Posts Tagged: News & Blog

Levelling The Playing Field: A Case for Economic Empowerment

How relevant are race and ethnicity when it comes to accessing finance?

The killing of African-American George Floyd sparked protests across the word, the rise of the Black Matters Movement and the first ever Black Pound in the UK.  These events have given black and ethnic minorities a voice and a realisation that whilst that protests are a rallying call for an end to police violence, there is a need to capitalise on this momentum to bring about socio-economic benefits and equity for for black and other minority ethnic communities. Read the whole post

December 2019

 
We would like to thank you for your support of our work and ongoing relationship with AfricaOracle.

AfricaOracle has had a rewarding year and we could only have done this because of you.

We appreciate your trust in us as we endeavour to promote African brands and we are grateful for the opportunity to work alongside you and / or to explore ways of collaborating in the future, storytelling and building informed narratives to develop our Africa.

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Everything To Know About Immersive Technology

Immersive Technology is any technology that extends reality or creates a new reality by leveraging the 360 space. Because Immersive Technology leverages the 360 space/sphere, users can look in any direction and see content. Some types of Immersive Technology extend reality by overlaying digital images on a user’s environment. 

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How Augmented Reality Travel Will Re-shape the Tourism Industry

How Augmented Reality Travel Will Re-shape the Tourism Industry

When virtual reality (VR) tech first emerged, experts were concerned that its advancement could cause major economic pitfalls for the travel industry. Users could explore snow-capped peaks of the Alps or the Amazonian rain forest without ever leaving their homes. And yes, VR capabilities have grown in leaps and […]

So, what does the tide of AR integration mean for you?
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The African Train Ride Voted as the Best

This extravagant railway has been traveling throughout Africa for 30 years. The experiences start before you even board—when departing from Cape Town, Rovos Rail travelers are granted exclusive access to a private lounge, where Champagne, canapés, and a live band greet them—and a strict “no cellphone” rule is maintained for your own good. Read the whole post

Best African Places to Visit in 2020

It’s always an exciting time when we put together our list of destinations for the new year. CN Traveller’s  list of the best places to go in 2020 looked for the big reasons to visit destinations and of the list of 20 are 3 African destinations: Botswana’s Makgadikgadi salt pans (the remains of an ancient super-lake—a salt-encrusted expanse covering more than 6,200 square miles of the Kalahari Desert); Rwanda has made exceptional strides in building itself into a place that celebrates and protects its natural resources with the development of its fourth national park, Gishwati Mukura, set to open next year and Morocco which has been viewed as a long weekend destination for a while now and the momentum isn’t slowing down.  Read the whole post