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Sibu Mabena, founder of Duma Collective.

Momentum shines a spotlight on social codes impacting women’s finances

The annual #SheOwnsHerSuccess campaign is all about enabling success for women

  • Derek Davey
4 min read
Riding high: Biniam Girmay of Eritrea celebrates at the finish line as stage winner during the 111th Tour de France 2024. (Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

Biniam Girmay’s amazing race

Never before in its 121-year history had a stage in the Tour de France been won by a black African, until the Eritrean did it

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
Race: Len Tau (left) and Jan Mashiani of South Africa participated in the 1904 Olympic marathon but didn’t officially represent the country. Photo: Missouri History Museum

Who were the first Africans at the Olympics?

The story of two marathon runners in the 1904 Games held in the US exposes the racist and colonial attitudes of the day

  • Eyaaz
6 min read
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 22: A general view of the Eiffel Tower ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 22, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Bickering and ‘cold sweat’ as Paris built its Games

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo vetoed TotalEnergies as a sponsor for the Olympics

  • Eyaaz
4 min read

Global sporting events must end harmful partnerships to protect people and planet

Competition organisers risk accusations of sportswashing when partnering with companies such as Toyota and TotalEnergies

5 min read