Major International Business Headlines Brief::: 09 August 2023

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Major International Business Headlines Brief::: 09 August 2023 

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ü  Nigeria: World Players' Union Tackles NFF Over Unpaid Monies to Super Falcons

ü  Kenya: Cabinet Okays Commercialization of 5 State-Owned Sugar Firms

ü  Mozambique Needs 800,000 Doses of Vaccine Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease

ü  South Africa: Young Women Urged to Explore Opportunities in Oceans Economy

ü  Egypt: Electricity Cutbacks Threaten Rights

ü  Uganda: Failure to Pay Medical Interns Is Dangerous, Say Experts

ü  Tanzania: Tcb - African Market for Tanzania's Coffee Potential

ü  South Africa: DTIC to Host 8th the SA-China Joint Economic and Trade Committee

ü  South Africa: Boost for Kwanongoma Infrastructure Projects

ü  Kenya: KQ Signs Codeshare Agreement With Delta

ü  WeWork: Shares slide as it raises 'substantial doubt' over future

ü  Italian banks hit with surprise windfall tax

ü  Amazon sellers complain site is withholding money

ü  Facebook's spread not linked to psychological harm, study finds

ü  Warning UK set for five years of lost economic growth

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Nigeria: World Players' Union Tackles NFF Over Unpaid Monies to Super Falcons

FIFPRO, the global umbrella body for professional football players, has issued a forceful statement condemning the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for failing to pay Super Falcons players.

FIFPRO said in a statement released on Tuesday that it is terrible that the Super Falcons' players have to chase the NFF for money owed to them.

We reported that the Super Falcons considered the option of boycotting their opening game at the World Cup against Canada before the NFF prevailed upon them to avoid such a national embarrassment on a global stage.

Even though Captain Onome Ebi denied such a plot, many believe there is no smoke without a fire.

Now that the Super Falcons have been eliminated from the World Cup, FIFPRO has vowed to ensure that the players get all their outstanding bonus payments, camp allowances, and expenses, some of which date back to 2021.

Strong Statement

"Following the Nigeria women's national team's elimination from the FIFA Women's World Cup, FIFPRO can confirm it is assisting players in a disagreement with the Nigeria Football Federation concerning bonus payments, camp allowances, and expenses, some of which date back to 2021," the FIFPRO statement read in part

The statement continued, "During the World Cup, the players expressed the desire to remain focused on their performance without making public statements or facing other distractions.

"However, the Super Falcons believe that it is now time for the Nigeria Football Federation to honour their commitments and pay the outstanding amounts."

Despite the off-field distractions, the Super Falcons players have remained resolute in their performance on the pitch, as evident in their commendable outing at the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

"The team is extremely frustrated that they have had to pursue the Nigeria Football Federation for these payments before and during the tournament and may have to continue doing so afterward. It is regrettable that players needed to challenge their own federation at such an important time in their careers," the FIFPRO statement added.

Accusations

The build-up to the World Cup was tumultuous for Nigeria, with coach Randy Waldrum making some grievous allegations against the NFF, including a backlog of unpaid salaries.

In an interview conducted early in July, the American said the NFF owed him 14 months' salary until three weeks ago when the federation paid seven months.

He also added that the NFF owed some players "per diem and bonuses" from two years ago.

"Up until about three weeks ago, I had been owed 14 months' salary, and then they paid seven months' salary," the American said in a chat on the 'Sounding Off on Soccer' podcast.

"Before that, for a year and a half to two years, I had been owed for months before I was paid a little bit of it. Starting July, I'll be eight months behind in salary.

"We still have players that haven't been paid since two years ago when we played the summer series in the USA. It's a travesty."

In May, Ademola Olajire, the NFF's Director of Communication, admitted the federation was facing "huge financial challenges", but they were "working hard to resolve the problems".

"The NFF has been facing huge financial challenges, and there is an ongoing effort to resolve all the issues relating to unpaid wages," the NFF spokesperson said.

"It is unfortunately not something to be proud of, and the new board of the federation is working hard to resolve the problems," Mr Olajire added.

Waldrum, however, claimed that FIFA had disbursed $960,000 to all the teams that qualified for the 2023 Women's World Cup to prepare for the tournament.

The coach demanded accountability from the NFF regarding the money that should have funded the Falcons' preparation for the World Cup.

"I have a close contact in the US that is very connected to some of the boards at FIFA, and this person told me that in October, every country was given $960,000 from FIFA to prepare for the World Cup. Where's the money?

"If we had that money, why did we not build a camp in November?"

Though Waldrum has offered to continue in his position, many feel his series of outbursts may work against him.

FIFPRO has given the assurance that it will continue to work with the players to ensure their contractual rights are honoured and the NFF settles all outstanding payments.

-Premium Times.

Kenya: Cabinet Okays Commercialization of 5 State-Owned Sugar Firms

Nairobi — Cabinet has approved Comprehensive Overhaul of State-owned sugar companies paving way for private sector participation and modernization.

The government dropped plans to privatize State-owned sugar firms in the country following sustained opposition from various stakeholders in the sugar-belt region.

The ailing State millers that had been earmarked for privatization include Nzoia Sugar Company, Chemelil Sugar Company, Miwani Sugar Company (In Receivership), Muhoroni Sugar Company (In Receivership), South Nyanza Sugar Company, and Mumias Sugar Company (In Receivership).

