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Geneva: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Ms. Izabella Teixeira of Brazil to serve on his High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. Ms. Teixeira is the Minister of the Environment of Brazil. She replaces Ms. Vanessa Petrelli Corrêa who has recently submitted her resignation due to supervening circumstances. Ms. Teixiera is scheduled to be…
The Geneva of Africa (Arusha) is all set to host a high profiles meeting about agriculture to be held from today (26th 08 2012) to Friday, at Ngurudoto Mountain Lodge. All preparations for the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) are in place, according Ms Sylvia Mwichuli, the Communications and Public Affairs Director Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa…
Na Robert Mndeme. Mwanasayansi mtafiti:Tafiti kuhusu uhusiano wa hisia za mwanadamu kwa afya na ustawi wa jamii; Kwa ushirikiano, faundation of human understanding usa na alternative medicine collage of Canada. Mnamo tarehe 23 August 1973 katika mji mkuu wa Sweden, Stockholm lilitokea tukio lililoishangaza dunia nzima. Majambazi yalivamia benki kwa lengo la kufanya wizi wa kutumia silaha na kushikilia…
19th September, 2012 NAIROBI; Family Bank has today signed five contracts with regional card processor and payments services leader, the Paynet Group as part of its aggressive drive into the market. The partnership will cover Visa EMV Chip card issuing services, Family Bank connection to the PesaPoint network and sharing its own ATMs on the PesaPoint network as well…
THE Second Vice President of Zanzibar, Ambassador Seif Ali Iddi said at the weekend that solar power lamp would inspire development for Zanzibar and Mainland people. Speaking while receiving 400 of the solar powered lamp worth Tsh 25m/- from The Netherlands solar company, Waka Waka held in Zanzibar, Ambassador Iddi said the aid was a big assistance for the…
NAIROBI, KENYA (13 September 2012)=97A new analysis published today in Science traces the recent global eradication of the deadliest of cattle diseases, crediting not only the development of a new, heat-resistant vaccine, but also the insight of local African herders, who guided scientists in deciding which animals to immunize and when. The study provides new insights into how the…
Stanbic Bank to finance US$3 billion for Mchuchuma Iron Ore & Liganga Coal Mining Projects in Tanzania. Dar es Salaam: Stanbic Bank Tanzania is pleased to announce the successful completion of a senior secured syndicated financing worth US$3 billion (about 4.9 trillion Tsh) for Mchuchuma Iron Ore and Liganga Coal mining project in Ludewa District, Tanzania. The financing is…
10th Sept, 2012| Nairobi, Kenya| Leading card processor and electronic payments solutions provider, Paynet Group, has announced that its issuing facility for EMV Chip Cards should be ready for launch by early November this year and not in 2013 as earlier expected. This means that adoption of antifraud card technology by banks in the region is imminent. During a…
Kigali: Leading card processing and electronic payments service provider Paynet Group has completed a project for BanquePopulaire du Rwanda (BPR), the largest bank by customer volumes based in Kigali, which will see the bank’s ATM network acquire Visa transactions. The project which also involved the Rwanda’s National Switch (RSwitch)is part of a national initiative by the bank to acquire…