Exciting Milestone Reached for 2018/2019 CILTSA Candidacy Programme for Women: The 14 women selected to participate in the 2018/2019 Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILTSA) Candidacy Programme are making excellent strides towards completing their CILT International Certificate in Logistics and Transport, having reached the Programme’s half-way mark. Once completed, the Candidates will qualify for […]
ACG Partners with FORBES WOMAN AFRICA for Leading Women Summit
ACG Partners with FORBES WOMAN AFRICA for Leading Women Summit: 07 March 2019. Johannesburg. Africa Communications Media Group is the first African owned, pan Africa agency and proud to be an activation partner at the Forbes Woman Africa – Leading Women Summit, taking place at the Durban ICC on International Women’s Day – Friday, 08 […]
Engen celebrates women truck drivers this International Women Day
Engen celebrates women truck drivers this International Women Day: Phindile Sithole, one of 16 female bulk truck operators employed by Engen says that while she fully supports Engen’s drive to secure a more gender-balanced world, she always knew that she wanted to be a truck driver and nothing was going to stand in the way […]
SA News: International Women’s Day: The 10 women nobody wanted to hear about — and the truth behind their stories
International Women’s Day: The 10 women nobody wanted to hear about — and the truth behind their stories: Rachel’s story shows how women can escape commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) and effect real change for others. South Africa has the biggest HIV epidemic in the world: 7.1 million people live with t… Source: “South Africa” – […]
Nigerian women entrepreneurs draw the short straw on education levels | The Conversation
Nigerian women entrepreneurs draw the short straw on education levels: A woman weaves cane sticks to produce baskets in the Maryland community in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. EPA/Ahmed Jallanzo One estimate is that 40% of Nigerian women are entrepreneurs. This fits into a pattern in sub-Saharan Africa which has the highest female entrepreneurship rate globally. While […]
#MeToo isn’t big in Africa. But women have launched their own versions | The Conversation
#MeToo isn’t big in Africa. But women have launched their own versions: In Kenya women started #MyDressismyChoice protests on the streets of Nairobi. Fickr.com/RubyGoes Nearly one and a half years ago when Alyssa Milano asked women to click MeToo on their social media platforms, the #MeToo movement was born. Since then millions of women have […]
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma joins speaker panel for 2019 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma joins speaker panel for 2019 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit: Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma The esteemed speaker line-up for this year’s FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit (#LWS2019KZN) will include former Chairperson of the African Union Commission and South Africa’s Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. She will […]
Women politicians in Africa face huge odds but can make a real difference | The Conversation
Women politicians in Africa face huge odds but can make a real difference: Moves are afoot to ensure 25% of Egyptian MPs are women. EPA-EFE/Khaled Elfiqi Women are gaining ground in politics around the world. Last year, the so-called “pink wave” saw a record number of women elected to Congress in the US’s mid-term elections. […]
CEO panellists announced for the 2019 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit
CEO panellists announced for the 2019 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit: Basani Maluleke, CEO of African Bank. The 2019 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit welcomes top CEOs from government and the private sector to participate in this year’s panel discussion entitled ‘The Future Economy: How CEOs Can Lead Value Creation’. The discussion forms […]
CEO’s exit underscores how few South African women hold top jobs | The Conversation
CEO’s exit underscores how few South African women hold top jobs: Maria Ramos, pictured here at the 2009 World Economic Forum early in her tenure at ABSA. Copyright World Economic Forum www.weforum.org / Eric Miller emiller@iafrica.com [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC-ND The CEO of one of South Africa’s top four banks […]
