Lioness Weekender learned more about this growing and popular skincare brand from founder Leslie Okoye this month What does your company do? L’Okoye Cosmetics develops and distributes quality skin care products for women of colour. We sell and distribute worldwide to online and physical stores, supermarkets and spas. The company aims to redefine the meaning […]
Why should anyone use your service or product? Our activities are more than just programming and preparing girls for the workforce. We build a sense of value and self-confidence and we provide a safe and supportive environment where girls can learn, grow and be able to take charge and improve their communities. Tell us a […]
Tell us a little about your team Our brand is organized and run by a small team we call the fantastic four. We have all known each other for many years now and each bring unique skills into the business that will provide valuable insights and success in the future. However, some tasks like accounting, taxes, […]
Impact Partner Content / Absa Municipalities, along with many other public sector entities, are highly dependent on revenue generated from services rendered. As such, they are always looking at ways to improve processes, revenue collection and the overall customer experience. In response to this growing need by municipalities as well as to address concerns of […]
Book Review Author and entrepreneur, Elizabeth Ogabi, believes it’s time to make your ideas a reality, and in her new book Side Hustle in Progress: A Practical Guide to Kickstarting Your Business, she shows you how. If you are feeling overwhelmed by all the information out there about starting a side hustle; or you have […]
By Lionesses of Africa Operations Department “…in theory there is no difference between theory and practice, while in practice there is…”, so wrote Benjamin Brewster in the June 1882 issue of The Yale Literary Magazine, and don’t we all just know it! That is why for all the articles we read from the global consultancy firms; […]
In the African Farming season two finale, farmer and social activist Pinky Hlabedi is presented with her cattle thanks to the Sernick Group and their head of transformation, Patrick Sekwatlakwatla. Source link
Patrick Sekwatlakwatla has played a significant role in the beef sector, introducing and developing new players to mainstream commercial farming, for more than 25 years. He has been instrumental in establishing impactful programmes that help empower emerging farmers in South Africa. Peter Mashala spoke to Patrick, who is also South Africa’s first black cattle judge. […]
1. What is the best advice you have ever been given? Love what you do and do what you love. I’m a product of commercial farmers of South Africa and every farmer I have worked with has told me to do everything with love and passion if I don’t want to fail. 2. If there […]
It’s the end of the second season of African Farming. Host Lindiwe Sithole says it was a privilege to share the stories featured in Season 2. “Each of the farmers had a unique story to tell and we can learn a valuable lesson from each of them.” In the last episode she travels to Kroonstad […]