Africa Public Radio

We ae back and bigger than before, it is the Big Shot show with the coolest Hosts to ever grace your air waves, your lady Olga AKA Olgeezy and the one who reigns from the centre of Africa, Coco de Congo bringing you what your favourite African celebrities are up to in business and how they keep hot! It’s 7pm CAT! If you are listening to us on the African Business Radio App, we send you nothing but love & blessings! Stay tuned to hear who we have as guests this. Be prepared to be educated and electrified as We are here to inspire you by bringing on the show your favourite celebrities who own businesses and I also give you tips & tricks on how to be just like them and flourish, grow, inspire in business.

Since it’s the beginning of the year, we thought it would be a good idea to start with entrepreneurship. I know we are not all called to be entrepreneurs, but if you ever get the calling, well today it is all about you. We look into what makes an entrepreneur, how do you know you’ve been called to be an entrepreneur, and how to stay winning! With us today we have the beautiful lady called Dolapo Lawal. She has worked for a couple of businesses but something kept pushing her towards entrepreneurship. She couldn’t resist the force so she started her own company called Circle25. We can’t wait to hear from her and what Circle25 is all about.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support This podcast is sponsored by Squarespace

Since it’s the beginning of the year, we thought it would be a good idea to start with entrepreneurship. I know we are not all called to be entrepreneurs, but if you ever get the calling, well today it is all about you. We look into what makes an entrepreneur, how do you know you’ve been called to be an entrepreneur, and how to stay winning! With us today we have the beautiful lady called Dolapo Lawal. She has worked for a couple of businesses but something kept pushing her towards entrepreneurship. She couldn’t resist the force so she started her own company called Circle25. We can’t wait to hear from her and what Circle25 is all about.

Agriculture markets are not working for the smallholder farmer, there is need to: •Create a level playing field by supporting equitable participation and benefits by all value chain actors (i.e., marketing of products taken over by middle man). •Generate evidence to advocate for a policy environment conducive for smallholder farmers (e.g. (i) impact of export ban on agricultural commodities by government, (ii) increasing taxes, levies and production costs, and (iii) low inter-regional trade).  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/connectingminds/support

Thandi Mgwebi is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research, Innovation & Engagement at the Tshwane University of Technology South Africa, she chats about Revamping agricultural research and development (R&D), there is a need to: •Increase financing of agriculture research and development to support implementation of National Agriculture Investment Plans. •Adopt participatory approaches to agricultural research and development to amplify the voices of smallholder farmers including women and youth •Capacitate women and youth to broaden the base of researchers supporting agriculture  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/connectingminds/support

Agriculture should form the backbone to any solution or strategy to the developmental challenges bedeviling the continent. It will be impossible to effectively advance social and economic transformation that addresses the challenges confronted by women, the youth and children on the continent without collective efforts targeted at transforming agriculture in Africa, in a way that addresses food and nutrition insecurity. The Malabo declaration on accelerated agricultural growth and transformation for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods provides the direction. The 2018 High-level Food and Nutrition Security Policy Dialogue for Africa was a collaborative effort of four organizations - the Food, Agriculture and Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), the Graça Machel Trust (GMT), the Mandela Institute or Development Studies (MINDS), and Center for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) together with local, regional and global partners – engaged in transformative an

1. Transformation of Africa’s agriculture begins with us - All relevant stakeholder groups need to change:  · Donor agencies and development partners need to change their investment priorities and strategies. · Governments should institutionalize an efficient and effective policy implementation culture, characterized by review of existing policies to ensure that they are pro-smallholder farmers, women, children and youth.  · Participatory research processes should be adopted to ensure that the voice of the smallholder farmers, women and youth is heard, to facilitate for the co-creation of solutions. · Private sector should collaborate with civil society and government to develop innovative financing mechanisms to support the agriculture value chains.  · Farmers should accelerate adoption of new climate-smart technologies and practices which are gender and nutrition-sensitive. · Youth should proactively claim their space and drive innovation for agriculture transformation. Become a supporter of this podcast:

We, 192 delegates from 21 African countries attended the 2018 Regional Policy Dialogue convened through a collaborative partnership between the Food, Agriculture and Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), the Graca Machel Trust (GMT), the Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS), and the Centre for Coordination of Agriculture Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA). The delegates represented the following stakeholder groupings attending the 2018 regional Policy Dialogue:  24      (13%) Government representatives;  6      (3%) Intergovernmental Organizations;       66      (34%) Civil Society;       29      (15%) Research Institutions;       10      (5%) Private Sector;       11      (6%); Farmer Organisations;       5      (3%) Donors; and 34      (18%) not disclosed.  With regard to specialised groups 40 (21%) Youth and 77 (40%) Women attended the 2018 Regional Policy Dialogue. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/connectingminds/support

The First Ever Guest on The Lion Show blows us away with her sophisticated insights on the challenges of starting and maintaining an online community. Join us as we talk social media brand management on the African continent with phenomenal visionary founder of WeTalk, Nolly Qunta. Nolly speaks candidly about the complexities of monetizing social media content with sober advice on what you need to keep in mind when seeking sponsorship “Always remember your value. We have been approached by brands before but their proposition didn’t match the value that we think our platform holds. Not every offer is an opportunity” A young visionary mind who says she’s sees herself being “BIG” in the next five years. You don’t want to miss this conversation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support This podcast is sponsored by Squarespace

