insert_link Africa Ethiopia’s first stock exchange on horizon as it begins licensing investment banks By Conrad Onyango, bird story agency Ethiopia has entered the final stage of its first stock exchange launch, as the country’s Capital Market Authority begins to on-board foreign investment banks from the second week of February. The regulator announced that it will start issuing investment bank licenses from February 12th 2024- the first time in the country’s history and after six ‘rigorous’ months of developing guidelines to […] todayFebruary 14, 2024 12
insert_link Health / Medical Breast Cancer, fertility, and pregnancy By Dr Justus Apffelstaedt, specialist surgeon with an interest in breast, thyroid and parathyroid health as well as soft tissue surgical oncology As regular mammographic screening is recommended from the age of 40 upwards, younger female patients’ cancer is usually detected clinically (a lump in the breast) and likely to be at a more advanced stage than screen-detected cancer. A cancer diagnosis in a younger woman obviously requires a multitude […] todayFebruary 14, 2024 29
insert_link Sport adidas Unites Its Biggest Icons to Help Disarm Negative Pressure in Sport Through New Global Brand Campaign adidas unites its biggest sporting icons from across the world in its latest campaign, to create a positive rallying cry to help everyday athletes believe they can overcome pressure and achieve their possibilities in sport. The new global brand campaign is driven by feedback and insights from consumers around the world that for many people, negative pressure can affect their enjoyment of sport. To help address this over the course […] todayFebruary 14, 2024 67
insert_link Opinion Pieces 200 million voters, 820,000 polling stations and 10,000 candidates: Indonesia’s massive election, by the numbers By Stephen Sherlock, Australian National University Indonesians are going to the polls to elect a new president on Wednesday. There are three candidates running, alongside their vice presidential candidates. According to opinion polls, the favourite is Prabowo Subianto, leader of the Greater Indonesia Party (Gerindra), a populist and nationalist party he founded in 2008. A former army general, Prabowo has already stood unsuccessfully for president twice before. He […] todayFebruary 14, 2024 8
insert_link South Africa Freedom Front Plus Raises Concerns Over Underspending in South African Province The in South Africa raises concerns over a decade of underspending in the province, resulting in the return of over 1.3 billion rand to the national government. The party highlights missed opportunities to build houses, public schools, and state hospitals with the unutilized funds. Spokesperson Armand Cloete points out the revelation by MEC for Finance, Gadija Brown, regarding the underspending of conditional allocations received from the national level, following the […] todayFebruary 14, 2024 5
insert_link World Poll shows 53% of Americans think Biden received special treatment in classified documents probe Just over half of Americans think US President Joseph Biden received special treatment when he was not charged by federal prosecutors investigating whether he has mishandled classified documents - according to a new poll. 53% of respondents, including 29% of Democrats in the Reuters Ipsos poll agreed with a statement that "Biden received special treatment because he is the U.S. president." Kate Fisher reports from Washington. todayFebruary 14, 2024 7
insert_link Business / Economics Agri-focus – 13 February 2024 Technical advisor at Agribank Namibia, Hank Saisai, provides an update on the state of the agriculture sector in the country. https://iono.fm/e/1405951 todayFebruary 14, 2024 28
insert_link Business / Economics Market Watch – 13 February 2024 Michelle speaks to Oxford Economics economist Theo Klein about how inflation in our neighbouring countries affects us too. https://iono.fm/e/1405946 todayFebruary 14, 2024 21
insert_link Business / Economics The Alexforbes Lead Story – 13 February 2024 On Monday February 12 2024 the NAMDIA Foundation awarded another 14 students with bursaries through the Namdia Fo0undation Bursary Scheme. David attended the ceremony and filed this report. https://iono.fm/e/1405945 todayFebruary 14, 2024 11