insert_link Uncategorized Government tackles housing backlog Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni says his ministry is addressing the severe housing backlog of 300,000 units. uutoni has acknowledged challenges like slow land delivery, high prices, and regulatory hurdles. todayNovember 22, 2023 18
insert_link Africa Uganda investigates unidentified illness Ugandan health authorities are investigating an unidentified disease outbreak that has killed at least 12 people in a span of two weeks in Kyotera district in the central region. The BBC reports that affected patients had rashes on the skin which kept widening, before dying in a matter of days while some had swollen limbs. The country’s Ministry of Health has collected fresh samples but the findings are yet to […] todayNovember 22, 2023 6
insert_link Environment SASSCAL holds talks ahead of COP28 The Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management is hosting the "SASSCAL CLIMATE-CHANGE DIALOGUE," engaging countries in high-level discussions on the COP28 agenda and climate issues within SASSCAL countries. Here is the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Anna Shiweda. todayNovember 21, 2023 11
insert_link Africa Is Tribalism a problem in Africa? Tribalism has been a significant challenge in various parts of Africa, contributing to political, social, and economic issues in some regions. Tribalism refers to the strong loyalty and identification with one's ethnic or tribal group, often at the expense of national unity. It can manifest in various forms, including political favoritism, discrimination, and conflicts based on ethnic or tribal lines. In some cases, tribalism has been a factor in political […] todayNovember 21, 2023 5
insert_link Africa Antibiotic resistance causes more deaths than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. What Africa is doing to fight this silent epidemic By Tom Nyirenda, Stellenbosch University Each year antimicrobial resistance – the ability of microbes to survive agents designed to kill them – claims more lives than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. Africa bears the brunt of this development, which thrives on inequality and poverty. Nadine Dreyer asked Tom Nyirenda, a research scientist with over 27 years’ experience in infectious diseases, what health organisations on the continent are doing to fight this […] todayNovember 21, 2023 5
insert_link Africa Concerns grow over unauthorised fuel licensing and pricing The Ministry of Mines and Energy is concerned about the increasing number of advertisements on social media platforms where individuals and entities are offering wholesale and retail fuel licenses, marketing fuel at unofficially gazetted prices, often from unlicensed locations. Ministry spokesperson Ten Hasheela. todayNovember 20, 2023 23
insert_link Africa There are too few toilets in Africa and it’s a public health hazard – how to fix the problem Omololu Fagunwa, Queen's University Belfast and Helen Onyeaka, University of Birmingham Imagine you are miles from the nearest restroom, and nature’s call is urgent – a situation that might raise a mild panic during a hike or at a music festival. Now, picture that same scenario, not as a one-off inconvenience, but as a daily reality. This is the case for about half a billion people globally. In African countries, […] todayNovember 17, 2023 21
insert_link Africa Effective rollout of eSIMs requires diverse and optimized systems Telco operators in Africa have a real opportunity to boost revenue and customer growth by expediting the deployment of eSims. But first they’ll need to navigate the nuances of local markets respectively, and optimise their processes. According to Louis Avenant, Senior Project Manager at Itemate Solutions, the exponential growth in smart and connected devices make a strong case for greater investment in the nascent technology. “eSIMs eliminate the need for […] todayNovember 16, 2023 45
insert_link Africa New study pushes for protection of one of Africa’s ‘least understood treasures’ by Ryan Truscott on Mongabay Aerial view of the NGOWP team’s mekoro along the Cuando River. Image by Kostadin Luchansky/National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project. A new study reveals the extent of a tropical water tower in Angola, which performs the same role as snow-capped mountains in the Northern Hemisphere. The Angolan Highlands Water Tower contains peatlands and freshwater lakes that supply major rivers in the region, and the wildlife-rich Okavango Delta […] todayNovember 15, 2023 5
