Investors unpack Africa’s top opportunities
Urbanisation is creating greater demand for packaged food in Nigeria.
Choose excellence
“It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the excellent lies before us.” (Isaac Disraeli). The way you present yourself as a company or as an individual can either create or destroy opportunities. You can do a lot of work in marketing yourself and your brand, but if you do not augment whatever you claim to stand for with excellence, you will find yourself again at the drawing board. Excellence is the ability to surpass the norm or ordinary standards.
Divorce, property sharing
When people get married, it is the expectation that they will be able to keep their vows especially, “ . . . till death do us part.” The reality on the ground is that people walk out of their marriages regardless of duration. Sometimes other people do not even remember the vows they made on their wedding day. Do not get me wrong in this article, I am not saying people *should divorce*.
Will China help, hurt the AfCFTA?
African countries want to trade more with their partners on the continent — through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement that launched operations on 1 January – but will that hurt big trading partners like China?
Ford’s European line-up set for dramatic change
Ford’s European line-up is set for some dramatic change in the coming decade. The carmaker announced on Wednesday that by the middle of 2026, its entire passenger vehicle range on the continent would be zero-emissions capable, all-electric or plug-in hybrid, moving to all-electric by 2030.
Spreading health messages through art
With each fresh coat of paint, the old, brown garage wall comes to life. As the rust peels off, the painting of the mural becomes more vivid and Chako Shopping Centre in Zimbabwe’s eastern district of Chipinge is left abuzz.
Apple revamps syringe emoji for Covid vaccines
Apple is changing its syringe emoji to remove the dripping blood, as it becomes widely used to talk about the Covid-19 vaccine.
Zimbabwe starts vaccinations: Why it is important to get the jab
Zimbabwe yesterday began its Covid-19 vaccination programme with the inaugural process taking place at Wilkins Hospital in the capital.
Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine likely to protect against South Africa strain
Pfizer Inc. PFE, +0.58 percent and BioNTech SE BNTX, -0.72 percent said late Wednesday its COVID-19 vaccine provided protection against the South African variant of the novel coranovirus in a lab study.
COVAX Statement on WHO Emergency Use Listing for AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and the World Health Organization (WHO), as co-leads of the COVAX initiative for equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines, alongside key delivery partner UNICEF, are pleased to welcome the news that two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine have been given WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL).






