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Oil and gas must benefit all Africa’s people – experts say Thandisizwe Mgudlwa March 15, 2012Business, Energy & Power Generation, Featured, Mineral & Natural Resources Leave a comment Image: Wikimedia By: Thandisizwe Mgudlwa – AfricanBrains It’s the premier Oil and Gas forum where the leaders in these industries deliberate on the going-ons while building on for Africa’s promising future. Now in it’s 5th year the Oil and Gas Africa 2012 Conference shows signs of growing into a world renowned event with exhibitions, seminars, workshops, courses of internationally accepted standards. So these industrialist and business professionals came down to the most...

Continental leaders optimistic about Africa’s development Thandisizwe Mgudlwa March 14, 2012 Business, Entrepreneurship, Featured, GovernmentLeave a comment Image: Flickr - Adesha By: Thandisizwe Mgudlwa – AfricaBrains BUSINESS leaders, companies, academics, government officials including other professionals gathered in Cape Town this week to share ideas on how to bolster Africa’s development. This happened at the 6th Africa Economic Forum where the continent’s best thinkers provided insight to what needed to be done urgently in creating a prosperous life for the continents poorer masses. Commenting on Africa’s prospects, South African Minister of Energy Dipuo Peters said : “In Southern Africa, gas reserves...

African Education Sector A Pillar for Agenda 2063 26 August 2016, 13:34 By Thandisizwe MgudlwaIt is highly important for the African continent to follow up on new initiatives aimed at bettering the lives of the people.One just development is what has resulted in March 1, to be marked as the first edition of the Africa Day of School Feeding.The Day was observed jointly by the African Union Commission, AU Member States and development partners.Being one of the launchpads for attaining the Agenda 2063, school feeding has been identified as an opportunity to prevent the high rate of school drop-outs, an...

People Must Start Their Businesses 18 May 2016, 08:30 By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa A new era in township business in South Africa has heralded.  Yes, the Family Best Buying Group (FBBG) has hit the ground running. As South Africa welcomes the milestone achievement in the development township businesses, it would be healthy to also look at the economics and politics that threaten or can grow this news township business venture. With the birth of the FBBG, which is by the way, the first 100 percent black owned buying group in the country, as many some entrepreneurs have alluded, real Black economic...

Innovation and Technology Should Stimulate Growth - Say African CEOs 12 May 2016, 14:07 By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa In a positive business development, African CEOs are looking for creative solutions to problems facing their organisations.It is welcomed news that the continent's CEOs have identified innovation and technology to stimulate growth in uncertain global economic environment.Research confirms that in Africa’s boardrooms growth is on the agenda,  together with addressing stakeholders’ expectations and concerns and managing the pipeline of talent.Companies are reported to be using business strategies, which include the growing of regional operations, investing in and developing innovative and technological products and services,...