insert_link Business / Economics South Africa needs more nautical scientists and maritime engineers – if you love the sea these may be the careers for you Careers in the maritime industry can take graduates all over the world. Igor-Kardasov By Ekaterina Rzyankina, Cape Peninsula University of Technology When most people are asked to picture an engineer at work, they probably imagine a civil engineer in a hard hat at a construction site, a chemical engineer in a laboratory or an electrical engineer examining a complex circuit board. Very few, I’m willing to bet, visualise […] todaySeptember 18, 2024 26
Business / Economics Gates Foundation Report Calls for Targeted Global Health Spending to Save Millions of Children from Malnutrition and Disease In its eighth annual Goalkeepers report released today, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation urged world leaders to increase global health spending where it is needed most in order to boost children’s health and nutrition, especially in the face of the global climate crisis. The Goalkeepers report, “A Race to Nourish a Warming World,” projects that without immediate global action, climate change will condemn an additional 40 million […] todaySeptember 17, 2024 14
insert_link Africa Africa Creatives Alliance launched at the Africa Urban Forum in Addis Ababa In alignment with the African Union's Agenda 2063, "The Africa We Want," the Africa Creatives Alliance (ACA) is poised to become a key catalyst for transforming Africa into a global powerhouse by harnessing the immense potential of the continent’s cultural and creative sectors. This groundbreaking alliance will empower cultural and creative entrepreneurs to fully contribute to Africa’s development and integration goals. The ACA, in collaboration with a diverse […] todaySeptember 17, 2024 26
insert_link Africa Kenya could run out of money to repay massive debts: how to avoid this By Odongo Kodongo, University of the Witwatersrand Data from Kenya’s central bank show that public debt (total money owed) declined between December 2023 and June 2024. The drop in external debt – by 15.4 % – over this period does not mean that the country’s overall finances have improved. Rather, it is due to the gains in the value of the Kenyan shilling, thanks to pervasive state […] todaySeptember 17, 2024 21
insert_link Business / Economics Trans Namib’s hydrogen-powered train expected by April 2025 TransNamib has temporarily suspended a project to convert two locomotives to run on hydrogen and diesel using locally produced green hydrogen. This follows the approval of a N$2.6 billion loan from the Development Bank of Namibia and the Development Bank of Southern Africa to help modernise its fleet. TransNamib and the Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme expect a hydrogen-powered locomotive operational by April next year, according to TransNamib spokesperson Abigail Raubenheimer. […] todaySeptember 16, 2024 45
insert_link Africa African countries are adopting two houses of parliament to boost democracy – but that’s not always what happens By Thalia Gerzso, University of York At independence, most African states had two legislative chambers – a lower and upper chamber – in their parliament. African leaders saw that as a colonial legacy and as inefficient, so most states removed the upper chambers. Before 1990, only two states kept these bicameral parliaments: Liberia and Nigeria. Since then, however, 40% of the 44 sub-Saharan African states that hold regular […] todaySeptember 13, 2024 28
insert_link Business / Economics Namibia creates one-stop investor center The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board and Namibia Revenue Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding that allows NamRA to set up an office at the NIPDB, creating a one-stop service center for investors. The NIPDB's senior Manager for Marketing, Communications, and Branding, Catherine Shipushu. todaySeptember 12, 2024 45
insert_link Business / Economics AU Member States join MSME forum in Windhoek The 3rd Annual Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Forum is currently underway in Windhoek. The forum has attracted delegates from 55 African Union member states and presents opportunities for SMEs from different African countries to showcase their products. We caught up with some exhibitors. SME Compete director, Danny Meyer. Thursday is the day last day for exhibitions at the AU MSME Forum. H.E. Amb. Albert Muchanga, the African Union […] todaySeptember 12, 2024 47
insert_link Africa Ghana is Africa’s largest gold producer, but it has an illegal mining issue: 5 essential reads By Godfred Boafo, The Conversation Ghana is one of the world’s gold hotspots. It is Africa’s largest producer of gold and it ranks sixth globally. In 2023, 4 million ounces were produced. It is essential to Ghana’s economy, contributing around 7% of gross domestic product. Ghana’s gold mines are found in most parts of the country, and the mining history can be traced back hundreds of years. However, […] todaySeptember 11, 2024 22