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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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Business / Economics

Short-Term Insurance: A Vital Shield for Small Business Owners Against Potential Risks

  Small companies experience various challenges in the constantly evolving business landscape of the present day. There are numerous uncertainties that arise during the journey, ranging from managing daily tasks to navigating the intricacies of market demands. Small business owners are most concerned about unforeseen incidents that could interrupt their operations and put their assets at risk. Short-term insurance serves as a safeguard, protecting assets and ensuring business operations continue […]

todaySeptember 2, 2024 15

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Africa

Aluminium foil that can clean water: we’ve developed a coating which attracts and traps dangerous microbes

John Fredricks/NurPhoto   By Taufiq Ihsan, Universitas Andalas   More than 2 billion people around the world do not have access to safe, uncontaminated drinking water. Around 418 million of them live in African countries. The problem is most acute in rural communities, where people’s primary water sources are rivers, lakes and hand-dug wells, which are often contaminated with harmful pathogens. This contamination is caused by inadequate sanitation facilities, open […]

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Letshego Namibia and FLI Empowers Communities Through Financial Literacy at OATF

  Letshego Holdings Namibia, in partnership with the Financial Literacy Initiative (FLI), is set to make a significant impact at the 2024 Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair (OATF) by offering free financial literacy sessions to the public. From 24 to 29 August 2024, visitors to the Letshego stand will have the opportunity to learn essential money management skills, explore various financial products, and gain insights into achieving their financial goals. Recognizing […]

todayAugust 22, 2024 18

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Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic

  By Wolfgang Preiser, Stellenbosch University; Cheryl Baxter, Stellenbosch University, and Jean Nachega, Stellenbosch University   The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be “someone else’s problem”, and affecting mainly poor, developing countries, may suddenly pose unexpected global threats. Other examples of neglected diseases include the West Nile, Zika and Chikungunya viruses. Mpox was discovered in 1958 (in captive monkeys, hence the […]

todayAugust 19, 2024 26

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Genetically modified mosquitoes and malaria in Africa: top scientist shares latest advances

    By Abdoulaye Diabaté   Every year, mosquitoes kill more people than any other animal. According to the World Malaria Report (2023), the African continent bears the brunt of the most deadly mosquito-borne disease, malaria. Africa has 94% of the cases and 95% of the deaths. One tool that’s being considered in the fight against malaria is genetic modification. Several research projects around the world are looking to use […]

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Sex and alcohol in Nigeria: marketing tactics send dangerous messages to young drinkers

  By Emeka Dumbili, University College Dublin   Nigeria has a high rate of heavy drinking among young people. One study found that 55.8% of teenagers between 15 and 19 years old had engaged in binge drinking in the past month. The World Health Organization has shown that strictly limiting alcohol advertising and reducing alcohol availability are among the most effective measures to prevent heavy alcohol consumption. But Nigeria has […]

todayAugust 19, 2024 14

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Raising the retirement age won’t defuse China’s demographic time bomb – but mass immigration might

Not boxing clever? Is there a better solution to China’s aging population? Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images)   By Dudley L. Poston Jr., Texas A&M University   Chinese workers may soon have to work just a little bit longer. In late July 2024, China’s ruling Communist Party adopted a resolution that would see the country’s statutory retirement age gradually rise over the next five years. The final retirement age has not […]

todayAugust 15, 2024 13

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Catholics are debating whether to remove paintings by a priest accused of abusing women − but let’s not confuse the artist and the art, writes an art historian

Logo of the Catholic Church’s Holy Year of Mercy, 2015-2016, which was created by Marko Rupnik, atop a monument in Poland. Aw5 via Wikimedia CommonsMarko Rupnik/ Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization, CC BY-NC-SA   By Virginia Raguin, College of the Holy Cross   Marko Rupnik, a Catholic priest, was expelled from the Jesuit order because he’d allegedly abused women. He was later accepted into the diocese in his native Slovenia. […]

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Health / Medical

What is mpox? A microbiologist explains what’s known about this smallpox cousin

Mpox causes lesions that resemble pus-filled blisters, which eventually scab over. CDC/Getty Images     By Rodney E. Rohde, Texas State University   On Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. There have been over 15,600 cases and over 530 deaths reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring countries in Africa. The disease had previously caused a global outbreak […]

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