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The African Business Angel Network (ABAN) and Scaling Digital Agriculture Innovations through Start-ups (SAIS) have partnered to launch the Climate Smart Agriculture Angel Investor Capacity Development (CAICD) programme, which aims to enhance the angel investment ecosystem in climate-smart agriculture. ABAN is the largest pan-African organisation of angel investors, while SAIS, a project implemented by the […]
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Modreck Maeresera is a happy man these days. Growing up in rural Zimbabwe, Maeresera, 49, was always told of his unique Jewish roots, which separated his Lemba community from the rest of their neighbors. Nonetheless, there was nothing tangible to make him feel any different. Without any physical distinction from their neighbors […]
Lixo plástico da África veio parar no Brasil: tampinhas de refrigerante e água mineral vendidos em sete países africanos. Eles foram achados em destinos turísticos famosos do Brasil como Jericoacoara e Fernando de Noronha. O material estava na areia das praias e foi coletado por pesquisadores da Universidade Federal do Ceará. Eles acharam resíduos de […]
Rwandan authorities are perpetrating serious human rights abuses in detention facilities, including torturing inmates, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, denouncing a lack of accountability for those responsible. Under President Paul Kagame’s three-decade rule, political dissent and free speech have been crushed, with international campaigners long decrying the shrinking civil rights space in the small east […]
Entlaq, an Egypt-based entrepreneurial think tank, has partnered with Savannah, a Sudanese incubator, to support Sudanese migrants and refugees entrepreneurs in Egypt. Entlaq is committed to reshaping the country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, while Savannah is a prominent incubator and advisory firm focused on unlocking the Sudanese startup ecosystem’s potential. The partnership aims to help migrant and […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda have agreed to continue their joint military operations against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels. This decision underscores the ongoing threat posed by the ADF in eastern DRC and neighboring Uganda. President Félix Tshisekedi of the DRC has instructed to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries. […]
Kenyan startup BuuPass, a leader in digital ticketing and transportation management solutions, has announced the expansion of its Bus Management System (BMS) to new operators, further enhancing transparency and operational efficiency for bus companies. Founded in 2016 by Sonia Kabra and Wyclife Omondi, BuuPass is a B2B2C mobility marketplace that enables users to search, compare, […]
The latest data suggests that South Africa’s motorists are almost certainly in for a fuel price hike in early November 2024. Worsening daily As reported by The South African website, petrol and diesel vehicle owners in Mzansi enjoyed a cut in the cost of petrol and diesel earlier this month. It was the fifth straight month […]
FILE PHOTO: An undated colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (pink) found within an infected cell (yellow), cultured in the laboratory, captured at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. NIAID/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe has confirmed its first two […]
Here’s what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces on Sunday, 13 October 2024. Visit The South African website for daily weather and temperature updates around South Africa. WEATHER ALERTS IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS NIL FIRE DANGER WARNINGS Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the central and western interior of […]