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NEW PAPER PATCH SENSOR FOR MEASURING GLUCOSE DURING EXERCISE

Posted on September 20, 2017September 20, 2017 by Gambeta News

A new paper-based sensor patch developed by researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York could allow diabetics to effectively measure glucose levels during exercise Today’s most widespread methods for glucose self-testing involve monitoring glucose levels in blood. Conventional measurements, however, are not suitable for preventing hypoglycemia during exercise, said Binghamton University Electrical and Computer Science Assistant Professor Seokheun Choi. “The paper-based device attaches directly to skin, wicks sweat to a reservoir where chemical…

FOUR AFRICAN COUNTRIES STRIPED OF U.N. VOTING RIGHTS

Posted on September 20, 2017September 20, 2017 by Gambeta News

Four African countries have lost their voting rights at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The vote ban is over their lack of payment of membership dues. A Voice of America journalist, Harun Maruf, disclosed the information which affects his native Somalia and Guinea Bissau in West Africa. The other two affected countries are island nations of Sao Tome and Principe and the Comoros. In the specific case of Somalia, the amount in question us…

ODU’A INVESTMENT LAUNCHED N500M ACE ESTATE.

Posted on September 20, 2017September 20, 2017 by Gambeta News

Odu’a Investment Company Limited on Tuesday launched a N500m real estate project, which was completed in nine months. The estate which is a residential accommodation, situated in the high end of Jericho Government Reservation Area (GRA), Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The estate consists of three luxury units of 5-bedroom duplex and four luxury units of 4-bedroom duplex with all the required facility. It is set on 4,400 square metres of land. Guiding the media team around…

GROWTH PROSPECTS DWINDLES IN SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Gambeta News

Economic growth in South Africa looks set to remain behind the rate of population growth for four years ending in 2018, ensuring that more people will be poor. As things stand 40 percent of South Africans are chronically poor and a further 40 percent are what economists call the temporally poor, sometimes getting their heads above water only to sink again as seasonal or part-time jobs dry up. That means only one in five South Africans…

NEW SELF-POWERED PAPER PATCH COULD HELP DIABETICS MEASURE GLUCOSE DURING EXERCISE

Posted on September 20, 2017September 20, 2017 by Gambeta News

After Hurricane Irma hit, there was a major concern about South Florida’s bridges, mainly the ones in the Florida Keys. Would the structures be safe to cross for drivers anxious to get back home? Would relief efforts be impaired due to damage caused by massive winds? Fortunately, all 42 bridges that connect the mainland to the Keys were inspected and declared safe by Monroe County officials.

ZIMBABWE’S BIGGEST AIRPORT TO BE RENAMED AFTER PRESIDENT MUGABE

Posted on September 20, 2017March 6, 2018 by Gambeta News

Zimbabwe’s Harare International Airport is set to be renamed after the southern African country’s long-time president Robert Mugabe, a report say. Harare International Airport is located 15 kilometres south of Zimbabwe’s capital. It has Africa’s longest runway at 4 725 metres. A memo issued in early September by the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe read: “Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control (AIRAC): With effect from 9 November 2017 Harare International Airport will be renamed R. G….

ZAMBIA ON A PROGRESS LANE WITH NUCLEAR SCIENCE

Posted on September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 by Gambeta News

African countries have made significant steps in nuclear science development under the guidance of the United Nation’s International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA) and its key member states. IAEA organizes a rolling program of training and courses for African professionals from across the continent to gain knowledge and skills in the nuclear field. The results from East African countries are already substantial. With the help of international training and assistance Tanzanian doctors are now able to deliver…

Nigeria to Digitize Petroleum Resources Department Operations

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Gambeta News

In a statement by the by Paul Osu of the Public Affairs Department, The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) is set to roll out a digitalization programme to automate its critical operations, enhance the efficiency of its regulatory deliverables and accelerate recovery of outstanding revenues due to the government. The programme, when rolled out, will improve regulatory service delivery to stakeholders, promote transparency and effective monitoring of the Oil and Gas industry, enhance the ease of…

GHANA NOW USING ONLINE BUSINESS REGISTRATION PLATFORM

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Gambeta News

The body responsible for registering businesses, Ghana’s Registrar General Department (RGD), has successfully implemented an online registration of businesses, issuance of certificates to commence business and the registration of marriages. The online operations of the RGD, which faced some challenges initially when it was deployed in 2014, is now fully accessible online. Prospective company owners can now go online and register their companies and make payments without having to visit the RGD offices as a fully functional e-payment…

WORLD’S LARGEST DRONE SERVICE TO BE LUNCHED IN TANZANIA

Posted on September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 by Gambeta News

