Africa: How a World Bank Program Is Turning Creativity Into Jobs for Women in Sierra Leone

Africa: How a World Bank Program Is Turning Creativity Into Jobs for Women in Sierra Leone

By pairing a Creative Economy Diagnostic with a women-focused accelerator, Sierra Leone’s CreatiFi program is helping translate creative talent into an economic development catalyst. Amena is a young fashion designer based in Sierra Leone’s bustling Freetown. With their alluring patterns and vibrant colors, it is impossible to look away from Amena’s designs. When she first…

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Parly comms chair questions Dell’s R230m EEIP deal

Parly comms chair questions Dell’s R230m EEIP deal

Khusela Sangoni-Diko, chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) Khusela Sangoni-Diko, chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies, has written to communications and digital technologies minister Solly Malatsi, seeking detailed clarity on the recommendation to approve Dell Technologies’ Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP) renewal for…

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Apple just dropped a bomb on the Windows world

Apple just dropped a bomb on the Windows world

Apple’s new MacBook Neo The new MacBook Neo, announced by Apple late on Wednesday, is not a machine designed for power users. It certainly won’t replace anyone’s MacBook Pro or high-end gaming rig. Yet that’s exactly what makes it one of the smartest moves Apple has made in years — and one that should have…

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MultiChoice is shuttering Showmax after a costly decade

MultiChoice is shuttering Showmax after a costly decade

MultiChoice Group has officially announced the discontinuation of Showmax, signalling the end of one of Africa’s most ambitious and expensive digital experiments. The decision brings a definitive close to a platform that launched in 2015 and underwent a massive, high-stakes relaunch in 2024. Ultimately, Showmax failed to achieve commercial viability in a landscape defined by…

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Swerfvalk cements women-owned identity with new CEO

Swerfvalk cements women-owned identity with new CEO

Nqobile Hadebe, incoming CEO of Swerfvalk. Aerospace technology company Swerfvalk has appointed Nqobile Hadebe as CEO and equity shareholder, in a move that reinforces the company’s positioning as a women-owned, women-led technology firm. It says the appointment comes as Swerfvalk advances development of hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms and artificial intelligence (AI)-orchestrated drone ecosystems…

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