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Johannesburg – 9 October 2018 – Gender equality is a fundamental human right but remains a distant dream for many women worldwide. The United Nations’ HeforShe is a solidarity campaign for the advancement of gender equality. Its goal is to achieve equality by encouraging both genders to partake as agents of change and take action against negative stereotypes and behaviors, faced by people with feminine personalities/genders. Grounded in the idea that gender inequality is an issue that affects all people—socially, economically and politically—it seeks to actively involve men and boys in a movement that was originally conceived as &#8220;a struggle for women by women&#8221;.
The HeForShe movement is gathering momentum globally as a cohort of select leaders from both the public and private sectors join the drive and stand out as visionaries on gender equality. On behalf of Standard Bank Group, Chief Executive Sim Tshabalala, has become one of the global “Thematic Champions” in the HeForShe movement. These leaders have committed to implement game-changing policies and concrete actions towards gender parity.
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“Achieving gender equity is a moral duty, a business imperative, and just plain common sense. Women embody half the world’s talent, skill and energy &#8211; and more than half of its purchasing power. So every sensible business leader must be committed to achieving gender equity in their company and to contributing to gender equity in the societies in which we operate,” says Tshabalala.
In the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Gender Gap report, it is estimated that it will take more the 217 years to achieve workplace equality after gender parity took a step backwards in the past year.
Concrete commitments made by Standard Bank Group in order to bring about tangible change include reaching parity in executive positions and to improve the representation of women in executive positions from its current 32% to 40% by 2023. Another is to lift the representation of women on the Board from 22% to 33% by 2021.
Standard Bank is also committed to increasing the representation of women Chief Executives in its Africa Regions network from 10% to 20% by 2021, while Standard Bank South Africa will improve the representation of women in executive positions from the current 35% to 40% by 2021.
While progress has been made in certain countries in Africa to close gender gaps, others remain behind the curve. Namibia and South Africa both score in the Top 20 in the WEF global report on gender equality &#8211; after closing 78% to 76% of their gender gaps &#8211; but Sub-Saharan Africa still displays a wider range of gender gap outcomes than practically any other region.
Launched by Emma Watson and the U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2014, HeForShe represented the first global effort to actively include men and boys as change agents for gender equality at a time when most gender programs were only targeting women.
It was the beginning of a trend that only seems more relevant as stories emerge of sexual abuse and harassment suffered by women in the workplace.
The Sustainable Development Goals call for gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, but campaigns such as last weekend’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women highlight that there is much work to be done. The U.N. recently reported that nearly 20 percent of women surveyed said they had experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner in the previous year.
Originally conceived as a one-year media campaign to raise awareness about the role of men and boys in gender equality, the HeForShe website garnered more than 100,000 male supporters in its first three days. These males affirmed their commitment to the cause by declaring themselves “HeForShe” and saying that gender equality is not just a women’s issue. Early adopters included a clutch of celebrities and politicians, including former U.S. President Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and actor Matt Damon.
Since then, 1.6 million men have signed up online, including at least one man in every country of the world, and its “Impact Champions” include the presidents of Rwanda, Ghana, Malawi, and Indonesia, among several other heads of state. The issue has also been the subject of 2 billion conversations on social media.
But HeForShe is not without its critics. Many in the gender equality community say they would like to see the movement make more concrete demands of its male champions, and have called for civil society to play a greater role in developing and monitoring the movement.
“Now is a good moment for reflection and discussion about HeForShe, which has achieved high visibility, clear successes, and also drawbacks,” said Gary Barker, co-founder of Promundo, an NGO working to engage men and boys for gender equality, which has advised the HeForShe campaign since its launch three years ago.
“Having that amount of reach and star power on board means there’s huge potential, but we need to harness it before the movement loses momentum … [and] we need to push UN Women to go further and ask more of men,” he added.
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How UN Women’s global ‘HeforShe’ initiative seeks to drive gender equality

