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.

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.

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.

Namibia took another step in enhancing internet connectivity with the inauguration of its Equiano Cable Station and the activation of its segment of the Equiano subsea cable.

The Equiano cable, supported by Google, connects Namibia to Europe via Portugal and other parts of Africa through Cape Town and Johannesburg.

The Ministry of Health and Social Development has contracted Genesis Analytics to conduct a Fiscal Space Analysis to assess the current budget for social protection in the Virgin Islands.

Acting Permanent Secretary, Ms. Tasha Bertie said the analysis will receive funding and technical support from the UNICEF Office of the Eastern Caribbean and will look at any potential opportunities that may exist to mobilise additional resources for the expansion of the Public Assistance Programme.

Genesis Analytics has hit a new landmark in East Africa with a team of 50 ready to unlock value in the Young World.

To accommodate its growing staff in Kenya, the firm moved into new offices in Nairobi this month. Their East Africa director, Betty Maina, cut the ribbon on Wednesday night in Westlands with chair and founder Stephan Malherbe to officially open the office.

There are 800 million young people in Africa, of which 200 million are under the age of five.

Africa is at the heart of the Young World, a grouping of countries with young, growing populations that stretches from the south of the continent across North Africa and the Middle East into Southeast Asia.

Genesis Analytics is excited to welcome Lael Bethlehem as a new partner in the firm. She is joining managing partner Ryan Short in the Shared Value and Impact practice.

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) will be the most significant contributor to the transformation of agri-food systems in Africa, writes Genesis partner Mark Schoeman. 

Genesis Analytics and Athena Infomatics have been supporting USAID’s Bureau for Resilience, Environment, and Food Security (REFS) to develop an inclusive digital design toolkit.

The USAID Toolkit for Inclusive AgriTech Digital Solution Design provides guidance to USAID staff and implementing partners on how to design inclusive digital technology interventions in Feed the Future activities. 

Designing Artificial intelligence to help people with disabilities was a focus point at the Artificial Intelligence for Development in Africa (AI4D Africa) programme phase 2 workshop in Accra this month.

The workshop, hosted in Accra by the Responsible AI Lab(RAIL), centered on readiness to scale and responsible AI framework for Africa. They again delved into ways to strengthen research for policy change, language models as well as means to ensure effective collaboration.

African countries have been called on to upscale funding for HIV prevention and keep it steady to save lives and ensure national advancement.

This was the call from a three-day regional HIV prevention meeting organised by the South-South Learning Network (SSLN), which facilitates country-to-country learning and knowledge exchange and provides technical assistance to countries within the network.