Geneva, Switzerland — The Boards of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) convened to further strengthen collaboration and accelerate progress toward shared goals: reaching zero-dose and under-immunized children with critical vaccines and achieving polio eradication.Dr. Omar Abdi (Vice Chair, Gavi Board) and Dr. Chris Elias (Chair, Polio Oversight Board…
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Omega Shelembe, deputy director general: SOE oversight and ICT enterprise, at the DCDT. Despite communications minister Solly Malatsi vehemently expressing intent to resolve governance and the leadership vacuum within the department’s entities, these challenges persist for the ICT-focused ministry. Most notable among these is that leaders at some entities have been provisionally suspended, the entities…
Washington, December 3, 2025 — The United States government has temporarily suspended all visa applications from 19 countries, according to a statement released Wednesday. The move comes a week after an attack in Washington that killed two National Guard soldiers. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had already halted all asylum procedures last Friday….
Rwanda Men’s and Women’s 3×3 Basketball teams departed Kigali International Airport on Wednesday night for Antananarivo, Madagascar, ahead of the 2025 FIBA 3×3 Africa Cup scheduled for December 5-7. The men’s team is participating with support from the Team Support Grant 2025-2028 Programme, provided by the Rwanda National Olympic & Sports Committee (RNOSC) through Olympic…
President Vladimir Putin has said either Ukrainian troops will withdraw from the country’s eastern Donbas region or Russia will seize it – rejecting any compromise over a major obstacle to ending the Ukraine war. “Either we take back these territories by force, or eventually Ukrainian troops withdraw,” Putin told India Today. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…
Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group has moved to cement its position in East Africa with a R36-billion transaction that will see it take majority control of Safaricom, one of the continent’s most valuable telecommunications operators and fintech players. The Johannesburg-headquartered group said on Thursday it has reached an agreement with the government of…
IN SHORT: A video circulating on Facebook claims that boiling Coca-Cola with red onion and drinking it warm can cure influenza. While the drink may feel soothing, there is no evidence that this home remedy has any medicinal effect. A video with more than 240,000 views and over 150 shares on Facebook claims that you…
Research shows that the leap from employment to running your own business is far from a simple “quit and succeed” path, and that those most likely to succeed take a gradual, carefully planned approach. “This is especially true for high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) who transition from a structured, secure corporate career into…
The EU and US-backed Lobito Corridor railway for critical mineral transport risks driving evictions in a mining region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and leaving vulnerable people open to abuse The Bel Air neighbourhood of Kolwezi city, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is cut through by an old railway. The…
