SA’s National Business Initiative has received a R17 million grant to support youth-driven green skills development. The African Development Bank (AfDB), through the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA), has awarded a $1 million (R17.6 million) grant to SA’s National Business Initiative (NBI). The grant, which aims to support green skills development for local…
Women are an important and often underutilised human resource in Africa. They’ve faced many problems historically. Limited access to land, finance, education and decision-making platforms have meant that women across Africa haven’t been able to take part fully in the green economy. A green economy is one that enhances well-being and social equity while reducing…
On proposed completion in 2030, the Great Green Wall is expected to be the largest living structure on the planet, three times the size of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Qosim Suleiman, Abdullah Tijani, Amma Moussa & Gaston Sawadogo Five years ago, Aliyu Garba, 45, was summoned to his village head’s palace to receive…
