Before he hit eighteen, Fred Swaniker had lived in Ghana, Gambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. What he learned from a childhood across Africa was that while good leaders can’t make much of a difference in societies with strong institutions, in countries with weak structures, leaders could make or break a country. In a passionate talk Swaniker …
Raquel Jacobs is a young woman who drives social change in many ways from the Beyond the Classroom Initiative, to Club 31 Woman, AfriAspire andThe Purple Square Company but it is her personal story of change that is her biggest achievement. As a teenager losing her father during Christmas was the hardest thing. It was …
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Swiss nonprofit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva. Recognized by the Swiss authorities as the international institution for public-private cooperation, its mission is cited as “committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry …
The concept of influence is highly arguable, especially in an era where a burgeoning social media-controlled global society has led to the rise of a new category of virtual influencers. As traditionally defined, an influential person “is someone who has an impact on or shapes how people act or how things occur.” As a sequel …
Author, publisher and actress Moky Makura joins Ladybrille alum Thami Ngubeni to discuss authentic leadership. Moky Makura is a Nigerian-born South African actress and presenter best known for her presenting on the news and actuality show Carte Blanche, and for her starring role as Folake Abayomi on the drama series Jacob’s Cross. Makura was born …
While Nigeria and Africa’s contemporary music industry and music is gaining momentum and recognition the world over, there is no denying the adoption of highly sexualized and mysoginistic music style commonly found in the West. Spinlet, a music streaming company established in Finland in 2006, with offices in San Francisco, California, Lagos, Nigeria and Capetown, …