South Africa has reported six new laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox bringing the total to 13 from the initial case recorded last month. The Department of Health confirmed new cases from Gauteng and the Western Cape. As for the number of fatalities, it remains at two. Monkeypox, which is also called Mpox, was first identified in South Africa on the 9th of May 2024, where a 35-year-old man from Gauteng province, tested positive for the virus. According to the latest statement from the department, the Mpox-specific treatment such as Tecovirimat, widely referred to as TPOXX or ST-246, has been dispatched for…
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A UNICEF report shows that air pollution is an emerging threat to human health and is ranked as the second-biggest risk factor for premature death globally, and is ranked after high blood pressure. About 700 thousand children under five died from the impact of air pollution in 2021. Children are especially susceptible to air pollution, and it is possible to be affected even before birth. The report also pointed out that air pollution killed 8.1 million people globally in 2021 and millions of other people had diseases related to air pollution. Read Also: Mali Junta Cracks Down: 11 Opposition Leaders…
A South African court found a pastor guilty of planning to remove the government from power and in the process assassinate thousands of the Black population. Born in 1952, Harry Johannes Knoesen, a man who headed the National Christian Resistance Movement, was found guilty of high treason, incitement to violence, and recruitment of participants in violent acts. The prosecution stated that Knoesen’s group discussed the use of a biological weapon to infect and kill the Blacks, including the poisoning of water sources supplying black populations. The Middelburg High Court also convicted Knoesen for unlawful possession of firearms. Firearms and ammunition…
Lagos State Science, Research & Innovation Council (LASRIC) has been provided with NGN1 billion (US$660,000) to support local technology-based enterprises. The new LASRIC fund will help to encourage innovation and research activities, and also help Lagos to become a place for many new potentially successful startups. Read Also: AfriLabs and Korea-Africa Foundation Join Forces to Drive African Innovation Angel Fair Africa Returns to Nairobi for its 11th Edition in November According to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the LASRIC Council has assembled with the best team and with the understanding of repositioning the educational capacity of the state. “We firmly believe that…
The Lagos State Government has stated that the figures of cholera incidences stand at 401 and pointed out that the areas most affected are Lagos Island, Kosofe, and Eti Osa LGAs. The deaths have also been upped to 21, up from the previous reported 15 deaths. The Special Adviser on Health to the Lagos State Governor, Dr. (Mrs.) Kemi Ogunyemi, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing the media on the progress made in the outbreak after a meeting with members of the Lagos State Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC). As expected due to the recent celebration of Ileya that…
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has stated its readiness in increasing its operations against bandits with fifty new aircraft that are expected before the end of this year and early next year. Its primary purpose is to enhance the security measures within the South-West region of Nigeria and the rest of the country as well. According to the Chief of Air Staff, Marshal Bala Abubakar, the plan for acquiring the new aircraft was imminent and would entail the addition of 12 AH-1 attack helicopters, 24 M-346 attack aircraft, 12 Augusta Westland 109 helicopters, and 2 Casa 295 medium airlift aircraft.…
The 11th edition of Angel Fair Africa will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on the 7th and 8th of November where selected African entrepreneurs will meet pre-vetted investors for deals. First launched in September 2013, Angel Fair Africa has taken place in Johannesburg, Lagos, Accra, Nairobi, Abidjan, Maputo, Dar es Salaam, Mauritius, as well as Cape Town, which took place last year. Read Also: AfriLabs and Korea-Africa Foundation Join Forces to Drive African Innovation Kenya Leads UN Mission to Restore Peace in Haiti Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ Makes History with 1 Billion On-Demand Streams in the US The 2016 event was…
African hubs network AfriLabs has entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea-Africa Foundation for a partnership that seeks to enhance innovation and economic development across Africa. AfriLabs is an organisation that has members comprising technology hubs, startups, investors, and other players in the ecosystem with the goal of promoting innovation on the continent. Recently, AfriLabs has declared the opening of 16 new hubs, making its hubs network a total of 478 hubs spread across 260 cities in 53 African countries. Read Also: PAC Raises Red Flag Over Utilization of World Bank Grant for Women Entrepreneurs 10k2Startup Program Provides…
Startups from Africa are urged to submit their applications to the 10k2Startup program for funding and support from US$10,000 to US$50,000, with the goal to fund and support ventures to address the issues they experience in their businesses. Started by Julius Nkansah Owusu-Kyerematen who is the head of multichannel mid-market talents at Google, 10k2Startup understands that resources and direction are two important levers that constrain growth and scale among startups. The Ghana-based initiative takes this on squarely by providing funding between US$10,000 and US$50,000 in return for an equity between 15% and 25%. It currently has investments in companies such…
South Africa’s MobileGPT has released KaraboAI, a modern ‘chatbot-as-a-service’ solution that enables you to build smart-sophisticated chatbots with numerous characteristics and options. Created last year by Bertha Khokong, MobileGPT is a WhatsApp application that leverages the features of the GPT-4 engine to allow users to access an AI companion while on the move. It participated in the second cohort of Grindstone X program towards the end of last year. The company has now unveiled the upgraded successor of the MobileGPT named as Karabo AI that provides a solution to a range of chatting services that can be hired to quote…