The END Fund Announces Innovative New Initiative To Accelerate Progress Towards Elimination Of Intestinal Worms And Promote Better Health
Initiative will: Leverage the donation of 50 million doses of an essential medicine to at-risk young children and adults in sub-Saharan Africa, where the burden of intestinal worms is high Unlock match funding from private philanthropists, enabling greater investments in capacity building and health systems strengthening Ensure sustainable on-the-ground efforts toward promoting “health for all” […]
World NTD Day: Africa Says No To Neglected Tropical Diseases
Speak Up Africa, Basketball African League, Ecobank Group, Tongoro, Observateur Ebene, Fatou Guinea, the No to NTDs Civil Society Network, African journalists and RBS Crew take action to end Neglected Tropical Diseases On the second ever World NTD Day, spearheaded by policy and advocacy action tank Speak Up Africa, high-level stakeholders, private and civil society […]
The African Union Obtains 270 Million Coronavirus Vaccines
The African Union (AU) has obtained 270 million vaccines against Covid-19 for the continent — as per a statement issued Wednesday evening by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa who also serves as the 15 nation bloc’s current head, “We have gone a step further to obtain vaccines independently using our own limited resources.” The vaccines, […]
Auria Senior Living Expands Its Footprint To The Western Cape
Auria Senior Living (Auria), which develops, owns and operates gold-standard senior living communities in South Africa, has expanded its footprint to the Western Cape by acquiring a majority interest in Woodside Village, a senior living community in the sought-after Cape Town suburb of Rondebosch. The existing Woodside Village is a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) […]
Zyda Expands Into Egypt Offering Restaurants E-commerce Solutions With Zero Commissions
With EGP 30 million in investments, over USD 100 million in customer sales across the GCC and Egypt, saving restaurants USD 15 million worth of commissions. Zyda, the rising e-commerce platform provider, has announced its expansion into the Egyptian market. With investments of over USD 2 million, equating to over EGP 30 million, Zyda is […]
Teraco Concludes R2.5 Billion Funding Round For Data Centre Construction
Teraco Data Environments Proprietary Limited, Africa’s largest interconnection hub and vendor-neutral data centre provider, has announced that it has finalised a new R2.5 billion loan financing transaction. This follows Teraco’s announcement in November 2020 regarding its construction of a new 38 megawatt hyperscale data centre in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, South Africa. Teraco will use the […]
Fairtrade Launches Virtual For All Middle East Africa 2021 Focus On MEA’s Agrofood & Plastprintpack Sector
After the great success of Virtual agrofood & plastprintpack Africa in November 2020, the German trade show specialist Fairtrade Messe is launching another digital format with the Virtual for all Middle East Africa from 31st May to 02 June 2021 . The organisers’ aim with this event is to contribute to deepening global relations with […]
Call To Prioritise The Well-being Of Healthcare Workers
A combination of heightened mobility across various provinces, an increase in super-spreader events, a new virus variant and a decrease in compliance with social-distancing protocols have contributed to the significant resurgence in positive coronavirus cases. An analysis of reputable online Covid-19 reports shows that the official average number of daily cases per 100 000 people […]
