Nigerian pop star Yemi Alade wants to help women in new UN role
Nigerian pop star,Yemi Alade has joined a list of celebrities including actor Antonio Banderas and footballer Didier Drogba as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to raise awareness of poverty, inequality and climate change. According to the United Nations. the coronavirus pandemic is expected to widen…
Queer activists occupy lavish Camps Bay residence for ‘safe space’ usage
A group of queer activists from the Queer Radical Feminist Activist Collective are currently occupying a residence in Camps Bay as a safe space for queer individuals. The group initially booked it for a three-day stay, as the home was listed as holiday accommodation on a popular booking site. They…
FoodForward SA launches additional depot in KwaZulu-Natal
On the 15th of September, FoodForward SA launched its ninth Mobile Rural Depot Programme (MRD) in underserved rural communities in Kwa Zulu Natal. The first FoodForward SA’s MRD was launched in Worcester and served five beneficiary organisations. In just over a year, it has grown to support 20 organisations that…
Marketing guru on a mission to empower women from rural areas
Head of Consumer Brand Marketing at Momentum Financial Services, Charlotte Nsubuga-Mukasa is making it her mission to contribute to women empowerment, especially those from rural areas. Nsubuga-Mukasa leads a team of brand designers and social media managers, who pursue creating emotional connections with their consumers but beyond this, she dreams…
Applications open for Beyond Tourism in Africa innovation challenge
Over the past 30 years, conservation in Africa has become heavily dependent on tourism for revenue. Before Covid-19, wildlife tourism directly contributed US$ 29.3bn in GDP to the economy in Africa and directly provided 3.6 million jobs across the continent. However, the tourism sector was negatively affected by the pandemic…
Checkers Sixty60 creates 800 new jobs during lockdown
It is no secret that a lot of people have lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 lockdown, However Checkers Sixty60 has become the silver lining as the country continues to fight through effects of the pandemic. The app offers shoppers deliveries in as little as 60 minutes at a…
China donates R1 million to South African schools
To boost hygiene in several South African schools amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, the Chinese embassy recently donated R1 million, which was received by Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga. The lump-sum went towards water tanks as well as 50 000 surgical masks and 400 thermometers. The Charge d’affaires of the Chinese…
“Queen B” to host podcast on Charlamagne tha God’s Black Effect Podcast Network
Bonang Matheba is set to host her own podcast on Charlamagne tha God’s Black Effect Podcast Network, just in time for heritage month. Charlamagne Tha God partnered with iHeartMedia to launch The Black Effect Podcast Network, with the goal of “bringing together the most influential voices in black culture for…
PanSALB launches Sign Language Charter
This September marks 62 years of the celebration of the International Month for the Deaf, as declared by the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD). As part of commemorating this historic milestone, The Pan South African Sign Language (PanSALB) Board has launched the South African Sign Language Charter (SASL Charter)….
The First Wind Turbine of Goldwind Excelsior Project successfully connected in South Africa
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 this year, many countries have been deeply affected. South Africa is among the hardest hit. To guarantee local economic development and livelihood, the Government has gradually liberalized its economic restrictions and control levels under pressure. In an effort to deliver green and clean energy to…
