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Department of Health mulls legal action after four deaths linked to Nehawu’s wildcat strike

Department of Health mulls legal action after four deaths linked to Nehawu’s wildcat strike

5 Health Precaution Tips While Traveling 

If you’re like me, then you are always prepared for the unexpected such as getting sick while traveling. This is particularly important if you have known health problems or if you plan on visiting a part of the world that requires vaccinations. A little knowledge goes a long way when traveling so let’s go over

WB to provide $1-B health loan to India

NEW DELHI: The World Bank will provide a $1-billion loan to India to support the country's health sector for pandemic preparedness and enhanced health service delivery, a finance ministry official said Saturday.The agreement signed between the government of India and the World Bank on Friday consists of two complementary $500-million loans...

What Makes Health Care Workers Stay in Their Jobs?

A survey of more than 400,000 employees, from physicians and nurses to security and maintenance workers, finds that organizational culture is key...

Health Care in the Crosshairs: Five Points On The Looming Threats to Medicaid

Medicaid, one of the key programs undergirding the social safety net, is currently surrounded by threats from all sides. Expanded...

Govt spruiks Health culture improvements, but there’s a problem with the numbers

Authorities previously said the response rate needed to be above 40 per cent to be 'statistically valid...

Health Dept confirms first cholera death in SA

JOHANNESBURG - The Health Department has confirmed the first cholera death in South Africa. Health Minister Joe Phaahla says the number of laboratory-confirmed cases has risen to five. Two of the most recent cases have been reported in Alexandra and Benoni. [Cholera kills over 1,200 in Malawi, threatens neighbours: WHO] Both men between 24 and

Hong Kong health experts warn 10-year high in death rate last year cannot be put down solely to Covid-19

Health specialists say death rate of 8.2 people per 1,000 could have been caused by fatalities involving other conditions...

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Plateau among biggest beneficiaries of FG’s $750m renewable energy programme – Mutfwang

Flags off 1.5MW solar mini-grid, says state’ll become power exporter in two years. By Golok Nanmwa JOS –  Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, on Tuesday declared that Plateau had emerged as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s 750-million-dollar renewable energy programme, disclosing that about 10 interconnected solar mini-grid projects would be implemented

Egypt to launch sovereign industrial, African investment funds to drive economic growth

Egypt will launch a sovereign-led industrial investment fund to enhance manufacturing capabilities and boost exports, alongside a separate fund targeting private sector investments in Africa, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid announced on Tuesday. During a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Farid outlined the proposed investment structure for the industrial fund, which

Power minister courts local, foreign investors to boost industrial growth

The federal government has called on local and international investors to deepen their investments in Nigeria’s power sector to support economic and industrial growth. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, made the call in a keynote address delivered at the Project Hoover Series II Investor Forum in Abuja on Tuesday. Mr Tegbe said reliable electricity

Hyperscale Data Buys More Bitcoin, Bridging Holdings to Over $72 million

Hyperscale Data, Inc. has announced that it’s upped its Bitcoin holdings to over 1,000 digital coins.  The New York Stock Exchange-listed company said Tuesday that it had over 1,087.4527 BTC as of Sunday — or $72.4 million based on today’s prices. The holdings are split across the company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Sentinum, Inc. and Ault

Deals in brief: Ant International raises Series A funding, Granite-Integral backs Berlin-based Omio, 13 China investments, and more

News Written by Sudo Lim Published on 21 Jul 2026  8 mins read Ant International raises USD 1.2 billion in Series A funding Ant International, an independent subsidiary of Chinese financial technology company Ant Group, has raised about USD 1.2 billion in Series A equity financing. Ant Group, Alibaba Group, and other unnamed international investors backed the round.