Category: Gender & health

Showing Publisher Logos in Trending and Search

Showing Publisher Logos in Trending and Search

  By Andrew Anker, Product Manager Facebook   SAN FRANCISCO, United States of America, August 22, 2017/ — Today, we will begin introducing publisher logos next to articles in Trending and Search surfaces on Facebook (www.Facebook.com) as part of our ongoing efforts to enhance people’s recognition of the sources of news distributed on our platform. Publishers will now be able to upload multiple versions of their logos through a new Brand Asset Library, so that the logos can appear next to their content on Facebook. We built this in close collaboration with a number of partners, as part of the Facebook...

AAA students claim Inaugural Facebook Challenge Student Award at the Loeries

AAA students claim Inaugural Facebook Challenge Student Award at the Loeries

  The award, which aims to celebrate the achievements of future creatives as they redefine creativity in the mobile era, was created in partnership with Facebook and The Nelson Mandela Foundation DURBAN, South Africa, August 23, 2017/ — The Facebook Challenge (www.Facebook.com), an official Loerie Award in the Student category, was won this year by three students from AAA School of Advertising in Cape Town. The award, which aims to celebrate the achievements of future creatives as they redefine creativity in the mobile era, was created in partnership with Facebook and The Nelson Mandela Foundation. With students from across Africa...

Power Africa Partners U.S. African Development Foundation and GE Announce Women in Energy Challenge Winners in Uganda

Power Africa Partners U.S. African Development Foundation and GE Announce Women in Energy Challenge Winners in Uganda

  Joint Energy and Environments Projects (JEEP) and Conservation and Development Uganda Limited (CODE) will each be awarded a grant of $100,000 to expand their renewable energy enterprises to reach women beneficiaries KAMPALA, Uganda, August 23, 2017/ — The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF), in collaboration with partners Power Africa and GE (www.GE.com), is proud to announce the winners of the 2017 Women in Energy Challenge in Uganda, where only 20% of the population is connected to electricity. Joint Energy and Environments Projects (JEEP) and Conservation and Development Uganda Limited (CODE) will each be awarded a grant of $100,000 to...

SLAPDEE TO ‘LIGHT UP’ 2ND EPISODE OF COKE STUDIO AFRICA

SLAPDEE TO ‘LIGHT UP’ 2ND EPISODE OF COKE STUDIO AFRICA

  LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – The spotlight falls on Kuichaila hip hop artist artiste Slapdee as he takes to the Coke Studio Africa stage in this week’s episode of the Coca-Cola music series. The second episode, which features the Zambian artist and South Africa’s Busiswa, will be broadcast on QTV this Friday, August 25 at 18:00hrs. Fans can also catch the repeat on Monday, September 4 at 19:30hrs and Wednesday, September 7 at 13:00hrs. Zambia will join the rest of Africa in watching the dynamic duo perform as the show is aired in over 30 countries across the Continent. Top Ghanaian...

UN Assembly President rings Nasdaq bell; sounds alarm on behalf of world’s endangered ocean

UN Assembly President rings Nasdaq bell; sounds alarm on behalf of world’s endangered ocean

By Via UN News Centre The President of the United Nations General Assembly opened the trading day in New York this morning to send the message that the world’s ocean health is in distress. “The ocean is in trouble,” said Peter Thomson prior to ringing the Opening Bell of the Nasdaq Stock Market in its Times Square headquarters. Outlining the perils that lie ahead for the world’s oceans – including warming, acidification, declining fish stocks and a growing hypoxic zone where no life exists – Mr. Thomson noted that as for marine pollution, “there will be more plastic in the...

UN labour agency launches global panel to address rapid transformations in the world of work

UN labour agency launches global panel to address rapid transformations in the world of work

The United Nations labour agency has launched a high-level international body that will chart the course towards a future of decent and sustainable work opportunities for all, and to tackle the challenges of delivering social justice in today’s rapidly transforming world of work. “It is fundamentally important that we confront these challenges from the conviction that the future of work is not decided for us in advance,” said Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) at the launch of the Global Commission on the Future of Work. According to ILO, the global body is expected to undertake an in-depth examination of the...

‘Civilians are Not a Target,’ says UN chief on World Humanitarian Day

‘Civilians are Not a Target,’ says UN chief on World Humanitarian Day

On World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations and its partners are calling on all global leaders to do everything in their power to protect people caught up in conflict, and to stand with the health and aid workers who risk their lives to help them. “Let the world know: Civilians are Not A Target,” underscored Secretary-General António Guterres in his message on the Day. “On this day, we also take a moment to honour the brave health and aid workers who are targeted or obstructed as they set out to help people in need, and pay tribute to the government employees, and representatives of...

Youtap launches mobile money QR code solution and apps for growth markets in Africa and Asia

Youtap launches mobile money QR code solution and apps for growth markets in Africa and Asia

Karen Knott Head of Communications Youtap Karen.Knott@Youtap.com +64 9 360 9719 On the web: www.Youtap.com Twitter: @youtap2pay New smartphone apps designed to simplify mobile money payments NAIROBI, Kenya, August 21, 2017/ — Youtap (www.Youtap.com), a global provider of contactless mobile payments and financial services software, has launched a QR code solution and smartphone apps for mobile money services in Africa and Asia. Youtap’s solution enables customer-initiated or merchant-initiated QR code payments for smartphones and smart point-of-sale devices. The solution conforms to the BharatQR industry standard developed by Bharat, Mastercard and Visa. Youtap’s apps can be white-labelled and branded with the logo...

Marking World Humanitarian Day, UN urges protection for civilians in armed conflict

Marking World Humanitarian Day, UN urges protection for civilians in armed conflict

By Via UN News Centre Civilians in conflict are not a target, top United Nations officials today stressed at a special event marking World Humanitarian Day, which honours aid workers and pays homage to those killed in service, while also drawing attention to the millions of people today living in war zones.“For the millions of people caught in conflict, struggling to find food, water, and safe shelter; who have been driven from their homes with little hope of return; whose schools have been bombed; and who await life-saving medical care – we cannot afford to fail,” Secretary-General António Guterres said, urging each person...

Absa Bank Limited refinances and upsizes Harmony Gold Limited’s existing Term Debt Facility

Absa Bank Limited refinances and upsizes Harmony Gold Limited’s existing Term Debt Facility

By Calvin Mashigo  Absa Group Media Relations 011 350 4663, 076 400 9349 Email: Calvin.Mashigo@BarclaysAfrica.com PRmedia@Absa.co.za   The transaction was oversubscribed with the debt syndicated to a total of 8 Lenders, including 3 new Lenders   JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, August 18, 2017/ — Absa Bank (www.Absa.co.za) has successfully refinanced and upsized Harmony Gold Limited’s existing USD 250,000,000 Term Debt to a 3 year USD 350,000,000 facility. Absa Bank acted as Bookrunner, Co-ordinator and Mandated Lead Arranger. The transaction was oversubscribed with the debt syndicated to a total of 8 Lenders, including 3 new Lenders. This allowed Harmony to broaden its...

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