Unemployment In South Africa – Are Poor Public Policies To Blame?
By Asanda Gcoyi, CEO, Vapour Products Association of South Africa One in three South Africans is looking for a job. This is according to Statistics South Africa’s most recent quarterly labour force survey, which notes that unemployment in the country has hit a new record high of 34.4%. And it’s not about to get any […]
Ten-Year-Old Author Writes A New Christmas Classic ‘Is Santa Really Real?’
Ten-year-old Ghanaian-American bestselling author, Nicholas Buamah has published and catalogued his third book titled ‘Is Santa Really Real?’ into the Library of Congress. According to his mother, Danielle, Buamah’s idea for his new book came about when he was 9 yrs-old after a conversation with her about Christmas and Ol’ Saint Nick. Is Santa really real, was the […]
ARM-Harith Launches US$ 250 Million Urban Climate Fund For West Africa
Endorsed By The Global Innovation Lab For Climate Finance ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investments Limited, a Mauritius-regulated infrastructure fund manager and parent company of ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment Limited Nigeria, has announced the official launch of the ARM-Harith Cities and Climate Transition Fund (“The ACT Fund”), endorsed by the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab). The […]
Ugandan Artist Draws Attention to Vitiligo
It was a confrontation with a female Michael Jackson fan that first drew Martin Senkubuge’s attention to the skin condition vitiligo. Senkubuge, who was studying industrial fine art and design at Makerere University at the time, had not heard of the disease. The 22-year-old was shocked to discover the stigma that surrounds vitiligo in Uganda […]
South Africa’s Great Sardine Run
One of the world’s most spectacular marine migrations is the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run. The so-called “greatest shoal on Earth” takes place during the southern hemisphere’s winter. It involves the movement of tens to hundreds of millions of sardines from the warm-temperate waters of South Africa’s south coast to the subtropical waters of the east coast, […]
A Blockchain Fintech Soultion for Southern Africa
Pan-African fintech startup KamPay has launched a blockchain-based financial platform that is at the same time a payment system, a wallet and a lottery. Launched this year, KamPay comprises a digital wallet and token, which combined with ZymPay, a fiat payment gateway that presently exists between South Africa and Zimbabwe, will facilitate easy crypto-to-fiat exchanges […]
Activists Rally Around Ivorian Woman Taking on Politician for Rape
The Ivorian League for Women’s Rights asks for help with legal support for a woman accusing Ivorian Minister for Reconciliation Kouadio Konan Bertin of rape. According to the League’s officials, the victim’s lawyer has “withdrawn” and the association has no money to pay another lawyer. Prosecutors in the country said Wednesday they had opened an […]
Is Zimbabwe Considering Crypto?
When Mthuli Ncube was appointed Zimbabwe’s finance minister in September 2018, the country’s crypto enthusiasts hoped he would walk back some of the restrictions imposed on cryptocurrency trading. The truly optimistic hoped he would become a champion of digital currencies. A year before Ncube’s appointment, Zimbabwe’s central bank ordered all banks to stop processing transactions […]
A War that Has Split an Ethiopian Church into Two
An Ethiopian monk, who once carried only the cross and Bible in a land famous for its rock-hewn churches, is now picking up a rifle to march into battle against Tigrayan rebels in a war that is tearing the nation – and the Orthodox Christian Church – apart. The monk, whose name means “servant of […]
Abiy Officially Begins a Second Term in Office
Ethiopia’s parliament confirmed incumbent Abiy Ahmed as prime minister for a five-year term on Monday, cementing his power domestically amid mounting international concern over his government’s handling of the conflict in northern Ethiopia. Abiy’s party won a landslide victory in June’s election. He was sworn in on Monday, and a ceremony was being held later […]
