Article by Dr Humphrey Karamagi, WHO Representative to South SudanJuba – As we mark World Health Day 2025 under the theme “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures,” South Sudan stands at a defining moment in its pursuit of equitable health for all. Nowhere is the urgency more evident than in the area of maternal and newborn health, […]
The Reserve Bank’s latest Quarterly Bulletin for Q4 2024 highlights notable shifts in South Africa’s financial services sector. A significant trend is the rise in loans and advances to households and businesses—marking a departure from 2023’s lending slowdown and signalling renewed credit confidence amid evolving economic conditions. Source: Green Building Africa (GBA). During 2023 and
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Unprecedented aid cuts are putting global progress to end maternal deaths at risk, three UN agencies warned in a new report that calls for greater investment in midwives and other health workers. The Trends in maternal mortality report was published by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN sexual and
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TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in the Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month. It now controls more than 50% of the territory and is squeezing Palestinians into shrinking wedges of land. The largest contiguous area the army controls is around the Gaza border, where the military
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Russell Brand may be facing charges of rape and sexual assault in the U.K., but he’s also potentially facing criminal charges in the U.S., according to The Times. The British broadsheet reports that Warner Bros. Discover has offered to hand over hours of outtakes of the comedian from romantic drama “Arthur,” released in 2011, as
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Romanian filmmaker Corneliu Porumboiu is preparing to shoot his first film in more than six years, he told Variety late Sunday at Visions du Réel, a film festival in Nyon, Switzerland, which is holding a retrospective of his films. Porumboiu’s new project will be shot in French and in France, where the writer-director now lives.
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Indonesian animated feature “Jumbo” has shattered local box office records, becoming the highest-grossing Indonesian animated film of all time after reaching 1 million admissions in just seven days following its theatrical premiere. The Visinema Studios production, which opened on March 31, surpassed the previous record held by “Si Juki The Movie: Panitia Hari Akhir” (2017),
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We love a sweet fairytale, and sometimes, the people closest to us are the ones who lead us to love… In Ogechi’s case, she met her soulmate, Izunna, and it’s all thanks to her sister, who played matchmaker. With a track record of successfully pairing her friends with their husbands, Ogechi’s sister decided it was
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When Flutterwave, Africa’s fintech darling, first hinted at going public, all eyes turned to the usual suspects: New York, London, and notably not Lagos. Why is it that even the continent’s brightest stars often look outside their borders to go public? E-commerce giant Jumia and Egyptian mobility startup SWVL Holding are among African startups that
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Opinion By Larry Anglisano: I’ve said it before—Sun ‘n Fun just isn’t the product-launch show of old. My first trip to “spring break for pilots” was somewhere around 1990 as a vendor, when it was the airshow to hit for scoring smoking deals on pilot gadgets. Remember the IIMorrow Flybuddy Loran, King KX99 rig and
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