More than 800 research and innovation units, labs, and other initiatives have sprouted in recent years across the UN and NGO world, accelerated by a global conference on the state of the humanitarian system. But innovation strategy is changing fast, …
Human Rights
BoBC Auction Results
The 14-day BoBC remained the same at 1.58 percent for a paper maturing on April 3, 2019. The results of the auction held on March 19, 2019 are summarised below.
Source: Bank of Botswana
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DCI lost 0.04 percent year to date
The Domestic Companies Index (DCI) lost 0.04 percent during the week ending March 15, 2019. As indicated by Stockbrokers Botswana weekly report, the index closed at 7 878.46 points from 7 881.23 points of the previous week. For the year-to-date, …
Cyclone Idai: Malawi, Mozambique send SOS to South Africa
PRETORIA, Malawi and Mozambique have requested assistance from the South African government following destruction caused by Cyclone Idai in the two neighbouring countries.
The cyclone, which has already claimed 10 lives in Mozambique, comes with the warning of dangerously high …
In Madagascar, 1,100 measles deaths are more about money than ‘vaccine hesitancy’
In a healthcare centre in the Madagascan capital of Antananarivo nine-year-old Faneva inches his arm forward. The nurse disinfects his skin before inserting the needle. A few seconds later, it's all over. The young boy smiles in relief.
This is …