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Lebo Mashile in conversation with Leigh Andrews at Design Indaba.

#DesignIndaba2018: 'Advice for the African girl child' - Lebo Mashile

Leigh Andrews 26 Feb 2018

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Concerted campaign helps women in Kenya's flower industry get a better deal

Lara Bianchi 16 Feb 2018

Jaha Dukureh named UN Women regional goodwill ambassador for Africa

Jaha Dukureh named UN Women regional goodwill ambassador for Africa

6 Feb 2018

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#FairnessFirst: H&M's diversity manager and the #pinkify debate

Leigh Andrews 22 Jan 2018

Disabled people in Africa get a raw deal. What's been done to fix this

Disabled people in Africa get a raw deal. What's been done to fix this

Laura-Stella Enonchong 18 Jan 2018

Corporate boardrooms: where are the women?

Corporate boardrooms: where are the women?

Kwamboka Oyaro 16 Jan 2018

Rio brings in state law cracking down on sexist ads

Rio brings in state law cracking down on sexist ads

12 Jan 2018

Combating Africa's inequalities

Combating Africa's inequalities

Ernest Harsch 10 Jan 2018

Chrisna Basson, head of strategy at Weathermen & Co, Namibia.

#BizTrends2018: A positive perspective on moving towards 4.0

Chrisna Basson 8 Jan 2018

2017 Daily Maverick South African Persons of the Year: The Whistle-blowers

Jessica Bezuidenhout & Rebecca Davis 22 Dec 2017

Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Jenny Mbaye 22 Dec 2017

Screengrab from the #NoConditionsApply campaign.

The gender tradition-transforming power of advertising

Leigh Andrews 30 Nov 2017

Volunteer tourism: What's wrong with it and how it can be changed

Volunteer tourism: What's wrong with it and how it can be changed

Andrea Freidus 13 Nov 2017

EthioChicken produces highly fertile, disease-resistant chickens and sells them to farmers at affordable prices. (Image: WikiCommons)

#AgriIndaba: Acumen and instinct in African agribusiness

13 Nov 2017

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Lebo Mashile in conversation with Leigh Andrews at Design Indaba.

#DesignIndaba2018: 'Advice for the African girl child' - Lebo Mashile

Leigh Andrews 26 Feb 2018

Darvin.wilson via

Concerted campaign helps women in Kenya's flower industry get a better deal

Lara Bianchi 16 Feb 2018

Jaha Dukureh named UN Women regional goodwill ambassador for Africa

Jaha Dukureh named UN Women regional goodwill ambassador for Africa

6 Feb 2018

Original image © Besjunior –

#FairnessFirst: H&M's diversity manager and the #pinkify debate

Leigh Andrews 22 Jan 2018

Disabled people in Africa get a raw deal. What's been done to fix this

Disabled people in Africa get a raw deal. What's been done to fix this

Laura-Stella Enonchong 18 Jan 2018

Corporate boardrooms: where are the women?

Corporate boardrooms: where are the women?

Kwamboka Oyaro 16 Jan 2018

Rio brings in state law cracking down on sexist ads

Rio brings in state law cracking down on sexist ads

12 Jan 2018

Combating Africa's inequalities

Combating Africa's inequalities

Ernest Harsch 10 Jan 2018

Chrisna Basson, head of strategy at Weathermen & Co, Namibia.

#BizTrends2018: A positive perspective on moving towards 4.0

Chrisna Basson 8 Jan 2018

2017 Daily Maverick South African Persons of the Year: The Whistle-blowers

Jessica Bezuidenhout & Rebecca Davis 22 Dec 2017

Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Jenny Mbaye 22 Dec 2017

Screengrab from the #NoConditionsApply campaign.

The gender tradition-transforming power of advertising

Leigh Andrews 30 Nov 2017

Volunteer tourism: What's wrong with it and how it can be changed

Volunteer tourism: What's wrong with it and how it can be changed

Andrea Freidus 13 Nov 2017

EthioChicken produces highly fertile, disease-resistant chickens and sells them to farmers at affordable prices. (Image: WikiCommons)

#AgriIndaba: Acumen and instinct in African agribusiness

13 Nov 2017

2017 LOreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa regional fellowship recipients

African women recognised for role in science

13 Nov 2017

Greening the tobacco supply chain in Africa bears fruit

7 Nov 2017

What does the future African city look like?

What does the future African city look like?

Riaan Graham 31 Oct 2017

Girls4Tech looks to empower the next generation of problem-solvers

Girls4Tech looks to empower the next generation of problem-solvers

19 Oct 2017

SACAU: Agriculture can play a critical role in eradicating poverty

SACAU: Agriculture can play a critical role in eradicating poverty

18 Oct 2017

Integrated policy approach needed to ensure sustainable food systems

Integrated policy approach needed to ensure sustainable food systems

17 Oct 2017

Airbnb announces $1m investment in community-led tourism projects in Africa

Airbnb announces $1m investment in community-led tourism projects in Africa

17 Oct 2017

#WorldFoodDay: Transforming the agricultural sector by unlocking the potential of smallholder farmers

Dr Klaus Eckstein 16 Oct 2017

Role of secure tenure rights in eradicating hunger, poverty

Role of secure tenure rights in eradicating hunger, poverty

12 Oct 2017

African female entrepreneurs can apply for Y-HER accelerator

African female entrepreneurs can apply for Y-HER accelerator

Tom Jackson 11 Oct 2017

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How urban food demand can spark urban renewal, transformation

10 Oct 2017

FAO calls on all countries to join PSMA, crack down on illegal fishing

FAO calls on all countries to join PSMA, crack down on illegal fishing

9 Oct 2017

AWIEF 2017 aims to ignite change in Africa's socioeconomic landscape

AWIEF 2017 aims to ignite change in Africa's socioeconomic landscape

29 Sep 2017

First solar-powered Nedbank branch launched

First solar-powered Nedbank branch launched

20 Sep 2017

Is it ethical to take a luxury holiday in a ‘developing' country?

Paul Hanna 15 Sep 2017

Intra-African trade critical for economic growth

Intra-African trade critical for economic growth

Deepa Vallabh 8 Sep 2017

Conference calls for greater land ownership rights for women in Africa

Conference calls for greater land ownership rights for women in Africa

18 Aug 2017

Tanzania Women of Achievement.

Mentorship app for young women, girls in Africa

16 Aug 2017

#LadiesofLoeries: The Namibian perspective with Chrisna Basson

#LadiesofLoeries: The Namibian perspective with Chrisna Basson

Leigh Andrews 15 Aug 2017

Liebmann in action.

#WomensMonth: Become the next global female ad-tech pioneer

Leigh Andrews 14 Aug 2017

Ecotourism camps flourish through impact investment

11 Aug 2017

Forest conservation approaches must recognise the rights of local people

Forest conservation approaches must recognise the rights of local people

Sarobidy Rakotonarivo and Neal Hockley 11 Aug 2017

Are you Egypt's next top social entrepreneur?

Are you Egypt's next top social entrepreneur?

1 Aug 2017

The global food system still benefits the rich at the expense of the poor

The global food system still benefits the rich at the expense of the poor

Laura Pereira 31 Jul 2017

Africa's cities face unique risks. What can be done to manage them?

Africa's cities face unique risks. What can be done to manage them?

Sarah Colenbrander 31 Jul 2017

Can tourism alleviate global poverty?

Can tourism alleviate global poverty?

Susanne Becken 24 Jul 2017