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Sanlam has and always will call Africa home. For the last 100 years, the Group has been 100% committed to investing in Africa’s potential, which is evident in its expansion across 33 African countries and counting. This shows its mission to create a continent of WealthsmithsTM and an Africa full of potential for emerging generations to inherit.
From small beginnings with just seven founding members to being the financial services group with the biggest insurance footprint on the continent, the Group is constantly evolving, but its core belief remains the same: with hard work and dedication, anything is possible. This attitude, combined with a trailblazing partnership approach, has secured the success of Sanlam’s expansion strategy.
CEO Ian Kirk says that while others have come and gone, Sanlam has chosen to stay. “While some things may change, certain things will always be prioritised in our decision-making: our people, our continent and creating a legacy we’re proud of.”
All the decisions the centenarian has made – from demutualising and listing on the JSE 20 years ago to acquiring African Life in 2005 and the SAHAM acquisition that’s currently underway – have demonstrated its unwavering commitment to the continent.
It’s a strategy that’s paid off. And one few other companies have been able to get right. Kirk says the secret is in Sanlam’s approach to entering new markets, which is largely partnership-based, with a focus on upskilling and investing in local talent and enterprises. This is primarily driven by the group’s Emerging Markets division.
Junior Ngulube, CEO of Sanlam Emerging Markets, says that being African means creating strategic partnerships across the continent. “We have a win-win business model. We grow and so do our in-country partners. Our philosophy is not to come into a country and take over. It’s to work with relevant and trusted partners on the ground. To let local managers and boards run their businesses with our support. This way we create jobs, upskill individuals and invest in the countries we enter in – and Africa as a whole.”
This approach has helped fuel Sanlam’s consistently strong results. From January to April 2018, Sanlam Emerging Markets’ (SEM) net result from financial services increased by 34%, with the net value of new business improving by 14%, excluding structural activity. Overall, SEM recorded new business growth of 19%.
Much of the SAHAM acquisition has already been approved and enforced across the continent with game-changing results for Sanlam’s pan-African expansion vision. Currently subject to final regulatory approvals, the pending balance of the acquisition should be concluded soon. Ngulube said the acquisition makes perfect business sense, “SEM is strong in life insurance, while SAHAM is more focused on short-term insurance. The two businesses complement each other and so are a natural fit. We’ve always been partnership-focused and this is a way to bring our two organisations together to extract all possible synergies and facilitate the cementing of our unique footprint across Africa.”
Ngulube says the tri-partnership between Sanlam, SAHAM and Santam has positioned Sanlam as the go-to partner for multinationals in Africa and abroad. He says the group is increasingly finding opportunities to support other international insurers who are not based in Africa but have African clients. Potential he sees growing as Africa naturally takes its place as a global superpower.
Next up, Ngulube and Kirk have set their sights on the strong emerging markets of Egypt and Ethiopia. Kirk concludes, “It’s impossible to stress how deeply our vision is interwoven with our roots in Africa. As WealthsmithsTM, we’re focused on ongoing opportunity creation for all Africans. There’s unrivalled ingenuity and potential here, which we have the privilege of investing in.”
In its 100 years in Africa, Sanlam has: 
&#8211; Demutualised and listed on the JSE (20 years ago) – the largest initial public offering in the country’s history at the time, more than trebling the number of JSE shareholders overnight 
&#8211; Shown sustained share price growth. In 1998, a share of SLM was worth R5.85. Today it’s more than ten times higher at R79.21 (April 2018) 
&#8211; Increased its market cap by R161bn, since 1998 
&#8211; Championed SA’s first major black empowerment deal 
&#8211; Expanded into 33 African countries through the USD1050-billion acquisition of SAHAM Finances, which is subject to final regulatory approvals
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This article was paid for by Sanlam

This is what Sanlam has achieved in its 100 years of investing in Africa

By Genevieve Jozaffe-Naidoo, Training Management and Organisational Development (TMOD) Manager
Care is a verb at Continental Tyre South Africa, which is why the company has consistently been named a Top Employer in South Africa.
It is critical for all employees to know and understand how wealth is created and distributed within the organisation.
Equally, every employee needs to appreciate their individual contribution towards common goals. To this end, our leadership team has established line-of-sight for each employee. 
Growth and profitability can only be achieved through shared purpose and values (Trust, Passion to Win, For One Another and Freedom to Act), coupled with employees’ talents, motivation and willingness to learn.
Our values unify how we engage and challenge our actions, results, successes and opportunities. Trust and transparency talk to just some of the lived values of our leadership team – sacrificing short-term gains for long-term growth. The leadership team have committed their time, efforts and minds being of service down the line to create “one Continental”.
Over the past few years, there has been significant investment in building our people capability. Hosting development programmes aimed at enhancing critical skills was just one of the interventions we undertook.
2018 has certainly challenged our business. This year – in the spirit of building capability – business sustainability and humanising the scoreboard has been our priority. Political and economic uncertainty, both locally and globally, has created added pressure to deliver affordable, quality products consistently. These challenges have brought us full circle to our values.
Our people have responded well to these challenging times. Dialogues and joint action planning define our culture, with various platforms accommodating multi-faceted conversations. We are motivated to change our lived experiences by creating alliance and value, striving always to be an attractive and progressive employer.
Participating in the Top Employer awards has been of tremendous use in raising our awareness on policy, process and practice. Additionally, it has added value to our brand. Continental Tyre South Africa’s 70-year presence in South Africa is evidence of our leadership and learning agility. Our organisation is fully geared toward shaping our future in motion.
OUR PEOPLE, OUR CULTURE, OUR FUTURE.
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How Continental Tyre’s values are creating value

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Seventy two percent of our workforce today is made up of millennials. A generation looking to 
government, as well as to corporates to solve societal problems.  Overwhelmed employees need work that inspires them and enables them to make a difference in society.
To be a Top Employer and to attract and retain our talent and that of the future, means we need to create an environment built on empathy, wellbeing, one that provides coaching and mentoring, where careers are transformed into experiences.
For too long we’ve had robotic expectations of human performance. It’s about time we hand over the mundane tasks to robots, so we can focus on work that inspires us. A successful organisation of the future must become a data-led social enterprise, treating employees fairly, transparently and in an unbiased manner – says Dimension Data Middle East and Africa HR Executive Michaela Voller.
Voller says they need to reimagine how they will operate and transform Dimension Data to be fit for the future, and have begun their journey of transformation. They have adopted a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology to allow them to scale lean and agile work practices, and are moving towards agile workspaces to support this.  ‘Our aim is to provide a more efficient service to our clients through this collaborative approach’.
We recently launched a new way of working through our global HRIS platform – Workday, continues Voller. We needed to improve the employee experience with tools that provide real-time transparent information, and enable employees to manage their own careers. Our employees can set performance objectives and get feedback on their progress from various peers at any time. They can in turn ‘give feedback’ and recognise their peers for great work. They can also showcase their careers by sharing their career history, competencies and aspirations, and can map their learning journey through our integrated learning platform, making them more accessible for promotional opportunities.
We also launched a new on-boarding experience – continues Voller. We decided to digitise induction as part of our broader digitisation journey, through a mobile application to ensure a social experience to on boarding. By digitising the knowledge transfer on the platform, we’ve managed to create time and space for human connections through conversations.
Dimension Data is also integrating robotics into their organisation. As one example, our bot ‘Pippa’ screens thousands of CV’s, cutting out the bias nature of candidate selection currently performed by HR departments – explains Voller.
These are massive mind set shifts and we are encouraging and empowering our people to consider these changes and make this a success in our business. Our transformation journey is not nearly over, as we look forward to further exciting challenges ahead.
In our world today, change after all is the only thing we can be sure of.

