Christine Lagarde is a French lawyer and Union for a Popular Movement politician who has been the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund since 5 July 2011. Lagarde became the first female chairman of the international law firm Baker & McKenzie. On 16 November 2009, the Financial Times ranked her the best Minister of Finance in the Eurozone.
On the 25 June 2014 outgoing CEO of Kenya Airways Titus Naikuni announced that he will be replaced by Mbuvi Ngunze who is been acting as COO since 2011. Naikuni was quoted by the Kenyans Daily Nation as saying: "I think Mr Ngunze will set the pace for growth of the company and its personal. I would like to confirm that the board will lend its full support to Mr Mbuvi Ngunze in leading all of the KQ team in running the company's business."
SA's newly appointed minister of finance Nhlanhla Nene believes that the National Development Plan could be the answer to address economic woes of the country. He was speaking to BBC's Africa Business Report. South African economy has been largely affected by ongoing strikes which most economists unanimously believe would result in crippling the economy.
Conrad Mwanza, ZAA Chairman and Founder
Today, the International money transfer brand, MoneyGram announced the Inaugural MoneyGram Zimbabwe Achievers
Awards South Africa. The prestigious awards ceremony will be held in November 2014.
Epainette Mbeki (née Moerane) (16 February 1916 – 7 June 2014), commonly known as "MaMbeki", was the mother of former South African president Thabo Mbeki and widow of political activist Govan Mbeki.
The passing of this uncompromising African matriarch this past weekend, once again reminded us how far we have come as African Professionals. For instance, there were difficult times when all publications Govan Mbeki worked for were banned, depriving him an opportunity to provide for his family.
Vusi Thembekwayo is an African professional who is described on his website as a well-travelled business speaker and the youngest director on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in South Africa. In a blog post on 17 May 2014, Vusi provides a compelling argument as to why South Africa's policy of affirmative action known as Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) may be killing the country's entrepreneurial spirit among the previously disadvantaged people it is crafted to benefit. Find the full text of that post below.
Sixty-five year old CEO and Executive Chairman of low-cost airline Fastjet Ed Winter says that Africa is an ideal continent for a low cost "no frills" airline like Fastjet to thrive.
The People magazine has declared Kenya's Lupita Nyong'o the world's most beautiful woman of 2014.
Lupita who bagged and Oscar award for best supporting actress for her role in 12 years a slave, will grace the cover of this week's issue of the magazine.
Samantha "Voyce" Tirivacho is a Zimbabwean professional singer and thespian currently a headline performer at the Barnyard Theatre in Cresta, Johannesburg. Her latest appearance is a leading role in the production 'Battle of the Sexes' where she takes on various vocal challenges including a song from Tina Turner.
He has an academic test score that puts him in the top one per cent of students, competes as a shot putter for his school athletics team and even plays the viola in the orchestra, so it likely came as little surprise to his teachers and family that Kwasi Enin would be accepted by an Ivy League college. What might have shocked them, however, is that he got into all eight.
Clayson Monyela is an African professional who is South Africa's head of Public Diplomacy a BrandSA Board Trustee and Chairman of Ubuntu Radio. He dismissed demands by Nigerians to participate in future South African elections.
In an interview, he said such demands by Nigerians were "ridiculous" and "unacceptable."
Arguing that the idea would never be tolerated, Monyela challenged Nigerians living in South Africa to understand bilateral agreements and trade relations.
Prof. Peter Anyang Nyong'o is an African professional and politician who is the senator for Kenya's Kisumu County. He is the father of the now world famous actress Lupita Nyong'o who burst onto the scene of the movie industry in a breakthrough performance in 12 years a slave which earned her (and Kenya's first) Academy Award.
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