"If the proposal by Cabinet receives Parliamentary approval, the State-owned entities would be operated under a lease and operate framework," the Cabinet dispatch stated.

In April, President William Ruto said that the five sugar factories, together with Mumias Sugar Company, have debts of up to Sh60 billion, which he said would be written off by his government.

The five companies are in urgent need of modernization to survive competition from the entry of other sugar producers and an impending end to sugar import limits from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) trade bloc.

Cabinet has sanctioned the extension of the framework for duty-free importation of milled sugar to bridge the supply deficit.

The move at reducing at the high retail price of sugar fueled by an acute cane shortage in the country.

-Capital FM.

Mozambique Needs 800,000 Doses of Vaccine Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Maputo — Mozambique's veterinary authorities are mobilising funds for the purchase of a further 800,000 doses of vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease, aiming to complete the immunisation of cattle in the country.

The doses are destined for the southern provinces of Maputo and Gaza, central Manica and Tete and northern Niassa, the last two of which are facing active outbreaks of the disease.

Zacarias Massicame, head of the Department of Disease Prevention and Control at the Ministry of Agriculture, cited in Tuesday's issue of the Maputo daily "Notícias', said the country needs over one million doses to ensure the protection of livestock.

He explained that the import of about 300,000 vaccines is underway for areas with active outbreaks and a high risk of spreading foot-and-mouth disease.

This will reinforce the doses recently allocated to Manica, Tete and Niassa and which are already under administration.

"The late and limited availability of vaccines and the limited capacity to move technicians to the field are affecting the immunisation calendar. In recent years, the sector has not been able to meet the minimum recommended vaccination requirements to achieve herd health defence', Massicame said, adding that the sector is mapping the fever-free zones to allow the Foot and Mouth Disease Control Committee to determine, in the coming days, the easing of restrictive measures, enabling the resumption of the movement of cattle, sheep, goats and pigs.

Foot-and-mouth disease is regarded as one of the most important cross-border diseases of hoofed animals in the world because of its rapid transmission and spread capacity, with negative economic impacts due to restrictions on the movement of animals and their derivatives from one area to another.

South Africa: Young Women Urged to Explore Opportunities in Oceans Economy

Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has encouraged young people to explore career opportunities in the oceans economy.

"Given this enormous diversity available through the oceans economy, there are several value chains from which women can leverage opportunities for jobs, develop entrepreneurships, and build their businesses," Dlamini Zuma said on Monday in Cape Town.

South Africa has a coastline that spans about 2 800 kilometers from Namibia to Mozambique.

Addressing young women who had an opportunity to visit the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Military Naval Base in Simon's Town, the Minister emphasised that the ocean resource presents various opportunities, which can be commodified for economic development.

In an effort to demonstrate the opportunities for women in the sector, learners from various schools toured a shipyard at the Military Naval Base as part of Women's Month activities that showcased the role of women in the maritime sector.

The tour was followed by presentations from officials from who work in maritime security, hydrography, as well submarines. This exercise provided an in-depth understanding of the oceans economy.

"Boat builders are required to construct small and large vessels once these vessels are designed by engineers. Maintenance technicians across various disciplines such as mechanical, electrical and others are required to ensure the ships and their equipment run optimally. Marine biologists are required to point out where the best fishing spots are. The fishing nets used by the trawlers need to be made," Dlamini Zuma said.

She said that all young people, particularly women, should grow up with a firm understanding of three primary sub-sectors, namely, shipping and transport, marine resources and marine tourism.

"We need a skills revolution which draws from Operation Phakisa to cover all the primary, secondary and tertiary economic activities within the Oceans Economy. We also need a curriculum trains them in the value chain of the four secondary industry sub-sectors," the Minister said.

These include operational support services, which comprise shipping logistics and marine technologies; manufacturing and construction (including civil engineering, marine manufacturing, ship repair and maintenance), as well as business services, which incorporates maritime specialised professionals within the banking, legal, insurance, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and the consulting domain.

Operation Phakisa focuses on unlocking the economic potential of South Africa's oceans, which could contribute up to R177 billion to the GDP by 2033 and between 800 000 and one million direct jobs.

"As a department, we have adopted an all-of-society approach to livelihoods restoration and wealth creation toward empowering women, youth and persons with disabilities. This involves a partnership with the SANDF to establish a National Service where young people will be trained across various disciplines, including the oceans economy.

"Let us make the call to the country to join us in supporting and implementing meaningful programmes, plans, policies, strategies and interventions geared towards unlocking barriers of entry for young girls and women, and the largely unemployed population," the Minister said.

This year's Women's Month is celebrated under the theme, 'Accelerating Socio-Economic Opportunities for Women's Empowerment'. The theme highlights the need to ensure that all women have access to participate equally in all areas of human endeavor.

Oppression of women

Despite various strides which have been achieved toward improving the status of women in society, Dlamini Zuma said the systemic oppression of women over time has left almost indelible marks that need redress.

"In the South African context, women in rural areas and the townships bear the most burden of generational systemic oppression. It is tragic that on the triple challenges of poverty, inequality and unemployment plaguing our country, women are the most affected.

"Violence in this country is gendered, with statistics from the South African Police Service indicating that about nine women are murdered daily, with countless others being sexually violated, abused and subjected to all manner of atrocities.

