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You cannot be the best “you” if you are do not know who you are and what you have. This book contains tips that you need on the journey of self-discovery. Having discovered yourself you need to tune in to your God-given purpose as it gives meaning to life. There are chapters dedicated to motivation and encouragement which is the fuel you need on your success journey. It provides nuggets on how to be organized and effective. Not only does this book help you to plan but it also gives you an urge to implement what you plan. May you be inspired to go to another level of performance in order to achieve superior results. Excellence in execution is a differentiator between those who live successful lives and those who fail to maximize their existence. Having this book in your hands is critically important having read it, implement what you have read and seen your life change. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support

Our technology update focuses on exposing our top tech stories, we start off with the Virgin Money Insurance platform that cuts out call center agents from the sales process. Samsung innovates in the education space, Facebook’s market share plunges and the City of Atlanta is hacked! On Start-Up Corner, we profile Fruvas, which is a fresh produce delivery company that aims to be a grocery retail company. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support

Uber in the news for the wrong reasons again! We also go into the exciting partnership between Mastercard and VConnect that focuses in the FinTech space. Our Top 10 Feature today gives insight into the top security companies to trust with your digital information. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support

15 – 17 May 2018 hosted in Lagos, Nigeria Radisson Hotel The time has come for African leaders and coaches to come together and accept that coaching belongs on the continent as one of the levers that can enhance leadership capability in all forms of organization existence. For the African continent to prosper, it should have prosperous regions. For African regions to prosper, they have to have successful member countries, and these countries should not only have great leaders, they should have great coaches. Leadership greatness begins with leadership coaching, in one form or another. In the African tradition, the healing profession and traditional authority are one such good examples of how coaching has made it possible to pass on, from one generation to another, the art and practice of same. Coaching is one of the cornerstones of indigenous knowledge systems. Modern schools of thought on coaching, borrow a lot from how our ancestors have always passed on the practice of any of their Become a supporter of

Africa Innovation Summit (AIS) under the patronage of President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and President Pedro Pires of Cabo Verde, taking place from 6th to 8th June 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda. The Summit will include an Exhibition by up to 50 African firms (start-ups and SMEs) to showcase innovations taking place on the continent. The AIS has partnered with Enterprise room, a transformation consultancy specializing in starting, sustaining, and accelerating businesses, to drive the sourcing and selection of up to 50 Innovations across the continent, to be showcased at the Summit. The CEO of Enterprise room, Tracey Webster, said “We are delighted to partner with the AIS and believe the innovations selected to be showcased at the Summit will have a unique opportunity to engage the right stakeholders when it comes to discussing and unlocking blockages in the eco-system that are preventing solutions from going to scale, or ideas being commercialized.” AIS firmly believes that the solutions are in A Become a supporter of

Human resources can no longer be regarded as a paper-pushing job, it is vital that the HR function is at the heart of your organizational structure, playing a part in all strategic, tactical and operational decisions. It is about making employers realize that the most valuable assets in their arsenal are employees. HR is about achieving organizational goals through people and creating incentives that align employee objectives with the organization’s mission statement. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support

The key to success lies in nurturing today’s talent for tomorrow’s success and shaping the future together. Tune into HR W!red every Tuesday 10 am CAT on www.africabusinessradio.com for your weekly dose of HR insight, innovation, and debate. Africa Business Radio, Towards A Profitable Africa Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support

Ms. Mudzunga Mashamba of The Productivity and Performance Group unpacks present challenges that women face in the corporate workspace, where they face pressures on both the corporate and domestic front. Ellen Bravo says about this: “women are not thinking about ‘having it all,’ they’re worried about losing it all—their jobs, their children’s health, their families’ financial stability—because of the regular conflicts that arise between being a good employee and a responsible parent.” Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support

On this show we chat about cybersecurity, tech companies putting Africa on the global map and how start-ups are disrupting by developing solutions that operate outside of the Internet. We had our Digital Expert Seshan Patadamai provide insight into the “Digital Transformation” hype which seems to be the focus for private and public sector entities globally. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support

As African Union members state gathers in the city of Kigali, Rwanda to sign a pact(AfCFTA) that will form the largest single market in the world. As far back as January 2012, Heads of state and the principals of the African Union adopted a decision to establish a Continental Free Trade Area by an indicative date of 2017. The Summit also endorsed the Action Plan on Boosting Intra-Africa Trade (BIAT) which identifies seven priority action clusters: trade policy, trade facilitation, productive capacity, trade-related infrastructure, trade finance, trade information, and factor market integration. With about 35 countries signing this agreement form the beginning excluding the most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa; this will create the largest single market globally, what does this mean for African businesses and the concept of 'Doing Business in Africa' African Continental Free Trade Area - What Does This Mean For 'Doing Business in Africa'? African Continental Free Trade Area - W Become a supporter of

Ms. Faith Ngwenya of the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) engages us on the Debt Write-Off Bill that is presently before parliament. She unpacks its contents and what is under discussion. SA Plans To Offer Debt Pardon To Individual With The New Debt Write-Off Bill In The Parliament. The South African Institute of Professional Accountants was one of many entities that made submissions on the draft National Credit Amendment Bill. The debt-intervention powers that are being proposed set out a process that credit providers and credit bureaus must follow when they are lending money and the institute’s submission highlighted certain aspects of the proposal that require further consideration and discussion. Some in the profession are wondering if the intervention is needed at all. Treasury is supporting the proposal that the unsecured debt of particular over-indebted individuals is extinguished completely as a once-off intervention. The group of people who would Become a supporter of

