The National Epilepsy Association of Malawi will embark on a 315km walk from Blantyre to Lilongwe on the 4th of February, 2023. This is to raise awareness of the disease, end stigma towards it, and raise funds to support people living with it. The walk is part of the preparation for International Epilepsy Day to […]
In the global south, safe and reliable water access is a pressing need. Studies show that one-third of the world’s population does not have clean drinking water. This problem is usually prominent in rural and peri-urban locations that are not connected to the municipal or main centralized water supply. In Ghana, to fill in this […]
Today, February 2, Ener-G-Africa (EGA) officially unveiled its 15MW per annum women-led solar panel assembly plant in Cape Town, South Africa, the second of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company’s statement says the 800m2 plant worth $1.5 million is manufacturing solar panels for use with advanced biomass stoves for the regional African market and […]
At the recently concluded Miss Planet International beauty pageant held in the Kingdom of Cambodia, Asia, Zimbabwean model, Jemima Mandemwa was crowned the 1st runner-up. The beauty pageant consisted of several models from different world countries, which Mandemwa, a graduate of Finance and Banking had to contest against. Last year at the first Miss Planet […]
Uber and Bolt drivers in Nigeria seem to have carved out a unified front for themselves to aid their well-being as well as address issues affecting their security as the Nigerian authorities gave the nod for the trade union AUATWN – Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transport Workers of Nigeria, to be registered, making the AUATWN […]
National Heroes Day is an official holiday for the public and private sectors in Rwanda. This holiday holds annually on the 1st of February. It is a day to pay tribute to those who exemplified and defended the highest value of patriotism and sacrifice for Rwanda and its citizens. It honors national heroes to inspire […]
Sierra Leonean-born Hollywood actor Idris Elba plans on investing in major a film studio in Tanzania, as disclosed by Zuhura Yunus, the Director of Presidential Communications. The plans came a few days after Idris and his wife, Sabrina Elba met and conversed with the Tanzanian President, Samia Suluhu Hassan at the World Economic Forum in […]