"Women continue to be paid far less than men for work of equal value. Women face food insecurity yet the majority of farm workers in Africa are women who do not own the land they labour and eat the crumbs that fall from the tables of those who own the means of production," Dlamini Zuma said.

She noted that the World Bank's 2023 report on 'Women, Business and the Law' reiterates that empowering women is a prerequisite for economic development.

"It is equally important to prioritise empowering the girl-child, particularly as today's girls are tomorrow's women. The success of any meaningful attempt to grow South Africa together hinges on ensuring that women, particularly those who have been systematically oppressed, are able to participate equally in all areas of human endeavor, specifically in the mainstream economy," the Minister said.

-SAnews.gov.za.

Egypt: Electricity Cutbacks Threaten Rights

Beirut — Address Roots of Crisis; Ensure No Discrimination in Cuts

The Egyptian government is limiting electricity use with daily power cutbacks nationwide, putting people's economic and social rights at risk, Human Rights Watch said today.

The cuts appear to last longer in rural areas, which have higher poverty rates, and have left many people without power amid soaring temperatures, hindering their ability to perform their jobs, including for some medical workers, and limiting access to water. The government should recognize everyone's right to clean, accessible, and affordable electricity.

"Egypt's government has long demanded implicitly that Egyptians sacrifice their civil and political rights in return for economic prosperity," said Adam Coogle, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. "But electricity cuts dramatically reduce people's ability to realize their rights including to food, water, and health care."

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said that the cuts, which began on July 22, 2023, following a week of sudden blackouts, are to reduce pressure on the country's electricity infrastructure due to increased demand. However, government officials have also said that the electricity crisis was caused by an inadequate gas supply to run power plants. The government has been planning at least since August 2022 to ration electricity to enable the government to export natural gas as a way of shoring up foreign currency reserves.

On July 27, the government announced that the rationing plan would last at least until September, following the prime minister's July 19 remarks that the cuts would end by July 25. To address the crisis, the government announced several measures including having some public sector employees work from home on Sundays, a workday in Egypt.

People posted videos on social media platforms complaining that the cuts are preventing them from performing their jobs, threatening their right to work. A parliament member stated during parliamentary questioning of the electricity and renewable energy minister that the power outages have prevented water from reaching higher floors in residential buildings at times in six cities in the Cairo area.

The government announced that hospitals are exempted from power cuts, but not private clinics. A doctor told BBC Arabic that he had to repeat a laparoscopy because the electricity was cut. Even the backup generator in the clinic did not work properly because of electrical current fluctuation, he said.

News outlets have reported that the cuts are lasting for longer periods in some areas. In greater Cairo, the cuts are lasting an entire hour four times a day, compared with five in Upper Egypt and the Delta region, New Arab reported. One parliament member said that residents in some areas of al-Omranay, Giza, were only receiving 2 hours of electricity over a 15-hour span, damaging electrical appliances.

An Electricity Ministry official was quoted in al-Shorouk, a local newspaper, saying that an outage may last for up to two hours in cities, but up to three hours in villages. The Council of Ministers spokesman, Ambassador Nader Saad, attributed the longer cuts in some villages to human error and technical issues. "Maybe the person responsible for cutting the electricity forgot to bring it back," he said.

On July 31, the Council of Ministers issued schedules for cuts across the country, except for Marsa Matrouh, Red Sea, and South Sinai governorates. These three regions are exempt, the prime minister said, because their energy consumption is lower. The tourist and coastal areas will also be exempted, he said, because they generate public revenue.

Based on the schedules, cuts in all neighborhoods will amount to an hour a day, except in Alexandria Governorate, where the cuts can reach up to 140 minutes. The government did not provide justification for this discrepancy.

Though Prime Minister Madbouly said that the cuts were due to excessive demand, the Electricity Minister told local media that electricity consumption in the country did not exceed potential production capacity. He said the cuts were mainly driven by the inadequate supply of natural gas and fuel oil, to run power plants.

In 2019, Egypt achieved gas self-sufficiency and started to export liquefied natural gas, but the gas output reached its lowest level in three years in May, according to Middle East Economic Survey. To fill the gap, the government announced it would import an additional US$250-300 million worth of fuel oil until the end of August.

On July 19, an Electricity Ministry official told al-Shorouk that the ministry plans to reduce local natural gas consumption by 25 percent to preserve quantities of natural gas for export and ensure foreign currency payments to Egypt amid the country's deep debt crisis.

On July 27, Madbouly said that the government halts natural gas exports during summer months, but Saheeh Masr, a fact-checking platform, disclosed that Egypt has exported gas over the past four summers, with a total value of $2.68 billion according to data from the Central Bank of Egypt.

The likelihood that the cuts are linked to the export of natural gas is also consistent with an August 2022 government plan to ration energy consumption nationwide to save 15 percent of the natural gas used in running power stations to export and obtain foreign currency. The government planned to increase the supply of electricity generated from renewables to 20 percent by 2022, but renewables only accounted for 11 percent that year.

The internationally protected right to an adequate standard of living includes the right of everyone, without discrimination, to sufficient, reliable, safe, clean, accessible, and affordable electricity, Human Rights Watch said. Access to electricity is critical to ensuring other rights, including but not limited to health, housing, water, and education, and should be recognized as a distinct human right.

Countries have a duty to ensure that everyone in their territory or jurisdiction has access to electricity. This means ensuring adequate and sustainable electricity generation and supply, and international cooperation to ensure reliable, affordable, and available electricity for the end user.

