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Jane Auala, the Standard Bank Blue Growth Series 2025 Cohort winner, sits down with Sirka and discusses her business journey and her successful win for the 2025 Standard Bank Blue Growth Series, how it has shaped her and what the win changed for her business and beyond.

After the Confederation of African Football stripped Senegal of its title in the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 final on Tuesday, Dakar has taken its protest a step further: it accused the CAF of corruption and called for an international investigation on Wednesday.

Standard Bank’s latest entrepreneurship initiative — the Blue Growth Series,aims to empower over 100 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through financial literacy, global certification opportunities, and entrepreneurial skills development. The program is a collaboration between Standard Bank and NIFA and ties into broader national efforts like NDP 6 and the…

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Marketing Officer, Tuli Coetzee from Valor Psychology Service & Wellness Retreat joins Elise on Fresh Midmorning joins Elise to talk all things mental health and wellness.