Digital trail
The COMESA Electronic Certificate of Origin (eCO) system is ready to be rolled out for testing across 15 nations... Read more
23 Jun, 2020
Road to recovery
South African spaza shops impacted by COVID-19 have been thrown a financial lifeline by a recently launched public-private initiative.... Read more
23 Jun, 2020
Connecting the dots
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has launched two new apps in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Its... Read more
23 Jun, 2020
Growth point
In a move to avoid a hunger crisis in the wake of COVID-19, an initiative to help support 250... Read more
16 Jun, 2020
Conservation starter
In KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 18 areas have been declared nature reserves, after a year-long effort to clear red tape... Read more
16 Jun, 2020
Seeds of hope
A Cape Town-based biotech company has joined the global effort to create a fast and affordable antibody test for... Read more
16 Jun, 2020
Adapting circumstances
In Tanzania, the coronavirus pandemic has prompted a recycling plant to change tactics – converting discarded plastic bottles into... Read more
9 Jun, 2020
Defining moments
African innovators are collaborating with the WHO in developing solutions to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Eight trailblazers... Read more
9 Jun, 2020
Watch this space
A South African entertainment conglomerate is the latest corporate to sign up to the YES initiative, a move that... Read more
9 Jun, 2020
Robo doc
In response to the global coronavirus pandemic, a South African hospital has employed two unique staff members – virus-immune... Read more
2 Jun, 2020
