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Corporate-Speak: In Defense Of Being Average At Work
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (641+ words) Reach Africa's business leaders, founders and investors. There was a time when being "average" at work was just that." Showing up, doing the job properly, and heading home again was enough."But these days, in some workplaces, average can feel…...
The Impact Of Foundational Learning On Africa's Future Workforce
8+ hour, 32+ min ago (276+ words) Reach Africa's business leaders, founders and investors. "When a third of the youth population will be on the continent in the next few decades; when you have [the] impact of the future workforce coming from across Africa, as a skill-building…...
Corporate-Speak: The Imbalance Of Chasing Work-Life Balance
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (650+ words) The pursuit of a work-life balance has become something of a modern obsession. Everyone seems to have a view on how best to achieve it." We have all heard the advice: "leave work at work, "dont become a workaholic, "find…...
Economy Still Lacks Sufficient Buffers: Zambias Central Bank Reduces Inflation, Experts Wary Of Middle East Effect
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (344+ words) Zambia's central bank, the Bank of Zambia, reduced its policy rate by 25 basis points (bp) to 13. 25%on Wednesday, markingthe lowest level since April 2024, and the third drop since "November 2025's easing cycle," an Oxford Economics Africareport revealed." This caused inflation…...
WHO Director Shoots Down Alex Jones" Claims Hantavirus Is "COVID 2. 0"
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (114+ words) Forbes Africa World Health Organization Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday directly responded to far-right commentator and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones" claims that the United Nations agency was manufacturing propaganda about the Hantavirus. The WHO director said no hantavirus deaths…...
Driving Her Africa Forward: Where Mobility Meets Women Empowerment
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (514+ words) Over the course of 25 years, HASAhas grown into one of the country's top four passenger vehicle brands, supported by a national network of more than 100 dealerships across allnineprovinces." With over 800, 000 Hyundai vehicles sold locally to date, the brand has earned…...
Passion And Belief In Our People And Our Art: Cannes 2026 Showcases Expanding Engagement With African Cinema
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (336+ words) At the 2026 Cannes Film Festival in France, African storytelling is commanding unprecedented global attention, until May 23, as filmmakers from across the continent secure some of the festival's most coveted slots in a year many industry observers are already calling historic…...
Au Revoir Nairobi: What Macron's "23 Billion Investment And Renewed Africa Partnership Mean For The Continent
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (643+ words) France's relationship with Africa is undergoing one of its biggest transformations in decades. At the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, this week'and which concluded today with over 30 African heads of state in attendance'French President Emmanuel Macron presented a new…...
People Are Buying Experiences: The South African Fashion Designer Strengthening Luxury Retail Across The Continent
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (183+ words) People aren't necessarily buying things anymore'they're buying experiences," Magugu told FORBES AFRICA on the sidelines of the summit." Magugu House is the focus right now. I'mmoving more direct-to-consumer through smaller capsule collections throughout the year, which still support retailers indifferent…...
Expert-Speak: Envisioning An India-Africa Partnership For SDG Acceleration And Toward A Model Rooted In Co-Creation
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (215+ words) A forward-looking blueprint for a decade can be envisaged, aligned with the AU's Agenda 2063 and India's Viksit Bharat 2047. Such a framework would draw on India's development experience, respond to Africa's priorities, and leverage global capital flows through flexible institutional mechanisms....