AfCFTA Provides An Opportunity To Empower Women Farmers
By Linda Manda, Sector Head of Agribusiness, Corporate and Investment Banking, at Standard Bank The now-operational African Continental Free-trade Area (AfCFTA) provides policymakers with a new opportunity to empower women farmers, promote gender equality, increase productivity and ensure food security across the continent. Following a short delay due to COVID-19, the trading bloc came into effect […]
Spearheading Positive Change Among South African Communities This February – And Beyond
SIOC-Community Development Trust (SIOC-CDT), in conjunction with the Northern Cape Department of Health (NCDoH) and loveLife, continues to bring essential health and social services to the Northern Cape Amidst the grip of a global pandemic, this month sees a focus for continued awareness across many other pressing health and wellness areas across South Africa. “The […]
Safer Internet Day 2021: Learners Struggling Emotionally, Academically And Socially During The Pandemic
More time online, less education, a problem for SA’s teens Safer Internet Day is being celebrated in South Africa on Tuesday, February 9th, with the theme of bringing various stakeholders ‘Together For A Better Internet’. Humanity is at its most advanced point of access to smart technology, data, games, apps and social media platforms, which has […]
Kenyan Acrobats Entertain Motorists in Traffic
With COVID guidelines banning large audiences, some Kenyan performers have taken to the streets to earn a living. One group, the Clan Acrobats, has been entertaining motorists stuck in traffic with juggling, balancing, and tumbling. SOURCE: VOA
Nigeria’s Banks are Seeking a Boost and New Strategies for a Post-Covid World
The country’s largest banks may be set to embark on a round of acquisitions as they seek to diversify their sources of income away from treasury bills. According to consulting firm McKinsey, the proportion of Nigerian bank earnings derived from fixed-income securities increased from 14%in 2009 to 30% in 2019. But a collapse in Treasury […]
Kenyan Teen’s Desperate Attempt to Get to Holland
A 16-year-old Kenyan boy has survived sub-zero temperatures on an hour-long flight from London to the Netherlands by hiding himself near the plane’s landing gear. Dutch police are investigating the possibility of human trafficking after finding the boy falling from a compartment in an aircraft at Maastricht Aachen airport in Limburg on Thursday. The stowaway […]
Making Nigeria’s Waters Safe Again
Nigeria’s navy plans to strengthen its measures to root out and punish personnel who collude with kidnappers and criminals, its new naval chief said. Kidnappings in the Gulf of Guinea, which covers 2.3 million sq km and borders some 20 countries, hit a record last year, according to the International Maritime Bureau. Well-armed, violent pirates […]
Tanzania Touts Itself as Tourist Destination during a Pandemic
For more than six months Tanzania has said it has had no coronavirus cases and the government has tried to convince the world it has been cured of COVID-19 through prayer. It comes despite infections appearing to be on the rise and deaths attributed to pneumonia. But tourists are still visiting the archipelago of Zanzibar, […]
Missed Deadline Opens Power Vacuum in Somalia
Somalia’s opposition leaders say they no longer recognise President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed after his term expired without a political agreement on a path towards elections to replace him. The Horn of Africa nation was supposed to hold indirect elections before February 8, but the deadline was missed as the central government and federal states failed […]
Until Recently, Genetic Research in Africa was Scanty
In 1987, 10-year-old Segun Fatumo was on the streets of Lagos, Nigeria, hawking palm oil, yams, and pepper each day after school to help put food on the table. In the evenings, he and his family crowded into a two-room dwelling without running water or electricity. He knew nothing of the plan being hatched by […]
