By Wairimu Muthike As the Covid-19 crisis unfolds, production and access of safe and nutritious food to complement preventative measures is paramount. Good food boosts immunity and the body’s ability to ward off and recover from illnesses. As urban dwellers increasingly rely on urban producers for food supply, the safety of these foods becomes a critical…
COVID-19: Medical technology partnership to advance healthcare delivery in South Africa
South African healthcare practice management software provider, EZMed and specialised virtual healthcare technology platform, USA-based Medici, today formally announced a partnership that will help advance healthcare delivery in South Africa. The EZMed and Medici platform is the first of its kind in South Africa and combines the best of virtual consulting technology with the backend…
Enabling digitally-led trade growth is a key opportunity
By Vinod Madhavan The Covid-19 outbreak is set to significantly impact trade growth for the year as countries limit physical movement to curb the virus spread. While the health crisis undoubtedly has vast negative implications for global trade processes, it is one that could be turned into an opportunity as it provides the political and…
COVID-19: Pan-Africanism at an all-time high for continent’s youth, a new survey finds
While Africa Day (May 25th), the official day of the African Union (AU) marking intercontinental unity, takes place solemnly in 2020 on the backdrop of the continued outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus), a recent study of Africa’s youth has showcased continent-wide resiliency, institutional trust, cohesion and collective ‘Afro-Optimism’ in facing the challenges ahead. The results of…
COVID-19 to complicate the hunger situation in East Africa
The dire socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic may more than double. The number of hungry people in East Africa and the Horn over the next three months could thanks to the double threats of the locusts and COVID-19. An estimated 20 million people already faced acute food insecurity in nine countries before COVID-19 arrived…
Floods and COVID-19: Kenyan counties launch plan to safeguard farmers
County governments in Western Kenya have jointly launched a plan to cushion farmers against the devastating impacts of floods in the region. According to Ruth Mukhongo, a technocrat and a senior officer in the county government of Busia, hunger is looming large across the country following the restrictions of COVID 19 and effects of floods…
CM.com Expands its presence in East Africa
Leading Netherlands-based mobile services company, CM.com, talks of its strategic move of opening an office in Kenya to serve its wide range of customers in a localised way. Always at the forefront of connecting people in new and unique ways, CM.com recently increased its global footprint by launching in Kenya on 1 May 2020. By hiring local Country Manager…
COVID-19: South Africa National Defense Force (SANDF) receive masks
Paramount Group, the global aerospace and technology company, has today donated 1,000 facial-masks to the South Africa National Defense Force (SANDF) in their continued effort to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to those on the country’s front lines of what has become a global COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The donation arrives on the heels of aeronautical engineers from…