Almost half of Egypt's greenhouse gas emissions come from electricity and heat production, 90 percent of which is produced from fossil fuels, largely gas. Egyptian authorities should take immediate and urgent steps to ensure that all residents have a continuous, affordable, and clean supply of electricity that does not contribute to the climate crisis, with a focus on increasing generation capacity from hydropower, wind, and solar, Human Rights Watch said. The quicker the transition to renewable energy, the more money Egypt will save, the more jobs created, and the less Egypt will be contributing to the climate crisis.

"The government has long known its planned natural gas exports are at odds with Egyptians' electricity needs, yet it prefers to rely on power cuts rather than invest in renewable energy to make up the difference," Coogle said. "If the government is forced to cut electricity, it should at least ensure that the burdens are shared equally, without discrimination."-HRW.

Uganda: Failure to Pay Medical Interns Is Dangerous, Say Experts

Kampala, Uganda — Healthcare worker strikes in Uganda are likely to have greater negative impact on poor and vulnerable patients, according to research published in Cureus, a journal of medical science which is part of Springer Nature; the German-British academic publishing company with headquarters in London, Berlin and New York City.

Services were paralysed in Uganda hospitals starting May 01 when pre-interns took to the streets to protest failure by the Ministry of Health to deploy them. This was the third time interns were striking in as many years over the same issues.

The nationwide strike followed an April 5 an announcement by the Minister of Health, Jane Ruth Aceng, that there would be a delayed deployment of the JHOs for the year 2023-2024. This was after a wait of over nine months for those who had completed final exams in May 2022.

The government responded with force and many of the protesters were, according to the researchers, inhumanely treated and arrested by the Uganda Police Force. Meanwhile, the SHOs reactivated their industrial action and laid down their tools, and ceased working on May 1, 2023, over the payment of arrears.

On July 28, the Ministry of Health surrendered and cleared 1,901 medical pre-interns for deployment to 58 internship centers across the country. But there remains anxiety over their payment. The government in 2021 resolved that medical interns be paid a monthly allowance of Shs2.5 million with effect from July 01. However, the government says the newly deployed interns are to get only Shs1 million monthly.

Also, according to the researchers, the payment of monthly allowances of interns is frequently delayed, forcing many to live in harsh conditions. They may live in poor housing or be evicted from houses they rent. While hospitals in rural areas may be able to provide accommodations, over 100 interns living in the hostel of the national referral hospital were evicted for renovations in 2014. Interns in the public government hospitals always must find accommodation, food, and transportation, which is difficult when there is a delay or no payment. This has led to strikes in the past.

'Deserve Better pay'

"Medical workers deserve to be paid for their hard work, and appreciated for their performance, particularly in low-resource settings," say the authors, doctors Esau Ogei and Catherine Lewis respectively of St. Joseph's Hospital Kitovu in Uganda and East Tennessee State University, USA. Dr. Lewis is also a General Surgery practitioner at St. Joseph's Hospital Kitovu.

Their research paper is entitled ' Medical Training in Uganda: A Critical but Neglected Part of the Healthcare System'. It offers a brief abstract of the structure of health care and facilities in Uganda, the role of medical students, interns, and medical officers, and their working conditions and pay. It also describes what it calls the "disruption in the fulfillment of basic health services" due to strikes.

"In order to prioritise the care of patients in the country, there should be fair treatment of the medical workers to boost and maintain morale and ultimately lead to continued quality patient care," say the authors.

The researchers point out that healthcare worker strikes are not unique to Uganda and have become a growing concern to the international health community.

They say the inability of governments to deliver necessary healthcare quality and contribute to a better life for their citizens has led to healthcare worker strikes in low and middle-income countries such as Zimbabwe, Haiti, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda.

"Low pay or no pay has led to the majority of the strikes in Uganda," they say. They say the World Health Organisation (WHO) mentions "a sufficient capacity of well-trained, motivated health workers" as a component of achieving universal health coverage.

The research paper is written under five main headings: Uganda's healthcare system infrastructure, Medical education in Uganda, Nationwide strike by medical interns, Why medical interns strike, and consequences of the medical healthcare worker strike in Uganda.

The authors say quality healthcare is dependent upon the structure of healthcare and/or healthcare facilities in a country and that in Uganda, the healthcare system has had drastic changes over the last 50 years.

They point out that continuous demands for better working conditions and payment of arrears have forced the graduate medical students and upcoming medical interns to strike, causing disruption in the fulfillment of basic health services.

According to them, in the 1960s, Uganda had one of the best healthcare systems in East Africa. Hospitals were well-equipped, well-staffed, and had a set of connected healthcare units, they say. But political turmoil from 1970 to 1985 fragmented this healthcare system.

Today, although the Ministry of Health (MOH) is responsible for the majority of the healthcare services, the private sector and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) also play an important role. The study describes part of the hierarchy of Uganda's healthcare system of health centers and hospitals that consist of seven levels. The study starts at Level V onwards.

Level V refers to general hospitals that are in each district. These have specialised clinics and consultants, and many are in the private sector. Level VI refers to regional referral hospitals that have specialised services and some residency programs. Currently, there is one level VII national referral hospital. This facility has advanced diagnostic services, advanced research capabilities, and "super-specialists. The authors point out that Uganda reintroduced free healthcare in the country in 2001.

