Tanzanian brewer unveils $10 million drink campaign to keep beer pipeline open
Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL) has kicked off a campaign that will cost the company Tsh2.3 billion ($10 million) to keep bars and eateries in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam open as the eastern nation struggles to rein in the impact wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. The campaign will be...
Bullying: Universities around the world grapple with academic-related stressors
Bullying is endemic in academia, an environment riddled with hierarchies and hyper-competition, exacerbated by an over-reliance on temporary contracts and the pressure to land highly coveted tenured positions. To give a sense of the scale of the problem, in any 12-month period, on average, 25 per cent of faculty members...
Pressure piles on banks to match demand as appetite for financial services in Africa expands
Across Africa, all banking and payment channels are showing positive growth – from ATM usage through to mobile wallets. The key challenge for banks is to equip themselves so that they can provide a range of channel options and meet consumer demand. A quick snapshot of banking and payment trends...
Heatwaves in US and Canada: You warm up the planet, you increase incidence of heat extremes
As temperatures surged past 100 degrees, Bree Oswill gathered all the blankets and towels she could find and taped them to every window that didn’t have a shade. She doesn’t have central air conditioning and wanted to prevent every bit of sunlight and heat from entering her home. Growing up...
Black In X: African-American academics mount efforts to uproot racism from science
In the wake of global protests against anti-Black racism last year, a movement emerged to celebrate Black scientists and fight systemic oppression in academia. Researchers in fields across science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) worldwide, but especially in the United States, rallied around social-media hashtags and attended online community events....
United Nations and UAE launch trust fund to prevent chronic child malnutrition
United Nations trust fund dedicated to preventing chronic malnutrition Unitlife, was officially launched on Monday June 28 on the side-lines of the Generation Equality Forum. The announcement was made at a virtual event co-hosted by France Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian and United Arab Emirates Minister...
South African court orders former President Zuma to jail for contempt
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 15 months in prison for defying a court order to appear before an inquiry probing wide-ranging allegations of corruption during his tenure from 2009 to 2018. Zuma was not in court for the...
Germany appoints envoy to drive green hydrogen, energy transition in Africa
The African Energy Chamber has appointed Gϋnter Nooke to be personal representative of the German Chancellor Angel Merkel for Africa. The representative will attend and participate in African Energy Week (AEW) 2021 set for Cape Town, South Africa in November. The appointment makes Gunter Nooke a prominent figure in Germany-Africa...
Mysterious skull fossils found in Israel expand human family tree, but questions remain
Fossils found in China and Israel dating from around 140,000 years ago are adding to the ranks of hominins that mixed and mingled with early modern humans. The fossils from Israel hint that a previously unknown group of hominins, proposed to be the direct ancestors of Neanderthals, might have dominated...
Kenya, South Africa in Pool C as Tokyo Olympic rugby 7s committee release fixture
The pools for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic rugby sevens competitions have been announced by World Rugby, a month ahead of the men’s final at Tokyo Stadium. The 12 men’s and 12 women’s teams have been allocated to three pools of four teams, according to rankings based upon performances in the...
