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AI and Technology: Africa’s Next Frontier!

Panel: Harnessing the future- strategies for advancing AI and technology in Africa

Introduction: This year’s Financial Times Live Africa summit was held on October 29 and 30. It brought stakeholders together to explore strategies for Advancing AI and technologies across Africa. Aanu Adeoye moderated the discussion. He is a West Africa Correspondent for the Financial Times. The discussion featured Mark Elliot, Division

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THE POWER OF NETWORKING: HOW TO LEVERAGE CONNECTIONS FOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES

In one’s lifetime, we come across different individuals with diverse professions. However, people see this as just mere interaction that just ends there, more than a connection to be built. Eventually, they lose touch. In our early twenties, we make friends, however in our mid- and late-20s, what we make

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Commercial real estate financing

INTRODUCING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCING IN SOUTH AFRICA’S TOWNSHIPS

INTRODUCTION  Over the years, the issue of access to the domain has been viewed as secluded by most potential investors and other stakeholders and even worse for the township inhabitants in South Africa. In addition, interested parties or stakeholders opted for less demanding business venture alternatives such as investing in

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Mass Communication

PREDICTED CAREERS IN MASS COMMUNICATION THAT WILL BE MORE VIBRANT IN FUTURE

The term mass communication is derived from two words: mass and communication. Mass is a large number of people or objects crowded together, while communication is a way of imparting or exchanging information by an encoder through speaking, writing, gestures, and other mediums. There is a difference between communication and

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Uganda Curriculum

HOW THE NEW UGANDAN CURRICULUM PROMISES A BRIGHT FUTURE

Introduction In February 2020, Uganda implemented a new direction in the educational system. It has rolled out of the ordinary old curriculum which emphasized knowledge acquisition from a theoretical approach. The learning process was known as teacher-centred. However, the revised curriculum would meet the learners’ needs and aspirations, skills acquisition,

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OIL INDUSTRY

The Pipeline of Broken Promises: Works on the East Africa Pipeline continue

INTRODUCTION With a projected cost of $3.55 billion and climbing, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline will be the longest electrically heated pipeline in the world. Though the works will provide jobs across the project’s route, the impacts on local communities, species and livelihoods continue to be devastating. Locals have

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INVESTMENT

ESG: THE FUTURE OF INVESTMENT

WHAT IS ESG? “ESG” (environmental, social, governance) refers to the three main factors that determine the sustainability and social impact of an investment. (An investment is giving money to a business in the hope of making a profit.) ESG investments seek to make a positive, long-term impact on society and

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