APO News from Africa: From coast to coast: Africa unites to tackle threat of polio: More than 190 000 polio vaccinators in 13 countries across west and central Africa will immunize more than 116 million children over the next week, to tackle the last remaining stronghold of polio on the continent. The synchronized vaccination campaign, one of the largest of its kind … [Read more...] about From coast to coast: Africa unites to tackle threat of polio
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From London to Harare: an activist yearning for an ounce of practice | The Conversation
From London to Harare: an activist yearning for an ounce of practice: Leo Zeilig's latest novel is set in the Robert Mugabe-ruled Zimbabwe. Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters-Book Review: Leo Zeilig; An Ounce of Practice; Hope Road Publishing, London, February 2017 The cover of ‘An Ounce of Practice’. … [Read more...] about From London to Harare: an activist yearning for an ounce of practice | The Conversation
SA News: Injured Tim Southee scratched from Black Caps
Injured Tim Southee scratched from Black Caps: Black Caps fast bowler Tim Southee has been ruled out of the third test against South Africa due to a hamstring injury. A scan today showed Southee to have suffered a grade-one tear of his left hamstring. The 28-year-old felt discomfort following the ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Wednesday Morning Spice: They’re … [Read more...] about SA News: Injured Tim Southee scratched from Black Caps
UN agency voices concern about forced return of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon
APO News from Africa: UN agency voices concern about forced return of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon: The United Nations refugee agency today expressed concern that forced returns of refugees from Cameroon’s far north region to crisis-gripped north-eastern Nigeria are continuing despite the recent signing of a tripartite agreement aimed at ensuring the voluntary … [Read more...] about UN agency voices concern about forced return of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon
Explainer: how a special tax could protect South Africa from systemic risk | The Conversation
Explainer: how a special tax could protect South Africa from systemic risk: ShutterstockIs South Africa safe from systemic risk in its financial system? Systemic risk can lead to the collapse of financial markets as happened in the 2008/09 global financial crisis. In a new study Qobolwakhe Dube and Co-Pierre Georg provide new insights into the extent of risk the country’s … [Read more...] about Explainer: how a special tax could protect South Africa from systemic risk | The Conversation
