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NEWS & INSIGHTS

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    2024 Stakeholder report: Our impact over past 2 years

    No two days are the same at Genesis. The broad scope of both our clients and expertise has taken us to more than 115 countries across the globe. We try to balance work with our lives, friends and families.

    Biannually Genesis Analytics publishes a Stakeholder Report to update our clients, partners and other associates on the work of the firm. Our Stakeholder Report 2024 gives insight into our staff and our values, policies and activities.

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    Art is a product of the human condition, no machine can replace it

    Gerda Lombaard, Graphic Artist at Genesis Analytics, provides a superb insight into the challenges and opportunities facing modern designers to TechFinitive

    How do you balance the use of modern tools, from Figma to Midjourney, with more traditional methods to produce the best results in the least time?

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    A firm that can bottle critical thinking has a real future

    Will AI such as ChatGPT be an opportunity or a threat to the consulting industry? How should the The Competition Commission South Africa balance economic empowerment with the need to maintain a competitive market? How important is a good working knowledge of history in the consulting industry? How important is it to take ‘the long view’ in consulting when clients demand immediate solutions and partners demand immediate returns?

    Genesis Analytics founder and chair Stephan Malherbe answers a wide range of questions from Stellenbosch University academic Johan Fourie. To read more of his interviews with leading South Africans, access Fourie’s blog Our Long Walk.

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    Devex lists Genesis on its global list of organisations to watch

    Genesis Analytics has been named one of 19 local organisations to watch by Devex. The article highlights how majority world organisations are redefining development work on the global stage.

    Devex, the world’s leading independent news organisation covering global development, spotlights our unique impact through our ‘models of human engagement’ approach.

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    Launch of Genesis Procurement Services

    Genesis Analytics is pleased to announce the launch of Genesis Procurement Services Ltd (GPS), a new division enabling us to offer our clients new capabilities in public procurement, logistics and supply chain management.

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    Importance of defining ESG, establishing good governance

    While environmental, social and governance (ESG) has risen in prominence globally, the concept has become too broad, opening it up to uncertainty and criticism, Genesis Analytics partner Ryan Short said in a keynote at this year’s ESG Africa conference, on October 1.

    He argued that ESG, therefore, needs to be repositioned and encouraged companies to be clear when defining ESG in relation to risk and opportunity.

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    New partnership to drive digital public infrastructure in Africa

    Digital Genesis is a new partnership between Genesis Analytics and Digital Frontiers that offers African governments the best opportunity to deliver services to people and businesses at scale through Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI).

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    Collaboration is key to HIV prevention - Botswana Minister Morekisi

    Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for State President in Botswana, Ms Goitsemang Morekisi says the monitoring and prevention of HIV requires collaborative solutions as resources for addressing the epidemic are becoming scarce, and competing with other priorities.

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    Introducing Our ‘Young World’ podcast!

    We are so excited to be bringing you ‘The Young World’ Podcast, where we discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the young world, the region at the centre of our global future.

    By 2030, four out of five children will be born in the arc of countries stretching through Africa, the Middle East, South and SouthEast Asia, or as we know it, the Young World.

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    Hemp among 7 industries to keep Mpumalanga's economy growing after coal shutdown

    The decommissioning of coal power stations will have a significant impact on Mpumalanga's economy and employment. But expanding existing industries like citrus and tourism and developing new ones like hemp and sustainable aviation fuels can create thousands more jobs, a new report shows.

    The research, commissioned by the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) and conducted by Genesis Analytics, was released on Wednesday afternoon. It looks at employment creation opportunities in Mpumalanga to be realised by 2030 - which will be of importance as coal power stations shut down affecting jobs in related value chains - such as mining and transport.

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    Zambia makes progress in implementing GBF Target 15

    BIOFIN Zambia hosted a workshop in Lusaka to discuss the preliminary findings and the potential impact of nature-related risks on the Zambian financial system. 

    The workshop took place at a time when Zambia is grappling with one of the worst droughts in its history, emphasising the urgent need to address the intersection between environmental change and financial stability.

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    Women still facing many challenges in the workplace

    While some strides have been made to increase the participation of women in business, gender parity is still way below the level it should be in the country, as is women’s participation in leadership roles.

    This was highlighted by speakers during Creamer Media’s Women in Business webinar, held on August 21 2024, and facilitated by Genesis Analytics partner Lael Bethlehem.  She pointed out that while some progress had been made, women still faced considerable challenges and barriers in the workplace and society.

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