The FIFA Council convened by videoconference and made important decisions for the future of football, chief of which was the selection of Australia and New Zealand as hosts of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™. The Council approved several measures with a view to responding to COVID-19 and helping football around the world in the face…
KETRACO partners with universities to bridge engineering skills among vulnerable girls
The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited, KETRACO has partnered with Kenyatta University to offer scholarships to ladies from vulnerable families across the country. The partnership will see KETRACO pump resources into the program dubbed KETRACO Scholarship for Orphans and Vulnerable Students (KSOVS). Over the next five years vulnerable female students in KU’s Electrical or Civil Engineering…
Nokia 5.3 Now Available for purchase in Kenya
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has announced the Nokia 5.3 availability in the Kenyan Market that will retail from Ksh 23,000 Mark Misumi, HMD Global Business Manager East Africa said: “The Nokia 5.3 was designed to enable smartphone users to Go big and Go beyond. With the Nokia 5.3 you take pictures with…
LG named GM innovator of the year
LG Electronics (LG) received the coveted GM Innovation Award announced at General Motors’ 28th Annual Supplier of the Year Awards event last week, the automotive leader’s first ever virtual ceremony. Among other innovations, the award recognizes LG’s development (together with sister company LG Display) of the revolutionary P-OLED cockpit technology in the 2021 Cadillac Escalade….
Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven is GIZ’s new managing director
The development expert will start work on 1 October 2020. At its meeting on 30 June, the Supervisory Board of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH appointed a new managing director: Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven. GIZ’s Management Board is now complete again, with the development expert joining Chair of the Management Board Tanja Gönner and…
Sub-Saharan Countries to get access to 20 Lifesaving Cancer Medicines
The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) today announced agreements with pharmaceutical companies Pfizer, Novartis, and Mylan to expand access to 20 lifesaving cancer treatments in 26 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Purchasers are expected to save an average of 59 percent for medicines procured through the agreements. “With the…
MCK unveils Kshs 100 million grands to Kenyan media houses
The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) launched a historic grant for media houses targeting community radio and television stations across the 47 counties of Kenya. Speaking at the virtual Press Conference to launch the initiative, MCK CEO, David Omwoyo noted that the historic grant will reach more than 150 media houses. “The challenges brought about…
Deloitte: 7 trends that will impact the FMCG industry post COVID-19
Over the last 20 years, attempting to predict the future of retail and consumer products has become a rite of passage for many industry analysts, experts and pundits. Unfortunately, COVID-19, and its far-reaching impact on the industry, has created an unprecedented disruption that hinders the ability to accurately predict what may come next. Deloitte’s report,…
Apple reveals new developer technologies to foster the next generation of apps
Apple has announced a robust line-up of new technologies to help its 23 million developers design and build the apps of tomorrow. These new tools will enable developers to bring more powerful app experiences to Apple’s industry-leading platforms, and help them better manage and grow their businesses. In addition to Apple’s annual developer survey, WWDC20 will feature…
Sanofi unveils “Action 2020”, a worldwide employee stock purchase plan
Sanofi has unveiled “Action 2020”, a worldwide stock purchase plan reserved for its employees, which should take place in almost 75 countries. Sanofi’s strategy aims at providing long-term growth and value for its stakeholders while turning innovation into transformative medicines for patients. By doing such a capital increase, Sanofi intends to better associate its employees…
COVID-19 to plunge global economy into Worst recession since World War II
The swift and massive shock of the coronavirus pandemic and shutdown measures to contain it have plunged the global economy into a severe contraction. According to World Bank forecasts, the global economy will shrink by 5.2% this year. That would represent the deepest recession since the Second World War, with the largest fraction of economies experiencing…
Sony Electronics wins future’s Best of Show Award
Sony Electronics Inc. today announced that its Eye-Sensing Light Field Display technology has been recognized as a recipient of the 2020 Future Best of Show InfoComm Special Edition Award by AV Technology. Future’s Best of Show Awards are evaluated by a panel of engineers and industry experts, and are selected based on innovation, feature set, cost efficiency and performance…
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