What the world needs today – more than ever – is leaders who are not only intellectually smart but emotionally intelligent, insightful, compassionate, values based and vision beckoned guided by an ethic of service, believes Dr Reuel Khoza, chairman of the Nedbank group. Speaking at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business last week, Khoza said that leaders who are attuned to their followers can use this as a springboard to provide leadership into an uncertain future. “The leader cannot stand alone, he or she must stand with their followers, interpret for them, strive to fulfill their hopes... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye, December 2, Addis Ababa-The 2013 African ICT Week is stared in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, the event is expected to be the convergence of ICT and technology industry players to talk about the progress and success gain the sector in Africa. It will bring together over 500 participants to draw attention to the values of ICT whilst specifically promoting the use of ICT and outline the vision of the African Union in building a vibrant knowledge economy and information society for Africa. The theme of the 50th celebration is “Promoting Pan-Africanism, African Renaissance through ICT... Continue Reading
Lack of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure is holding the African insurance market back LAGOS, Nigeria, November 25, 2013/ — The African Insurance Organisation has long warned that lack of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure is holding the African insurance market back. The additional challenge of getting legacy systems to provide improved risk management and mobile services, is forcing insurers to rethink their systems strategy. Rhys Collins, Head of African Operations for SSP (http://www.ssp-worldwide.com/Africa), a leading provider of insurance technology to insurers across the continent, says modern technology overcomes these challenges, and this is increasingly drawing new players into the African... Continue Reading
With investment and financing in CSP a challenge in South Africa, CSP Today are hosting a complimentary webinar to tackle the key issue of bankability in this region. This will take place on Tuesday 3rd December at 09.00AM (GMT) / 11.00AM (SAST) Register for the webinar here During this 1 hour interactive session, Richard Warugongo, Investment Officer at the IFC, Alessandra Pardini, Partner at Webber Wentzel and Nicolas Tucker from Investec will debate and discuss these critical topics: Lessons learned: What are the risks associated with CSP technologies? Identify the steps you must take to guarantee your project is bankable in future bidding... Continue Reading
In a Press Release dated October 21, 2013, the Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, Min Zhu, commended strong macro-economic gains in Sierra Leone, citing falling inflation, a stable currency exchange rate and lower food prices (source: http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2013/pr13410.htm). I want to caution readers to understand that this is not a critique of the government of Sierra Leone. Min Zhu did not quantify his claims. In the interest of my own education and verification, I went out to look for the data from three sources I consider reputable. My investigation led to an interesting discovery. It is on that basis that... Continue Reading