This is why Dimension Data is among the top employers

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Accenture is on the hunt to find Africa’s top tech start-up superstars – the digital pioneers solving critical challenges with technology across the continent. It’s a search for Africa’s big thinkers and big doers – visionaries who fearlessly push the boundaries of progress to shift African innovation to the next level.
Around the world, diverse players are coming together – forming new ecosystems to solve social and business problems. Africa is no exception. Some of the most pivotal parts within these ecosystems are the disruptive tech solution providers – those creating new ways of solving problems, supplying innovative products and offering faster development times and cost-effective delivery.
The Africa top 30 tech start-ups initiative, powered by Accenture Africa alongside publication partner Forbes, runs as part of Accenture’s market-leading focus on open innovation. “Open innovation allows a path for collaboration between established businesses and innovative start-ups with great products, but no direct route to market,” says Sandiso Sibisi, Open Innovation Africa Lead at Accenture South Africa. “African start-ups often struggle to find an opportunity to plug their great technologies into established client value chains. Yet, with the right support, this all becomes possible, opening the doors to amazing opportunities for value creation, benefiting Africa and its people.”
About the initiative
The initiative is open to start-ups from across Africa who are solving the continent’s challenges in business, government, civil society and more. All qualifying entrants are welcome (see rules below). Accenture is also particularly interested in entrants working in the spheres of artificial intelligence, blockchain and security, big data and analytics capabilities, Industry X.0, DevTech and Automation as well as extended reality.
Through careful research and field surveying, Africa’s Top 30 tech start-ups will list and fairly reward Africa’s best. The judging panel will include directors of VCs, tech incubators and accelerators from across the continent, academics as well as corporate sector specialists familiar with open innovation and the integration of start-up technologies into established value chains.
In addition to media exposure, listed companies will also participate in the Accenture Africa led Corporate Market Access Week taking place in Johannesburg in February 2019, where they will have an opportunity to showcase their offerings, sell their ideas to corporates, learn how to pitch for new business, and co-create solutions based on issues faced by Accenture clients. They will also get a chance to display their offerings within the Accenture South Africa’s Liquid Studio for a year and be part of the global Accenture Open Innovation network.
The judging process
Entrants will undergo two rounds of judging. Round 1 will involve quantitative assessments and questionnaires, after which a longlist of top candidates will be decided upon.
Round 2 will identify the final top 30, with judging including a set of qualitative survey questions and analysis of key business metrics, among others.
Rules, important information and how to enter
Applications for Africa’s Top 30 start-ups opened 07 September and will close 07 October 2018.
List of top start-ups will be finalised November 30th and announced alongside the survey results in the Feb/Mar 2019 edition of Forbes Magazine.
Highlights and results of the research process will be published alongside the Africa’s top 30 tech start-ups.
To qualify, start-ups must:
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<li>Be an African start-up, founded by an African</li>
<li>Be a registered business</li>
<li>Have been in operation for less than 9 years</li>
<li>Demonstrate innovation</li>
<li>Target and fill a significant market gap</li>
<li>Demonstrate exponential growth</li>
<li>Provide a product or service unconstrained by geography</li>
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Additional evaluation criteria will include, but not be limited to, businesses’ financial metrics and performance, innovation measures, team experience, knowledge and media attention. Number of employees, impact creation, representation of diversity, patents, business models and more will also be factored into the judges’ final decision.
To enter, visit <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__platform.younoodle.com_competition_africas-5Ftop-5F30-5Ftech-5Fstartups&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=eIGjsITfXP_y-DLLX0uEHXJvU8nOHrUK8IrwNKOtkVU&amp;r=O_d6gfGZe3omUngrk9mlhituvBHT9ju2h9DEa9g5Cz0&amp;m=nM3PXdtowo-SBRBnVFCCn4XtlFK2k3XKKVannZYiWZg&amp;s=-c_g_4vPlaGntyIhl__p_gXbqJW076fRaPXJOQWBqeQ&amp;e=">https://platform.younoodle.com/competition/africas_top_30_tech_startups</a> and follow the instructions.
Fire Starters don’t wait in line. They see further and reach further, always going beyond to solve the challenges they know they can find unique solutions to. Accenture seeks to recognise these unique start-ups and accelerate the transformation of how Africans everywhere work and live.
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In search of Africa’s Top 30 tech start-ups is open for entries

