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Mandela’s long hospitalization sparks end-of-life discussions in South Africa
Sean Davison's mother, a doctor, knew she faced an impending, painful death from cancer. Not willing to endure it, she chose to end her life by not eating. That attempt, Davison said, went terribly wrong.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pneumonia: The “forgotten killer”
GlobalPost correspondent Marissa Miley heads to Zambia to look at efforts to prevent and treat the leading cause of death for children under five.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Capturing the bottom of the pyramid: big brands target South Africa’s marginal consumers
According to a CNN report, South Africa’s emerging middle class have quickly matured as a retail market. To reach them, corporates have adopted an entirely new, uniquely African, platform.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya’s Mothers Shun Free Maternity Health Care
It has been a month since the Kenyan government waived the maternity fee at public health facilities, but Millicent Awino is still one of the many expectant mothers in favour of a home birth.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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One man’s innovation turns Ugandan hospitals hi-tech
Have you ever wanted to know how many doctor visits you make per year or what your annual expenditure on health care is?
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan pay-as-you-go solar company wins global green energy award
Azuri Technologies – a company that gives Kenyan households pay-as-you-go access to solar power, is the winner of the 2013 Ashden Award, the world’s leading green energy prize.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy
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Tanzania: Luca Neghesti, a Serial Entrepreneur in Media, ICT and Logistics Industries
LUCA Neghesti is a serial entrepreneur with vast experience in the Media, ICT and Logistics industries in Tanzania.In 2006, he founded Bongo5 Media Group, the first digital media outfit in Tanzania targeting youth development through entertainment and social media engagement. In this interview, he spoke to ORTON KIISHWEKO on entrepreneurship, the youth and mothers.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian Developer Set to Build Africa’s Next Giant City
LAGOS, Nigeria—Africa's cities are running out of land, prompting a real-estate developer here to erect what might be Africa's ritziest district on a beach long known as a haven for day laborers and beer tipplers.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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