Africa’s top scientists, policymakers and start-ups have gathered for a landmark conference aimed at stemming the continent’s brain drain and encouraging governments to nurture research in fields from virology to maths. Organisers of the first Next Einstein Forum (NEF), concluding on Thursday near Senegal’s capital, Dakar, hope to reverse a situation in which … [Read more...] about Einstein forum aims to stem Africa brain drain
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Rémy Martin’s new website aims to grow its fan base
Launched in October, the One Life/Live Them campaign is a celebration of the multifaceted personalities and Slash generation lifestyle, encouraging people to live richer, larger lives, to expand the horizon and seize all the opportunities that life can offer, beyond the one-dimensional paths that former generations could have embraced. Read more on: Media … [Read more...] about Rémy Martin’s new website aims to grow its fan base
How a project with good aims delivered bitter outcomes in Sierra Leone | The Conversation
An excavator clears land for a palm oil plantation in southern Sierra Leone for a Lichtenstein-based a company. Such projects are criticised by some as 'land grabs'. Reuters/Simon Akam Reports about land-grabs in Africa often attack the corporations that stand to profit from such projects. But little is said of the international development banks that fund the projects. … [Read more...] about How a project with good aims delivered bitter outcomes in Sierra Leone | The Conversation
How Gauteng Aims to Improve Patient Care
How Gauteng Aims to Improve Patient Care The horror stories from patients in Gauteng are endless - from unnecessary deaths, botched surgeries, a shortage of beds, overflowing wards, stockouts of critical drugs to a lack of clean linen and rude nurses. Now the Gauteng Department of Health is ... Read more on AllAfrica.com This Gauteng South Africa Yahoo news snippet … [Read more...] about How Gauteng Aims to Improve Patient Care
EcoMobility Festival aims for 30% drop in Sandton traffic
Johannesburg – A 30% drop in traffic on roads leading to Sandton, and into the business hub itself, during the EcoMobility Festival would be a success, the City of Johannesburg said on Tuesday. Lisa Seftel, executive transport director at the City of Johannesburg said traffic engineers had said that if just 30% of the people who normally travelled to Sandton in private … [Read more...] about EcoMobility Festival aims for 30% drop in Sandton traffic
