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Aella: Creating Solutions to Africa’s Problems With Credit

LAGOS, Nigeria, April 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Creating solutions tailored to African problems is crucial in addressing the financial wellness of the continent. The peculiarity of the life patterns of the average African begs one to intentionally design and build mechanisms, to tackle financial illiteracy in the underserved communities. Aella has seized the opportunity […]

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Seegene unveils world’s first commercialized ‘3 Ct’ PCR assay

Provides Ct value of three targets in one channel; ‘3 Ct’ PCR assay to launch in H1 “Dream MDx technology” developed based on Seegene’s 20-year expertise; combines 19 different patented technologies, including DPO™, TOCE™, MuDT™ ‘3 Ct’ to lay foundation for automated syndromic testing and make MDx more accessible SEOUL, South Korea, April 26, 2022 […]

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Open Society Condemns Travesty of Justice in Kavala Verdict

New York, April 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Open Society Foundations are appalled by today’s Turkish court decision to sentence Osman Kavala—the business leader and philanthropist—to life in prison, even though no credible evidence was ever presented to substantiate the baseless charges against him. “Today a Turkish judge ruled against Osman Kavala even though […]

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SA to host President Embaló of Guinea Bissau on State Visit

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to host the President of the Republic of Guinea Bissau, General Umaro Sissoco Embaló, on a State Visit to Pretoria on Thursday.According to a statement by The Presidency, this visit will provide an opportunity for …

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Cost recovery for KZN floods estimated in the billions

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (PRASA) preliminary assessment of the rail infrastructure that was damaged during the floods in parts of KwaZulu-Natal has been estimated at between R2.6 billion and R2.9 billion.“A multidisciplinary Disaster…

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Treasury’s Bounce Bank Support Scheme takes effect

The National Treasury has announced the commencement of the Bounce Bank Support Scheme aimed at providing additional funding to qualifying businesses in order to grow the South African economy and to facilitate job creation.The Scheme was first signall…

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Posted in Health & Safety

President to lead Freedom Day celebrations in Mpumalanga

The national celebrations of Freedom Day will be held in Middleburg in Mpumalanga on Wednesday where President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation.The public holiday is a commemoration of the day South Africa held its first democratic elections in …

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South Africa records 1 954 new COVID-19 cases

South Africa has in the past 24 hours recorded 1 954 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 764 865.The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said this increase represents a 19.3% positivity rate….

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