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Organisational climate in entrepreneurship
The Standard
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organisational climate THE sentiment and attitude of all employees within an organisation is referred to as the organisational climate. It includes how staff approach, think about, and act toward their workplace. It is an intangible quality that...
President Ruto in Ethiopia for Africa Climate Summit
Citizen TV Kenya
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September 7, 2025
President William Ruto on Sunday departed the country to attend the Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The second Climate Summit will take place from September 8 to September 10 in Addis, where Heads of State and Government will...
Ruto heads to Addis for climate summit and Ethiopia’s grand dam inauguration
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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September 7, 2025
President William Ruto departs today for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the second Africa Climate Summit, a significant gathering of African Heads of State and Government focused on advancing the continent’s leadership in climate action and...
UK weather: Urgent weather warning issued for thunderstorms as lightening and hail strike Britain
GB News
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September 7, 2025
A yellow thunderstorm warning has been issued by the Met Office as parts of the UK are expected to be battered by lightning and hail. The alert came into force just after 8am and will be in effect until midday across parts of Wales and England....
South Africa’s small-scale rooibos tea growers aren’t getting much from an industry deal – why it’s not fair
The Conversation
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September 7, 2025
A ground-breaking benefit-sharing agreement was signed in 2019 between South Africa’s lucrative rooibos herbal tea industry and two organisations representing Indigenous San and Khoi people. Indigenous San and Khoi – the oldest known populations...
Building homegrown instant payment systems to drive financial inclusion in Africa
Ghana Business News
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September 7, 2025
Dr. Robert Ochola, CEO, AfricaNenda Foundation (left) and Premier Owoih, Managing Director and CEO, NIBSS. Africa is undergoing a digital transformation, marked by rising mobile phone adoption even in remote regions, rapid fintech innovation, and...
PODCAST: South Africa’s agricultural machinery sales remain strong
BusinessLIVE
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One of the interlinked industries that tends to benefit when the agricultural sector is thriving is agricultural machinery. This year is no different; South Africa’s agricultural machinery sales have remained reasonably robust since the start of...
Dangote Calls For Africa’s Industrial Revolution, Showcases Cement, Fertiliser, Refinery At Trade Fair
Arise News
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September 7, 2025
Africa’s wealthiest man and President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has urged Africans to leverage internal strengths and global opportunities to fill existing gaps. He also called for a deliberate re-orientation toward...
Blood Moon to dazzle South Africa in rare total lunar eclipse
TechCentral
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September 7, 2025
South Africans will be treated to a rare celestial show on the evening of Sunday, 7 September, when the noon passes through Earth’s shadow in a total lunar eclipse. Astronomers say the event will be clearly visible across the country, with the...
Building A China-Africa And China-Nigeria Community With A Shared Future
Leadership
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September 7, 2025
On September 1, 2025, President Xi Jinping solemnly proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus Meeting held in Tianjin, China. With its profound insight into the times, broad humanistic...
Africa Demands US$3 Trillion Climate Finance Revolution
News Ghana
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September 6, 2025
Africa’s largest climate advocacy network demanded radical reforms to global finance systems Thursday, warning that the continent receives just 2-3 percent of worldwide climate funding despite bearing the heaviest burden of environmental...
African Youth Called to Lead Climate Justice Fight
News Ghana
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September 6, 2025
Africa’s young people must unite to demand climate justice and shape their continent’s future, a prominent climate activist told delegates at the opening of the Africa Youth Climate Assembly on Thursday. Dr. Mithika Mwenda, executive director of...
Baliqees Wins Prestigious West Africa Women Agripreneur Award
Leadership
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September 7, 2025
A Nigerian climate advocate and CEO of Green Republic Farms, Salaudeen-Ibrahim Baliqees, has been named the 2025 Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA) Regional Winner for West Africa. The announcement was made recently at the Africa Food...
African Seed Laws Under Scrutiny in New Podcast Episode
News Ghana
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September 6, 2025
A Malian environmental lawyer has exposed how international seed protection laws threaten traditional farming practices across Africa, warning that recent changes strip farmers of centuries-old rights to save and exchange seeds. Professor Mohamed...
Africa Risks Becoming World’s Hunger Epicenter by 2030
News Ghana
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September 6, 2025
A new report warns that Africa could surpass Asia as the world’s primary hunger hotspot within five years unless the continent implements bold reforms to transform its struggling food systems and address governance failures. The 2025 Africa Food...
Food production faces climate change challenge
Cosmos
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September 7, 2025
As our climate changes, natural disasters follow. Agricultural systems are being disrupted, with crop failures becoming all too common. Owen Cumming wonders what might be left for us to eat in a climate-changed future. This article was originally...
Authoritarian Wave in US Shows Democracy’s Fragility, South African Scholar Says
Truthout
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September 6, 2025
Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! Donald Trump’s war on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is not only an attack on the importance of education as a space for cultivating critical...
‘Climate justice, finance, fossil fuel phase-out’ — CSOs outline ACS2 expectations
The Cable
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September 6, 2025
African leaders, UN officials, and world presidents will convene in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from September 8–10 for the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2). The summit themed ‘Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing for Africa’s Resilient...
African vehicle assemblers push for policy reforms to drive growth
Daily News Tanzania
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September 6, 2025
ALGIERS, Algeria — African vehicle assembly executives are calling for stronger policy incentives and regional integration to expand medium and heavy vehicle production, saying the sector is crucial to trade, infrastructure and logistics growth...
Mozambique embraces a $6 billion electricity project, southern Africa's biggest in 50 years
The Independent
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September 7, 2025
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