Top 25 Most Powerful Women in C-Suite Impacting Business

Racey Muchilwa, President and Head of Novartis SSA, won the category of exemplary leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic, an award that recognizes women from businesses globally who are leading with passion and impact during this Covid-19 pandemic.

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Independence is at the heart of the African Development Bank’s ability to be effective

By Kalu Ojah, Professor of Finance & Deputy Head of School, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand. Independence is a cardinal pillar for organisations that are set up to…

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Why the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is now a global game changer

Despite the Oxford vaccine having lower overall effectiveness than the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines—at least at this interim stage—there are other success factors to consider. Safety is one, and the Oxford vaccine is so far reported to have a good safety record with no serious side-effects.

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Read more about the article RUBiS Energy Kenya officially launched
From left: Rubis Energy Kenya Group General Manager Martin Kimani, Petroleum PS Andrew Kamau and Rubis Energy Kenya Group Managing Director Jean-Christian Bergeron pose for a photo during the launch of Rubis Energy Kenya after the acquisition of KenolKobil and Gulf Energy Holdings at United Nations Avenue, Gigiri in Nairobi on October 7, 2020.

RUBiS Energy Kenya officially launched

RUBiS Energy Kenya is the largest supplier of aviation into-plane refuelling services for regional and international commercial and cargo carriers.

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Read more about the article Covid-19: Examining theories for Africa’s low death rates
Public health officers at the grave of a coronavirus fatality at the Langata cemetery in Nairobi, Kenya, April 16, 2020.

Covid-19: Examining theories for Africa’s low death rates

The most obvious factor for the low death rates is the population age structure. Across multiple countries the risk of dying of Covid-19 for those aged 80 years or more is around a hundred times that of people in their twenties.

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Read more about the article Anxious about speaking in online classes and meetings? Here are 7 tips to make it easier
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Anxious about speaking in online classes and meetings? Here are 7 tips to make it easier

Online tutorials, workshops and meetings are here to stay for the moment. To create safe, supportive and productive sessions, we need to build competent and confident speaking practices.

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Unravelling why some democracies – but not all – are better at fighting pandemics

The most obvious problem with claims that some countries—or political systems—are better at fighting the virus is that it will be quite a while before we know who did well and who did not. Because the pandemic is nowhere near over, we have no idea how many people in each country will contract Covid-19 or how many lives it will claim.

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