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IWD 2021: Waris Dirie and Others who #ChoosetoChallenge (Part 3)
This article is the concluding part of a series to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day that is centred around the theme, Choose to Challenge. To read the previous articles, click here. In this concluding part, we introduce you to the ever-smiling Waris Dirie, whose life’s history is just as incredible as everything else she…
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ASPIRE Pick of the Week: Top Tech Women in Nigeria Maintain their ‘Why’
In keeping to our pledge to highlight the achievements of women, as well as shine the spotlight on those who are working tirelessly to make our world a better place for everyone regardless of gender, we teamed up with Moyosola Kara, Director of Communications and Marketing at YC startup, Eze and founder of Not for…
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ASPIRE Valentine Edit (Day 10): Mutual Funds by Emerging Africa Capital Group
We are counting down to Valentine’s Day, and today, we get serious with money by moving our attention to investing as against spending which is what the packages from Emerging Africa Capital Group are all about. By now, you might have browsed our previous articles which all form part of our 14-day Valentine Edit that…
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ASPIRE Valentine Edit (Day 4): Experiences by Lyxvara Concierge
This is part of a 14-day series. If you have missed our exclusive Valentine’s Day gift ideas list so far, we’ve got you covered. For day one, click here. To see what made our list for day two and three, click here and here respectively. Some people might consider Valentine’s Day to be a worn-out…
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The Strategy Nike used to Stay Successful Even in a Pandemic
On October 25th, 2017, with Nike’s stock trading at roughly $51, then chief executive, Mark Parker, committed corporate suicide with a new strategy. At least that’s what many believed at the time. Because it was on that day that Parker declared that, out of a roster of more than 30,000 retail partners, the Nike brand…
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I Want Women to Feel Powerful and Sexy, When They Wear Style Temple – Og Okonkwo
“I suddenly realised a while ago that my initial vision when I started out @styletemple was already accomplished. My vision to build a global brand, worn by women all over the world…accessible from anywhere in the world…had actually happened since 2016, with women shopping on styletemple.ng. I had also dressed almost all of the women…
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Prince Charles and Yoox Net-A-Porter Co-Create a Sustainable Capsule Collection
Nestled amid 2,000 acres of Scottish countryside sits Dumfries House, an 18th-century estate complete with a walled garden. Traditionally home to a generation of earls, it has, of late, hosted a very different set of tenants: students from Italy’s architecture, design, and engineering school Politecnico di Milano. They’ve come together with British graduate artisans to…
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SA’s Sindiso Khumalo Wins Green Award for Her Contribution to Sustainable Fashion
It has been quite the year for South Africa’s Sindiso Khumalo. In April, the sustainable fashion and textile designer, along with seven other finalists, was awarded the LVMH prize. Now, she has been awarded Green Carpet’s Independent Designer award which honours creatives who practice sustainability principles. “I started my brand with the premise of being…
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How to Turn Stressful Situations into Opportunities for Growth
Think of a time when you were face-to-face with something challenging, intense, or intimidating and you had to take action. You must have literally felt the blood rushing through your veins as your vision became clearer and you pushed through your fears to think fast and perform better than you ever have. That’s your stress…