by Xtraordinary Women | Feb 20, 2023 | Entertainment, Tourism & Travel, Women In The News
By Christina Kennedy Big events – like pandemics and natural disasters – often affect small rural communities disproportionately. And so it was when Covid-19 hit South Africa and the embroiderers and artists of the Keiskamma Art Project in the Eastern Cape hamlet of...
by Xtraordinary Women | Feb 17, 2023 | Opinion, Women In The News, Women In The Workplace
By Donna Rachelson, co-founder, IgniteHer Friday, 17 February 2023: We see promising changes in the number of female leaders both in South Africa and internationally. But at the same time, women are leaving senior roles. Why? According to findings from the 2022 Women...
by Xtraordinary Women | Feb 17, 2023 | Women In The News, Women In The Workplace
With most South Africans focused on SONA or more parochially, when the lights are coming back on or going off again, the UN’s Day to recognise Women and Girls in Science (Saturday 11 February) largely slipped by unnoticed. Beneliza Noarises thinks that’s a pity...
by Xtraordinary Women | Feb 10, 2023 | Inspiration, Women In The News, Women In The Workplace
With passion comes perseverance. Ozwane Mahlangu, the new General Manager of ANEW Hotel Capital in Pretoria, demonstrated this by overcoming decades of obstacles to obtain her matriculation certificate. Ozwane, affectionately known as Oz to her colleagues, was staying...
by Xtraordinary Women | Feb 3, 2023 | Inspiration, Women Entrepreneurs, Women In The News
Today, Alina Truhina is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Founders Factory Africa (FFA), a hands-on investor with a portfolio of over 50 startups, with Truhina directly responsible for bringing in more than US$140 million of corporate funding. As an...
by Xtraordinary Women | Jan 26, 2023 | Women Entrepreneurs, Women In The News
Dr Marlena Kruger, owner of MindUnique Education and founder of the Technolife Wise Foundation, was recently awarded the Africa Education Leadership Award in the Edutech category. She accepted the reward on 13 December 2022 in Mauritius. “Education is my passion,...