In for a penny Mobile-money payments have taken off and found success in many parts of Africa. However, another cashless system making its way into the continent is cryptocurrency – digital money that makes… Read more
A slippery slope Bananas. They’re high in potassium and Vitamin C, not to mention a bunch of other minerals. Around 100 million people in sub-Saharan Africa rely on them for sustenance, and – according… Read more
The write stuff A Statistics South Africa survey has found that more than 90% of South Africans over the age of 15 can read and write. Yet the nation still remains one of the… Read more
Revved up for progress Throughout the last decade, Nigeria’s Lady Mechanic Initiative has trained more than 700 women in mechanical skills, enabling them to become professionals in automobile repairs across five of the country’s… Read more
Waste not, want not Forty percent – that’s how much of Nigeria’s agricultural produce is lost post-harvest as a result of insufficient marketing and lack of available information. In an effort to bridge this… Read more