Highlights from BUA’s commissioning of its Kalambaina cement plant

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<li>Discovery Sport topped Land Rover sales chart in 2017, selling 126,078 units</li>
<li>Record-breaking single-year sales for any Land Rover in the past 70 years</li>
<li>Special edition celebrates success of Land Rover’s fastest-selling SUV</li>
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Land Rover has enhanced its record-breaking Discovery Sport range with a new special edition.
The new Landmark Edition salutes Discovery Sport&#8217;s success as the fastest-selling Land Rover of all time – coinciding with the brand&#8217;s year-long 70th anniversary celebrations. The Landmark comes in a unique colour and trim combination, and is available with the Td4 132kW diesel 2.0-litre Ingenium engine.
Finbar McFall, Global Product Marketing Director, said: 
“The Discovery Sport is loved by customers because it demonstrates the breadth of Land Rover’s ability, offering unrivalled all-terrain capability with the versatility for up to seven people and a premium interior. We have sold more than 350,000 Discovery Sports globally since its introduction in 2014, with 126,078 models sold in 2017 – the best single-model annual sales in Land Rover’s 70-year history.”
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The first model to be built on Land Rover’s 70th birthday on 30 April was a Discovery Sport, at Land Rover’s Halewood plant in Merseyside. This vehicle will be used to support a number of projects in 2018, starting with a community resilience project in Scotland which will be announced in June.
The Discovery Sport Landmark is available in three colours: Narvik Black, Corris Grey and Yulong White, all crowned with a Carpathian Grey contrast roof. It features a sporty and dynamic front bumper, with Graphite Atlas exterior accents and 19 inch Style 521 ‘Mantis’ wheels in Gloss Dark Grey. The interior features Ebony grained leather seats and an Ebony headliner, complemented by dark grey aluminium finishers around the centre stack.
The Land Rover Discovery Sport Landmark Edition will be available from September 2018.
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Jim Bakoume, a Cameroonian entrepreneur established Splufic Studio, a forward-thinking space that seeks to design digital experiences that puts people first. With a background in web design and mobile application, Bakoume is set to make his business venture a successful one by making sure that his business solutions are as humanly friendly as possible.
A technology entrepreneur, Bakoume says he chose the technology industry because of specialised skills needed by enterprises in his country. This encouraged him to meet his client’s needs for great digital experiences that transform businesses and resonates with their customers. From this insight Splufic was created to offer a solution for businesses that sought diverse digital solutions.
Chivas, Win the Right Way, season 2 presenter – Gugulethu Cele caught up with web designer and entrepreneur Jim Bakoume, to discuss some of his exciting entrepreneurial milestones over a glass of Chivas Regal 12-Year-Old Whisky.
When asked what kind of impact he would like to make, Bakoume said “I would like to do more than design and develop digital experiences but participate more in what interests my customers, explore what influences their choices and challenge societal norms of providing services. We have also looked at creating impactful solutions through virtual incubation spaces for start-ups who will be working with our teams to assist them in delivering effective end products that meet their original objectives.”
His thoughts on social entrepreneurs is that, social entrepreneur’s purpose is to invest in and cultivate a society and further create social value. This demonstrates their interest and consideration about current and evolving socio issues that need a solution. With how business runs , Bakoume acknowledges there are hindrances  that keep social entrepreneurs from succeeding due to the inability to plan accordingly, not being purpose-driven as well as the lack of commitment for the plans of the desired business pursuit.
By means of finding the balance between income and impact, the tech entrepreneur says “It depends on the recognised culture by the business and only when this is properly introduced and orientated can the balance be achieved. The time invested to provide solutions will have a positive impact on the business and when this has been achieved, businesses will attract substantial income.”
Bakoume adds that he attributes his success to “Working hard, celebrating the big and small milestones of my achievements and surrounding myself with individuals that play a great role in helping me advance personally and entrepreneurially.” Bakoume’s consistent endeavour towards incorporating the principles of innovation to galvanise the development of his community resonates with Chivas’ dictum of winning the right way.
In terms of making decisions, his toughest decision yet was to allow himself to be fearless and step out of his comfort zone which permitted him to be relentless in following his dreams of being an entrepreneur.
Chivas Regal strives to recognise valuable contributions made by social entrepreneurs and the entrepreneur identifies with the principles of sharing success because sharing success can teach people and help them with their respective journeys. He continues “When the sharing of knowledge is present, success is amplified not only for the person who has attained it but for those that were impacted by the success.”
Chivas, WinTheRightWay season 2 is a TV series that features Africa’s most inspiring social entrepreneurs who run their businesses based on profit with purpose. These entrepreneurs use their shared success to inspire other African entrepreneurs to be part of this ever-growing movement.
Chivas, Win the Right Way airs on CNBC Africa and on DSTV, channel 410. The last episode will be at 21h15 CAT, 22h00 WAT and 00h00 EAT.

