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- Nigeria: Poor Scheduling As Bane of Nigerian Airlinesby This Day on 20/05/2022 at 15:02
[This Day] Air travel in Nigeria is beset by delays caused by many factors, which include weather, breakdown of aircraft, poor airport facilities and poor scheduling.
- Africa: Annual SMERG Meeting Drives Digitalisation of Malaria Surveillanceby Malaria Consortium on 20/05/2022 at 14:43
[Malaria Consortium] The RBM Partnership to End Malaria hosted its 33rd meeting of the Surveillance, Monitoring, and Evaluation Reference Group (SMERG) from 17 to 20 May 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda. Discussions focused on ways to streamline surveillance, monitoring, and evaluation to sustain crucial gains and fully respond to emerging priorities in malaria control and elimination, including the use of digital technologies.
- Africa: Digitalisation of Africa's Airports Key to Economic Recoveryby This Day on 20/05/2022 at 14:41
[This Day] Critical airport worker and capacity shortfalls in Africa that threaten to keep flights and passengers grounded and impede the continents' economic recovery can be rapidly and affordably addressed with the adoption of trusted, secure cloud-based solutions, according to SITA, the air transport industry IT and communications systems provider.
- Ghana: GhanaPost Appeals for Government Businesses to Remain Competitiveby GhanaToday on 20/05/2022 at 14:40
[GhanaToday] The Managing Director of GhanaPost, Bice Osei Kuffuor, has called for a deliberate policy direction to support the State-Owned Courier organisation with government business to enable it to generate enough revenue to fund its infrastructure.
- Kenya: Woman Creates Biodegradable Pads From Agricultural Wasteby VOA on 20/05/2022 at 14:23
[VOA] Thika -- Most sanitary pads available for African women and girls are relatively expensive and classified as single-use plastics, which means some take hundreds of years to decompose. To help tackle this environmental problem, a woman-led Kenyan enterprise has created a low cost, biodegradable pad made from agricultural waste.
- Africa: Youth Demand a Voice in Call-to-Action On Child Labourby IPS on 20/05/2022 at 14:01
[IPS] Durban -- Ashley has vast work experience. She has laboured by the sweat of her brow in the blistering sun on the streets of Guatemala, in the open fields on farmlands and indoors, toiling for long hours to the hum of a sewing machine.
- Liberia: President Weah Announces Renegotiations With Arcelor Mittal for an 'Amendment That Fairly Satisfies' All Partiesby FrontPageAfrica on 20/05/2022 at 14:00
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President George Weah has announced the authorization of the Inter-Ministerial Concession Committee (IMCC) to engage Arcelor Mittal for the resubmission of an amendment that will be in the interest of a parties.
- South Africa: Government Calls for Protection of Economic Infrastructureby SAnews.gov.za on 20/05/2022 at 13:55
[SAnews.gov.za] Government has reiterated its call for every person in the country to protect the country's critical economic infrastructure.
- Ghana: GPHA Congratulates Director-General for Winning Iaph Vice-Pres for African Regionby Ghanaian Times on 20/05/2022 at 13:48
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has congratulated its Director General, Mr Michael AchagweLuguje, on his election as the Vice-President (Africa Region) of the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH).
- Ghana: Determining Global Cocoa Price - Let's Support Ghana - Cote d'Ivoire Cocoa Initiative ... Cocobod Boss Lobbies African Countriesby Ghanaian Times on 20/05/2022 at 13:48
[Ghanaian Times] The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph BoahenAidoo, has invited cocoa producing countries in Africa to join the Ghana - Cote d'Ivoire Cocoa Initiative in order to give the continent a stronger voice in the cocoa value chain in the world.
- Ghana: Communications Minister Launches National Digital Academyby Ghanaian Times on 20/05/2022 at 13:48
[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has launched the National Digital Academy (NDA) with a call on the youth to embrace digital opportunity to build their skills.
- Ghana: Mine Health, Safety Officers Update Knowledgeby Ghanaian Times on 20/05/2022 at 13:47
[Ghanaian Times] Over 40 health and safety officers from various mining firms have began a five -day training programme to enhance and update their knowledge on modernFirst Aid procedures.
- Ghana: Mahama - NDC Will Vigorously Oppose Agyapa Royalties Dealby Ghanaian Times on 20/05/2022 at 13:47
[Ghanaian Times] Former President John Mahama has reiterated his opposition to the Agyapa minerals royalties deal.
- South Africa: Damage to KZN Companies Estimated at R7 Billionby SAnews.gov.za on 20/05/2022 at 13:08
[SAnews.gov.za] A survey by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has revealed that at least 826 companies were affected by the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal, with the cost of the damage estimated at R7 billion.
