Pregnant women die in eastern Congo for fear of being detained over Ebola as pandemic death toll hits 1,600
While there was an average of 3.1 maternal deaths weekly this year before the outbreak, that jumped to 5.8 deaths from May 25 to July 19. Among those, the deaths outside health centres have also jumped from 9.1 per cent to 17.4 per cent within the same period, UNFPA data shows.
Uganda’s military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba unveils statue of Netanyahu’s brother killed in 1976 Entebbe hostage rescue
The statue is outside the airport terminal in the town of Entebbe where Lt-Col Yonatan Netanyahu was struck by a bullet as he led Israeli commandos in a mission to rescue 106 passengers who had been taken hostage on an Air France flight.
Paris gold raises hopes for women’s Unified Gladiators football in Namibia
The team returned to a welcome-home reception in Windhoek on July 13 attended by Vice President Lucia Witbooi. However, Special Olympics Namibia faces a more basic challenge: creating regular competition and securing support for transport and equipment.
Stanbic Kenya Foundation launch digital learning centre at ACK Kiamuringa School in Embu
Speaking during the handover ceremony, Head of Stanbic Kenya Foundation, Mercy Githanji emphasized the critical role of technology in bridging the educational and economic divide in the country.
Governor of corruption-prone Bungoma County warns officials against frustrating state audit
Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has warned county officials against withholding documents or frustrating ongoing compliance audit by the Office of the Auditor-General. Lusaka said failure to cooperate with auditors will result in disciplinary action. Consequently, Lusaka has directed finance officers, accountants, economists, internal auditors, chief officers and all accounting officers...
Africa Centres for Disease Control confirms Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,000 people
Officials have warned that 80 per cent of new cases have emerged outside known chains of transmission, a sign the outbreak is spreading faster than health officials can track it even as they step up their response in Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak, and four other provinces where cases have been recorded.
Nagging: ‘Every home should have two special rooms: one for misunderstanding, the other for reconciliation’
A home that only has a room for misunderstanding will become empty because pride and unforgiving attitude will become new house-owners.
Anti-corruption agency takes ‘Unknown’ grabber to court to recover eight acres of prisons land valued at $6 million
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has moved to court to recover 7.6 acres of land belonging to the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) in Kisumu`s Milimani estate valued at approximately Ksh790 million ($6.09 million), which was allegedly acquired illegally and converted into private ownership. Speaking in Kisumu on Tuesday, EACC Chief...
New British PM Andy Burnham toys with devolution as he promises a break with centralised politics and economic orthodoxy
British scholar Martin Jacques said that Burnham was probably “the best choice available,” citing his record as mayor of Greater Manchester. Jacques said Burnham appeared determined to move away from the economic approach associated with former prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair and break with neoliberalism.
It’s not all gloom about hyacinth on Lake Victoria, the invasive weed is a habitat where nyapos – small fish species – used to catch bigger fish thrive
Earnings comes at a cost. Harvesters spend long hours wading through stagnant lake water, often barefoot and without gloves or protection. Health experts warn that prolonged exposure has increased the risk of water-borne and neglected tropical diseases, with climate change worsening the situation.