How Cameroonian social entrepreneur Jim Bakoume is creating solutions that solve communal challenges

If the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is to take full advantage of the 4th Industrial Revolution its policies have to change to fall in line with global movements.
The Joint meeting for Ministers Responsible for Education &amp; Training, Science, Technology and Innovation came together in Durban, South Africa to review progress and implementation of on-going programmes and initiatives in the related sectors, and in particular, in relation to the regional priority agenda around the 4th Industrial Revolution, watch the highlights below.
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These meetings were hosted by South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology.
As the SADC region aims to maintain its <a href="https://www.sadc.int/sadc-secretariat/directorates/office-deputy-executive-secretary-regional-integration/">Regional Integration</a> and <a href="https://www.sadc.int/themes/economic-development/">economic development</a> narrative, it needs to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution and its disruptive effect on all economies.
The development of digital skills is paramount and public-private partnerships are powerful levers for change.
The conversation has been ongoing, following on from discussions that were held in the country of Eswatini last year. A key component for the gathering this year is to assess the strides that have been made and developing ways that will move the region further towards industrialisation.
For Namibia, one of the member states, much has been achieved but the region still has its work cut out for it.

The 4th Industrial Revolution a catalyst for growth; how SADC is keeping up

William Shakespeare wrote: “be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.” KLM Empowered Human Solutions Specialists has embarked on a mission to unlock human potential and experience the Greatness Effect. Their objective? To ignite success, empower diversity and instill greatness in the people of our nation. No mere simple task, but the maverick at the helm of this campaign, Lyn Mansour, CEO and Founder of KLM Empowered (see below), is brimming with nothing but positivity, excitement and resolve at the thought of her journey ahead.
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The campaign, appropriately titled ‘The Greatness Effect’, sees KLM Empowered aiming to transform South African businesses from the inside out, by unlocking the talent pipeline of every individual’s innate greatness. “The purpose of the campaign is to encourage future-forward thinking amongst CEO’s and team leaders when it comes to skills development; so that ‘greatness’ becomes a “doing word”, an action plan,” says Mansour.
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Unlock your potential and ignite your passion with the KLM Empowered Greatness Effect.
“When just one individual is given the opportunity to be ‘Great’, their energy and passion awakens a domino effect in those surrounding them. This is how we transform communities: harnessing greatness from within, one individual at a time,” says Mansour.
Currently in South Africa, the unemployment rate sits at 26,7%. That is, 5.9 million individuals without work. 7.5% of this unemployed collective includes persons living with disabilities, according to Stats SA 2018 report. By instilling greatness through skills development and skills transfer, the KLM Empowered team encourages diversity, inclusion and empowerment in businesses today; striving to strengthen the economy through progressive adult education and wage the battle against rife unemployment.
KLM Empowered speaks of #TheGreatnessEffect as a conduit to change and a catalyst to inspired awareness. “Greatness is not just about being the best at what you do, it’s about bringing out the excellence in others because of what you do, and how you do it,” says Mansour.
With its Level 1 B-BBEE scorecard and a highly experienced project management team, facilitators and operational professionals the accredited institute has a strong foothold across all regions of South Africa. In its 13th year of transformative adult education, KLM Empowered chose to share its passion for purpose driven skills development, in the emotive rollout of #TheGreatnessEffect Campaign.
Mansour and her team worked closely with their digital and media marketing partners, So Interactive Digital Agency and Room 206, to launch a powerful and emotive rollout that captures the sincerity of the KLM Empowered ethos. The campaign can be engaged across a string of digital platforms and heard on leading talk radio stations. Visit (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/klm.empowered/">https://www.facebook.com/klm.empowered/</a>) for a look.
“Greatness is a consciousness and education is a gateway to infinite possibilities,” ends Mansour.
For more info visit <a href="http://www.klmempowered.com">www.klmempowered.com</a> or call: 011 856 4700
More about Lyn Mansour: The CEO of Hearts
Lyn Mansour is the firelighter and inspiration driver behind the campaign. As the founder and CEO of KLM Empowered she has witnessed the challenges, triumphs and everything in between that KLM Empowered has faced head-on in its 13 years. Mansour’s work has earned her awards and titles such as “CEO of Africa 2017” as voted by CEO Today.
Through KLM Empowered, Mansour is able to transform lives. With a vast portfolio of Learnership programmes for all young persons living, with or without a disability, KLM Empowered offers South African individuals the opportunity to better themselves with both knowledge and skills. “No-one can ever take your knowledge away from you. They can take your car, your home, your job, but they can never take your education-it belongs to you indefinitely and only has the potential to expand and grow with you,” says Mansour.
What sets KLM Empowered apart is its compassion. It’s ultimate intention to see its Learners thrive and grow. The reputable organisation KLM Empowered, based in Johannesburg South Africa, is a registered DHET Private FET College and multi-Seta accredited training provider, services a diverse range of industries. Since its inception in 2005, KLM Empowered has dedicated its ethos to transforming the nation through purpose-driven education.
