Uganda Wildlife Service Welcomes the Pitter Patter of Little Feet
Five baby gorillas have been born in six weeks in Bwindi National Park, leading the Ugandan Wildlife Service (UWS) to declare a baby boom. Announcing the latest birth, the UWS said: “The Rushegura gorilla family welcomes another bouncing cute baby gorilla”. Seven babies have been born since January compared to three for the whole of […]
Top Gambian Lawyer Faces US Sanctions for Probing Crimes in Afghanistan
The US has imposed sanctions on senior officials in the International Criminal Court (ICC), including chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the court of “illegitimate attempts to subject Americans to its jurisdiction”. The Hague-based ICC is currently investigating whether US forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan. The US has criticised the […]
Zimbabwe Releases Opposition and Journalist
The High Court in Zimbabwe has granted bail, on strict conditions, to detained journalist Hopewell Chin’ono. Chin’ono has been in custody for 45 days on charges of inciting public violence. Chin’ono is reported to be unwell; his doctor suspects he may have coronavirus, contracted while in jail. Zimbabwean opposition politician Jacob Ngarivhume has been granted […]
New Migrant Route Is Cheaper and More Dangerous
Traffickers have switched routes, moving their human cargo along the dangerous route between western Africa to the Canary Islands in the Atlantic instead of across the Mediterranean to the southern coast of the country’s mainland. So far this year, there has been a 520% rise in migrant arrivals to the Canary Islands compared with the same […]
How South Africa Squandered Millions in over a 100 Days of Lockdown
South Africa’s government spent almost half of the 147.4 billion rand ($8.8 billion) in direct funds allocated for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic by the end of July, money the country’s Auditor-General says landed in a “weak control environment.” The first audit report on the financial management of the government’s virus response comes as […]
Infinix Zero 8 And Infinix Smart TV Coming Soon
Infinix, a global leader in consumer electronics market, has today announced that it will soon launch a new device in its high end ZERO series dubbed the ZERO 8. This new smartphone is poised to be the company’s flagship smartphone for the 2020/21 period. According to the company, the ZERO 8 will be targeted at […]
Africa Oil & Power Welcomes New Managing Director, Launches 2021 Events
Africa Oil & Power welcomes Renée Montez-Avinir as its new Managing Director. Montez-Avinir brings over 15 years of experience at the highest level to Africa’s leading energy investment platform. Events and investment promotion initiatives are planned for major and emerging African markets in 2021, including Angola, Nigeria, DRC and Mozambique. Africa Oil & Power (AOP) […]
Is It Spring Or A New Season In Your Executive Career?
Byline *Karien Boshoff, Principal at Signium Africa “The birds they sang, at the break of day. Start again, I heard them say. Don’t dwell on what has passed away.” Leonard Cohen, Anthem. Spring is in the air, a season of new beginnings. For many executives it might be a good time to start afresh, to […]
US-Based Serial Entrepreneur, Busie Matsiko-Andan Launches Reset To Highlight The Effect Of Covid-19 On Music Industry
Multi-award winning serial entrepreneur, Busie Matsiko-Andan launches RESET, a workshop series for thought leaders to discuss the reflective pivot of their business as the world navigates the hyper vigilance of COViD-19 together. RESET’s most recent segment featured some of the biggest shots in the music industry from across the continent, who were discussing the Music […]
From Deviation To Remedy – How Data Lakes Are Key To Removing Friction Points In The Supply Chain
By Andrew Dawson, MD of Cognizance The supply chain in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) space has traditionally been highly siloed, characterised by a lack of visibility across the different areas. This has resulted in minimal line of sight from the manufacturer down to the retailer, which limits insight and leads to numerous points of […]
