Planning a trip while pregnant? Whether it is an essential family visit, a critical business trip or just mind-clearing ‘baby moon’, the idea of traveling when you are pregnant can be frightening. How do you manage a plane or a strange hotel room when it is hard to get comfortable in your own bed? The fact is, this period is one of the best times for you to get away and yourself as it is usually safe for women with low-risk pregnancies to travel as long as they prioritize their comfort and health while on the go. Before you start…
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Historians remember the Greek mythology featuring King Midas, of the royal house of Phrygia for his uncanny ability to turn everything he touched to gold. King Midas was granted one wish by the god Dionysus. Greedy for riches, Midas had wished that everything he touched would turn gold. He soon regretted his request. While it was considered good fortune when this special power was granted, it would soon lead to his death by starvation (you can guess what happened to his food). Ironically, the capitalistic society we live in has been unable to register the ‘hidden’ anti-greed wisdom behind the…
By BBC News A University of Brighton student has won a grant to build a nightclub and music studio in his native Kenya. Jesse Mugambi graduated with a degree in architecture and is now studying for a master’s degree in sustainable design at the university’s Moulsecoomb campus. The project, called Studio Can-V, will receive €50,000 (£39,000) from Jägermeister to help fund the venues, made from decommissioned shipping containers in Nairobi. “Having faced challenges in pursuing my own passion for music, I’m driven by the belief that there are countless young and old people longing for opportunities to explore their musical…
Russian ambassador to Addis Ababa Yevgeny Teryokhin said Russia supplies Ethiopia with petroleum products, machinery, automotive parts, rolled metal products, timber products and other goods Russian companies are ready to explore opportunities for setting up production lines in Ethiopia, including for making cars, Russian ambassador to Addis Ababa Yevgeny Teryokhin, told TASS news agency. “Russian companies are ready to consider opportunities for partial localization of their production in Ethiopia, for example, in the automotive industry,” he said. The diplomat added that Russia supplies Ethiopia with petroleum products, machinery, automotive parts, rolled metal products, timber products and other goods. Ethiopia exports…
In 12 years, PrideInn Hotels and Resorts has grown from one hotel with 28 rooms to eight in five counties, with over 900 rooms and conference capacities of more than 15,000 people. A journey that could be easily described as ‘too good to be true’, having been started by 27-year-old Hasnain Noorani in 2011.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to include the topic of ethical standards in the artificial intelligence (AI) sphere into the agenda of Russian presidency in BRICS this year.
The Cabinet has approved the setting up of a single government bank account in what promises to be a far-reaching resolution that is set to affect commercial banks.
Social media has been identified as an effective tool for expanding financial inclusion among Kenyans, especially the youth. Equity Bank Chairman and CEO, James Mwangi, said in his office when he received the Olx Social Media Awards (SOMA) trophy after Equity Bank Kenya was voted the winner of the Financial Services Award under the Social Corporate Category (November 2015), that social networks have the potential of empowering the youth economically by enhancing their access to financial products and services. Dr Mwangi said social media has established strong links to how people use their money and can be exploited by the…
It might have seemed like a good idea. After all the team had gotten off to poor start by losing its first three games, the coach asked that a huge stump be installed in the players locker room. Under the slogan, “Keep on Chopping” the coach invited players to take turns whacking at the stump. During a team meeting for everyone except special teamers, the punter decided to try his hand at the stump by himself. Unfortunately, his foot got in the way. The coach admitted the ploy was a good one; the team had won one game. The punter…
BY LEONARD WANYAMA Involvement of the business community in service delivery matters is increasingly popular in current development discussions. This is on account of the envisioned opportunity to tap into the sector’s resources in the achievement of prosperity and growth. Using the mechanism of Public Private Partnerships (PPP), the involvement of the private sector promises to reduce costs, provide higher public satisfaction and improve competition in the provision of public goods. That is why even the Africa Union’s Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) PPPs feature prominently. PIDA sees this mechanism as the means by which it can radically…