Daily Archives: September 19, 2015

Mantis moves into East Africa with Monarch Group

Mantis has partnered with the Kenyan-based Monarch Group to develop, manage and market a number of their unique properties.  This pivotal partnership marks the beginning of a foothold in East Africa for Mantis. It’s a match meant to be, with a fusion of like-minded entrepreneurs. Both Mantis and Jambo Chester Hotels & Resorts (the current…

Malaria deaths more than halved in past 15 years

A joint World Health Organisation (WHO)-UNICEF report has revealed that rates of death from malaria have plunged by 60 percent in the past 15 years.   This means that more than 6 million lives have been saved – the vast majority of them African children, United Nations agencies pointed out on Thursday. Experts also declared that…

Mozambique Declared Landmine-free

On the 17th of September 2015, at a ceremony in Maputo, His Excellency Minister Oldemiro Júlio Margues Baloi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, declared the country ‘Free of all known landmines’. APOPO’s Head of Mine Action Africa, Tess Tewelde, says “APOPO is extremely proud to have played a part in this historical achievement, which now finally…