Category Archives: Articles on campus

Hospitality industry ready to show that Africa is open for business when Africa’s Big 7 returns(IOL)

The premium food and beverage market in Africa is expected to reach $44 billion by 2025, and with private label booming in Africa, consumers are increasingly seeking value without compromising on quality. The show will delve into the latest consumer trends and dining demands, including addressing how menus are adapting and will also showcase quality […]
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African cocoa plants run out of beans as global chocolate crisis deepens (Bizcommunity)

Major African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans, four trading sources said, which means chocolate prices around the world are likely to soar. Chocolate makers have already increased prices to consumers, after three years of poor cocoa harvests, with a fourth expected, […]
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Shell shakes up climate targets as it plans to keep gas business growing (FT)

Shell has weakened some of its climate targets to accommodate its plans to keep growing its giant gas business, even as it pushes to cut emissions to net zero by 2050. In the first three-year review of its energy transition plan, launched in 2021, the energy major said the net carbon intensity of its products […]
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Gender equality In business requires a robust strategic framework (Forbes)

Breaking through barriers Around ten years ago, I was working in a leadership role, trying to live up to what I thought the company expected of me. I felt the pressure to match the stereotype of a successful female leader. It took a discussion with a friend to remind me that the organisation had hired […]
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The journey toward AI-enabled railway companies (Mckinsey &Company)

Railway companies could use opportunities created by rapidly evolving artificial intelligence technologies as a catalyst to improve the way they plan and deliver operations. Many types of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities have accelerated in recent years due to tumbling costs of data storage and processing, rapidly expanding data availability, and improved data storage and modelling techniques. […]
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TymeBank and iKhokha team up for SMEs

The ability for small businesses to accept payments on a smartphone has been revolutionary for businesses of all sizes. Tap-on-phone technology, although in its early days, has the potential to play a key transformative role in driving financial inclusion throughout Africa. Now South Africa’s biggest digital bank, TymeBank, has announced it will move its Tap-on-Phone customers […]
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Anti-LGBT+ law puts Ghana’s IMF and World Bank funding at risk, finance ministry warns (FT)

Implementing an anti-LGBT+ law passed by Ghana’s parliament could derail the west African country’s funding from multilateral institutions, including the World Bank and IMF, the finance ministry has warned. Ghana, which is seeking to recover from its worst economic crisis in a generation, could lose $3.8bn in World Bank financing over the next five to […]
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Can AI boost food security? this Kenyan innovator breaks it down for us. (GC)

For Kimani, food built her entire life. Both her parents are smallholder farmers, and as such, she’s seen firsthand how agriculture can sustain a family and shape a community. On the other hand, she’s also witnessed how a lack of investment in protecting crops from pests and disease can lead to poverty.  Click here to read […]
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Brics relations can boost townships, says presidency (BL)

Ahead of Brics summit, Maropene Ramokgopa says bloc offers opportunities to develop township economies. Government policies should be tailored to encourage investment in the township economy, planning, monitoring & evaluation minister in the presidency Maropene Ramokgopa said on Tuesday.“We must leverage on our country’s enabling legislation to capacitate, support and accelerate township economies. To harness […]
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The long-term impact of gender pay disparity (Moneyweb)

The wage gap doesn’t tell the whole story of how women’s wealth creation trajectory can be hindered. According to the latest World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, South African women are paid between 23% and 35% less than men doing the same job, while Stats SA estimates the country’s gender wage gap at 30% […]
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