Aug 6, 2015 The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced that the development of an effective Ebola vaccine is near completion. The vaccine, which is dubbed “VSV-EBOV vaccine”, is currently on trial in Guinea. According to a statement released by WHO Assistant Director General, Marie-Paule Kieny, the vaccine has proven to be highly effective: “This ... Read More
Aug 6, 2015 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi while on an official visit to Singapore affirmed China’s commitment to peace and stability in the disputed energy-rich South China Sea. Minister Wang said this during a meeting with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Regional Forum holding in ... Read More
Aug 5, 2015 Hi there and welcome to the news. After a month of campaigns BreakTheSilence pictorial campaign reached its final week at the end of July. The campaign has seen various entertainers, influencers and socialites unite to create awareness about social violence and encourage survivors to speak out. Under the umbrella of non-profit organization, The Eight Foundation BreaktheSilence ... Read More
Aug 5, 2015 And last week at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town, top local and international designers show cased their latest collections at the 3 day event which ran till the 1st of August. Returning for this year’s edition was David Tlale who showcased an impressively vibrant capsule collection from his 2015 look book. ... Read More
Aug 5, 2015 Over now to Ghana where it seems BET Best International Act winner Stonebuoy has just received his plaque from the night which held over a month back in LA. The star who last week lost his mum shared these moving thoughts about the award on Facebook: ‘’This landed a day after Mums ... Read More
Aug 5, 2015 We’ve got new music coming in from Project Fame Season 7 singer Geoffrey who is fresh off the relase of his new trackand video titled ‘Monalisa’. The Bursting My Brain singer has this catchy tune produced by Password and the visuals directed by Mr Miyagi. The song ... Read More
Aug 5, 2015 Following the surge of online fraud involving Automated Teller Machines (ATM), email scams and identity theft as a result of the growing use of online banking in Nigeria, the government is taking drastic measures to curb this social menace. According to the country’s Inter-Bank Settlements Systems, banks in Nigeria lost an estimated ... Read More
Aug 5, 2015 French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve recently met with his Tunisian counterpart to announce a renewed partnership between both countries in the fight against terrorism. This was necessitated following recent attacks in Tunis and Sousse. Cazeneuve confirmed that the partnership will include the provision of dog teams specialized in explosives detection and also ... Read More
Aug 5, 2015 Despite taking a major detour with its centerpiece Olympic stadium, the local organizing council for the Tokyo2020 Olympics and Paralympic game recently unveiled the official logo of the tournament. This too has led to a different set of challenges as a Belgian-based designer, Oliver Debie, noticed similarities between 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games ... Read More
Aug 5, 2015 Following Sep Blatter’s decision not to run again in the next FIFA election, there have been speculations over who is most likely to succeed the 79 year old. In recent speculation, UEFA’s president has emerged as, British bookmakers SkyBet’s favorite to become the next FIFA president. The former French international, who played ... Read More
