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S.African Govt to Conduct Pre-Colonial Land Audit to Transform The Historic Patterns of Ownership, Use And Occupation

S.African Govt to Conduct Pre-Colonial Land Audit to Transform The Historic Patterns of Ownership, Use And Occupation

Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti says government will conduct a colonial land audit to transform the historic patterns of ownership, use and occupation. The Minister said this when he participated in day one of the debate on the State of the Nation Address at the National Assembly on Tuesday. He said this […]

African students set to benefit from $27m scholarship program

African students set to benefit from $27m scholarship program

Some 200 African students will benefit from the chance to study at a leading university, thanks to a new package of scholarships. The University of Edinburgh’s partnership with The MasterCard Foundation will allocate $27 million over seven years. It will ensure access to education for bright young leaders who have a personal commitment to changing […]

Professor Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp receives the “African Alliances HE for SHE” Award for Women Empowerment to recognize “Merck More than a Mother Campaign”

Professor Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp receives the “African Alliances HE for SHE” Award for Women Empowerment to recognize “Merck More than a Mother Campaign”

During the 11th African Congress for Women Entrepreneurs, Professor Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, Chairman of Executive Board and Family Board of E. Merck KGaA received the “African Alliances He for She Award” for Women Empowerment. This was in recognition of Merck’s efforts to empower women in the field of research and healthcare through the Merck Capacity Advancement […]

Network Aims to Promote African Women as ‘Gamechangers’: Graça Machel

Network Aims to Promote African Women as ‘Gamechangers’: Graça Machel

Woman journalists across Africa are being invited to join a network which aims to achieve better coverage of initiatives led by women and children and of the issues that affect them. The “Women in Media Network” is the brainchild of the civil society trust formed by Graça Machel, the advocate for women’s and children’s rights, […]

Sierra Leone has been declared officially Ebola free

Sierra Leone has been declared officially Ebola free

Sierra Leone has been declared free of Ebola by the World Health Organisation, prompting nationwide celebrations tinged with sadness over the 4,000 lives the virus claimed. Freetown was transformed into a giant carnival on Friday night as ecstatic crowds took to the streets of the capital in an outpouring of emotion. Relief that the 17-month […]

Creative Breakfast Toasts That Boost Your Energy Levels

Creative Breakfast Toasts That Boost Your Energy Levels

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It’s the first food you eat in a day that will give you energy that could keep you working properly for hours. Instead of eating unhealthy foods, that aren’t in fact helping you, and besides not being healthy, your body uses huge amount of energy just […]

Ever wonder why some people always feel cold while others are always hot

Ever wonder why some people always feel cold while others are always hot

If you’re anything at all like me, it doesn’t actually matter what the temperature is outside because, no matter what, you will be freezing your ass off. And then there are those who feel like they’re literally on fire in a T-shirt and jeans in the dead of winter. I’ve never understood those people, but […]

Australian Government to ban un-vaccinated preschoolers from childcare, kindergarten

Australian Government to ban un-vaccinated preschoolers from childcare, kindergarten

Victorian pre-schoolers will be banned from attending child care or kindergarten unless they are vaccinated, under new ‘no jab, no play’ laws to be introduced by the State Government. The new laws will be introduced within weeks and will come into effect on January 1. “Vaccinations save lives,” Health Minister Jill Hennessy said. “We are […]

At Security Council, Top UN Health Officials Spotlight Role of Emergency Preparedness in Ebola Fight

At Security Council, Top UN Health Officials Spotlight Role of Emergency Preparedness in Ebola Fight

The deadly Ebola outbreak which ravaged West Africa for more than a year has demonstrated the increasing importance of emergency preparedness both in Africa and across the world, said two senior United Nations health officials who noted that if the current intense focus on case detection and contact tracing is maintained, the virus could be […]

India seeks $100m for damages from Nestle after banning Maggi noodles

India seeks $100m for damages from Nestle after banning Maggi noodles

India’s government is seeking damages of nearly $100m from Nestle India for “unfair trade practices” after the food safety regulator banned its hugely popular Maggi noodles brand in June for containing unsafe levels of lead. The government said on Wednesday that it has filed a suit with the country’s top consumer court, National Consumer Disputes […]

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