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Findings from Ooba group have shown that Owning your home has become more affordable and attainable since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now as the home-buying trend has increased, Potential homebuyers looking to get in on the ‘buying action’ may still be wondering what the minimum requirements are to own a home, and if they are in fact eligible.
Nonso Mordi speaks to Natasha Champions, Ooba Group Regional sales manager, about the minimum requirements for a home loan in South Africa

At some point in our lives, all of us need help with some aspect of our lifetime financial plan. Sometimes it’s with the foundation of how to get started. Other times, it’s with the transition from saver to a spender.
Still other times, it’s how to protect hard-earned money from financial mistakes or to assure the next generation can benefit from the wealth you accumulated. This is where financial intelligence comes in.
Nonso Mordi speaks financial intelligence: the journey to wealth with a screenwriter, author, and Investor. He is smart, witty and an exceptional master in the art of money.
He built his consulting business, Daasknowledge, to help provide professional coaching for entrepreneurs & business owners of companies with top-line sales under $10M.
He is Henry Daas.

Findings show that the Pandemic outbreak, business interruption and cyber incidents are the top three business risks in the hospitality, leisure and tourism industries amongst others.
This is according to a survey by Allianz using the Allianz Risk Barometer 2022
Today, We are looking at these business risks in the hospitality, leisure and tourism industry in particular and possible solutions as well.
Nonso Mordi speaks to an expert in the insurance industry, who has been in the field for close to 30 years and has worked for Allianz in South Africa for the past nine years. He is Jeff Tanton, head of commercial insurance, Allianz, South Africa

The issue of unemployment has reached a record high: ranking South Africa’s number of unemployed the highest in the world.
But what is the new reality? How many are, in fact, being left behind? And what can we do about it? Because the escalating, pervasive issue of unemployment and poverty — across all ages and races — is point-blank frightening.
How can we build better businesses, inside out which in turn will boost employment rates and the economy?
Nonso Mordi speaks about building better businesses, inside out through leadership with Kerry Morris, a woman who found her passion for the recruitment industry 21 years ago and has experienced exponential career growth during this time. She is THE CEO, of TOWER GROUP

HPV is a serious threat to African women's health. Although most HPV infections clear up on their own, there is a marked risk for all women that HPV infection may progress to invasive cervical cancer, as HPV is the primary cause of the disease.
Nonso Mordi speaks with Nasiha Soofie, Country Medical and Scientific Affairs Lead for South Africa & neighboring SADC countries at Roche Diagnostics on human papillomavirus for short and the value of diagnostics in fighting HPV in Africa.

Africa is globally rich in resources of cultural and natural value. The entirety of the people’s cherished arts, customs, festivals, sacred or worship sites, norms, values, ideologies, dress and dress patterns, traditional monuments, and architectures, are cherished and conserved for their historical, political, educational, recreational, and religious significance among others” is known as cultural heritage.
In recent times, digital preservation has become a contemporary trend of access to, and preservation of cultural heritage as it seems to be the most rational method of safeguarding cultural heritage.
The preservation of the digital cultural heritage seems more like an extension of the traditional tasks of national libraries, archives, and museums. Execution of this traditional ask in the digital world, however, requires new knowledge and expertise.
Nonso Mordi speaks with Natasha Gordon, operations manager at the Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa Foundation and HACSA-USA on “Safeguarding Africa’s cultural heritage through digital preservation”

It has been revealed that for hybrid working to be successful, there is a critical need for universal broadband access.
Cisco in its latest Broadband Index out revealed that people value access to the internet more than ever before.
According to the global survey of almost 60,000 workers across 30 countries about their home broadband access, quality, and usage, economic and societal growth will not happen without universal access to fast and reliable internet.
It also highlighted the importance of improving the quality of access to the internet due to its impact on the economy and society.
Nonso Mordi speaks to Charmaine Houvet, Senior Director Cisco Africa on this survey.

Soji Akinlabi and Sanisha packirisamy speak on the highlights of the State of the Nation Address (Sona) and its emphasis on the importance of the country’s vaccination drive, job and growth initiatives, and the need to rebuild a democratic state, improve state capacity and fight state capture and corruption. They also speak on the budget preview, as delivered by the country's Minister of Finance.

The severity and urgency of the biodiversity crisis across the world cannot be overemphasized, time is running out to protect nature.
There is an increasing need to curb biodiversity loss, to protect biodiversity.
Globally, species are becoming extinct at a rate 1,000 times above natural levels. This has resulted in nearly 1 million plant and animal species facing extinction, many within the decade, and in Africa 50% of Africa's bird and mammal species could disappear by 2100, meaning we are potentially entering a sixth mass extinction.
If left unchecked, our food, water, and medical sources are at risk, and climate change will be further accelerated.
Nonso Mordi speaks to Louise Duys, campaign lead for the 30x30 NOW campaign on the increasing need for biodiversity protection.

iNE is a songwriter, recording & performing artist hailing from the south-south region of Nigeria, Cross River state, her sound has come at a time where our music industry is evolving and her music versatility would be forced to reckon with.
She has dedicated her hard work to her music and her career has been one of growth and unwavering love for her art.
She recently bagged a deal with Zen entertainment and has two singles WAHALA’, & TOMORROW out there on every digital platforms