Archive For: The Crunch
25th Aug 2014 Former President of Malawi Joyce Banda has finally opened up on the reason behind her quick acceptance of the election that saw her out of office, just days after alleging electoral malpractices and calling for a fresh election. According to This is Malawi, Mrs Banda, believed that had she not conceded, political ... Read More
21st Aug 2014 African nations are taking bold, brave steps towards utilizing renewable and efficient energy sources, for some hydro energy does the job, for some others it’s natural gas. Whichever way, there is no doubt that greener energy has become the latest buzz in Africa’s power sector. According to this report from Ventures Africa, ... Read More
21st Aug 2014 Now guys, speaking of West Africa’s most pressing issue, the Ebola Outbreak, some global health officials are planning on exploring a rather immediate treatment option which may be available in the least place you would ever expect – in the blood of survivors. Some research carried out in the past showed that ... Read More
21st Aug 2014 So how many of you out observed the 20th of August public Holiday? You didn’t know there was one? That’s probably because you don’t live in Osun State. For starters; this day was set aside by the United Nations as a day for indigenous religions all over the world. Osun state in ... Read More
19th Aug 2014 The Nigerian Government seems to be making positive plans for upcoming young athletes. According to the report from THISday live, The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), on the establishment of a high performance training centre at the University of ... Read More
19th Aug 2014 Angola has some good reason to beam with pride as the country has announced the completion of what is said to be her fastest and longest railway line, The Banguela. The contract which was undertaken by China Railway Construction Corporation involved rebuilding of 67 train stations and construction of the Benguela railway line ... Read More
19th Aug 2014 Some well-meaning individuals and private bodies are really keen on providing platforms and organization to uphold Women empowerment in Africa. One of such commendable platforms is the She Leads Africa; a platform that looks to empower female entrepreneurs in the continent and galvanize their SMEs to pan-African enterprises. The She Leads Africa ... Read More
19th Aug 2014 The fight against the dangerous viral disease that has been plaguing the western African region seem to have taken a financial turn as many concerned bodies are putting up funds to aid combat the virus. Last week was Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote with the donation of N150 million ($924,000) which spearheaded ... Read More
18th Aug 2014 Despite the high mortality rate of the deadly Ebola disease, records show that about 10 per cent of infected victims of the virus have survived the attack so far. Reports have reached us that one of the doctors infected in Lagos by the primary source of Ebola in Nigeria, Patrick Sawyer, has ... Read More
18th Aug 2014 In other news, Google Glass, a wearable technology gadget that has an optical head mounted display designed to give the wearer a new Internet experience is making its debut entrance into Africa through South African retail company Takealot. Google Glass, which is also called Project Glass when worn by a user enables ... Read More