We live in a world where technology is developing quicker than we can keep up. Our top stories feature Uber testing out their self-driving trucks on the road. Mastercard is once again transforming the FinTech world with its mobile transaction services launch. We discuss Google and its new advertising rules as well as their Co-Founder funding a self-flying taxi! Our Start-up Corner guest is Murali Naidu who’s Tech start-up is making waves in the automotive industry. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support

Oil prices fall this Monday morning as the US added Four new drilling points leading to higher output which is said to drive oversupply of the commodity in the coming days. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $62.14 a barrel at 0739 GMT, down 20 cents, or 0.3 percent, from their previous close. Brent crude futures were at $65.99 per barrel, down 22 cents, or 0.3 percent. Egypt which has become the prime territory for risk-hungry debt traders for the past 15 months, could be upstaged by other emerging markets as it begins to cut rates to spur the economy. Exxon Mobil Corporation is working in partnership Pakistan’s large businesses on a proposal to build and supply the country’s third import terminal for liquefied natural gas, according to the nation’s minister for maritime affairs. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support

Kick-started the show with awesome music and a motivational talk by Lisa Nichols on how not to dim your light for your haters! Our technology updated covering top technology stories globally consisted of Facebook being awarded a patent that will see them developing a robot that will follow you around the house taking pictures and videos at your request – scary! Tanzania is developing a cashless economy, Yellow pages are going digital, Hulamin is the only company providing an aluminum product to be used to provide Wi-fi in airplanes globally and Uber Health is launching a transportation technology platform for health patients in the US. We end off with our “Top 10” feature talking about IEEE Computer Society’s top tech trends for 2018. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it is in talks with its Governors to unravel strategies that are effective and efficient in closing Africa’s $170 billion infrastructure investment gap. Nigeria’s External Reserves are steadily heading towards the $50 billion mark. About N658.56 billion was received by the Federal Government of Nigeria from oil and non-oil sectors, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Economic report. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support

About Three decades the concept of single aviation market was first proposed by the then 54-member African countries. Earlier this year 2018, during the first AU General Assembly in 2018, 23 African states, including South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya, have launched a single aviation market in a bid to boost connectivity, reduce fares and stimulate economic growth on a continent widely considered the most expensive and inconvenient to fly around. The first phase of the Single African Air Transport Market which officials hope it will eventually replicate the European or Asian Common Aviation Area, which allows airlines from member states to fly between any member state. Airline executives, as well as industry analysts, welcomed this move as a “seismic event” but cautioned that much more work was needed to create genuinely open skies in Africa. David hosted Mr. Miya, a Senior Manager: Government Strategy, Corporate Compliance, Consular Services and Document Procurement at Fragomen’s Joha Become a supporter of

The economic effect of Listeriosis is at present not under the spotlight but it cannot be undermined as this outbreak could potentially impact share prices, market share and the bottom line of entities such as Tiger Brands and RCL. We speak to Owen Nkomo to find out what this could spell for entities and what could be done, if anything, to circumvent potential losses. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support

CEO Monday the theme of the first Monday's show in the month on the show "Business Today in Africa" with Nqobani Mzizi. Our CEO for today is Advocate Eric Mkhawane, the CEO of the Office of the Tax Ombud in South Africa. On the backdrop of the budget speech and greater interest shown in tax by every South African, we try to find the function or purpose of his office and what can they do for South Africans. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support

Entries for the popular 2018 National Accounting Olympiad (NAO), run by the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA), are now open. The aim of the SAIPA NAO is to make Accounting as a subject a preferred choice to all students, and to promote the option of professional accountancy as a sound choice for further study, and the pathway towards a financially and personally rewarding entry into employment. We are looking for teachers across South Africa to enter their Grade 11 and Grade 12 accounting learners currently taking Accounting as a school subject, and who wish to follow a BCom degree as further study, to enter for the competition. The Grade 11 paper was introduced for the first time in 2017 and we encourage schools to take advantage of this exciting update. There is no limit on the number of entries per school and a registration fee of R50 per learner applies. The entry fee will be waived for non-fee schools. Click here to download the entry form. Entries clo Become a supporter of

The world's top ten tech companies --Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Alibaba, Intel, Oracle, Samsung and Baidu--increasingly have something in common: they're doing mission-critical work in Israel that's core to their businesses back at HQ. Let's take a look at how this trend is playing out. The world's top ten tech companies --Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Alibaba, Intel, Oracle, Samsung and Baidu--increasingly have something in common: they're doing mission-critical work in Israel that's core to their businesses back at HQ. Let's take a look at how this trend is playing out. Amazon: Up until some six months ago, Amazon had only two lines of activity in Israel, one for its AWS business, and a drone R&D facility in Herzliya, just north of Tel Aviv, for its Prime Air business. Google several years ago bought Waze, an Israeli navigation app, in its mission to connect the online and the offline worlds.  Facebook’s acquisitions of Israeli companies, specifically O Become a supporte