Let’s commit to redefining the future
“Heritage Day gives us the opportunity to look at where we came from and choose a different future, where poverty and gender inequality are a thing of the past.” – CEO, Faith Khanyile
Entrepreneurship Corner: Upfront with Geneva Kuypers
Geneva Kuypers has the kind of robust energy that fills a room. Her warm personality, friendly nature and aptitude for business are valuable assets for this young businesswoman, who is definitely going places.
Entrepreneurship Corner: Getting to Know Lihle Mgaga
You realise there is something special about Lihle Mgaga moments after meeting her – there is a warmth and empathy she exudes, married to a strong determination and sense of purpose.
#EveryWoman #EveryDay – A letter of appreciation from Fowzia Davids
It has always been an aspiration of mine to pursue my Masters in African Development at the London School of Economics. I have always felt that this would be the route that allow me to make the most impactful change in the world.
#EveryWoman #EveryDay
It’s Women’s Month, again. To be honest, I have mixed feelings about Women’s Month and Women’s Day.
On the one hand, I enjoy the fact that an extra effort is made to recognise and….
Taking action in our own lives
Mandela Day is special to all of us who work at WDB. This year it feels particularly meaningful in that our work relates directly to the theme #ActionAgainstPoverty.
Time to get serious about equal pay
Time to get serious about equal pay The gender pay gap is about more than just a number. It’s about an attitude. Earlier this year, in London’s Parliament Square, the UK unveiled the first statue of a woman to appear on this historically significant site. Taking her place alongside the likes of Nelson Mandela and…
Leading South African investment firm – owned and run by women for women – reveals how they are doing it for themselves
Mathapelo Mthembu, [25], dreamed of becoming a famous film director. That was until she sat down with her accounting teacher at Mokgome Senior Secondary School in Soweto who gave her insight into the accounting profession and the wonderful world of numbers.
Innovation needed to fast track women entrepreneurs
Women play a substantial role in growing the economy and the lagging participation of women in South Africa’s economy is manifesting in less innovation, fewer exports and fewer jobs being created.
10 Strategies to help you get noticed at work
Entrepreneur, speaker and author Donna Rachelson shares her top 10 strategies to help you stand out from the crowd at work from her book, “Play to Win – what women can learn from men in business”.