Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) advises on R3 billion sale of BevCo to Varun Beverages in a landmark Indo-Africa deal

[[{"value":"India-listed Varun Beverages Limited (“VBL”), the largest PepsiCo bottler outside of the USA and China, entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in The Beverage Company Proprietary Limited (“BevCo”). RMB (www.RMB.co.za) acted as sole financial advisor to BevCo and selling shareholders, including a Private Equity Fund managed by The Rohatyn Group (post the completed merger of Ethos Private Equity with The Rohatyn Group in April 2023) and […]

April 22, 2024 11

Lifestyle

Why you shouldn’t be afraid to start running after middle age

Exercise is actually very good for the joints. Fotokostic/ Shutterstock By Alister Hart, UCL As someone who started marathon running in mid-life, I know how many aches and pains (and doubts) you can have if you take on the challenge to start running at an older age. But as an orthopaedic surgeon who has replaced thousands of worn-out hips and knees throughout my career, I also know […]

April 22, 2024 21

Environment

Snack giant PepsiCo sourced palm oil from razed Indigenous land – investigation

By Andrew Wasley, Aramís Castro, Elisângela Mendonça In the last few years it is likely that PepsiCo has been using in its production palm oil from deforested land claimed by the Shipibo-Konibo people in eastern Peru, a new investigation has found. Palm oil from Peru enters PepsiCo’s supply chain via a consortium that shares storage facilities with Ocho Sur, the second largest palm oil producer in the country which […]

April 22, 2024 26

Science & Technology

TikTok fears point to larger problem: Poor media literacy in the social media age

Tiktok is not the only social media app to pose the threats it’s been accused of. picture alliance via Getty Images By Nir Eisikovits, UMass Boston The U.S. government moved closer to banning the video social media app TikTok after the House of Representatives attached the measure to an emergency spending bill on Apr. 17, 2024. The House voted on each of the four components of the bill, […]

April 22, 2024 31

APO International

Keeping the Dreams Alive: Supporting Children in Northeast Nigeria

[[{"value":"When someone goes missing due to conflict, the children they leave behind can feel that loss more than most. In response, we ran a program for children in Maiduguri to make sure their needs would not be overlooked. When family members go missing due to armed conflict, they leave behind relatives who live in a shadow of uncertainty. Their loved ones have gone missing, leaving a void that seems impossible […]

April 22, 2024 10

APO International

Exploring the meaning of My health, my right

[[{"value":"World Health Day 2024 was marked with purpose by member States, WHO Country Offices and their partners the world over, bringing to a close the WHO’s 75th anniversary year celebrations. This year’s activities were guided by the theme, My health, my right, and its message in favour of available, accessible and acceptable health care. After a morning celebration with a health promotion campaign in Quatre Bornes honored by the presence of Minister […]

April 22, 2024 5

APO International

United Arab Emirates (UAE) affirms its categorical rejection of the baseless allegations made by the Permanent Representative of Sudan in a letter to United Nations Security Council

[[{"value":"Her Excellency Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, affirmed the UAE’s categorical rejection of the false allegations made by the Permanent Representative of Sudan, affirming that these claims are baseless. Her Excellency highlighted that the UAE submitted a letter to the UNSC on April 21st, through which the country stressed that the dissemination of disinformation and false narratives after a year of conflict aims to […]

April 22, 2024 9

APO International

Liberia: President Boakai Hosts Brainstorming Retreat with the Rescue Legislative Caucus of the House of Representatives

[[{"value":"President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has hosted an assembly of members of the House of Representatives aligned with the Rescue Mission of the Ruling Unity Party and a team of UP leaders and strategists to a one-day Executive-Legislative Agenda Setting Retreat in Tubmanburg, Bomi County on Saturday, April 20, 2024. The convergence was to compare notes on crafting a more coordinated and effective path to pursuing critical national development goals. […]

April 22, 2024 5

APO International

United Kingdom (UK): Airlines and aviation authorities should not facilitate unlawful removals to Rwanda, United Nations (UN) experts say

[[{"value":"UN experts* today expressed concern about the role of airlines and aviation authorities in facilitating unlawful removals to Rwanda under the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of Rwanda, and the ‘Safety of Rwanda’ Bill. “Even if the UK-Rwanda agreement and the ‘Safety of Rwanda’ Bill are approved, airlines and aviation regulators could be complicit in violating internationally protected human rights and court orders by […]

April 22, 2024 6

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