Author: Khusoko

Ad Dynamo by Aleph has appointed José Gonsalves as managing director for East Africa. In his role, Gonsalves will oversee the digital workstreams, deliverables, and management of Ad Dynamo by Aleph’s suite of platforms and networks. Ad Dynamo by Aleph is the exclusive media buying extension for Spotify, Twitter, Snap, and Yahoo in Africa. As a facilitator of digital advertising in emerging markets, the company is helping to break down barriers. Gonsalves is excited to join a company that has grown at an incredible rate in recent years, despite the challenging economic climate. He is impressed by Aleph’s ability to…

Before COVID-19 came along, the two most lethal infectious diseases were HIV and tuberculosis (TB). Even though HIV still lingers, with 1.5 million people contracting the infection every year, epidemiologists point to the availability of many HIV prevention options as a primary reason for the decreasing caseload. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over the past two decades, new HIV infections decreased by 49%, HIV-related deaths decreased by 61% and an estimated 18.6 million lives were saved because of new treatments that minimise the infection and prevent its spread. We have so many options for HIV prevention at our disposal, including the dapivirine vaginal…

Trust. It’s the vital ingredient in almost every successful relationship. Romantic partnerships, friendships, and even business relationships all hinge on trust. The same is true on a much bigger societal level. Take healthcare, for example. An effective healthcare system is one where people trust that their doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and administrators will meet their medicinal needs. Critically, it’s also one where they know that they’ll be treated with dignity and empathy. Unfortunately, that trust hasn’t always been evident in Kenyan healthcare. While the country’s healthcare system performs better on trust than other big regional players on the continent (according to Statista), it’s…

Forest Plantations cover 150,000 ha and comprise six per cent of Kenya’s 2.49 million ha gazetted forest estates. They are comprised of Cypress, Pine, and Eucalyptus exotic tree species. Management of plantations is provided for in the Forest Conservation and Management Act of 2016 under sections 43, 44, 45, 47, 57, 59 and 60. Plantation forests have a rotation period (economic life cycle) of 25-30 years for pines and cypress and 15-20 years for eucalyptus depending on the product. The lifting of the ban on logging in gazetted public plantation forests was informed by an inventory of forest plantations undertaken…

Scientific and technical progress influences politics and international relations greatly. Digitalization is becoming a key topic in the world agenda. With this, the importance of states’ national interests and state sovereignty in the background of the digital revolution increases. The fourth industrial revolution, the fruit of which is seen everywhere, shows the necessity of complex international collaboration in growing scientific and technological potential. However, technological transformation not only brings benefit to the world community but also bear many threats. The international digital reality goes far ahead of international law, which only strengthens the risks and negative consequences of digitalization. In…

SAP, the market leader in enterprise application software, has appointed Kholiwe Makhohliso, a seasoned technology executive, as its Managing Director for Southern Africa. With over 20 years of experience in the technology sector and previous leadership roles in both the public and private sectors, Kholiwe Makhohliso brings valuable expertise to SAP’s business. Sergio Maccotta, Senior Vice-President for Middle East South and Africa at SAP, says Makhohliso’s expertise in technology and leadership will be a valuable asset as the region transitions to more agile and resilient business processes. Makhohliso is passionate about education and youth skills development and serves as the…