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Global leaders in the oil and energy industry will highlight Africa Oil &amp; Power 2018 in Cape Town, including H.E. Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo, Secretary General of OPEC, Dr Sun Xiansheng, Secretary General of the International Energy Forum and H.E. Mahaman Laouan Gaya, Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization.
AOP, the continent’s leading platform for energy development and discussion, is returning to Cape Town for the third year, bringing together an elite cadre of government officials, private sector executives and industry experts to address the key issues in Africa’s oil and power sectors.
The theme for the conference — Energy Coalitions — will drive the conversation about the best way to drive Africa’s energy sectors forward. From regional cooperation at the government level and private companies coordinating on development and financing deals to how the private and public sectors can collaborate together, focusing on current and new partnerships will be the focus of AOP 2018.
With the importance of energy coalitions highlighting the conference, H.E. Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo will be bestowed with the “Africa Oil Man of the Year” award during the Energy Coalitions dinner.
The event has confirmed the participation of 15 African energy oil and ministers, including H.E. Jeff Radebe, Minister of Energy of the Republic of South Africa; Hon. Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources of Nigeria; H.E. Gabriel M. Obiang Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea; Hon. Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, Minister of Petroleum of South Sudan; H.E. Pascal Houangni Ambourouet, Minister of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons of Gabon; Hon. Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko, Minister of Energy of Ghana; H.E. Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Somalia; H.E. Ernest Gbwaboubou, Minister of Mines, Industry and technological Development of Cameroon; H.E. Foumakoye Gado, Minister of Petroleum, Niger; H.E. Jean Marc Thystere Tchicaya, Minister of Hydrocarbons, Republic of Congo; Hon. Charles Keter, Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum of Kenya; H.E. Mansour Elimane Kane, Minister of Oil and Energy of Senegal; H.E. Marc Dederiwe Albi-Bidamon, Minister of Mines and Energy of Togo and Hon. Dona Jean-Claude Houssou, Minister of Energy, Water; Mines of Benin and  Hon. Dr. Dhieu Mathok Diing Wol, Minister of Energy and Dams of the Republic of South Sudan.
The third annual AOP flagship conference, held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, will feature an engaging three-day program with panels on upstream development, the status of mega projects in Africa, trading and finance.
New additions this year will also include a full day dedicated to the power sector, including looking at the role of gas in Africa’s power sector, renewables and the promise of regional power pools; a focus on what national oil companies are doing in Africa; country pavilions and an exhibition hall. For more information and to participate, go to: <a href="https://africaoilandpower.com/event/aop-2018/">https://africaoilandpower.com/event/aop-2018/</a>
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JOHANNESBURG, 15 JUNE 2018 – Partners, sponsors and members of the media gathered at Emoyeni Estate on Thursday, 14 June 2018 to meet the 8th All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA™) Southern Africa judging panel and celebrate the start of the 2018 AABLA™ season.
The AABLA™ Southern Africa judging panel, supported by Auditing Partner Grant Thornton, includes:
Mr Sam Bhembe, CNBC Africa Non-Executive Director (Head Judge)
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Mr Lee Naik, CEO of TransUnion Africa
Mr Jonathan Foster-Pedley, Dean and Director of Henley Business School Africa
Ms Anthea Gardner, CEO of Cartesian Capital
Ms Monique Vanek, CNBC Africa News Editor
Mr Bonang Mohale, CEO of Business Leadership South Africa
Dr Snowy Khoza, Executive Chairperson of Bigen Africa
The evening also welcomed 2018 category sponsors:
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<li>Young Business Leader of the Year Presented by Lancaster University</li>
<li>Company of the Year Presented by Hollard</li>
<li>Industrialist of the Year Presented by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)</li>
</ul>
Radio Partner Kaya FM and Magazine Partner Forbes Africa join the awards alongside strategic partner Thomson Reuters to amplify this year’s AABLA™ results.
Guests were spoilt for choice between warming up at the Honor Cognac bar or enjoying the view of Johannesburg’s nighttime skyline at Hollard’s purple gin bar, whilst networking with some of the high-caliber guests in attendance.
“After winning the award, many opportunities opened up”, shared Young Business Leader of the Year 2017 – Southern Africa and founder of DNA Brand Architects Sylvester Chauke. “We found ourselves traveling across the world showcasing our business as people were interested in what we do. We’ve been able to grow our business incredibly – 35% to be exact, just in one year – phenomenal growth,” added Chauke.
This year’s finalists will follow in the footsteps of the 2017 AABLA™ All Africa winners:
Young Business Leader of the Year Presented by Lancaster University 
Alloysius Attah &#8211; Farmerline, CEO
Business Woman of the Year Presented by Wiphold
Oluwatoyin Sanni &#8211; United Capital PLC, Group CEO
Innovator of the Year 
James Steere &#8211; Co-Founder, i-Drop Water
Industrialist of the Year Presented by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) General Mthembu – Founder, Mthembu Tissue Converting
Entrepreneur of the Year 
Ivan and Lynette Saltzman &#8211; Founders, Dischem Pharmacies
Philanthropist of the Year 
Jannie Mouton &#8211; Founder and Chairman, PSG Group
Company of the Year 
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd
Business Leader of the Year 
Herbert Wigwe &#8211; Access Bank PLC, CEO
Lifetime Achievement Award 
Dr Samuel Motsuenyane – Founder, Dr Sam Motsuenyane Rural Development Foundation
For more information and to submit a nomination, visit <a href="http://www.aablawards.com/">www.aablawards.com</a> and follow the 8th All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA™) in Partnership with CNBC Africa on Twitter: @aablawards and #AABLA2018. Nominations close on 30 June 2018.
The event is proudly produced by ABN Event Productions.

