Afro-Preneur

(Source: Bulletfirst)   This happens all the time. You log into your Facebook account, then you see a notification that says, "you have a new message". The message is from a total stranger, whose profile is usually adorned with a photo of a very beautiful young woman. You then read the message and surprisingly, the person says she is in a country where Facebook is banned. She then tells you this is the reason she prefers to communicate using email. Without wasting time, she asks for your email address. Excitedly, or perhaps overwhelmed, you give away your address. “You should never do this”. There are many reasons the person needs your email address. In most cases, the email address is used for fraudulent activity especially during the festive season. As soon as you give away your email address, the person will immediately try to use it to hack into your Facebook account. Hacking into Facebook accounts is not as difficult as it seems. It’s probably the easiest accoun...

 Isabel Dos Santos (Pic: Dailymail online) Isabel Dos Santos has been placed as the eight richest person in Africa. Being the only woman in the top 10 list, Isabel automatically becomes the wealthiest woman in Africa. With a net worth of $3.4 billion, she is the richest woman not only in Angola but also the african continent. Angola is the seventh largest country in Africa, generating its wealth mainly from oil and diamonds. Isabel, the beautiful mother of three is number 534 in the world. According to Forbes Isabel generated most of her wealth from investments. She is also the oldest daughter of Angola's longtime President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos. The billionaire is not immune to criticism about the source of her wealth. There has been speculations in the local media about her president dad have had an influence in her amassing her wealth. Forbes magazine recently reported that Isabel's assets in Angola include 25% of Unitel, the country's largest mobile p...

When the US president travels, he uses a plane which has become known to the world as Air Force One.   It is the symbol of authority, worthy of a world leader. Many myths and facts exist about Air Force One. The question is, ‘What really is true and what is not?’. The Afropreneur gathered eight interesting facts about the aircraft. Air Force One is not necessarily the name of the aircraft but it is the official air traffic control sign of US aircraft carrying the president. Several types of planes have been referred to as Air Force Once. It has an estimated price tag of $390 million and can seat at least 102 people, first class. Just to give you an idea, a similar sized plane can cost $24 million without the security features. The plane can stay airborne indefinitely as it can be refueled while in air. It also has the ability to repel enemy missiles. How does it do that? Air Force One is fitted with jamming radar which is used to confuses enemy missiles. Air ...

Nigerian Terrorist group, Boko Haram has offered to release the 276 school girls they abducted on April 14, 2014 in exchange for prisoners. The message was relayed via a 17-minute video, showing about a hundred of the girls according to media reports. In the video, Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram said the girls were now converted to Islam. He said the girls would only be released once the Nigerian government had freed imprisoned Boko Haram militants. The girls were abducted from Chibok, in the state of Bomo which is predominantly a Christian community. Meanwhile, pressure is mounting worldwide fuelled by a social media campaign under the hashtag, #BringBackOurGirls.

The BBC reported that although Nelson Mandela may be uncomfortable and very few times in pain, he is fine. His wife, Graca Machel, was reported to have said: “Although Madiba may be uncomfortable, very few times her in pain, he is fine”. She was speaking during a fundraising drive for a children’s hospital that will be named after the political icon, Nelson Mandela, who is now 94. Mandela was previously reported to be in a critical condition, kept alive by a breathing machine and faces “impending death”. In court documents submitted by his family, his health was described as perilous, saying he is “basically gone”.

PERHAPS the worst pandemic affecting the lives of many Africans is the rate at which HIV is being transmitted. HIV/AIDS may not be Africa’s biggest killer but there are many myths attributed to it making it very dangerous. “Can one get infected by HIV through kissing a person who is infected?” Before answering this question, it is important to understand how HIV is transmitted. The truth is, kissing may not be as physically intimate as sex but there is a lot of fluid exchange during kissing just like when two people are having sex. It is through these fluids that viruses just as the HIV are able to pass from one body to another. So does this mean one can get HIV just by kissing; especially the kind of kissing that involves the locking of tongues like “French Kissing”? If HIV could be transmitted easily through saliva by kissing, millions mo...

RESEARCH has shown that thousands of university graduates are now opting to become entrepreneurs in their field of study. The study further shows that the reason is not necessary that self employment brings in more revenue but because it comes with more freedom. A self employed doctor or lawyer has absolute control of his time than one in full time employment. The biggest challenge for would be entrepreneurs is start up costs or capital, without which no business idea can take off. Online Business Journal, AFRO-PRENEUR gathered a few business ideas from the Small Business Opportunity Magazine that need minimal or no capital at all but can help you generate enough money to “Pay up some bills”. Below is the list of 43 easy business ideas you can start today without hassling about capital: 1. NEWSLETTER: One doesn’t have to be a genius to write a newsletter other than having a nose for news. Choose something you are interested in and write about it then local companies can place adverts...