A mandatory stage

The authors point out that supervised medical work or internship for one year is a mandatory stage for graduate medical doctors, pharmacists, dentists, and nurses before licensure. Under this arrangement, intern doctors, also known as junior house officers (JHOs), work with a provisional license under the supervision of senior medical doctors in the fields of surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology for one year. Thereafter, the new doctors are fully licensed by the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council (UMDPC).

At the time of doing the research, graduates who were waiting for internships (pre-interns) had finished their education about a year ago, in May 2022, but were still awaiting deployment by the Ministry of Health.

There is also another group called Senior house officers (SHOs) who are qualified medical doctors already registered and licensed by the UMDPC but are undergoing postgraduate training to become specialists in various fields of medicine.

These two groups, JHOs and SHOs, make up over 75% of the human resources for doctors in regional referral hospitals, national referral hospitals, and many private not-for-profit hospitals, and they are almost always the first responders. They deliver more than 90% of emergency obstetrics (childbirth and midwifery) care in regional and national referral hospitals where 78% of all maternal deaths occur.

Interns are oftentimes forced to work over 12 hours a day, seven days a week, without days off. The researchers say during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the recent Ebola outbreak, many doctors worked long hours, were forced to quarantine, and sometimes worked without protective gear.

The payment of monthly allowances of JHOs and SHOs in Uganda is frequently delayed, forcing many to live in harsh conditions. They may live in poor housing or be evicted from houses they rent. While hospitals in rural areas may be able to provide accommodations, over 100 interns living in the hostel of the national referral hospital were evicted for renovations in 2014. Interns in the public government hospitals always must find accommodation, food, and transportation, which is difficult when there is a delay or no payment.

"Medical interns are supposed to be fully supervised by a senior consultant. However, oftentimes interns work more closely with medical officers or SHOs," say the authors. They add that there is widespread absenteeism of senior consultants and a lack of oversight.

"That also causes the JHOs and SHOs to strike," the research says. Medical officers have completed their internship but have not yet secured a spot as an SHO. They, therefore, do not have as much experience as the senior consultants.

Because of their tremendous contribution to the workforce, it was resolved that JHOs and SHOs would be paid a monthly allowance of Shs2.5 million with effect from July 1, 2021. However, these allowances are often not paid on time, and at the time of the research, there was a proposition to not pay these doctors at all. Meanwhile, the first-year SHOs had not yet received any government allowances, while the second and third-year SHOs have not been paid for about four to six months.

Later, an announcement was made that subsequently there would be no payment for their work and that those who could not pay their way through internship would therefore not receive their medical licenses. It was also said that the internship year would be considered a mandatory extra year for a medical degree, which is contrary to the current standard. The presentation of the MOH budget did not include JHO and SHO payments despite having had their monthly allowances raised less than two years ago.

The researchers say strikes have the potential to lead to either graduating doctors who are inadequately trained or, if there is prolonged delay in their training, the strikes could ultimately lead to a shortage of well-trained doctors as there will not be any new senior consultants who will enter the workforce. "Further delay may also cause many doctors to pursue training in other countries, leading to a shortage of physicians in Uganda," they add, "Without the main source of healthcare providers, the country may experience increased mortality with the return of any outbreak or pandemic."

"These endless strikes and issues of delayed deployment have always deterred service delivery in the regional and national referral hospitals, and even in private hospitals where interns train." The researchers say, "Medical workers deserve to be paid for their hard work, and appreciated for their performance, particularly in low-resource settings. A boost in the morale of Uganda's medical workers will ultimately lead to an overall improvement in the healthcare system."

-Independent (Kampala).

Tanzania: Tcb - African Market for Tanzania's Coffee Potential

Arusha — As the Coffee market in Tanzania is projected to grow by 7.78 per cent (2023-2028) resulting in a market volume of 34.25 million US dollars in 2028, Tanzania Coffee Board (TCB) says the African market alone is potential.

TCB Director General, Primus Kimaryo said at the weekend that the government plans to explore the African market rather than the European market saying the market in Africa is lucrative.

"We want to see all our produce being sold in Africa because the market is huge," he said.

He said by giving the example that Algeria and South Africa were consuming coffee from Italy and Germany saying it's time for Tanzania to grab those markets.

"Why do we think of the European market since there is high demand for coffee in Morocco and Tunisia and other countries in Africa?" he questioned.

He was commenting on the African coffee summit which is taking place in Kampala from yesterday until Thursday this week.

The summit aims to foster discussions on strategies to enhance coffee production through value addition. The event presents a significant opportunity for Tanzania to further its position in the global coffee market and explore avenues for boosting coffee exports.

"The summit provides a platform for the country to not only engage with fellow coffee-producing nations but also seek avenues to expand our coffee market reach," he said.

He said Kagera Region alone last year produced an average of 40,000 kilogrammes of clean coffee mostly robusta.

Robusta coffee beans have low acidity and high bitterness and are mainly used in instant coffee, espresso and as filler in ground coffee blends. Robusta coffee grows at lower altitudes in most of Kagera's green farms.

More than 90 per cent of the country's output comes from small farmers rather than estates, employing 400,000 households and directly affecting more than 2.4 million inhabitants.

Coffee is the second most valuable agricultural export after tobacco.

Tanzanian coffee was purchased by the majority of Japanese (22 per cent), Italians (19 per cent), and Americans (12 per cent). Germany was once the major customer of Tanzanian coffee, but with enhanced marketing and quality control, Japan and the United States have begun to purchase the lion's share of exports.

