Albida Consulting joins Workday VAR programme, deepening commitment to transformational HR, finance solutions

Albida Consulting joins Workday VAR programme, deepening commitment to transformational HR, finance solutions

Shawn Ramsay, CEO at Albida. Albida Consulting, a boutique business transformation and technology consultancy, today announced it has joined the Workday value-added reseller (VAR) programme. Having met the programme’s eligibility criteria, Albida Consulting is now empowered to directly resell Workday licences and bundles alongside its deep consulting, implementation and support services. By joining the Workday VAR…

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Change Logic strengthens People Solutions division to help organisations tackle workforce, operating model change

Change Logic strengthens People Solutions division to help organisations tackle workforce, operating model change

Michaela Voller, Executive for the People Solutions division at Change Logic. Change Logic CS has strengthened its People Solutions division as businesses increasingly look for practical support to navigate workforce transformation, organisational redesign and operational change. Businesses are under pressure from every angle right now – from AI and shifting workforce expectations to tighter operational…

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Africa: LG Partners Viva On Laundry Solutions Across Africa

Africa: LG Partners Viva On Laundry Solutions Across Africa

LG Electronics (LG) has announced a strategic partnership with Aspira Nigeria Limited, makers of VIVA detergent, to offer a bundled laundry solution for customers purchasing LG washing machines. The collaboration sets a new standard for home care in Nigeria and seamlessly integrating LG’s advanced washing machine technology with VIVA’s high-performance detergent for a superior, ready-to-use…

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Africa: Solutions Already Exist, We Just Need to Scale Them – COP31 Champion Samed Agirbas

Africa: Solutions Already Exist, We Just Need to Scale Them – COP31 Champion Samed Agirbas

Global climate efforts have evolved from promises to action, focusing more on how these actions create real change, especially in Africa. In an interview with allAfrica, Samed Agirbas, COP31 Climate High-Level Champion, discussed how the renewed Global Climate Action Agenda seeks to connect agreements at the highest level with practical solutions on the ground. In the…

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Smart solutions for safety in high-hazard critical industries

Smart solutions for safety in high-hazard critical industries

Quentin Daffarn, CEO at UC-Wireless. Safety remains a critical priority in sectors such as mining, oil and gas, nuclear and industrial manufacturers. Workers often operate in close proximity to heavy machinery across vast industrial sites and may be exposed to hazardous environments and conditions. Maintaining strict safety standards is therefore essential, not only to protect…

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Africa: LG Partners Viva On Laundry Solutions Across Africa

Africa Needs 50 Million New Homes, but Building Is Bad for the Environment – How to Finance ‘Green’ Solutions

The future of housing raises some serious environmental concerns. Construction has been linked to 39% of global carbon emissions, and the concrete industry alone is responsible for 8% of the world’s greenhouse gases. Solutions will be especially useful in Africa, because so much building still needs to be done. The continent’s population is projected to…

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Africa: LG Partners Viva On Laundry Solutions Across Africa

Africa: Gender-Equity Solutions Must Be Community Led

As the Oceanic Pacific prepares to host the Women Deliver 2026 Conference (WD2026) in Narrm (Melbourne) this April, global attention is turning to a powerful truth: lasting progress on gender equality is driven by communities themselves. WD2026 is centering community-led, feminist solutions that are grounded in lived experience, dignity and long-term resilience. The Conference will…

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UCT researcher secures global grant to test AI solutions

UCT researcher secures global grant to test AI solutions

Dr Tim Köhler, senior research officer at the Development Policy Research Unit in UCT’s School of Economics. A University of Cape Town (UCT) researcher has secured international funding to examine whether generative artificial intelligence (AI) can improve employment outcomes for South Africa’s unemployed youth. Dr Tim Köhler, senior research officer at the Development Policy Research…

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Africa: LG Partners Viva On Laundry Solutions Across Africa

Africa: The AU Has Frozen the Somaliland Debate – Political Solutions Are Needed

Israel’s Somaliland recognition generated unusual cohesion in Africa and beyond, but condemnation hasn’t delivered a consensual solution. Israel’s December 2025 recognition of Somaliland, a secessionist northern part of Somalia, set off a series of political and diplomatic shockwaves in the Horn of Africa and Arabic Peninsula. In a region already facing acute tensions amid global…

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Rise SA Business Solutions, University of Johannesburg redesign industry-based supply chain management for real-world business impact

Rise SA Business Solutions, University of Johannesburg redesign industry-based supply chain management for real-world business impact

Dr Sebonkile Thaba. Rise SA Business Solutions and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have announced a redesign of the Industry-Based Supply Chain Management course, shifting it from a predominantly theoretical format towards practical, system-driven training aligned with real business operations. The curriculum update was initiated by Dr Sebonkile Thaba, Deputy Head of Department in the…

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