to many eco-conscious homeware consumers for its inventive hipcycling approach to transforming discarded waste into design conscious items for people to love. Founder, Lizl Naude, has just launched the latest must-have product which is already getting people talking - the My Africa Lap Desk. This portable piece of furniture is just the thing for home workers who want to create a comfortable yet stylish desk solution.
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Karen Mangia
Book Review
Savvy business leaders know that the "customer is king”, that’s according to Karen Mangia, author of the new book Listen Up!: How to Tune In to Customers and Turn Down the Noise. The voice of the customer is what matters most in critical business decisions. How are you responding to customer concerns? Your answer is crucial to the growth of your business and your revenues. But are businesses really listening to their customers?
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by Eldari Visser
In South Africa, the northern side of the country is going into its rainy season and that is always known for big thunderstorms, heavy winds and heavy rain, whereas in the southern parts you get the “non-stop for days” rain mostly during winter. Each of these natural occurrences has a mesmerizing effect. Just watch a thunderstorm with all the lightning and you will understand.
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From the Lionesses of Africa Operations Dept
It was the morning after the night before and the Head of Finance (HoF) was in a pensive mood, finally calling us one by one into the Boardroom.
What was this all about?
Why all the secrecy from the HoF?
Had we possibly made a terrible error and put decaffeinated beans in the Coffee machine?
These questions and many other horrific thoughts rushed through our minds.
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by Anja van Beek, Talent Strategist, Leadership Expert and Executive Coach
Missing that ‘happy feeling’? This article focuses on why your mental wellbeing matters. How would you rate your current mental wellbeing? We all have been challenged over the past few months and have experienced how our mental health (our emotional, psychological, and social well-being) can impact and affect our thoughts, feelings and actions.
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Kerryne Krause, founder and CEO, I-Slices Innovations (South Africa)
Kerryne Krause, founder and CEO, I-Slices Innovations (South Africa)
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Krystal Bella Shabani, founder of Krysbel Designs (Burundi)
Learn to conquer fear!…
Krystal Bella Shabani, founder of Krysbel Designs (Burundi)
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