-Daily News.

South Africa: DTIC to Host 8th the SA-China Joint Economic and Trade Committee

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) will host the 8th session of the South Africa - China Joint Economic and Trade Committee on Wednesday and Thursday.

The two-day meeting will be led by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel and China's Minister of Commerce, Wang Wentao.

Issues to be discussed include investments on both ends, market access in the two countries, cooperation on new energy projects and cooperation in multilateral platforms.

The first day is a closed meeting between senior government officials from both South Africa and China.

On the second day, both Ministers will make remarks and hold a signing ceremony of purchasing agreements.

The signing ceremony will be preceded by business-to-business and match-making between Chinese buyers and South African exporters.

-SAnews.gov.za.

South Africa: Boost for Kwanongoma Infrastructure Projects

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport and KwaNongoma Local Municipality have committed to work together to accelerate service delivery, especially the delivery of transport infrastructure projects.

This follows a meeting where Transport, Community Safety and Liaison MEC, Sipho Hlomuka, led a team of departmental officials to engage with the municipality in a bid to identify areas of possible partnership.

During a meeting on Monday, KwaNongoma Local Municipality Mayor, Mshangane Ndabandaba and Speaker Babongile Sithole shared the challenges facing the municipality and pledged to work with the provincial and national government in promoting service delivery.

The Department of Transport introduced a team of fleet and personnel that is deployed to assist in improving local roads under the three various traditional councils in the area.

The team deployed will be working in the area for a month, where they will rehabilitate roads, including D1857, D1858 and D1858, which are located in Mthwadlana, KwaNongoma.

Hlomuka said government is exploring a number of innovations to support struggling municipalities like KwaNongoma, where key projects will be prioritised.

He said the department is going to identify critical areas of intervention.

"We will assist the municipality to fulfil its constitutional and political mandate to deliver services to the people. The Department of Transport has started, and we commit to reviving road infrastructure in KwaNongoma," Hlomuka said.

The MEC said the team will do local roads but will also look at critical capital projects.

"Government, at a provincial level, has agreed that all departments will improve their service delivery roll-out in Nongoma. This will also culminate in the Premier-led Operation Sukuma Sakhe, which is a provincial government integrated service delivery programme," Hlomuka said.

He said national departments have also committed to accelerate services to assist the municipality.

Ndabandaba commended the department's intervention, saying that with a budget of R39 billion from the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG), the municipality is unable to cover all the wards within the local municipality.

"We welcome the involvement and partnership with the provincial government. This marks a new era for the people of KwaNongoma, and it is a start of more good things to come," Ndabandaba said.

Hlomuka also expressed concern with the level of political intolerance and political killings in the area, saying more work will be done on crime, including political violence.

-SAnews.gov.za.

Kenya: KQ Signs Codeshare Agreement With Delta

Nairobi — Kenya Airways (KQ) has signed a code-share agreement with the American airline Delta, opening new destinations for the carriers.

Under the deal, KQ customers flying between Nairobi and New York will access additional travel options in Africa and the USA.

Currently, the national carrier operates a daily non-stop flight to America from Nairobi.

"The expanded partnership also offers customers additional travel options within the U.S. and increased flying opportunities within Africa increasing customers' travel options to more than 31 destinations in Africa and 57 cities across the U.S. and Canada," KQ said in a statement.

"Tickets will be available to purchase from kenya-airways.com as well as through trade and corporate channels including travel agencies."

Codeshare flights are where airlines agree to sell each other seats on their own.

Early this year, KQ Cargo signed a codeshare agreement with Astral Aviation to boost trade between Africa and the Middle East.

The deal saw KQ emblazon its codeshare flight numbers on Astral flights originating from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) into Nairobi for onward distribution in Africa.

-Capital FM.

WeWork: Shares slide as it raises 'substantial doubt' over future

Shares of WeWork, the once globally hyped office space sharing company, have plunged after it raised "substantial doubt" about its future.

The company's shares fell by close to 24% in extended trading in New York.

The firm added that its management needed to raise additional capital to keep it afloat over the next 12 months.

WeWork, which is backed by Japanese tech giant Softbank, was hit hard by the pandemic as social distancing rules drove people to work from home.

However, it has yet to turn a profit even after workers returned to offices as coronavirus restrictions eased.

On Tuesday, WeWork said in a statement that it faced challenges including softer demand and a "difficult" operating environment.

"Substantial doubt exists about the company's ability to continue as a going concern," the firm said.

It added: "The company's ability to continue as a going concern is contingent upon successful execution of management's plan to improve liquidity and profitability over the next 12 months."

The plan involves raising additional capital through the issuance of stocks or bonds, or asset sales.

The management will also move to reduce rental costs and limit capital expenditures, WeWork said.

Zoom orders workers back to the office

Four in 10 Londoners switch to hybrid work - data

WeWork currently has 512,000 members at its workspaces in 33 countries around the world.

The company's first attempt to go public collapsed in 2019 over concerns about its business model and co-founder Adam Neumann's leadership style.

It was listed two years later in a deal that valued WeWork at $9bn. That was roughly a fifth of its estimated value in 2019.

The firm has also struggled to cope with troubles in the technology sector.

It has seen the exits of several top executives this year, including that of former chief executive and chairman Sandeep Mathrani.

