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Ghana signs deal for $2.6bn Accra Sky Train with South African consortium
The government of Ghana has signed a memorandum of understanding with a South Africa-based consortium to build a $2.6bn light rail system in the country’s capital, to be called the "Accra Sky Train". The deal was done during the Africa Investment Forum in...

We must close the gender gap in STEM fields and digital technologies
Recently, young women and girls around the world have been vocal in calling for action to combat climate change everywhere. When 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg charged World Economic Forum attendees in Switzerland to ‘act as if our house is on fire’, she was voicing...

UMass Amherst Gets $3 million to Encourage Women, Minorities to Pursue STEM Fields
AMHERST - The University of Massachusetts Amherst has been awarded a five-year, $3 million grant to implement new diversity and equity policies. The large grant comes from the National Science Foundation, whose ADVANCE project seeks to fund inclusive policies that...

Bunengi CEO Radio Interview
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IWEC & Cape Chamber Announce Savannah Maziya, CEO, Bunengi Group, as One of IWEC’s 2017 Awardees
Savannah Maziya was educated in the USA and the U.K. where she obtained her MBA in finance. Her engineering and investment company based in South Africa operates in various parts of Africa. The company began as a mining exploration and development company and grew to...

First Lady Calls for Transformation of Education Sector
First Lady Esther Lungu has called for strengthening of the education system in order to encourage the girl child especially in rural areas to take up science and mathematics subjects as this will spur investment and development in the country. And Mrs Lungu has...

Bunengi CEO ETV Interview
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Afristem Newsletter Edition 1
The Bunengi Foundation is dedicated to the furtherance of STEM-based education and careers for women. STEM educationconstitutes a fundamental skills-base concept that has become an essential pre-requisite to the advancement of any nation trying to compete in a highly...

Recognising Good Work of Swazi Teachers
Swaziland Heroes in Education Foundation in conjunction with Bunengi Foundation continue to recognise those teachers who inspire and stimulate learners. These are teachers who provide learners with intellectually challenging experiences in an innovative and supportive...

Creating Emerging Markets Interviews: Hubert Danso
Hubert Danso, CEO of Africa Investor (Ai) Group, discusses the challenges of heading an investment holding company that advises institutional investors, governments, and financial institutions on infrastructure investments in Africa. He relates his growing awareness...

Ghana signs deal for $2.6bn Accra Sky Train with South African consortium
The government of Ghana has signed a memorandum of understanding with a South Africa-based consortium to build a $2.6bn light rail system in the country’s capital, to be called the "Accra Sky Train". The deal was done during the Africa Investment Forum in...

We must close the gender gap in STEM fields and digital technologies
Recently, young women and girls around the world have been vocal in calling for action to combat climate change everywhere. When 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg charged World Economic Forum attendees in Switzerland to ‘act as if our house is on fire’, she was voicing...

UMass Amherst Gets $3 million to Encourage Women, Minorities to Pursue STEM Fields
AMHERST - The University of Massachusetts Amherst has been awarded a five-year, $3 million grant to implement new diversity and equity policies. The large grant comes from the National Science Foundation, whose ADVANCE project seeks to fund inclusive policies that...

Bunengi CEO Radio Interview
Please, click the link below to listen to the interview.

IWEC & Cape Chamber Announce Savannah Maziya, CEO, Bunengi Group, as One of IWEC’s 2017 Awardees
Savannah Maziya was educated in the USA and the U.K. where she obtained her MBA in finance. Her engineering and investment company based in South Africa operates in various parts of Africa. The company began as a mining exploration and development company and grew to...

First Lady Calls for Transformation of Education Sector
First Lady Esther Lungu has called for strengthening of the education system in order to encourage the girl child especially in rural areas to take up science and mathematics subjects as this will spur investment and development in the country. And Mrs Lungu has...

Bunengi CEO ETV Interview
Please, click the player below to view the video

Afristem Newsletter Edition 1
The Bunengi Foundation is dedicated to the furtherance of STEM-based education and careers for women. STEM educationconstitutes a fundamental skills-base concept that has become an essential pre-requisite to the advancement of any nation trying to compete in a highly...

Recognising Good Work of Swazi Teachers
Swaziland Heroes in Education Foundation in conjunction with Bunengi Foundation continue to recognise those teachers who inspire and stimulate learners. These are teachers who provide learners with intellectually challenging experiences in an innovative and supportive...

Creating Emerging Markets Interviews: Hubert Danso
Hubert Danso, CEO of Africa Investor (Ai) Group, discusses the challenges of heading an investment holding company that advises institutional investors, governments, and financial institutions on infrastructure investments in Africa. He relates his growing awareness...