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Pretoria, Monday 21 May 2018 – The Human Science Research Council’s 8th African Unity for Renaissance International Conference and Africa Day Expo will bring together continental experts to look at the question of Africa’s industrialisation and associated benefits.
Themed Accelerating Industrialisation in Africa: Implications for Job Creation and Poverty Alleviation, the conference at Saint George Hotel in Irene, Pretoria is scheduled from 23rd to 24th May 2018.  Deliberations will culminate in an Africa Day celebration at Ditsong Museums of South Africa on 25th May 2018.
The Conference, which forms part of the South Africa’s Africa Month commemoration, is aimed at bringing together thought leaders and academics who will share their views on the key factors to support the continental vision for industrialisation.
Particular attention will be focused on the global and local policy, institutional regime, hard infrastructure, local and regional economic linkages (e.g. Special Economic Zones), human capital development, national systems of innovation and the role of natural resources endowment which support industrialisation.
According to the Conference Chair, Dr Emmanuel Owusu-Sekyere, Africa’s vision for industrialisation is crucial to the continent’s development agenda articulated in, amongst others, Agenda 2063.
“Industrialisation is at the core of Africa’s development agenda, the core of which is to reduce poverty and inequality through, amongst others, the creation of decent jobs,” said Dr Owusu-Sekyere.
“To enable these objectives, governments, business and civil society in Africa must begin to implement their plans aimed at growing their economies.  This will be crucial to positioning the continent as an investment destination while developing the necessary skills and competencies to beneficiate our collective natural resources.  Delegates at the AUR will look at all of these issues which we hope will begin to influence the relevant policy frameworks,” concluded Dr Owusu-Sekyere
The conference is organised in partnership with the South African Department of Science and Technology (DST), Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute (TMALI), Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), City of Tshwane (CoT), International Council for Science – Regional Office for Africa (ICSU), Water Research Commission (WRC), University of South Africa (UNISA), and Ditsong Museum of South Africa.
Discussions are set to proceed under four main broad sub-themes:
Sub-Theme 1: From a comparative to a competitive advantage: Industrialisation and the extractive industry (mining, oil and gas)
Sub-Theme 2: Agricultural modernisation
Sub-Theme 3: Infrastructure development as an input and outcome of industrialisation
Sub-Theme 4: The development of human capital for industrialisation
It is also anticipated that the 2018 conference will lead to the following outcomes:
<ul>
<li>Identification and articulation of major barriers to and main drivers for Africa’s industrialisation.</li>
<li>Improved understanding of how the continent can develop local industrial upstream and downstream linkages in its natural resources sector to enhance its competitive advantage, create employment and poverty reduction.</li>
<li>A deeper understanding of how Africa’s agricultural and infrastructural development deficit can be addressed, including sustainable funding models.</li>
<li>Identification of workable approaches to making all dimensions of human capacity development in Africa relevant to its industrialisation aspirations.</li>
</ul>
For full coverage watch CNBC Africa on DStv channel 410, Canal+, Kwese, MultiChoice Africa, and StarTimes Nigeria. You can also access CNBC Africa through our digital live stream 

Date                                        :           Wednesday 23 May 2018
Time                                        :           08h50 &#8211; 10h15
Venue                                     :           Saint George Hotel and Conference Centre, Pretoria