In March, WeWork said it had struck deals with Softbank and other investors to reduce its debt by around $1.5bn.

Shares in the company have fallen by more than 95% in the last year. Shares fell by almost a quarter in extended trading on Wednesday to $0.21 (£0.16).

Italian banks hit with surprise windfall tax

Italy has passed a one-off 40% tax on the profits banks earn from higher interest rates, in a shock move that has seen shares plummet.

A hike in official interest rates has resulted in record profits for Italian banks, prompting the government's move.

Proceeds will be used to help mortgage holders and to cut taxes, the government says.

But Italian banks have said the tax on their profits will be "substantially negative" for the sector.

The surprise move was agreed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's ministers at a cabinet meeting late on Monday. They vowed to invest the funds raised into helping households and businesses struggling with the cost of borrowing.

"One has only to look at banks' first-half profits to realise that we are not talking about a few millions, but of billions," Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini told a news conference in Rome late on Monday.

The tax will apply to the net interest income that comes from the gap between the banks' lending and deposit rates.

Around €2bn (£1.7bn) is reportedly expected to be generated from the levy, which will be used to fund support for families hit by higher interest rates.

Italy's parliament now has 60 days to pass the tax decree into law.

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told the Corriere della Sera newspaper the tax was not against the banks, "but a measure to protect families" and those struggling to pay mortgages.

But some European banks have said the surprise move is bad news for the sector.

Equity Research Analyst at Citi, Azzurra Guelfi, said: "We see this tax as substantially negative for banks given both the impact on capital and profit as well as for cost of equity of bank shares."

Shares in the country's two largest banks, Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit, dropped by 8% and 6.5% respectively on Tuesday morning following the announcement.

Shares in Banco BPM, the country's third-largest bank dropped 8.2%, while the state-owned Monte dei Paschi di Siena dipped by 7.4%. Other banks including BPER Banca, Banca Generali and Mediobanca were also down.

The fallout has had ramifications for other banks, with shares dropping at Germany's Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank, and France's BNP Paribas and Credit Agricole.

"The tax that Italy has levied on the excess profits that banks are perceived to be making has come as a surprise and is likely raising concerns that other countries could follow Italy's example," said Stuart Cole, chief macro economist at Equiti Capital.

Other European countries including Hungary and Spain have imposed similar windfall taxes on banks.

In May, Lithuanian lawmakers backed a temporary windfall tax on banks to fund defence spending, while Estonia is planning to raise the tax level on banks to 18%, up from 14% this year.

A windfall tax is a levy imposed by a government on companies that have benefited from something they were not responsible for - in other words, a windfall.

Amazon sellers complain site is withholding money

Hundreds of Amazon sellers have complained that the online marketplace is withholding their money.

Amazon said it emailed sellers about a "delivery date based reserve" which holds some money in case of refunds.

But some sellers have written to their MPs saying they cannot get the cash needed to run their businesses.

Vinyl and CD seller Mario told the BBC Amazon is holding £5,000 leaving him "shaken and panicked" and fearing he can no longer continue trading.

He has been selling music on Amazon for seven years, but said he can no longer afford to renew his stock, or pay for postage to fulfil his current orders.

Mario, whose money was frozen on 3 August, said he is unable to withdraw any for maintaining daily operations.

"I'm losing my company," he said. "I've never had a problem with my payments before. How can I feed my family, pay my bills?"

He told the BBC when he emailed Amazon Sellers' customer services, he received a "generic, stock" message that did not inform him about the specifics of his case.

He showed the BBC posts on the Amazon Sellers forum, where there are complaints from hundreds of other sellers who have had their money withheld since 3 August.

'£170

Daniel Moore, 48, has a business called Ink Jungle that sells ink cartridges. He has £170,000 in reserve - and it is increasing by £40,000 a day, he said.

"The value they will hold from us is disproportionately high versus the potential refunds processed by customer returns or non-delivery," he said.

Daniel uses Fulfilled By Amazon to ship some of his orders, and says he has a 0% defect rate on deliveries, and just 0.13% for returns - but that his money is still being withheld.

Fulfilled By Amazon is a system where sellers use Amazon's warehouse to stock their goods, and Amazon then ships orders to customers on behalf of the sellers from that warehouse.

Daniel said the withheld funds meant he will be unable to pay his £191,000 VAT bill, which is due this week.

His company turns over about £16m on Amazon and employs more than 20 staff.

Daniel says the reserve has left him unable to buy stock and unable to pay bills.

He has contacted his local MP and the Financial Conduct Authority.

'Crippling'

Michelle, 32, from Cheltenham has been selling pet products for more than 10 years on Amazon. She told the BBC it is holding £16,000 of her takings.

She took out a loan from Amazon Lending to help keep her business running during the time her money was held, but the loan money of £18,000 is also locked and is inaccessible - even though Amazon said in the loan confirmation email that the funds would be available straight away.

She was told by Amazon that she will not be able to access any of that money for at least two weeks.

"Obviously when we were used to disbursing payments into our bank account daily, those two weeks are very challenging indeed for the cash flow of the business.

"We employ 13 members of staff and this is crippling our business", she said.

Michelle made several attempts to contact Amazon but says she keeps being told to "wait".

"This whole delivery based reserve is meant to hold funds relating to orders being delivered, then an additional seven days, but they are holding everything including our approved loan," Michelle added.

