TB Preventive Treatment: The Need For Choice
By Violet Chihota Before COVID-19 came along, the two most lethal infectious diseases were HIV and tuberculosis (TB). Even though HIV still lingers, with 1.5 million people contracting the infection every year, epidemiologists point to the availability of many HIV prevention options as a primary reason for the decreasing caseload. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping has Landed in SA to Embark on a Three-day Visit
He was received by President Cyril Ramaphosa, a procession of SA National Defence Force soldiers and local cultural performers upon his arrival close to midnight on Monday. For Xi, this is his first in-person summit of the Brics grouping since the Covid-19 pandemic and it has been widely reported as only his second trip out […]
Kenya’s Most Valuable Brands have seen Healthy Brand Value Increases
Brand Finance, a leading brand valuation consultancy, has released its 2023 ranking of the top 25 most valuable Kenyan brands. The ranking shows that the banking sector dominates, with seven of the brands included being from this industry. According to the ranking, Safaricom continues to dominate as the most valuable brand in Kenya, followed closely […]
Corporate Council on Africa Announces John Olajide To Serve as Board Chairman
Starting 1 January 2024 WASHINGTON, DC, USA, 22 August 2023, /African Media Agency/-The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) is pleased to announce the election of John Olajide as the new Chairman of the Board, effective January 1, 2024. He will succeed Dr. Jeffrey L. Sturchio, who has served as CCA Chairman since April 2016 and will […]
A Moroccan Desert is the Site for a New Carbon Capturing Project
London-based startup Brilliant Planet has leased 6,100 hectares of land outside the remote coastal town of Akhfenir in southern Morocco, wedged between the Atlantic Ocean to the north and the Sahara to the south. And it’s using it to cultivate algae. Algae absorbs atmospheric carbon dioxide and emits oxygen via photosynthesis, and has been doing […]
Can Elections Solve Zimbabwe’s Housing Crisis and Reduce Urban Dwellers’ Dependence on the Favours of the Ruling Party?
As elections loom, powerful figures linked to Zanu-PF, the ruling party since independence, are exploiting desperation for housing to ensure loyalty – and punish opposition supporters. In 2019, a report by a government commission into the sale of state land revealed the extent of abuses. The judge who led the inquiry found there had been: […]
Saudi Border Guards Fired “like Rain” on Ethiopian Migrants
They were trying to cross into the Gulf kingdom from Yemen, killing hundreds since last year, Human Rights Watch said in a report Monday. The allegations, described as “unfounded” by a Saudi government source, point to a significant escalation of abuses along the perilous route from the Horn of Africa to Saudi Arabia, where hundreds […]
Lusaka Impounds Dubious Plane
When a mysterious plane was intercepted on August 14 in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, by local authorities, Karim Asaad, an investigative journalist working for an Egyptian fact-checking platform matsada2sh got to work. What he found was a complex network of passengers on board a plane with a suspicious flight path that included recent stops in […]
Multichoice Refuses to Comply with Court Order Instead Exits Malawian Market
MultiChoice, which operates under the brands DStv, GOtv, and Showmax, has been providing satellite and digital terrestrial television services in Malawi since 1996. It has over 100,000 subscribers in the country, according to its latest annual report. However, the company has been at loggerheads with the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority since January 2023, when MACRA […]
Sudan Medics Finish Off Studies in Tanzania
A rise in violence towards hospital staff in Sudan has cut short the training of medical staff – despite the dire need for doctors and nurses amid the conflict in the country. However, new opportunities are meanwhile opening up for young medical professionals in Tanzania. SOURCE: DW
