Dineo Mokgoshi, a successful farmer who manages 48 000 layers on a 17ha poultry farm, likes to dream big – she plans to bring that total to 173 000 chickens soon. Lindiwe Sithole, host of African Farming Season 2, was inspired by Mokgoshi’s passion to learn more about farming during her visit. Sithole talks to […]
Abel Naphtaly went from being a shepherd to a veteran farmer after finding his way back to the agricultural industry in 2002. Lindiwe Sithole spends time with the stalwart in this week’s episode of African Farming! Tune in this Thursday at 18:30 on Mzansi Wethu (DStv channel 163). Source link
by Tatenda Rungisa We may all be faced with hard times in our everyday lives or in running our businesses, the key issue is to know how to manage sailing through the hard times rather than focusing on the bad season or time. We need to know how to manage our businesses and selves through […]
by Laura Camacho Working remotely and communicating almost exclusively by video has raised awareness of how important it is to make your point in a way that sticks in people’s brains. In talking to my clients, there are two common problems with what you would think would be a simple thing to do: answer a […]
by Claudia Folgore-McLellan My business, Visual 8, was once recommended to a potential client through social media. When I made contact with this potential client and had quoted for the work requested in the initial brief, I received the following email question: “How does what you offer compare with what I can get online for […]
Cape Town Designer, Lizl Naude, is known far and wide for her quirky, upcycled decor items through her business, Lilly Loompa. But more than that, she is known for her purposeful and environmentally-consciousness approach to design. In 2020, during the pandemic, she launched her “My Africa Lap Desk” made with discarded waste material. Now, she […]
Book Review If you have ever wanted to know how to transform your website from DIY Disaster to a professional showcase for your business, then The Female Entrepreneur’s Guide to Creating Your Own Website In A Weekend by Ruthann Bowen is for you. It is the go-to playbook for the DIY lover who desperately desires […]
By Lionesses of Africa Operations Department The pressure on the leadership of the company is already enormous as we navigate Cash Flow, Regulatory issues, Laws, Covid, HR, Supply Chain…. the list is endless. But having built the company that is producing good results, how do you move your company from ‘Good’ to ‘Great’. We must […]
Impact Partner Content – Absa Women across the world have borne the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic and in many cases have been disproportionately impacted. A staggering 87% of women business owners said that they had been adversely affected, according to the Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE). If there is one thing that the COVID-19 pandemic has confirmed […]
by Ashika Pillay In a time when mental health is a buzzword, and when many are talking about how we sustain our mental resilience and health, many are also talking about mindfulness and meditation as ways of helping us through this really challenging times in our lives and that of so many on this planet. […]