[embed]https://www.tekedia.com/hr-experts-offer-perspectives-on-hr-future-of-work-trends/[/embed] Pre-covid 19, different theories emerged about the future of work, all attempting to speculate how people, the workplace, and hiring will transform the future. As we witnessed, the pandemic sped up some of those speculations by accelerating the adoption of remote work across companies globally. Post-2020, many traditional companies evolved to hybrid working conditions, [...]
While experts credit the global economic downturn for the massive layoffs actions, it does stir up other mind-blogging concerns. Are skills no longer sufficient to hold one’s job, or is there a global dearth of required skills? Are young talents not living up to expectations? Whatever may be the case, one thing is certain, HR [...]
The Ethiopia-based Gebeya, a SaaS-enabled, pan-African talent marketplace, has announced an undisclosed pre-Series A investment from a Japanese VC firm to drive its ongoing expansion. [embed]https://disrupt-africa.com/2023/01/13/ethiopian-talent-marketplace-gebeya-raises-pre-series-a-funding-to-drive-growth/[/embed] Headquartered in Addis Ababa with offices in Kenya and Senegal, Gebeya connects startups, SMEs, and multinational corporations with vetted, skilled talent and professional services in more than 30 countries [...]
[embed]https://venturesafrica.com/in-the-race-to-digitise-mobility-in-africa-buupass-is-doing-things-differently/[/embed] Over 1.3 billion people inhabit the African continent at the moment, making it the second-most-populous continent on earth. The United Nations estimates that the human population could grow to around 9.7 billion in 2050. More than half of the projected increase in the global population up to 2050 will be concentrated in eight countries, [...]
A 2021 GSMA mobile economy report indicates that 303 million people, almost 28% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa have a mobile internet connection and by 2025, there will be nearly 100 million additional mobile subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa, where Nigeria and Ethiopia will account for almost a third of these. The report also reveals [...]
Historically, people either walked, or relied on animal transport, such as donkeys and horses to travel and transport things on […]
[embed]https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2022/11/buupass-introduces-an-online-ticketing-platform-for-ugandans/[/embed] Online ticketing platform BuuPass has unveiled an online ticketing platform, allowing Ugandans to book bus and flight tickets. This comes after the firm a few months ago rolled out a Business-to-Business (B2B) solutions for transport operators in the country. The new solution will make it easy for locals to book tickets online seamlessly. “After [...]
Healthcare in Africa, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, is unquestionably inadequate, with few countries able to spend the $34 to $40 […]
WellaHealth, a health technology providing access to quality and affordable healthcare to Nigerians has partnered Verve to provide access to quality and affordable healthcare services to Verve cardholders. Marketing and Communications Lead, Joseph Okoroafor, WellaHealth Technologies in a statement issued yesterday said the partnership was part of the strategy employed by WellaHealth to get more [...]
Bus, airline and train bookings and fares for the Christmas period are on the rise, a Star survey shows. While most bus companies have so far have reported lower than usual bookings, operators are hopeful that this will pick from the end of November. The Standard Gauge Railway train service on the other hand has [...]
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