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Africa: With Child Deaths Projected to Rise for the First Time This Century, Gates Foundation Urges Global Leaders to Target Scarce Resources Where They Save the Most Lives

eriinfo.com5 days ago010 mins

New Goalkeepers Report models impact of global health funding cuts, offers roadmap of best buys and most effective investments to slow this reversal SEATTLE (December 3, 2025) – The number of children dying before their 5th birthday is projected to rise for the first time this century, reversing decades of global progress, according to new data published…

Sanral dumps magstripes at national toll gates

eriinfo.com6 days ago05 mins

State-owned roads agency Sanral has announced it is ending support for magnetic stripe-based payments at all toll gates across South Africa. Motorists will now only be able to use the more secure tap-to-pay and chip-and-Pin methods on the country’s national roads. (Cash is also accepted.) “This solution … has been designed to accept tap-enabled EMV…

Discovery Bank opens the crypto gates

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago08 mins

Discovery Bank CEO Hylton Kallner Discovery Bank’s Thursday announcement of a deal with cryptocurrency platform Luno, which will allow the former’s customers to trade cryptocurrencies online, is yet another sign that cryptocurrencies are becoming mainstream in South Africa. The move follows another deal announced in October between Scan to Pay and MoneyBadger that allows users…

Africa’s Learning Crisis Is Solvable, But Only If We Refocus on the Basics – Gates’ Benjamin Piper

eriinfo.com1 month ago017 mins

Accra, Ghana — It is estimated that 90% of African children in school are unable to read or write, and the situation is worse in conflict-affected areas. Benjamin Piper, the Director of Global Education at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, described this learning crisis as “a heartbreaking statistic.” He said that the situation reflects a…

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Africa: Kate Actress to Represent Africa At Global Celebration of Bill Gates’ Legacy

eriinfo.com2 months ago06 mins

Kenyan actress, social advocate and media personality, Catherine Kamau (Kate Actress), has been appointed Global Goodwill Ambassador for the new Bill Gates & Friends social movement, set to launch later this month in the United States. In this landmark role tied to the Bill Gates 70th Birthday Campaign, Catherine will represent Africa on the global…

Africa: With Millions of Children’s Lives on the Line, Bill Gates Says Humanity Is at a Crossroads

eriinfo.com3 months ago016 mins

At 2025 Goalkeepers event, Gates lays out roadmap for saving millions more children’s lives by 2045 if governments stretch every dollar and scale a pipeline of affordable, lifesaving innovations Announces new pledge to the Global Fund 2026-2028 replenishment to prevent deaths from AIDS, TB, and malaria Honors President of the Government of Spain with 2025…

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Africa: $2.5 Billion in Funding From Gates Foundation To End Women’s ‘Needless Suffering’

eriinfo.com4 months ago014 mins

Monrovia — The largest pledge ever by the Gates Foundation for research work into “chronically underfunded areas” of women’s health was announced by the foundation on Monday. The foundation’s commitment is U.S.$2.5 billion for health research and development, and will support more than 40 innovations, particularly those affecting women in low- and middle-income countries. “Investing in…

Africa: Gates Foundation Announces Catalytic Funding to Spark New Era of Women-Centered Research and Innovation

eriinfo.com4 months ago09 mins

Seattle — Investments Through 2030 to Catalyze Innovation in Maternal, Menstrual, Gynecological, and Sexual Health for Women Globally The Gates Foundation today announced a $2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to accelerate research and development (R&D) focused exclusively on women’s health. It will support the advancement of more than 40 innovations in five critical, chronically underfunded…

Boom gates go hi-tech at South African malls

eriinfo.com5 months ago08 mins

Parking management systems for shopping centres, malls and even mixed-use developments in South Africa are increasingly moving away from physical ticketing systems to digital app-based platforms that are both ticketless and cashless. According to Kfir Rusin, co-CEO of digital parking platform Admyt, the move away from physical ticketing reduces costs and wastage for centre managers…

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Africa: UK Opens Trade Gates Wider for Africa With New Reforms to Spur Jobs and Growth

eriinfo.com5 months ago03 mins

The United Kingdom has unveiled a sweeping package of trade reforms aimed at boosting African exports, creating jobs and fostering economic growth across the continent. Unveiled on 10 July, the reforms centre around updates to the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), the UK’s flagship trade preference programme launched in 2023. The scheme covers 65 countries…