Tanzania has partnered with Zipline International Inc. to launch the world’s largest drone delivery network in January, with drones transporting blood and medicines out of the skies to save the lives of women giving birth and children struck by malaria. California’s Zipline will make 2,000 deliveries a day to more than 1,000 health facilities across the east African country, including blood, vaccines and malaria and AIDS drugs, following the success of a smaller project in…

Equatorial Guinea to supply Gas to Burkina Faso

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Gambeta News

Equatorial Guinea being one of Africa’s biggest Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) producers, exporting 3.4 million tonnes of LNG to destinations worldwide annually, has signed a MoU to supply Burkina Faso with LNG. Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea, Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima said, “We are very pleased to strike this agreement and be given the opportunity to supply our African brothers in Burkina Faso with crucial gas resources.” The agreement which will run for an initial…

SOMALIA IS SET TO LAUNCH ITS FIRST TECH HUB

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Gambeta News

Somalia is launching its first community-based tech innovation hub in the capital Mogadishu this month. The iRise Hub will offer Somali entrepreneurs, innovators, developers, investors, technologies and startups the working space to share ideas, connect and collaborate with each other. A group of young men who hope to transform Somalia into a digital and tech entrepreneurship hub founded it. In an interview with Quartz Africa, the principal founder of iRise, Abdihakim Ainte said their vision…

Protests halt CBG’s Bauxite mining operations in Guinea

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Gambeta News

Protesters who blocked and barricaded roads and train tracks in the town of Kamsar following persistent electricity cuts, have caused Guinean Bauxite mining Company CBG to halt its operations. The roadblocks and barricaded train tracks ensured CBG’s workers were unable to reach its mines to work. One CBG official when interviewed said “Everything is stopped. We must find a solution to this situation because the losses for the company are significant.” Reports revealed that deadly riots erupted…

KERALA

Posted on September 19, 2017March 6, 2018 by Gambeta News

Kerala, historically known as Keralam, is an Indian state in South India on the Malabar Coast. It was formed on 1 November 1956 following the States Reorganisation Act by combining Malayalam-speaking regions. Kerala is the thirteenth-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 districts with the capital and the largest city being “Thiruvananthapuram”. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state. Kerala is South India’s…

FIVE FEMALE ENGINEERING PROFESSORS WELCOMED IN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING.

Posted on September 19, 2017March 6, 2018 by Gambeta News

Men far outnumber women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). According to Sharon Jones, the dean of the School of Engineering, there are far fewer female students than male students in the engineering department, with women making up about 26 percent of the department last year. This year, The university of Portland welcomes five new female engineering professors and two of whom are women of color. They are Rajaa Alqudah (Assistant…

South African software developers are in high demand

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Gambeta News

South African software developers that service the financial sector are in high demand locally and internationally as they capitalize on expertise gleaned from operating in one of the most sophisticated banking and advanced mobile tech environments in the world. The country’s highly progressive banking system, good technical skills, mobile know-how and competitive pricing are making it an important destination for international fin-tech software development. South Africa has a developed banking system, and her mobile technology…

DUBAI TO BUILD WORLD’S TALLEST SOLAR TOWER

Posted on September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 by Gambeta News

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has awarded a US$3.8bn contract for the fourth phase of its solar park to Shanghai Electric and ACWA Power of Saudi Arabia. The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR) Solar Park located about 50km south of Dubai, had its first phase of 13MW built by US firm First Solar in 2013, followed by a 200MW second phase, built by Spanish contractor TSK and ACWA and was commissioned in march, the third phase of 800MW…

NCC reveals that internet users in Nigeria are decreasing

Posted on September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 by Gambeta News

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) revealed that the number of people using the internet in Nigeria decreased in the month of July 2017. The number of users declined from 91,629,066 in June 2017 to 91,450,252 in July 2017, a decrease of 178,814. The telecommunications industry regulator made this known in its monthly internet subscribers’ data fact sheet, which is published on its website. The figures revealed by the NCC represent internet users on both Global…

IF YOU WANT TO BECOME A BILLIONAIRE STUDY ENGINEERING

Posted on September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 by Gambeta News

Students who study engineering in university are more likely than their peers to become billionaires, a new study suggests. As the telegraph reports , a new analysis from the UK firm Aaron Wallis Sales Recruitment finds that more of the top 100 richest people in the world (according to Forbes ) studied engineering than any other major. The survey found that 75 of the 100 richest people in the world got some kind of four-year degree (though others, like Bill…

Networks Unlimited establishes ESM business unit

Posted on September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 by Gambeta News

African value-added distributor, Networks Unlimited, has established a new Enterprise Systems Management (ESM) business unit to meet the technology demands of its customers across the continent. Hannes Rheeder will head up the new unit. Anton Jacobs Z. Managing director at Networks Unlimited, says, “The establishment of the ESM unit comes as the changing face of technology today, including globalization and the rise of the internet, creates an increasing reliance on technology to remain competitive. We…

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