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Nairobi — With just a quarter of an acre of land in Kesses near Kenya's Eldoret town in the Rift Valley region, Samson Tanui is practising agroecology and his permaculture unit has become the centre of attraction for farmers from near and afar amid food shortages during the current COVID-19
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Human Resources (HR) is a company’s backbone, and this is never truer than during challenging times like these. I might sound biased in favour of HR, but truly the COVID-19 crisis has given HR teams a unique opportunity to demonstrate what they are best at. HR teams are helping businesses make
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Earth Today | Local Green-Blue Enterprise Radar toolkit now available to communities
THE RELEASE of ‘The Local Green-Blue Enterprise (LGE) Radar: A Tool for Community Enterprises’ by the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) is expected to support COVID-19 economic recovery that is fair, environmentally sustainable, low-carbon and
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SABC to restructure to avoid need for future bailouts
The SABC has launched what it calls a “target operating model”, designed to ensure it is self-sufficient and financially sustainable so it doesn’t again have to go to government, cap in hand, for
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NAACP 'Black Media Speaks' forum omits voice of African-American newspapers
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – A recent NAACP “Black Media Speaks” forum plummeted into a conversation in which the future of hard-copy, black-owned newspapers was all but pronounced
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Caribbean unveils initiatives to support tourism sector | New York Carib News
Caribbean hotel, tourism and health officials have unveiled a new initiative they say will help safeguard the health of travelers and employers within the tourism sector.
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Wilson: Crime problem in August Town needs long-term strategy
There has not been a shortage of social-intervention programmes in crime-plagued August Town over the last two decades, but stakeholders who have been involved in the peace-building efforts in the eastern St Andrew community say a sustainable plan...
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Caribbean unveils initiatives to support tourism sector - Voice Online
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Africa: Coronavirus May Trigger Debt Emergency Across Africa, New Study Finds
[DW] Many African countries could default on debt payments due to increasing repayment costs, precipitated by weak currencies, a ripple effect of the pandemic. But it may also spark digitalization across the continent.
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West Africa: How West Africa Can Expand Power Supply and Meet Climate Goals
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Rwanda: Engineers' Body Urges Govt to Be More Strict on Building Standards
The Institution of Engineers Rwanda (IER) has called upon government to raise awareness and be more stringent in enforcing the quality of public buildings and observance of construction standards in
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Traders who suffered under Taliban go digital | Afro
Zahra Kazemi started her business Bamyan Weavers nearly 30 years ago, when Afghanistan was under Taliban control. She left the country after the Taliban destroyed her trade, returning after the U.S.-led invasion in 2001 drove the regime from power. Kazemi, like many traders in the country, needed
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Rwanda: Activists Urge Collective Effort to Ease Access to Sanitary Pads
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Africa: As More Go Hungry and Malnutrition Persists, Achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in Doubt, UN Report Warns
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SA is deindustrialising and Eskom is part of the problem, says Nersa member | Fin24
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Rwanda: Rwamagana Leaders' School Reaches Out to Citizens
Rwamagana Leaders' School, a secondary school in the Eastern Province has undertaken a commendable initiative of supporting the community during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Cameroon: Opportunity to Remodel Health Scheme
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Uganda: Tumwesigye - Uganda's Tourism Could Be Back On Its Feet By Yearend
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Gullah Geechee Chamber Addresses Second Santee Cooper Employee Racist Post: What is going on at Santee Cooper?
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Living in lockdown is set to boost smartphone penetration
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