Author: Ewang Johnson
Malawi and Mozambique secure over USD22.3 million within seven days The Regional Emergency Preparedness and Access to Inclusive Recovery (REPAIR) Program has disbursed over USD22.3 million within seven (7) business days to support urgent national flood response operations in Malawi and Mozambique, enabling governments to mobilise immediate relief. By providing rapid, pre-arranged financing, REPAIR enables governments to mobilise life-saving assistance immediately after a shock, without waiting for lengthy damage assessments or delayed emergency resource mobilisation. The funds will be used to purchase life-saving supplies, including food and medical kits, water storage and sanitation equipment, and emergency shelter and household items. …
Given the regularity of various disease outbreaks in Africa and the continent’s very limited capacity to deal with them, as well as disruptions in medical supplies, it is essential that Africa takes responsibility for its own vaccine supplies as well as the infrastructure needed for them. At the 38th African Union Summit in February 2025, the continent’s Heads of State and Government issued a consequential resolution: health security, local manufacturing and system resilience were no longer to be treated as external dependencies to be managed, but as responsibilities to be owned. This reflected a recognition that Africa’s vulnerability to recurrent…
US actor James Van Der Beek, the star of the American TV series “Dawson’s Creek,” died on Wednesday at age 48 after a battle with colorectal cancer. “Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace,” read a post on his Instagram page. Van Der Beek, who was married and had six children, announced his cancer diagnosis in 2024. He was best known for playing Dawson, the lead character of the eponymous 1998-2003 teen drama that followed a group of friends living in a small Massachusetts town. While he also had roles in the films “Varsity Blues” and “The Rules…
Their playbook for statecraft was based on Chinese philosophy, principally the ideas of Confucius. “In Neo-Confucian thought,” says Buckland, “you have to have a balance between military power and cultural skill.” The ramification was increasing investment in soft power in the incense-infused chambers of the court.The Trustees of the British MuseumThe origins of the samurai lie in the 10th Century – but their legend and mythology have lasted centuries (Credit: The Trustees of the British Museum)Alongside being adept in the art of war, the samurai became conversant with the refined arts of painting, poetry, music performance, theatre and tea ceremonies.…
Holiday shopping on luxury apparel and jewelry rose over 55%. Inbound travel spend increased by ~75%. Download Infographics 1: https://apo-opa.co/4rLOSY0Download Infographics 2: https://apo-opa.co/4qw1KQV Visa (www.Visa.com), a global leader in digital payments, today released its latest consumer spending insights for the 2025 Christmas holiday period in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), based on the Visa Consulting&Analytics Retail Spend Monitor. The data shows over 45% year-over-year increase in international travel spending on Visa premium consumer cards. Highlights of the seasonal spending trends from the month of December 2025 include: Inbound Travel Spending by international Visa premium and non-premium cardholders grew, led by visitors…
Sports are already one of the biggest revenue generators around the world, often earning billions from a single event like the World Cup. It is already worth $12bn in Africa and projected to grow to $35bn in a decade. But tourism linked to sport is even bigger, contributing to 10% of global tourism revenues. Can Africa join this lucrative trend? Football. The Beautiful Game. The World Game. It is no overstatement to say that our continent adores football, with an estimated 59% of Africans watching the sport more than once a week. Africa’s sporting picture is, however, much more inclusive…
She topped the charts with the planetary hit “New Soul” in 2007 and her stirring voice and irresistible melodies have filled concert halls, radio waves and headphones ever since. Yael Naim tells us why reaching a personal and artistic crossroads led her to experiment with a new minimalist sound and new production techniques, and why embracing optimism is a political choice today. Source link
There are a handful of Nordic design characteristics that these homes share. Key is the use of natural materials, and the way these houses connect with and frame views of the landscape. Bradbury also cites their relative modesty of scale and subtlety. “These are sophisticated designs yet they sit gently and lightly upon the landscape,” he says.According to Bradbury, during the post-war period, these Nordic modern masters forged the ideal of “warm modernism”, or “soft modernism”. These ideals offered an enticing and more expressive alternative to the International Style – the movement characterised by minimalism and functionalism that dominated design…
New candidate intake builds South Africa’s future talent pipeline through skills development, mentorship, and workplace experience Mastercard has welcomed its 2026 Youth Employment Service (YES) cohort, reinforcing its commitment to unlocking opportunity for young South Africans and strengthening the country’s future talent pipeline as part of the YES initiative. In collaboration with YES, this initiative offers emerging talent invaluable hands-on experience, structured mentorship, and skills development within a fast-evolving digital economy. YES Youth are integrated across Mastercard teams, working on high impact projects to complete their twelve-month work experience programme, while building the professional grounding needed for long-term careers. Youth unemployment…
“Most of freedom and of pleasureNothing ever lasts forever.Everybody wants to rule the world.”—Tears for Fears“This is what you want/This is what you get”—Public Image, Ltd.Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) doesn’t know how to slow down. Slowing down would feel like surrendering, like failure, like a total loss of purpose. He’s here—in this life, in New York City, in the burgeoning economy of 1950s-era United States—to achieve his dreams of being the number one table tennis player in the world, and he won’t rest until he lays claim to that prestigious title. His aspirations are symbolized by the dream of a…