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Public Private Collaboration is Key to a Sustainable Mining Sector in Africa

2Jun

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

African News, Business, Events, Ghana News

Public Private Collaboration is Key to a Sustainable Mining Sector in Africa

Leading event in Accra shines a spotlight on responsible change The town of Obuasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana, West Africa, has a long and rich mining history. In 1897, large scale commercial and industrial mining began at the Obuasi Gold Mine and continued for over a century until its closure in 2014 for major restructuring. In 2018, a $500 million investment from AngloGold Ashanti was approved for the redevelopment of the Obuasi mine, with first gold poured in 2019. Today, the project is in its third phase, with construction currently underway to develop the necessary supporting infrastructure to sustain a ramp-up in production by the end of 2023. According to Eric Asubonteng, Managing Director of AngloGold Ashanti, the Obuasi redevelopment project is an excellent example of publi...

3May

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Business, South Africa News, Tech

The ergonomics of working from home: tips from the experts

One of the remnants from worldwide lockdowns is the switch to working from home or a hybrid of onsite and offsite working. If you’re still working in a makeshift space in your house - slouched on the couch, hunched over a laptop or commandeering your dining room table – you may be feeling the effects of poor ergonomics on your body. Ergonomics, the science of how humans interact with and work safely and comfortably within their environment, are essential to prevent work-related pain and health issues. A key part of supporting the new hybrid future of work is consideration for the large number of people now working from home. Fortunately, office design expert Georgia Hartmann, Business Developer at Tétris Design and Build South Africa, has some ergonomic design tips to share that you can ...

Jiji Kenya Announces Momentum Led By Doubling its Traffic and No. of Ads

15Apr

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Business, Kenya News

Jiji Kenya Announces Momentum Led By Doubling its Traffic and No. of Ads

Jiji, the largest online marketplace in Kenya, announced on 13th April tremendous company growth led by doubling its year-over-year performance. Jiji Kenya penetrated the market in 2020 when there were over ten online platforms in the market. It has since become the fastest growing e-commerce with over 6 million users and 2 million ads in Kenya. In March 2022, Alexa, a website traffic analytics platform, ranked it as the leading platform among all, having 2.5million unique visitors monthly, compared to 1.5 million in 2021. When Jiji Kenya set up shop in 2020, there was an outbreak of coronavirus pandemic, hence it witnessed increased activities on the platform as many small and medium-sized enterprises turned online to reach more consumers due to movement restrictions imposed to contain ...

12Apr

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Business, Events, South Africa News

Africa-focused Banking & Finance team from Baker McKenzie advised on one of Global Trade Review’s Best Deals 2022

Baker McKenzie's Africa-focused Banking & Finance team advised on one of Global Trade Review's (GTR) Best Deals 2022 . The team advised Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited and certain of its subsidiaries (Aspen Group) on this winning deal, which comprised a joint financing package for the amount of €600 million (around ZAR 10 billion) that was finalised by the IFC, the French Development institution PROPARCO, the German development finance institution DEG and the United States (US) international Development Finance Corporation (DFC). The transaction was finalised in 2021. Baker McKenzie's Financial Institutions team in South Africa, led by Partner and Head of Banking & Finance in Johannesburg, Lodewyk Meyer, advised the Aspen Group in relation to a common terms agreement, a term lo...

12Apr

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Business, Startups, Tech

New Technologies to Enhance Customer Engagement

The Covid-19 pandemic has undoubtedly been the catalyst to drive broad-based digitisation and spearhead the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). This digital revolution is reshaping consumer behaviour and creating opportunities for innovative new digital communications tools to attract and drive greater customer engagement. Across industries – corporate, finance, retail, technology, healthcare, education, and others - today’s tech-savvy and highly informed consumers are demanding real-time, personalised information, delivered digitally. With a recall rate of 83%, double that of traditional advertising, digital screen networks remain a mainstay for driving customer engagement. Elbé Smith, CEO of tech communications firm TQ Group, who manages the content, scheduling, and technical infras...

11Apr

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Business, Tech

Lawyers across Africa comment on the continent’s urgent need for data privacy and security law

The pandemic has driven home the high value of personal data to the global economy, while also highlighting its vulnerability to abuse and attack. In response, governments around the world, including those in Africa, have been reviewing their data privacy and protection laws and regulations to ensure they are adequately protected. Lawyers in Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Rwanda, South Africa, Togo, Uganda and Zimbabwe recently commented on this issue in Baker McKenzie’s new Africa Data Security and Privacy Guide. According to Enid Baaba Dadzie, Senior Associate at Kimathi & Partners in Ghana, the African Union has adopted the African Union Convention on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection (also known as the Malabo Convention). This Convention encourages AU member states to...

31Mar

By James GatheruNo Comments

Business, Digital Marketing

Email Marketing Tips For Lead Generation

Are you looking for ways to make the email marketing strategy more effective for lead generation? We have some tips for you. Nearly 92 percent of adults with online access use email. Out of these, 61 percent use it daily. They send out emails, read emails, and reply to others. What does this mean for the B2B seller? It means email is superb for building relationships, reconnecting with old customers, sharing updates, and promoting products/services. Use it well, and you can harness potential customers into your leads basket for nurturing and conversion. Let's look at five email marketing tips along with other lead generation tactics to help you pull in more B2B leads. 1. Email Marketing Tips Strategic approaches to help maximize your email marketing campaigns include: Sor...

30Mar

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Business

Tips On How To Manage Your Time Effectively

Set SMART goals which stand forSpecific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely. For this reason, a SMART goal will include these criteria to assist you in focusing your efforts, while increasing the likelihood of achieving a goal. Prioritize your goals. Your goals should be defined according to urgency and importance. Timebox your tasks. Each task should have a starting time and an ending time. This can ensure that you have planned any breaks accordingly. See here an excellent time management tool. Take regular breaks. You should take a break for at least 10 minutes for each hour of consistent and efficient work. Remove any unnecessary tasks. Any task that is not relevant shouldn't be on your task list. Practice the 4 Ds of time management. All your tasks will fall under o...

24Mar

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Business, South Africa News, Tech

Tony Houldsworth joins Omnisient Advisory Board

Technology industry veteran and Group President of Flooid – a leading unified commerce platform for the retail and hospitality sectors - joins Omnisient’s Advisory Board to support and accelerate international expansion plans. Omnisient, Africa's privacy compliant data collaboration platform, welcomes Tony Houldsworth as member of its Advisory Board. Tony has consistently been at the forefront of retail commerce technology and as Group President of Flooid leads the vision and strategy for one of the world’s most advanced unified commerce platforms. Omnisient is a privacy preserving data collaboration platform that allows businesses from retail, healthcare, finance, and other major verticals to safely share and monetise their consumer insights without compromising security, losing con...

24Mar

By Alexandra FraserNo Comments

Business, Startups

Why SMME shaming leads to an investment mismatch

Recent articles on fund-raising activities in Africa paint the picture that capital is abundant and readily available. The first seven weeks of this year have seen continued high investment levels, with start-ups raising over $1 billion through 130 deals. This creates incredible optimism for many, signalling a new investment era for businesses across the African continent. While the continental boom is positive for high-growth start-ups, this does not translate into an abundance of capital for the majority of entrepreneurs in South Africa. Despite popular belief and owing to the overuse and incorrect use of the term ‘start-up’, most entrepreneurs are not building truly scalable, innovation-driven, high-growth ventures. They are building SMMEs. Although it might not be seen as sexy to bui...