South African President Cyril Ramaphosa: Despite a tough past decade, South Africa is still home to over twice as many HNWIs as any other African country The total investable wealth currently held on the African continent amounts to USD 2.5 trillion and its millionaire population is set to rise by 65% over the next ten years, according to the 2024 Africa Wealth Report, published by international wealth advisory firm, Henley & Partners. Now in its 9th edition, the annual report reveals there are currently 135,200 HNWIs with investable wealth of USD 1 million or more living in Africa, along with 342…
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Frederick A (Founder & CEO, JéGO) As a a 10-year-old growing up in Lagos Nigeria, Frederick A. (Founder & CEO, JéGO Technologies) recalls being inspired by the Coscharis Group’s legacy for excellence and innovation in Africa’s automobile and technology space. Today, Frederick says he is humbled and fired up as JéGO enters into partnership with the same iconic Coscharis brand to bring clean energy to thousands of businesses, households in Nigeria and Ghana. Portable power station to the rescue: JéGO Power Pod re-charges a stranded electric vehicle that runs out of power on the highway The ambitious project will supply…
Amb. Maryben Omollo (Founder, Maryben foundation) Five years ago, when Maryben Omollo needed therapy, she couldn’t afford it. She was so broke that even securing a meal was not guaranteed. However, she bumped into a complete stranger on LinkedIn who offered to pay for her therapy. Describing her case as ‘urgent’ and needing someone to save her, she says her new-found psychologist called Kiarie “never saw the short, ugly way I described myself or how I was described by someone close. I remember each time I would say that, he would burst with laughter and ask me to look at…
The African Leadership Institute is delighted to announce the 24 Associates – – a group of exceptional African leaders – who have been selected for the 2024 Class of the Tutu Fellowship programme, after emerging from the more than 400 nominations received. Affiong Williams (Founder, ReelFruit) is one of 24 entrepreneurs selected for the 2024 Tutu Leadership programme The 2024 cohort includes associates from Algeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Their current endeavours span the domains of private business, public governance and civil society, and their areas of influence…
The new Rolex GMT-Master II in stainless steel 🎥Rolex The Watches and Wonders salon in Geneva, which runs until April 15, 2024 sees 54 major watch brands display their latest creations, including Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier, Chopard, Hermès and Chanel. At the 2024 trade show, renown Swiss luxury watchmaker, Rolex, seemed to take on a more relaxed mien. After the frenzy of “hype watches” in 2023, Rolex’s new releases signal a return to normalcy in the luxury watch market. The new Rolex GMT-Master II in stainless steel The highlight of Rolex’s showcase was the new GMT-Master II in stainless steel, featuring a black…
The CTORCH LED light bulb is an impressive piece of technology. It is energy saving, great for keeping the lights on during power cuts, and environmentally friendly. When those dreaded power outages strike, the CTORCH does not miss a beat. It buys you an extra 2.5 to 4 hours of high lumen output depending on the level of charge prior to the power cut. This means your generators or inverters (or both) can have a breather when power outages occur. This lightbulb can be purchased through reputable online retailers such as Jumia starting at about N9,900.00. PREVIOUS POSTS: GADGETS 38-piece…
Food farmer, Kafilat Adedeji’s award-winning Automated Modular Circular Mushroom – Aquaponics Greenhouse System (MCG Kit) has launched formally into the Nigerian market! The kit allows users in the city grow their own 100% organic foods (mushrooms, vegetables , herbs and spices and fish together) in a Circular ecosystem, from their homes – even in the smallest of spaces. Users do not need to know how to farm, neither do they require farmland to get started. Even better, the system works on autopilot, which ensures that post-set up by Kafilat and her team, maintenance simply involves a commitment of 1 -…
📸 Ifeoma Dike Created in 1998, PAD was the 1st created Design fair in the world, after 24 editions, remains the leading event for international Design collectors. The Paris edition, which held between April 3-7, 2024 was no exception, bringing together the best International and French galleries of Historical and Contemporary Design. Art Pioneer, Adviser, Curator, and Collector Ifeoma DIke (Founder, Idioblast Dynamic Development UK – IDDUK), was present at PAD Paris 2024, and had these detailed insights, with spots of realist humour) to share: “PAD Paris got design enthusiasts like me into Paris last week. Fortunately, it was happening…
Adenike Adeyemi (Executive Director, FATE Foundation) The FATE Foundation is excited to announce the imminent launch of four new online courses that will equip aspiring or emerging entrepreneurs in the logistics, film, and video production, short-term rental, and fashion businesses. A virtual launch event of the courses took place on Friday, April 12, 2024, – targeting entrepreneurs wanted details about course structure, as well as how the content would be beneficial to themselves and their businesses. For these individuals who operate in the in the dispatch, fashion, film, video production, and hospitality industries – and are constantly seeking avenues for…
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are pleased to announce the selection and onboarding of 36 fellows as part of the third cohort of African Young Women Leaders (AfYWL). The new fellows, who represent 24 African countries, will be deployed to 25 UNDP country, regional and global offices in Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States during a 12-month AfYWL Fellowship for an in-depth work experience and personal development with profound personal growth. Fellows will be immersed in diverse thematic areas, ranging from sustainable finance and climate action to gender, peace and security. Read the detailed announcement here.