Warren Thompson

Apr 25, 2024 | africafocus.substack.com | Micah Reddy |Warren Thompson |Nicole Sadek |Spencer Woodman

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Apr 15, 2024 | news24.com | Warren Thompson |Micah Reddy

An investigation by Finance Uncovered raises serious questions with the way a tiny Swazi bank was established. The documents from the "Swazi Secrets" leak also raise numerous questions about the two Canadian brothers who are the driving force behind it. Also revealed is the pressure allegedly brought to bear to give the bank a licence by political figures close to King Mswati III or claiming to act on the basis of a "royal command".  For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page.

Nov 10, 2023 | thompsonwebinc.com | Warren Thompson

This Veteran's Day, I thought it would be funny to talk about a standout chapter from my time in military training, affectionately known as my "pizza day army values card" story. This is the story of how a younger version of myself had to walk around base with an inspectable piece of old, greasy, pizza box for the first year of my military career. At any given moment in time, a SSG was able to stop me in the street and ask for my "Pizza Values Card" - and I was required to show it to them.

May 5, 2023 | thompsonwebinc.com | Warren Thompson

I recently had a chance to gather a reaction to the Uvalde School Shooting from one of my young leaders with the non-profit This is not an easy read - nor should it be. Our and past generations created these issues - we should at the very least honor and place value in the very frustrated by heartfelt opinions of the generation that will rise to these challenges. I'm happy to share her guest perspective on this blog. UPLIFT Foundation who I've had the luxury of mentoring.