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Corporate-Speak: The Need For Psychological Safety Without The Bubble Wrap
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (555+ words) Reach Africa's business leaders, founders and investors. There are few workplace concepts more warmly embraced, and more easily misunderstood, than psychological safety. On paper, it sounds straightforward. People should feel safe to speak up; they should be able to challenge…...
Cultivating Connection As Fintech Meets Farming In Southern Africa
9+ hour, 29+ min ago (474+ words) Reach Africa's business leaders, founders and investors. "I live in the future, Luck tells FORBES AFRICA. People thought I was crazy." "I started seeing AI before many did, he recalls of being a tech lawyer in 2012. I thought this technology…...
Expert-Speak: The Future Of Business Schools In An AI-Shaped Economy
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (555+ words) Reach Africa's business leaders, founders and investors. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) presents business schools with one of the most significant tests of their relevance in decades. For institutions built around preparing people to lead, manage, and make decisions,…...
South African Football League Goes Down To The Wire, Final Matchday To Confirm Champions
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (149+ words) Reach Africa's business leaders, founders and investors. "Every player will be looking at the coach for belief. Unity shall be what the captain brings at this moment," says Christophe Bongo, retired Super Sport United striker, to FORBES AFRICA." It has…...
South Africa Pushes For Higher Steel Import Tariffs
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (190+ words) Reach Africa's business leaders, founders and investors. In its'report, ITAC states that the domestic steel sector is under pressure from rising electricity,'logistics, and labor costs." "While tariff adjustments are necessary and have contributed to restoring elements of trade balance,…...
The Overseas Transition Many African Students Underestimate
3+ day, 19+ min ago (636+ words) Reach Africa's business leaders, founders and investors. For Africa, the issue is not whether students should study overseas. The question is whether the continent can afford to keep exporting its brightest young people without equipping them for the realities they…...
Protest-Hit Kenya Reaches Record Fuel Prices, Experts Identify Solutions
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (566+ words) Reach Africa's business leaders, founders and investors. As unprecedented oil prices rock African economies, the East African country is one of the regions feeling the sharpest impact. Kenya's decision to raise diesel prices by 24. 2% in April was met with predictable…...
Fewer Entry-Level Jobs? Here's How Grads Can Stand Out
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (526+ words) Reach Africa's business leaders, founders and investors. Landing a first job these days is more difficult'and in some industries more competitive'than it has been in years for recent graduates. This was first published by Forbes. com Postings for entry-level jobs…...
A Strategic Jobs Engine: How African Creators Are Turning Content Into Lucrative Careers
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (609+ words) Reach Africa's business leaders, founders and investors. Digital platforms are opening new income streams, while gaps in monetization and policy continue to shape who truly'benefits.' From sharing their passions online to building thriving personal brands, African content creators are increasingly…...
Redefining Workplace Standards In Kenya's BPO Industry
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (609+ words) Reach Africa's business leaders, founders and investors. In a competitive and fast-changing labor market like Kenya's, where expectations are rising and organizations are held to higher standards of accountability, employer reputation is no longer defined by job titles or compensation…...