Accelerating industrialisation in Africa

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A self-confessed abstract thinker Nigerian entrepreneur, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, established Flutterwave, and became a provider of technology and infrastructure solutions for digital payments across the African continent.
With its headquarters in San Francisco and four offices across Africa, Flutterwave enabled over 300 entrepreneurs to build their own technology businesses, while also empowering over 400 000 businesses with their financial partners. Though a young business the enterprise began with the purpose of granting Africans the access to the global economy, build a lucrative economy and in turn influence the communities and businesses they operate with.
Chivas, Win the Right Way, season 2 presenter – Gugulethu Mfuphi caught up with the financial technology entrepreneur Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, to discuss some of his entrepreneurial milestones over a glass of Chivas Regal 12-Year-Old Whiskey.
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When asked why the pursuit of the financial technology industry, Aboyeji responded, “I have learnt that in the next 30 years more Africans will be joining the global working population, which will bring about a new common prosperity in Africa. This was a great motivation factor for my business partners and I”.
“Our award-winning Omni-channel payments processor enables seamless and secure transactions processing across different payment instruments like mobile money, cards, bank accounts, airtime and different channels like web, mobile, agents, USSD and ATM in over 30 African countries.”
In relation to attracting investors Aboyeji says “This lies in telling a good story about the world one wants to create and how this can have great financial returns for the investment.” He emphasises that the key in attracting capital is in building a culture of trust and integrity.
Aboyeji echoes shared success is a theory he can strongly identify with as an entrepreneur operating on the African continent, one will find that this is the core value system of shared success and prosperity. To be a successful entrepreneur it’s essential to know how to treat and manage success as that will enhance your business and client-base.
For Aboyeji, the drive to achieve, even during challenges is what exemplifies the attainment of success that lifts others and captures the epitome of Chivas Regal Win the Right Way. One of the decisions that proved tough for the entrepreneur was when he had to turn away potential business in seeking to ensure that the existing clientele were well serviced and maintained. To most this could have been an opportunity that meant more capital and perhaps an expansion. Having made this decision he now knows the strength of being disciplined and operating within boundaries.
Aboyeji attributes his success to the grace of God, willingness to learn, seeking to build strong relationships and putting himself in a position of helping others accomplish great things.
Chivas, WinTheRightWay season 2 is a TV series that features Africa’s most inspiring social entrepreneurs who run their businesses based on profit with purpose. These entrepreneurs use their shared success to inspire other African entrepreneurs to be part of this ever-growing movement.
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Resilient Ivorian social entrepreneur, Lynda Aphing-Kouassi (see picture) established her business, Kaizene in 2014 to service private and public sector enterprises in applying their human resources.
After 15 years of working as an Investment Banker, Aphing-Kouassi created her internationally acclaimed business, seeking to pave the way for potentially successful business areas and believed it was fundamental to not only have a lasting impression but have the ability to develop talents in the most ethical manner. Aphing-Kouassi prides herself in knowing that her business has the potential to strengthen the capacities of any organisation.
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Offering several services such as coaching, talent development, gender equality, corporate social responsibility and conference organisation for the development of the continent – it’s no wonder Kaizene has become a growing success!
Chivas, Win the Right Way, season 2 presenter – Gugulethu Cele sat with powerhouse, Aphing-Kouassi, to discuss some of her entrepreneurial achievements over a glass of Chivas Regal 12-Year-Old Whiskey.
When asked what kind of impact she would like to achieve, Aphing-Kouassi, shared that she seeks to strengthen the capabilities of her clients in their daily activities for them to reach their full potential, to develop their surroundings and increase their productivity, this attainment of success to lift others captures the epitome of Chivas Regal Winning the Right Way. 
Social Entrepreneurship to Aphing-Kouassi is a position that self-starters take to defend values of solidarity, sometimes in direct conflict with the search for economic performance. “One needs to know how to surround themselves with a well-grounded team of people who understand the merits of the approach, the vision of the company and who needs to be mobilised to make you move forward together. We try as much as possible to work with other companies to share knowledge, best practises to grow together to have a well-balanced ecosystem,” shares Aphing-Kouassi.
“When you create a social enterprise, you do not create it to sell it after 2 or 3 years, or to make immediate profit. Its vocation is to ensure, in the long term, the continuity of its missions.” Aphing-Kouassi echoes the Chivas Regal’s principle of shared success, “one needs to have a common vision and the same definition of social entrepreneurship, in the long term, between the various key stakeholders.”
“Above all, it must be known that, as an entrepreneur, you must know how to accept the losses, the debts, the dissatisfied employees as well as the demanding customers, the competition and especially the stress factor which must be channelled at all costs to reach its objectives.”
Aphing-Kouassi maintains strong ambition to extend Kaizene to the rest of sub-Saharan Africa for Africans to continue to collaborate in the advancement of the continent. “I attribute my present evolution to God who establishes everything in his time, to the perseverance that I have been able to face and to the criticisms and encouragement that make it possible to advance more effectively, but also to my team from London and Abidjan, which together strengthens our ideas to develop and run our firms better.”
Chivas, WinTheRightWay season 2 is a TV series that features Africa’s most inspiring social entrepreneurs who run their businesses based on profit with purpose. These entrepreneurs use their shared success to inspire other African entrepreneurs to be part of this ever-growing movement.
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We are less than 15 days from one of the most transformative scientific gatherings. More than just a scientific event, the second <a href="http://gg2018.nef.org/">Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Global Gathering</a> to be held in Kigali, Rwanda on 26-28 March 2018, wants to spark new ideas, raise awareness on the possible impact of current and emerging technologies, stimulate Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) actors with a focus on implementation, strengthen the link between knowledge and knowhow and further build a strong African Community of Scientists.
The NEF hopes that showcasing innovative solutions, sometimes years ahead of industrial needs, relevant actors can make sure the necessary “brainpower” is ready to translate basic science into impactful results.
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At NEF, we believe innovation should drive economic growth through the production and dissemination of knowledge. Increasing the pipeline to knowledge creation is a multi-faceted problem, which requires that we change the way we learn (and teach). It also requires that we close the gender gap and expand people’s horizons to better understand the value of engaging in STEM studies. As in 2016, we expect over 50% of participants under 42 years of age and at least 40% women.
Public institutions play a pivotal role in realizing this through implementing structural changes that would increase investment in R&amp;D and required skills at state level, promoting inclusion of the private sector at an early state and updating policies to cater to current and fast-changing technology trends.
Additionally, knowledge valorization requires a more complex, often tiered approach. Making an idea or an invention into a product with market value and possible industry creation or disruption requires more than just scientists. It speaks to the policy and regulatory environment. It speaks to how the government works with the private sector. It speaks to conquering the ‘Valley of Death’.
“The ‘Valley of Death’ or ‘Valley of Hope’ is the point from which many new ideas going through the innovation process fail or succeed in progressing to the market level. Innovative concepts can either be turned into a working prototype or fail to progress. Factors that contribute to failure include lack of raw materials, inability to articulate the potential benefits, poor technical skills, inadequate infrastructure, and lack of funding among others,” said Dr. Youssef Travaly, Vice-President of Science, Innovation and Partnerships of the Next Einstein Forum.
Developing a Pan-African framework for innovation that plugs leaks along the knowledge creation pipeline and responds to the ‘Valley of Death’ leading to concrete social transformation throughout the continent requires: (1) The development and expansion of the pipeline to knowledge creation, (2) The strengthening of knowledge creation and, (3) Fostering knowledge valorization in a number of strategic sectors.
These are some of the high-level objectives of this NEF Global Gathering 2018. Learn more about the <a href="http://gg2018.nef.org/program">program</a>. Follow the discussions online #NEF2018.
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