- South Africa: President Ramaphosa Calls Business to Address Financing of Empowerment Transactionsby SAnews.gov.za on 20/05/2022 at 13:05
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has challenged the Black Business Council (BBC) to work together with government to address the financing of empowerment transactions in the constrained economic environment, and the mobilisation of capital for black business to expand.
- Nigeria: Lagos Multiple Accidents Kill 5, Injure 10by Vanguard on 20/05/2022 at 12:18
[Vanguard] Five persons have reportedly lost their lives. Ten were reportedly injured, in an overnight multiple crashes which occurred in Maryland, Lagos on Thursday.
- South Africa: North West Moves to Digital Livestock Identification, Traceability Systemby SAnews.gov.za on 20/05/2022 at 11:56
[SAnews.gov.za] The North West Province will soon upgrade the paper-based system of tracing animals to a modern and computerised livestock identification and traceability system (LITS).
- Namibia: Havana Inaccessible After Road Closure ... Baby Dies While Mother Waits for Ambulanceby New Era on 20/05/2022 at 10:32
[New Era] A baby died when the mother gave birth in the street of Havana informal settlement as she was waiting for transport. The inaccessibility of the area due to the closure of the Monte Cristo road is blamed on the situation.
- Malawi: Airtel Malawi, Two Wheels to School Project Support Needy Learners in Ntchisiby Nyasa Times on 20/05/2022 at 10:10
[Nyasa Times] Airtel Malawi, in collaboration with Two Wheels to School Project, has provided five underprivileged students at Mpherere Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) in Ntchisi with various educational materials.
- Malawi: Cdedi Challenges Chakwera to Devise Mechanisms for Reviving Economyby Nyasa Times on 20/05/2022 at 10:07
[Nyasa Times] Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has challenged President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera's Tonse Alliance administration to devise mechanisms for resuscitating the country's economy from its deathbed.
- Malawi: Govt Hand Over Railway Construction Projectby Nyasa Times on 20/05/2022 at 10:03
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Government has handed over the construction of the K69 billion Marka-Bangula Railway line project to contractor, China Railway Bureau Group 20 fondly known as CR20.
- Zimbabwe: Cultural Industries Key to Economic Growthby The Herald on 20/05/2022 at 09:26
[The Herald] CULTURAL and creative industries are essential for inclusive economic growth, hence the deliberate decision by the Government to continuously support the sector, Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister Dr Kirsty Coventry has said.
- Zimbabwe: Dubai Investors Wind Up Assessmentby The Herald on 20/05/2022 at 09:26
[The Herald] INVESTORS from DP World, which is owned by Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), are today expected to wind up their assessment and come up with good solid locations to set up logistics entities and a dry port in Zimbabwe as the Government moves to rehabilitate about 10 percent of the country's 2 600km of rail line to ensure that there is a robust railway system.
- Zimbabwe: Hwange Inks U.S.$15m Equipment Finance Dealby The Herald on 20/05/2022 at 09:26
[The Herald] Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) says it has entered into an capital financing deal from which it will receive equipment valued at US$15 million in the next two years.
- Zimbabwe: Mutirikwi Power Project Ignites Growth Prospectsby The Herald on 20/05/2022 at 09:26
[The Herald] Construction of a US$14 million mini-hydro power plant at Lake Mutirikwi, a modest 5MW station, would be finished mid-next year and be the latest of a collection of small private stations feeding the national grid.
- Zimbabwe: Case for Basic Commodities Importsby The Herald on 20/05/2022 at 08:53
[The Herald] Following the announcement of import duty suspension on some basic commodities by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Mr George Guvamatanga on May 16, there was a loud outcry from the expected quarters, who cited fears of the move affecting industry.
- South Africa: Updated at 16h30 - What's Happening In South African News - May 20, 2022by allAfrica on 20/05/2022 at 08:03
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- Africa: Prepaid Versus Postpaid Electricity - Provision, Access, and Efficiencyby African Arguments on 20/05/2022 at 07:15
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- Nigeria: Relatives of Train Attack Victims Oppose Resumption of Railway Serviceby VOA on 20/05/2022 at 05:26
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Families of people kidnapped from a train in Nigeria's Kaduna state two months ago are protesting a decision by authorities to resume service on the railway next week.
- East Africa: Insurance Giant Marsh Signs on for Environmentally Disastrous Pipeline Project #AfricaClimateCrisisby The Bureau of Investigative Journalism on 19/05/2022 at 18:00
[The Bureau of Investigative Journalism] Four months after starting work at Marsh McLennan, a young woman stood up in a ballroom where hundreds of employees had gathered for an away day and asked what the company was going to do about its fossil fuel work. "There was a smattering of applause," she recalls with a laugh, but no real answer.
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