https://www.bizcommunity.com/416/712.html Southern Africa news 15 Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice news - Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/416/712.html en-us Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:10:56 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/international-womens-day-4-south-african-women-included-in-kfc-africa-female-firsts-288897a To mark International Women’s Day 2026, KFC is paying tribute to 55 African women from 22 countries who demonstrate the power of giving without recognition, resources or fanfare. 1-266250 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/innovations-from-uganda-and-tanzania-selected-for-hms-global-change-award-2026-511510a After receiving 450 innovative sustainable fashion solutions from 81 countries worldwide, the H&M Foundation announced the 2026 Global Change Award (GCA) finalists — including Living Carbon Capture Dye Systems from Uganda and KelTex from Tanzania. 1-266166 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/how-to-back-africa-next-gen-green-and-blue-entrepreneurs-628411a Under the theme “From Ambition to Action: Scaling Investment in Africa's Green and Blue Solutions”, Matsi Modise, Africa lead at the World Climate Foundation, outlined three ways Africa can help green and blue entrepreneurs reach their full potential. Modise was speaking at the 2026 Africa's Green Economy Summit being held at the Century City Convention Centre in Cape Town. 1-265981 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/totalenergies-led-mozambique-lng-project-loses-r22bn-backing-063275a Britain and the Netherlands are withdrawing a combined $2.2bn in support for the TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project, they said separately, after both hired firms to probe human rights concerns surrounding the development. 1-263857 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/apple-faces-new-lawsuit-over-congo-conflict-minerals-396458a A US-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington, accusing Apple of using minerals linked to conflict and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda despite the iPhone maker's denials. 1-263733 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/team-gift-gift-of-the-givers-and-backabuddys-new-giving-initiative-285837a To drive continuous, sustainable support for its global humanitarian work, Gift of the Givers has teamed up with BackaBuddy to launch a new monthly giving programme called Team Gift. The programme’s funding model enables Gift of the Givers to respond quickly, prepare well in advance, and provide necessary care long after the first relief operations have ended. 1-263220 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/lagos-fashion-week-wins-the-2025-earthshot-prize-841153a To Lagos Fashion Week founder Omoyemi Akerele, fashion has the power to create jobs, preserve culture, and transform lives. Akerele is committed to transforming the wasteful nature of fashion by encouraging designers to adopt sustainable practices during fashion week and beyond. Hoping to expand to the rest of Africa, Akerele and Lagos Fashion Week just got a head start, as it was named one of the five 2025 Earthshot Prize winners. 1-263059 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/african-businesses-urged-to-unlock-growth-through-disability-inclusion-843353a African companies that ignore disability inclusion (that’s overlooking 80 million people with disabilities across the continent) are essentially “leaving growth on the table.” And the research backs the potential of this untapped market: people with disabilities control $18.3tn in annual spending power worldwide. And yet 98% say that media, marketing, products and services fail to reflect their reality. Africa’s first-ever Valuable 500 Summit, hosted at The Houghton Hotel in Johannesburg by Afrika Tikkun in partnership with the Valuable 500 and the Gauteng Provincial Government, sought to unlock the potential of this untapped market. 1-261559 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 08:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sudan-emergency-response-rooms-win-norwegian-human-rights-award-065515a A Norwegian human rights foundation gave its annual prize to the Emergency Response Rooms, a Sudanese network of community groups providing aid, for "their courageous work to preserve the most fundamental human right - the right to life". Four past laureates of the Rafto prize — Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, East Timor's Jose Ramos-Horta, South Korea's Kim Dae-jung and Iran's Shirin Ebadi — went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize. 1-261527 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:25:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/bringing-the-digital-revolution-to-africa-srhr-conversation-923584a MenEngage Africa and Sonke Gender Justice have launched a new digital advocacy campaign called #ActForSRHR. The campaign aims to address challenges facing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) across Africa. 1-259274 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice Southern Africa