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AFRICA GEARS UP FOR IMPROVED CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A SALUTARY lesson learnt by the western world since the financial meltdown in 2008, is that there is no easy formula for ensuring economic growth. Despite the resilience of the United States and European institutions, markets and skills, restarting the economic engine has proved sluggish.…
AFRICA CONGRESS OF ACCOUNTANTS SEEKS TO IMPROVE CONTINENT'S TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY
EXPERTS representing accounting bodies from around the world urged accountants in Africa to help reduce corruption and mismanagement in their governments through effective bookkeeping and auditing, as the continent moves towards sustainable growth. The 2nd Africa Congress of Accountants (ACOA) gathered in Accra, the capital of Ghana, from May 14-16.…
LEAD PAINTS STILL WIDESPREAD IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
IF there is one paint ingredient that marketers agree should be left off the label, it has to be lead. General and scientific opinion agrees this metal causes health problems and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), working with the UN Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) has embarked on plans to eliminate architectural and household lead paints in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2020.…
ZAMBIA'S AIRPORTS UNDERGO RENEWAL
CHANGE is coming to Zambia’s Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, with the Zambian government embarking on an ambitious airports renewal programme, which will renovate Kenneth Kuanda International, along with three other international airports. These are Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport, in Livingstone; the Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport, in Ndola and the Mfuwe International Airport, in the country’s eastern province.…
UGANDA: VETERAN ACADEMIC BRINGS ALTRUISTIC DYNAMISM TO CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
BY ANDREW GREEN, IN KAMPALA
Uganda is undergoing a higher education boom. The result of introducing universal primary education in 1997 and universal secondary education a decade later is a surplus of students looking for a university placement. Uganda’s 30 public and private universities offer 50,000 spots for qualified secondary school graduates.…
ACCOUNTING FIRMS SERVICE AFRICA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH
BY VILLEN ANGANAN, IN BEAU-BASSIN, MAURITIUS
INTERNATIONAL accounting firms are exploring opportunities within Africa, and are using the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius – a regional financial centre – as a stepping stone. All the Big Four: Ernst &Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), KPMG and Deloitte are already successfully offering their services to African clients.…
AFRICA FACED WITH SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGE
BY GEORGE STONE, IN CAPE TOWN
SUSTAINABLE growth in Africa outside South Africa faces the challenges of strong population growth, commodity price volatility, climate change and food insecurity. The continent’s current population of 1 billion people is forecast to almost double by 2050.…
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PUSHES FORWARD WITH ATC IMPROVEMENTS
BY BILL CORCORAN, WACHIRA KIGOTHO, PAUL COCHRANE; and KEITH NUTHALL
SUB-SAHARAN Africa has always been regarded as a problem zone for air traffic control, with weak states struggling to provide the sophisticated and flexible communications required for state of the art ATC.…
ILLEGAL URANIUM MINING CONTINUES IN THE DRC CLAIM RESEARCHERS
BY WACHIRA KIGOTHO
RESEARCHERS studying mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are warning illegal uranium mining continues in a country still riven with political violence and weak government authority.
Indeed, militia groups and government soldiers continue to benefit from illegal uranium mining in the eastern DRC, claims Ms Nyambura Githaiga, a researcher with the Nairobi-based African Conflict Prevention Programme.…
WORLD BANK PILOTS NEW MALARIA MEDICINE DISTRIBUTION METHOD
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD Bank has claimed a new pilot malaria distribution system could reduce the number of children killed by the disease in sub-Saharan Africa by between 21% and 25%. This system, trialled in Zambia, involved the appointment of district commodity planners coordinating the distribution of drugs already packaged and earmarked for local health facilities.…