On the last show of 2018, we have an incredibly powerful conversation with speaker extraordinaire and young entrepreneur, Sibusiso Molimi of AYEYE consulting. We have an honest conversation about the role of motivational speakers in improving society & transforming the way people perceive themselves. Mr. Molimi also challenges us to ask ourselves “What are you willing to sacrifice to get to the next level” in a spirit to take accountability of your future and success. You would be doing yourself a disservice if you don’t tune into this show. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support

On today’s show we will talk about emerging economies in Africa. Over the past weeks we’ve been speaking to people from different industries, from entertainment to property and it’s been very insightful, however, for us to be just like our favorite celebrities we need to understand the different industries that are out there and what fits better for you. Also you want to stay top of your game as an entrepreneur so it’s best to understand where are the people going, what’s bring in the money and what isn’t. We also dive into factors that affect the growth of an industry. So that’s what our focus will be on tonight.

On today’s show, we speak about entrepreneurship. But not just any kind of entrepreneurship- it’s serial entrepreneurship. I’ve been hearing a lot about being a serial entrepreneur and tonight we are going to find out what this means and how to become one. We have the one and one, multi-award-winning, #1 best selling author based in the UK. Who is also a philanthropist and a serial entrepreneur, please help me welcome Byron Cole.

We have the amazing Victoria NKong hailing all the way from West Africa. She is an entertainment consultant, event manager, public speaker, entrepreneur, and author. Wow! I’m speechless! So Victoria will let us in on her world and how she keeps ahead in the entertainment industry. As also it will be interesting to know how women challenge men in the Industry because you know women are rising in the entertainment industry but there is still a strong male presence right? But Victoria has a formula and I can’t wait to find out more.

On today's show, We’ are chatting to an entertainer and businesswoman Yvonne Darcq., we talking about her multiracial identity; her music touches many souls and makes one proud of being African. We are also going to talk about women in the music industry and her fashion line. From music to fashion to what’s next for Yvonne? #BigShot on Africa Business Radio. Tell your friends to tell their friends, to tell their friends to their community to tune in on #BigShot!

On this episode of Bigshot, Olga and Coco are looking at how your health can affect your business. Not a lot of people think about their health especially when they are just starting their own business – they want to put in more hours than usual and that is fine but also consider that your health can affect your productivity. Your health affects your mental stability, affects your ability to control your emotions, and it affects your persistent business drive. If your health is bad then your business will suffer due to your lack of energy and focus. Our guest on the show is Rachael Okesola who is a nutritionist and health and fitness mentor AKA Health Success Coach and we find out about her profession, why the interest in business health and also how she can help us to provide solutions to any problems you may face as a business person or an entrepreneur.

Mohammed Jega, Founder Arewa startup in Northern Nigeria on the need for investments in Information technology and creating techpreneurs in Africa. Startup Arewa focuses on using technology to create lasting business solutions for businesses in Northern Nigeria through mentorship, project management and collaborative partnerships and funding of same. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support This podcast is sponsored by Squarespace

On today’s show, we look at interior designing. It's funny how we always thought to be an interior designer you have to just know how to blend, but NO! it’s a job and a half! A very interesting one at that. We have an amazing interior designer in the house named THE GREAT BOKABA from lovely South Africa! We've seen his work and I was blown away! It’s all about design, construction, blending, color, TV show judge on the show today, so! get your pens and paper ready because you are about to get the most epic lecture in your life.

Our guest in studio is Gina Athanassiou (former Miss South Africa) Founder of Holanathi. Gina Athanassiou (born 7 June 1984) is a South African former beauty queen and model of Greek origin who has just developed a new nutritional food solution to assist underprivileged communities in South Africa. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africa-podcast-network/support This podcast is sponsored by Squarespace

Stories about Africa is always such with the so-called permanent stain of poverty, though rich in everything you can think of in the world, but poverty remains a major problem in Africa and has continued from generation to generation. Some people have argued, however, about what the true definition of poverty is. SOS village the United Kingdom refer to Africa as the poorest continent on earth "Africa is considered the poorest continent on earth. Almost every second person living in the states of sub-Saharan Africa lives below the poverty line". The world bak regards you as being poor if you live on less than 1.25 US dollars a day to life, it doesn't matter if you have no need of even buying anything with money. Apart from just poverty, there's extreme poverty and that is even worst. Extreme poverty in Africa is caused by many factors, according to the SOS UK, these factors include: War and crisis, Population growth, climate condition, diseases, Unjust Global trade structures. The only Become a supporter of

Do you want to be a Bitmogul?! Lady Victoria Walker is the Author of The Bitmogul Guide and CEO Founder of the Bitmogul Academy..acquiring knowledge in the FinTech industry, she is able to identify the pros and cons of blockchain technology. She educates us about cryptocurrency and digital currency and how it impacts Africa.