Author Archives: Africa Business

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (6 May 2021)

New cases: 705 Sample size: 8,853 Positvity rate: 8.0% Recoveries: 711 Recorded deaths: 25 Cumulative tests: 1,701,385 Total confirmed cases: 162,098 Total recoveres: 110,480 Cumulative fatalities: 2,850 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Kenya. Media filesDownload logo

Coronavirus – Africa: The Chairperson of the AUC welcomes the USA decision for waiver of intellectual property rights for Covid19 vaccines

Download logo The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the announcement of the United States of America to support South Africa and India’s call for the temporary waiver of intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organization. The Chairperson commends this important show of global leadership by the […]

Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 reported cases in Ethiopia (5 May 2021)

Daily: Laboratory test: 5,733 Cases: 785 Severe cases: 777 New deaths: 23 Recovery: 729 Total: Laboratory test: 2,599,462 Active cases: 52,934 Total cases: 260,139 Total deaths: 3,795 Total recovery: 203,408 Total vaccinated: 1,215,934 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia. Media filesDownload logo

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (5 May 2021)

489 people have tested positive to the disease, from a sample size of 4,426 tested in the last 24 hours. Our positivity rate is at 11.0%. From the cases 449 are Kenyans while 40 are foreigners. Total confirmed positive cases are now 161,393 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 1,692,532. 552 patients have recovered […]

Post-Covid recovery depends on a positive SME mindset

#StandardBankSMESummit  With more than 90% of South African SME’s having experienced revenue drops since April 2020 and with many businesses being left vulnerable, the need to support and boost South Africa’s SME sector which currently provides formal jobs for 28% of the population must be prioritised.  This support is not just financial, but psychological as […]

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (4 May 2021)

345 people have tested positive to the disease, from a sample size of 6,686 tested in the last 24 hours. Our positivity rate is at 5.2%. Total confirmed positive cases are 160,904 and cumulative tests conducted are 1,688,106. 140 patients have recovered from the disease, 82 from Home Based & Isolation Care, while 58 are from […]

Digital Nomad Boom sees E-Residency Launch New Digital ID Card Collection Points Worldwide

Aspiring e-Residents can now collect their digital identity cards from offices in Brazil, South Africa, Singapore and Thailand 05 May 2021: The Estonian government’s e-Residency programme, pioneer of the world’s first digital residency initiative, has today announced the launch of four new international ‘pick-up points’ across three continents to accommodate for the increase in digital nomads as […]

Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 reported cases in Ethiopia (4 May 2021)

Daily: Laboratory test: 3,638 Cases: 541 Severe cases: 822 New deaths: 15 Recovery: 1,523 Total: Laboratory test: 2,593,729 Active cases: 52,901 Total cases: 259,354 Total deaths: 3,772 Total recovery: 202,679 Total vaccinated: 1,194,578 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia. Media filesDownload logo