new generation - The African Mirror

Dec

2023

Dreaming up a new future: a generation of adolescent girls and young women finds a voice

“WHERE I grew up, no one asks a girl, ‘What do you want to be?’” said 19-year-old Boitumelo Kgame. The University of Cape Town dorm room in which Kgame was seated revealed an old soul. A bed neatly made, a music corner with a violin leaning against a wall and, above a music stand, Kgame’s favourite album covers taped like family photos to the wall. Among the album covers was a photo of a man named Bra K, from Soweto. He had taught her how to play the violin, she explained. Bra K had used music to teach self-discipline and…

May

2023

By The African Mirror

How CA Osasuna rejuvenated its youth structure to usher in a new generation of first-team players

FOOTBALL

THROUGHOUT its 103-year history, CA Osasuna has punched above its weight. Coming from a city, Pamplona, of fewer than 200,000 people and surrounded by huge historical clubs in the Basque Country such as Athletic Club and Real Sociedad, they have had little choice. And given the meagre resources at their disposal, their achievements are admirable. They have spent 41 seasons in LaLiga Santander and achieved eight top-10 finishes, their best being when they came fourth in 1990/91 and 2005/06. They also had memorable campaigns in knockout competitions, reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 2007 and Copa del Rey…

Mar

2023

By SETH ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY

Breaking the mould: Africa’s non-traditional wealth hubs spring up

BUSINESS

SMALLER African nations are giving rise to a new generation of millionaires, challenging the 'big five" wealth markets on the continent – South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, and Morocco - some of which have experienced millionaire "flight" over the past decade. According to the latest Africa Wealth Report published by Henley & Partners and New World Wealth, the growth of high-net-worth individuals in traditional powerhouse economies like South Africa, Egypt, and Nigeria is cooling off. In contrast, emerging markets such as Rwanda, Cote d'Ivoire, and Zambia are experiencing a surge in their millionaire populations, indicating a shift in wealth generation…

Feb

2021

By The African Mirror

Neglected tropical diseases threaten a whole new generation, but it is not too late to avert disaster

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

ANATOLE MANZI GROWING up in rural Rwanda, I thought that my constant abdominal pain was an inescapable condition of childhood. I was surrounded by my friends, all with distended stomachs, hair loss from malnutrition, chronic conjunctivitis, or worse. Without available treatments, parents would coach their children to endure the pain. Thirty years later, I visited my home village as a public health specialist overseeing health systems strengthening at Partners In Health, a leading global health organization. There, I met old friends suffering from blindness, and chronic physical and mental impairments. They were afflicted from advanced forms of the same Neglected…