Source: KTN Kenya | published on February 6, 2011
KTN's Money and Power programme features Kenya's femme fatale of business, Tabitha Karanja. Her's is a David and Goliath type- story. When she first opened her distillery, many thought she was crazy to enter the brewing business which was then a monopoly of the East African Breweries Limited. The challenges were many, but she has managed to rise to become an industrialist while running a billion shilling brewer that's still growing. KTN's Cynthia Nyamai spoke to Tabitha Karanja about "the money and power".
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Video source: Africa's Success uploaded on Jan 13, 2012
In this video Divine Ndhlukula talks about her company Securico and its range of security services and solutions including manned guarding, cash and asset transit, alarm systems, CCTV installation, rapid response units, private investigation, risk audits and security consultancy. The company is the largest employer of women in Zimbabwe, outside the public sector, with more than 900 on the payroll.
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Video published on January 11, 2012
Njeri Rionge discusses how she set about finding a niche for her business ventures and has followed her passion for creating new ventures. She shares the inspiring story of how she set about becoming one of Kenya's most celebrated serial entrepreneurs. She talks about how she has actualised her entrepreneurial dreams and visions through hard work, planning and focus. This female rule-breaker has bravely succeeded in breaking through the glass ceiling typically associated with the tech industry in Africa. She is a true Lioness of African business!
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Japan's earthquake and the revolutions in Libya, Egypt and elsewhere make the Open Source Mapping Platform more useful than ever.
99Faces.tv met Juliana at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos in January 2011 not knowing how soon Ushahidis software will help millions of people again.
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Source: Dolapo Oni of 53 Extra, Season 2 Episode 5, uploaded on January 9, 2012
Watch this fascinating interview with Deola Sagoe conducted by Dolapo Oni of 53 Extra. Deola talks about her passion for design and her family's new fashion label Clan which is managed by her talented daughters.
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Source: NTV Kenya's 'Money Matters' programme, Video uploaded on Sep 9, 2011
Njeri Rionge is a legend in Kenyan business circles, having co-founded Wananchi Online at a time when few women were in technology. She went on to hold a series of high-profile corporate jobs before quitting to start her own businesses. She describes herself as a serial entrepreneur, business coach and speaker.
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