Global Music Icons USHER and Tyla Join COKE STUDIO™ 2024 Lineup, Bringing Unique Exclusive Experiences to Fans Around the World

COKE STUDIO™ 2024 (www.CokeStudioAfrica.com) unveiled exciting new additions to this year’s lineup, welcoming global music superstars, USHER and Tyla. Marking another milestone for COKE STUDIO™, Coca-Cola's premier global music platform, USHER and Tyla are joining this season alongside several incredible artists including Karol G, NewJeans and Peggy Gou, delivering exclusive musical experiences to fans around the world. As part of the COKE STUDIO™ programming, fans can look forward to an […]

September 19, 2024 11

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World Health Organization (WHO) and Germany donate Information Technology (IT) equipment to support health sector digitization

The Ugandan Ministry of Health has today received brand new Information Technology (IT) Equipment worth USD 222,594 (equivalent to UGX 865,029,221) to support the Ministry of Health (MoH) in the ongoing digitization of health service delivery and the scale-up of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system across all public health facilities. The IT equipment, comprising 95 laptops and 130 scanners, was donated by the Federal Republic of Germany, through World Health […]

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Young people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) urge world leaders to partner with them in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) response

With support from UNAIDS, two young social media influencers living with HIV are on their way to the United Nations General Assembly and the Summit of the Future in New York to urge world leaders to partner with them in the response to HIV. Ibanomonde Ngema from South Africa and Jerop Limo from Kenya will call on leaders to invest in youth-friendly health systems, provide holistic services for young people living with HIV, and to partner with young […]

September 19, 2024 8

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Uganda: Defence committee moots border demarcation to resolve row with South Sudan

Fast-tracking the joint border demarcation with South Sudan will address the ongoing security challenges in the Karamoja region, MPs on the Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs have recommended. The recommendation is part of several others contained in the committee's report on the security situation in the districts of Moroto, Kaabong, and Abim, which was presented during a plenary session chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa on Wednesday, 18 September […]

September 19, 2024 3

Local

DHPS Kindergarten and Pre-school Renamed

Since 1999, the DHPS Pre-school and later the DHPS Kindergarten have been indispensable parts of Windhoek’s early childhood education offerings. This will continue in the future, but under a new name. As a newly merged department of the Deutsche Höhere Privatschule Windhoek (DHPS) and an important part of the entire school community, the kindergarten and pre-school of Namibia’s only German International School Abroad now present themselves as the “DHPS […]

September 19, 2024 13

Environment

A lonely and ancient plant needs a female partner and researchers are using drones and AI to find it – podcast

By Gemma Ware, The Conversation The only known specimens of Encephalartos woodii (E. woodii), a species of cycad, are all clones of the same male plant found over 100 years ago in a South African forest. Now a team of researchers is on a mission to find an elusive female version of the plant, with the help of drones and artificial intelligence. In this episode of The […]

September 19, 2024 11

Africa

South Africa’s Gauteng province launches water data hub – residents can now keep track of shortages and repair issues

By Craig Sheridan, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa is a water scarce country. In other words it has an excess of demand over available supply. It also has low water security – the ability to ensure sustainable access to good quality water. The country’s economic hub and biggest population centre, Gauteng province, has suffered sequential water crises that have been a blend of both factors, combined […]

September 19, 2024 10

Africa

Lithium mining in Zimbabwe: a story of loss for one community

By Joshua Matanzima, The University of Queensland Lithium is an essential component of electric vehicle batteries, which are becoming more important as the world moves to a low-carbon energy future. Large deposits of lithium exist in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Canada, the US, Australia, Portugal, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Ghana. Zimbabwe is the largest producer of lithium in Africa, and the ninth largest in the world. The Zimbabwean […]

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Colendi AI Introduces ColendiMind: Democratizing Access to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Financial Services

Colendi AI (www.ColendiAI.com), a leader in fintech innovation, introduces ColendiMind, an advanced AI solution aiming to enhance decision-making, improve customer experience, and boost loan performance for financial institutions globally. Targeting new markets, Colendi AI plans to open a Middle East and Africa regional office in early 2025, following its success in Istanbul. Colendi AI, a leading innovator in financial technology, has officially launched ColendiMind, a groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) platform […]

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