Fun facts about Base Resources [@baseresources], the Australian company that does mining in Kwale:
1. It operates in Australia, Kenya and Madagascar:
It operates in Kenya under the name Base Titanium [@BaseTitanium].
2. The other subsidiaries:
3. On the Kwale Operations:
"Kwale Operations is designed to process ore to recover three main products: rutile, ilmenite and zircon.....The Company’s Kwale Operations in Kenya is a consistent and efficient high margin operation."
This week, Timame Wanyoike [@timamenw] shares the best content she has consumed.
She is passionate about emerging tech, entrepreneurship, and innovation in Africa.
She leads startup engagement at @LiquidInTech through Liquid Labs.
Enjoy!👇
1. Defining a Product Manager’s Role Pt.1 [Article]
A great read for incoming, transitioning, and aspiring product managers offering a clear definition of the PM role and what it means for businesses in the continent.
In the standard today, the story of Alnoor K. titled "Confessions of a rogue, shrewd exiled banker":
1. The Trade Bank guy:
"He was behind one of the country’s most innovative & popular banks in the 1980s & 1990s – Trade Bank...one of Kenya’s most infamous “political banks”"
2. He came back to Kenya in 2012. He had left 20 years earlier worth ~KES 7B at the time:
This week, @johnallannamu shares the best content he has consumed.
He is an award-winning investigative journalist and co-founder of Africa Uncensored [@AfUncensored]. He describes himself as the daddest journalist in Kenya.
Enjoy:👇
1. Have a Little Faith [Book]
A book on losing belief and finding it again.
The lessons in this book settle onto your consciousness like a warm blanket, without being preachy or being hurled from some moral pedestal.
2. The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X [Book]
A great example of the steadfastness of a good journalist. Chronicling the life of possibly the most important symbol of black manhood in the 20th century without pandering.