Letshego Women’s Conference Celebrates Sisterhood, Sand & Stories Untold

Letshego Women’s Conference Celebrates Sisterhood, Sand & Stories Untold

Annually, on 8 March, the world commemorates International Women’s Day. This year’s theme, “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress,” focuses on the 5th Sustainable Development Goal. Women from all walks of life will gather at the Windhoek Country Club and Resort on 8 March 2024 for the Letshego Women’s Conference. The event will unite inspirational women from diverse backgrounds to connect and empower one another. The Letshego Women’s Conference, in collaboration […]

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Africa

Navigating the transition: African banks take over after international lenders exit

By Conrad Onyango, via bird story agency Local financial companies are capitalising on the opportunities left by international banks exiting Africa yet continue to struggle with the gap between perceived and actual risks in the market. In early 2022, UK-headquartered Standard Chartered Bank announced it was exiting five African countries and partially exiting two others - breaking its ‘here for good’ brand promise after more than a century on the […]

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