In the 1800s in northern France, weaving machines were brought into textile factories, to perform a task that had been done manually for decades. Workers were not happy, believing the machines would take their jobs and kill their craft. In protest, they destroyed the machines using wooden shoes, or...
Six-year study with 47,000 households demonstrates how housing microfinance can be win-win for poor people and financial institutions
A new study from Habitat for Humanity says that housing microfinance can and should become a mainstream offering for financial institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa as they respond to growing housing needs in...
A French Parliamentarian and former Agriculture Minister, Stephane Le Foll, is making a strong case for ecological agriculture which replaces chemical fertilisers with natural methods such as intercropping - a practice that African farmers have utilised successfully for centuries.
It is not uncommon to see maize farmers intercropping with beans...
There appears to be conflicting information pertaining to the strike action announced by the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), since Deputy Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has refuted the claims of NAGRAT - saying government has already released GH¢40,368,203 to pay the arrears, and therefore there is no...
Easter has just been celebrated around the world and is symbolised, especially among the kids, with Easter bunnies and chocolate-filled egg-shaped delicacies that are a must-have for children. In fact, the Easter season is one in which chocolate products are consumed widely, and pundits believe the demand is continuing...
Winnie Madikizela Mandela. 81 years old. Gone, grieved, honoured, glorified and demonized. Remembering icons of Black liberation struggles against white supremacist power structures is a wade through contested territory of terrifying histories.
Those histories are in Black and white. They are gendered. And they are reminders that Black women liberation...
African corporations need to step up their performance to explore most of the continents’ economic opportunities. No African-owned company is in the Fortune 500 yet.
To progress, firms should consider these seven sectors for opportunities: Wholesale and Retail; Food and Agribusiness; Health Care; Financial Services; Information Communication Technology; Energy Manufacturing...
The motivation for this article was this very question asked during a Digital Marketing workshop Ibukun was facilitating a couple of weeks ago in Accra.
PPC: What is it?
PPC stands for Pay-Per-Click, a model of internet marketing in which advertisers pay a fee each time one of their ads is clicked. Essentially,...
Until the 1970s, the United States’ foreign trade was largely balanced. Beginning in the middle of that decade, however, the trade surplus for services increased significantly, while the deficit for goods started to expand. This imbalance has become a key concern in American political and economic circles. President Donald...
“Treat your customer as you want to be treated as a customer" - Catherine Pulsifer
Dear Readers, welcome to the concluding part of my take on how we can partner security guards in risk management, especially in financial institutions.
Unexpected Feedbacks - The Telephone Call
Guess what? I received a telephone call from...