UN chief warns of rising cybersecurity incidents and malicious use of digital technology

by testdesign | Jun 21, 2024 | International

UN Secretary General António Guterres warned that cyber threats have become “disturbingly common”. The UN secretary general warned on Thursday that “the perils of weaponising digital technologies are growing by the year”. “The misuse of digital...

China calls the US a ‘competitor’ in moon race for first time, from a position of strength

by testdesign | Jun 21, 2024 | International

China’s state-owned space company beats private sector to reusable rocket test | South China Morning Post South China Morning PostAdvertisementAdvertisementScience+ FOLLOWGet more with myNEWSA personalised news feed of stories that matter to youLearn more The reusable...

Delegates announce $1.2 billion in funding to produce vaccines in Africa

by testdesign | Jun 20, 2024 | International

World leaders, health groups, and pharmaceutical firms announced $1.2 billion in funding to produce vaccines in Africa, at the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation in Paris on Thursday. The Covid-19 pandemic exposed gaping global inequalities in access...

Uganda halves poverty rate in new SDGs assessment report

by testdesign | Jun 20, 2024 | International

Mr Byamugisha attributed the progress to government programmes like Youth Livelihood Program (YLP), Emyooga, Uganda Women Entrepreneurship programme (UWEP), among others. As Uganda aims at attaining all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030,the new SDGs...

Ordinary Session of the Pan-African Parliament to evaluate progress in building resilient education systems in Africa

by testdesign | Jun 20, 2024 | International

Jun 20, 2024 The 3rd Ordinary Session of the Sixth Parliament of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) will get underway from 24 June to 5 July 2024 in Midrand, South Africa under the African Union (AU) theme for 2024: “Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century: Building...