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I have always loved what I do—and I take pride in doing it well. But I’ve never allowed work to come at the expense of what matters most: my family.…

Sports tourism: The key to economic development in Africa

Sports tourism can provide opportunities to jump start tourism and travel economy post COVID-19, harness community togetherness, accelerate cultural and…

For Africa’s Manufacturers, Going Green May Offer Profits

The days of smokestack economies are slowly winding down. As evidence of climate change mounts and governments take urgent action…

For Africa’s Manufacturers, Going Green May Offer Profits

The days of smokestack economies are slowly winding down. As evidence of climate change mounts and governments take urgent action…

Small cannabis producers the losers in policy changes across Africa

Cannabis is a drug crop with a long history in Africa. Alongside coca and opium poppy, it has been subjected to international control for…

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The 4th Industrial Revolution: When bells fall on deaf ears

In the world today, and specifically in Africa, Klaus Schwab, the German engineer, economist and founder of the World Economic…

What it now means to be Black, globally

I first encountered Steve Biko’s collection of Black Consciousness articles via the book titled ‘I Write What I like’ in 1997 at…

Black Lives Matter: four lessons in white allyship from the South African anti-apartheid movement

As Black Lives Matter protests, triggered by the killing of George Floyd, spread across the world in response to systemic…

Harnessing Malawi’s youth bulge

Malawi's large and growing youth population does not lack talent or ambition. But how can an impoverished, landlocked democracy deliver…

How Zimbabwe sabotaged its own currency

US dollar allowances and allowing retailers to trade in forex show a government shifting into reverse gear, possibly ditching two…

John Bredenkamp: A dark overlord who took Africa’s darkest secrets to the grave

An entry on the website of one of John Bredenkamp’s companies tells us all we need to know about the…

How people power strengthens the rule of law

Dynamic grassroots movements are especially needed in authoritarian states where institutions are fundamentally broken. But even in established democracies, the…

This is a chance to build back better

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain This crisis is unprecedented,…

COVID-19 has put global supply chains in disarray – here is how to turn crisis management into risk management

We have been sailing in uncharted waters for a bit now. The scale of this crisis is unprecedented, there’s no…