everything which is not forbidden is allowed South Africa: ‘Dr Death’ discovered to still be practising medicine Wouter Basson, the doctor who led Project Coast, an apartheid-era chemical and biological weapons programme that targeted the country’s black ... population, continues to practise medicine in a private clinic outside Cape Town. The revelation has hit South Africa hard.
Data Mining Nigeria: Munich Re bets on automation to strengthen the insurance market Munich Re is banking on automated underwriting as a key to unlocking Nigeria’s insurance market as it rolls out its service in West Africa ... for the first time.
Closing shop South Africa’s Clicks switches sound off at retailer Musica as Covid speeds up ‘inevitable demise’ It is the end of an era for retail group Clicks after the company announced the impending closure of its entertainment brand, Musica. ...
musical gift Sibongile Khumalo, voice of the new South Africa, dies at 63 The passing of Sibongile Khumalo at the far, far too young age of 63 was a body blow. Sibongile epitomised ‘the new South Africa’, as it ... was born and as it matured.
private army South Africa: Zuma spy allegations could splash Ramaphosa, too Grandiose spy tales about abuse and rot in South Africa’s intelligence services aired this week, revealing that former president Jacob Zuma’s ... personal spy force was in place before he even became president in 2009.
UNITED FRONT Africa: AU chair Ramaphosa calls out ‘painful irony’ of vaccine access African Union (AU) chair Cyril Ramaphosa told a high-powered meeting of regional and global leaders about the “painful irony” of clinical ... trials being conducted on the continent, which is now struggling to gain access to supply.
infant industry South Africa: How to grow the vaccine production industry The issue of vaccine production has become a topic of hot debate following the approval of treatments for COVID-19. In South Africa angry exchanges ... have been spurred by the country’s lagging access to COVID-19 vaccines.
Phishing Alert Cybersecurity: Companies in Africa need to do more to fight off attacks, says Kaspersky Telling your boss that your company computer has been phished – victim of a campaign to obtain sensitive information through fraudulent emails ... – needs to be seen as a corporate win, not a danger to your job.
SHOT IN THE ARM South Africa: Ramaphosa makes a move to end Covid ‘vaccine nationalism’ South Africa is to embark on one of the most ambitious vaccination campaigns in its history, confirmed President Cyril Ramaphosa. He is also ... the current chair of the African Union (AU) and is being more vocal about what he calls creeping “vaccine nationalism” on the international scene.
no jab, no joy Covid-19 vaccines in Africa: Mo Ibrahim and others lament sorry state of access Sudanese billionaire businessman and philanthropist Mo Ibrahim voiced “shock and sadness” at the spectacle of the Global South being excluded ... from the mass Covid-19 vaccination drive taking place in richer countries.
