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...
“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...
The 2018 US military Agreement with Ghana. Ratified by this government. Source of ire, protest and party political recklessness. On Wednesday, Ghana was in a state of anger and turmoil after NDC Deputy General Secretary, Mr. Koku Anyidoho issued threats that have landed him in jail and charged with...
“Too many security officers live day to day. They just want to be treated with dignity” ---John Wilson
Dear Readers, please read this post carefully. It went viral on social media recently, but after reading it, I started feeling guilty about some of the issues involved because most of us...
Africa, a market of more than 1 billion people banks a collective Gross Domestic Product of $3.4 trillion a year. By doing business with anyone other than itself.
In 2016, the World Bank listed the top 5 products exported from Africa as gold in semi manufactured form ($9 billion); non...
"Commitment in the face of conflict produces character." - Mark Twain
Dear readers, last week I shared some sentiments about how relationship banking can be optimised as a risk management tool. I concentrated on how customer visits and face to face meetings with borrowing customers could reduce loan defaults to...
I was a bit bored during the weekend, and so I started watching on Youtube a History Channel documentary which had a reference on the Vietnam War and mistakes made by the American side.
Basically, what the American military did was to use measurements and analytics the wrong way. And,...
At its core, banking is not simply about profit but also about personal relationships… Felix Rohatyn
A friend recently made a very profound statement….”As for you bankers, you act so aggressively when you are selling your products to us - and then suddenly go cold and unapproachable when the deal is...
International Women’s Day is March 8th. It is a day named by the United Nations. All over the world, organizations, governments, corporations and universities celebrate women with a variety of programs. Each year has a theme.
This year’s theme is ‘Press for Progress’. The 2017 World Economic Forum Report declared...
Common Mistakes that Bankers Should Avoid
“Adventure is the life of commerce, but caution is the life of banking” …Walter Bagehot
Last week I looked at the ‘Tournier principles’ in great detail. Today, I will share some basic mistakes that bankers make which breach the duty of confidentiality. These inadvertent...