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A Celebration of Africa’s Renaissance – The Africa of Kwame Nkrumah
The African continent is unique in many respects, be it the diversity in people and languages of the 55 countries that make her up, a history of colonisation largely by the British, Portuguese, French, Spanish, and Belgians, having huge endowments of the world’s...
Do we truly know what it means to be free; food for thought on Freedom day
The livelihoods and social fabrics of communities living in villages, growth points, districts, towns and cities dotted across Africa have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic impact caused by lock downs, reduction of trade in goods and...
Bigen celebrates 50 years of “doing good while doing business”
Our beginnings were humble as it started with the establishment of a small engineering consultancy in Polokwane, South Africa, in 1971. During the past 50 years, we have grown and transformed from a traditional engineering consultancy operating from one office in...
Bigen values the importance of water for all
Bigen, a socio-economic development company driving socio-economic change through innovative infrastructure development solutions, observes World Water Day with passionate support for its 2021 theme – “Valuing water”. Every year, World Water Day spurs people and...
Scramble for Covid-19 vaccines
Scramble for Covid-19 Vaccine Exposes Pitfalls of Africa’s Pittance Investment in Research and Development By Dr McLean Sibanda, Ph.D., Managing Director Bigen Global Limited and author of the book Nuts & Bolts – Strengthening Africa’s Innovation and...
Bigen allies with Northern Cape in war on COVID-19
Bigen boasts a rich legacy of projects in the Northern Cape such as the Lerato Park housing development, Vaalharts water revitalisation project, Transnet’s Ngqura Manganese expansion project and the Galeshewe Hospital project
Dr Tessy Mutembe – A woman for our time
Dr Tessy Mutembe, Health Management Consultant at Bigen, has not only markedly progressed in her chosen field of clinical research, but has also gained much wisdom on how to navigate a career across what is still really a “man’s world”.
Sulette van Graan: Success story of a female CFO
After seven years as Chief Financial Officer of Bigen, Sulette van Graan, has more than proven her ability to help safeguard the Group’s bottom line through supporting the board in crucial strategic financial and business decision making.
Dr Snowy Khoza named one of 100 Most Influential African Women
Dr Snowy Khoza, dynamic trailblazer and CEO of the Bigen Group, has been honoured with a listing in the Business Leadership category of Avance Media’s 100 Most Influential African Women for 2020.
The SADC Tribunal: what it means for human rights in the region
The reinstatement of the SADC Tribunal is a fundamental human rights issue that requires SADC citizens to engage their governments for its immediate reinstatement.
