The co-investment fund Catalytic Africa, established in 2019 by the African Business Angels Network (ABAN) and AfriLabs, has concluded transactions in 10 countries in the last year. The partnership between AfriLabs, a pan-African network of technology and innovation centres, and ABAN aims to increase the pool of capital available to promising African growth-stage entrepreneurs, support the startup ecosystem, and increase the visibility of impact to institutional funders. It created Catalytic, a co-investment fund that will match investments made by registered angel investors with institutional funds. The initiative is supported by Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) and the Digital Africa fund.…
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Children who played three hours or more of video games a day performed better on tests of memory and impulse control than youngsters who did not play games, a US study released this week said.Frequent gamers showed more activity and higher blood oxygen levels in frontal brain regions associated with more cognitively demanding tasks, and less brain activity in regions related to vision, the researchers found.The performance could be related to the games, but scientists stopped short of saying there was a cause-and-effect relationship.The kids who perform better on those tests may be those who chose to play games in…
Every child and young person in Wales will have free access to a new bilingual digital music platform to help them discover their first musical notes. Charanga Cymru is a digital platform which is now available free of charge to all schools in Wales as a teaching and learning resource to support the National Plan for Music Education. The bilingual platform has been developed through partnership work between the Welsh Government, Charanga and the Welsh Local Government Association. To help teachers become familiar with the new platform, a resource pack for six weeks of work will be provided initially for…
This article is part of State of Health, a series about how Michigan communities are rising to address health challenges. It is made possible with funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund.Over two and a half years after Detroit resident Ryan Sharpe got COVID-19, he still hasn’t recovered. Sharpe still experiences extreme fatigue, loss of strength and stamina, impaired cognition, a lower stress tolerance, and impacts on his gait.”Over time, it’s gotten a little bit better, but just interacting with people takes a lot of energy. At one point in time, … even talking over the phone made me tired [and] stressed…
After being battered by a pandemic, 2022 has hit shoppers with new challenges, most notably skyrocketing food prices and travel costs, as well as interest rate increases affecting debt repayments. This means that even when it comes to groceries, shoppers are having to think twice, dig deep and choose carefully before committing their declining disposable income to a retailer and brand.FMCG Shopper Marketing Report – 2022 editionDid you know that value is the most important shopper need across South Africa, and it becomes more important as you move up the income brackets?Learn more about this and other key insights in…
BOSTON – It was a Mario Party at Warrior Ice Arena on Monday afternoon.Patrice Bergeron and a bevy of his teammates dressed up as the Nintendo characters for the Bruins’ 12th annual Halloween hospital visit. And after two years of virtual events, Bergeron was eager to get back out in the community and meet in person with patients at Mass General for Children and other hospitals across the city.”It’s just a special day to be able to go and share a moment with the kids, kids that are going through a lot, families that are going through a lot, to…
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In 1992, R.L. Stine published his first book in the “Goosebumps” series, launching 30 years of frights and selling more children’s books than anyone other than J.K. Rowling. Hear our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” WTOP’s Jason Fraley chats with R.L. Stine (Part 1) In 1992, R.L. Stine published his first book in the “Goosebumps” series, launching 30 years of frights and selling more children’s books than anyone other than J.K. Rowling. This Saturday, R.L. Stine will attend a special event at the Library of Congress with author Mary Pope Osborne, who is celebrating 30 years of her series “The…
Cape Town — A robbery at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in the province of Limpopo made headlines in June, 2022 when it was revealed that over U.S.$4 million was stolen from the property. Ramaphosa denied any criminality relating to the fortune and complied with the investigation that followed. “President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledges that while there is much public interest and concern about claims made in a criminal complaint against him, he remains firmly focused on the task of rebuilding the economy and the country,” spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said at the time. According to The Namibian, former South African spy…
Daily Tax Report: International Oct. 21, 2022, 5:00 AMThe South African Revenue Service Oct. 18 posted online an updated tax guide for shareholders. Topics covered include: 1) distinctions between income tax and capital gains tax; 2) criteria for distinguishing between revenue and capital profits; 3) shares held as trading stock; 4) shares acquired from an employer or granted under an employee share incentive regime; 5) the taxation of dividend income; 6) the capital gains tax treatment for shares held as capital assets; 7) determination of a taxable capital gain or loss, including a three-year rule; 8) clarification of disposals and…