Scrappy management: Employee productivity and retention are directly linked to their direct manager
Gallup research captured in the book 12: The Elements of Great Managing, and expounded upon in Marcus Buckingham’s book First Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently found that the most significant factor in employee productivity and retention is their relationship with their direct manager. This...
Africa’s ‘forgotten’ Sahel conflicts have claimed over 11,270 lives in the past 1o years – report
The Sahel – a 5,000 kilometre long strip of the African continent stretching from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea – has become the most neglected and conflict-ridden part of the planet. Millions of people have been displaced in the region. Mass murders and property destruction occur almost daily....
As South Africa remembers last year’s violence, it’d be risky if lawmakers and police ignored digital vigilantism
As South Africa last week marked the first anniversary of the July unrest that swept through KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces, the use of social media to instigate and agitate high-stakes events is in the spotlight. Social media is often used for good – but can also be a tool to...
Eastern Africa countries and Gulf states sign revised Jeddah Agreement to combat piracy in Indian Ocean
Eastern Africa countries, Gulf states and western Asian countries that ae parties to the revised Code of Conduct to fight piracy, robbery and other illicit maritime activities have agreed a raft of new measures to combat new and emerging threats to maritime security. A high-level meeting, held in Dubai between...
Sudanese woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery determined to overturn verdict
A woman in Sudan has been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, the first known case in the country for almost a decade. Maryam Alsyed Tiyrab, 20, was arrested by police in Sudan’s White Nile State last month. Tiyrab says she is appealing against the decision. The majority of...
Mosquirix vaccine trials in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi show the drug reduces malaria infection by 30 per cent
Malaria vaccine manufacturer GSK’s Breuer expects the Mosquirix deal with Bharat to accelerate production. The British drugmaker will continue to produce the adjuvant – immune-boosting portion – of the vaccine. The manufacturer recently committed to doubling production to 30 million doses annually, without offering a timeline. Bharat Biotech, which has...
Malaria vaccine: Even after WHO approved Mosquirix, production funding still falls far short of budget
After decades of work, the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed the first-ever malaria vaccine last year – a historic milestone that promised to drive back a disease that kills a child every minute. In reality, efforts are falling well short of that, with a lack of funding and commercial potential...
US warns China it will defend Philippines against attacks on its ships or aircraft in South China Sea
The United States has warned it will defend the Philippines against any attack on its ships or aircraft in the South China Sea. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made the statement on the sixth anniversary of a 2016 decision by an international arbitration tribunal that largely ruled in favour...
Environmental expert cautions South Sudan on dredging of rivers, equates ongoing projects to treason
South Sudan’s president has ordered the suspension of all dredging-related activities in the country until evidence-based studies are carried out on their impact on surrounding communities and the ecosystems they rely on. President Salva Kiir Mayardit’s announcement, which was made during his address on the country’s 11th independence anniversary on...
Kenya heads to elections with serious integrity concerns hanging over polls agency, technology reliability
Leading candidates in next month’s presidential election in Kenya, Raila Odinga and William Ruto have expressed reservations about the country’s polls agency’s capacity to deliver free, fair and credible election. They fear the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is unprepared for the upcoming polls, raising alarm bells that the...
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