Humanitarian emergencies often strike without warning, destroying lives and livelihoods within a matter of seconds. In the immediate aftermath, the challenge for those responding is to know where to start...
Evan-Lee Courie 2 days ago
Khumo Theko, trend spotter at Flux Trends highlights and identifies new urban tribes that brands should be aware of when communicating to their consumers...
Juanita Pienaar 3 Apr 2019
Climate resilience must be at the heart of all investments across Africa. Knowledge is the critical ingredient to move the scale of climate resilience...
Danette Breitenbach 15 Mar 2019
The World Economic Report on Global Risk by the World Bank lists elements of climate change and climate risk in its top 10 list of risks the world faces today...
Danette Breitenbach 14 Mar 2019
Millions of Africans still suffer from water shortages due to problems of uneven distribution and management of existing supplies...
Danette Breitenbach 13 Mar 2019
An excess of $100bn will be required to meet Africa's infrastructure needs over the next decade...
Danette Breitenbach 13 Mar 2019
Design can and should have a positive impact on communities, says architect and African Design Centre fellow, Tshepo Mokholo...
Louise Marsland 4 Mar 2019
Bizcommunity.Africa interviews Niger architect Mariam Kamara on how architects have an important role to play in designing "thinking spaces"...
Louise Marsland 2 Mar 2019
How an American and Rwandan partnership brought the mythical 'Wakanda' to life by harnessing drone technology to deliver life-saving medical supplies...
Louise Marsland 1 Mar 2019
More than ever before, in 2018 we saw sustainability playing a major role in shaping trends in the retail sector...
Feroz Koor 25 Jan 2019
More than ever we're seeing brands align with causes and let's face it, there so many current causes to be concerned about. This means cause marketing will be bigger than ever in 2019...
Sheila McGillivray 25 Jan 2019
The focus of innovation in the conscious consumption space is certainly not trend based. The environmental and health issues facing the planet are so pressing...
Robyn Smith 24 Jan 2019
The social impact space is buzzing. Social entrepreneurship is the next "rock star" career, there's more investment flowing into social ventures...
Andy Hadfield 17 Jan 2019
Africa today is not yet affected by overtourism, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't travel more sustainably...
Martin Tvede Larsen 12 Dec 2018
Packaging that lasts as long as it's needed, not longer...
Lauren Hartzenberg 23 Nov 2018
Book Dash is a non-profit organisation on a mission to make sure every child in South Africa owns 100 books by the age of five...
Eugene Yiga 5 Nov 2018
The need for accelerated social progress and purpose-driven communications is at an all-time high, especially in Africa...
Louise Marsland 14 May 2018
As The One Club for Creativity's Creative Week 2018 gets underway, I sit down with CEO Kevin Swanepoel for a catch-up on their developments over the past year...
Ann Nurock 8 May 2018
People across Africa face considerable challenges - many of them existential. But, without the right devices, connectivity, and skills, those who badly need their problems solved often can't access available solutions...
Greg Morris 8 May 2018
The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) will make its debut in Africa on Monday, 26 March, in Johannesburg...
Sindy Peters 23 Mar 2018
Design Indaba showcased the work of Leroy Mawasaru, a Kenyan teenager who is changing the world and showing how Afrofuturism can unfold for the continent...
Louise Marsland 26 Feb 2018
According to the latest United Nations Economic Commission for Africa report, Africa is the fastest urbanising region after Asia. The report also highlights that despite the current slowdown in many African economies...
Alison Groves 8 Jan 2018
What a year it's been! But enough people have written about that, so I'd rather look at a few of the consequences we'll feel in 2018. Which, to my surprise, are mostly positive. I've highlighted four of the best...
Chrisna Basson 8 Jan 2018
The business case for transforming waste to address critical energy shortages is mounting...
Webb Meko 8 Aug 2017
