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That many pandemics, including possibly COVID-19, have had their origins in wild animals might be expected to cause meat consumers to reduce their consumption of risky ‘bushmeats’, which are derived from wild animals, to avoid illness. But a new study of bushmeat eaters at the Kenya-Tanzania border tells a different story. While most people in […]
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A new survey on consumer perceptions and behaviours towards brands conducted by the Madrid-based global communications agency, MARCO, revealed a definite shift that will inform how companies and organisations engage with their target audiences. The “MARCO Research: Post Covid Consumer Behaviour” survey, was carried out from May to June 2022 with a total sample of […]
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By Wambi Michael Before the outbreak of COVID-19, an education officer in the district neighbouring Uganda’s capital Kampala decreed that teachers could not take computers, mobile phones, or tablets into classrooms. Frederick Kiyingi said phones and information and communications technology (ICT) tools distract learners and would compromise their learning and focus. But William Musaazi, a teacher […]
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By Fawzia Moodley After two years of economic and social upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries, including South Africa, have lifted the tough protocols such as lockdowns, the mandatory wearing of masks and social distancing. COVID fatigue, the global economic bloodbath, devastating social and mental health impacts, and the hope that large-scale vaccinations provided […]
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With 95% of its employees vaccinated, Standard Bank South Africa has withdrawn its COVID-19 vaccination policy with immediate effect. On the 23rd of June 2022, Standard Bank South Africa Chief Executive, Lungisa Fuzile, informed employees that the country had reached a significant milestone in managing the COVID-19 pandemic, and that the bank would be revising […]
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By Wayne Godwin For decades, tourism has remained a major contributor to the GDP of African economies. In 2019, the industry accounted for about seven percent of Africa’s GDP and contributed $169 billion to its economy—about the size of Côte d’Ivoire’s and Kenya’s combined GDP. But the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic changed all that. […]
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Africa.com’s Teresa Clarke joined the roundtable discussion Philanthropist Bill Gates believes we can prevent another pandemic from killing millions of people and devastating the global economy. In his new book titled How to Prevent the Next Pandemic, he lays out clearly and convincingly what the world should have learned from COVID-19 and what all of us […]
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By Aimable Twahirwa Climate change activist Mithika Mwenda, the Executive Director of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), is not reluctant to engage African governments to do what’s necessary to commit to post-COVID-19 green growth strategies. Through Africa’s post-COVID-19 green recovery pathway, initiated in July last year, governments have committed to reaching the Paris Agreement’s […]
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From the outset of the pandemic there has been stigmatisation of those who contract Covid-19, even though the virus does not discriminate – it’s an equal opportunity offender. In Cameroon, the second person to test positive for Covid-19 was expelled by his landlord. I remember seeing a sketch on social media about a young lady […]
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Social issues and crises tend to affect women more severely than men. This is why terms like “gender mainstreaming policies”, “gender-responsive interventions” and “gender-based budgeting” have become more popular in public policy discussions in recent years. The case has been made for the need to include gender in every analysis of social policy. But many of the toolkits which have been designed […]
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