by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – GLOBALLY, construction, manufacturing, mining health and safety are male-dominated sectors. Coinciding with the Women’s Month (August) in South Africa, some women heading business units at a company in one of these sectors are toppling these stereotypes and proving women can hold their own against their male counterparts. […]

from WELLINGTON TONI in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE – OWING to recurring inconsistencies and uncertainties in a fragile economy battered by inflation, lack of cash and further weighed down by the coronavirus, some Zimbabwean civil servants and pensioners have not received funds to alleviate their burdens. The failure to access the relief fund comes a […]

from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI – OVER 5 500 frontline healthcare workers are to receive a combined 195 terabytes of data, 10 million voice call minutes and 33 million SMSs monthly as Kenya adopts technology to aid its response to the coronavirus. Safaricom, the mobile network operator, will provide […]