The BBC has seen several letters sent from sellers to MPs complaining about Amazon's reserve system.

Conservative MP for Bracknell James Sunderland's office confirmed that it was looking in to Amazon's reserve system and that the issue has been raised with ministers, and that the Treasury was aware of it.

Amazon said the policy was introduced for new sellers worldwide in 2016, but extended to sellers in the EU and the UK registered before this date on 3 August this year.

The Small Business Commissioner's office said many sellers reported that they were being offered loans by Amazon at interest rates of around 14% to help them manage cash flow while they wait for funds to come through.

"They say they are being lent their own money at high interest, but for some the alternative is insolvency. We need big firms to understand that delaying small payments to small firms can have a massive negative impact and everyone loses," commissioner Liz Barclay said.

She added that with bank processing times, many sellers are having to wait for around 14 days for their money and have a two-week window in which as a result of this change, they have no income.

The news comes after Etsy began withholding 75% of sellers funds for around 45 days. The company reduced the amount after hundreds of sellers complained of it affecting their business.

Many Amazon sellers said that the email from Amazon was not clear - and in many cases was automatically sent to the junk folder in their email.

Many sellers said the email implied that their ability to withdraw daily amounts would not be restricted - when in practice, it is.

An Amazon spokesperson said: "The policy to pay sellers seven days after delivery date was introduced in August 2016 for new selling partners.

"This process will standardise this policy for European sellers to ensure they have sufficient funds to cover any financial obligations, like product returns or customer claims.

"This change does not impact the vast majority of selling partners.

"We recognise it may lead to a one-time cash flow disruption which is why we notified affected selling partners three months in advance to help them prepare for this change."-bbc

Facebook's spread not linked to psychological harm, study finds

There is no evidence the global spread of Facebook is linked to widespread psychological harm, an Oxford Internet Institute (OII) study suggests.

The research looked at how wellbeing changed in 72 countries as use of the social media platform grew.

It counters the common belief that social media is psychologically harmful, the researchers argue.

Several countries, including the UK, are considering legislation to protect social media users from online harms.

Meta, which owns Facebook, has faced scrutiny following testimony from whistle-blowers and press reports based on leaks that suggested the company's own research pointed to negative impacts on some users.

This research only looked at Facebook and not Meta's other platforms, which include Instagram.

Prof Andrew Przybylski, of the OII, told the BBC the study tried to answer the question: "As countries become more saturated with social media, how does the wellbeing of their populations look?"

He said: "It's commonly thought that this is a bad thing for wellbeing. And the data that we put together, and the data that we analysed didn't show that that was the case."

Previous OII work carried out by Prof Przybylski also found little association between teenagers' technology use and mental health problems.

But the report only looked at the overall impact of Facebook use at a national level. The broad-brush findings would not reveal the impact of Facebook use on groups of people with particular vulnerabilities.

It might, for example, miss negative impacts on small groups of users if they were offset by positive impacts on others, Prof Przybylski accepted.

It also did not drill down to examine the risks presented by certain types of content, such as material promoting self-harm.

For Prof Przybylski, the main policy lesson from the study was that researchers needed access to better data from tech firms to answer questions about the effect of social media:

"You know, we have a situation where a handful of people are crying wolf, about social media. But we don't actually have the data, we don't have the materials we need to build a wolf detector," he said.

The UK's Online Safety Bill (OSB) is in the final stages of its parliamentary journey towards becoming law. It is designed to protect people from online harms.

But Prof Sonia Livingstone, of the London School of Economics, cautioned that the study's relevance to the OSB was limited.

"The authors' broad critique - that screen-time anxieties are not much supported by robust evidence - is fair. However, the study reported here is so general as to be of little use to current regulatory or clinical debates," she told the BBC.

And while the OSB prioritises protecting children - the research does not look at youngsters as a separate group and "by and large children are not using Facebook".

"This reminds me of a conference I went to that asked, 'what difference did half a century of television make?'. How can there be one answer?" she said.

But she supported the authors' call for more research based on access to data.

The peer-reviewed research by Prof Przybylski and co-author Matti Vuorre is based on a large amount of data provided by Facebook. Both researchers are independent of the company and the research was not funded by the tech giant.

Facebook gave the researchers data showing how the number of users in each country grew between 2008 and 2019 divided into two age brackets, 13-34 and over 35.

The OII team compared this data with some on wellbeing representing nearly a million people, recorded by the Gallup World Poll Survey.

Overall the researchers say they found no evidence that increasing social media adoption was linked to a negative affect on psychological wellbeing.

Prof Peter Etchells, professor of psychology and science communication at Bath Spa University, said the "broad strokes" study was fascinating.

But he said - as the authors make clear - it did not say anything about cause and effect. However, it showed the value of the technology companies opening their doors to researchers, he noted.-bbc

Warning UK set for five years of lost economic growth

The UK is set for five years of "lost economic growth", with the poorest hit hardest, a think tank has warned.

The National Institute for Economic and Social Research (Niesr) said a triple blow of Brexit, Covid and the Ukraine war had badly affected the UK economy.

It added that the spending power of workers in many parts of the UK will remain below pre-pandemic levels until the end of 2024.

The BBC has contacted the Treasury for comment.

The amount of money made by the UK economy, its gross domestic product - or all the goods and services produced - is not forecast to return to 2019 levels until the second half of next year, Niesr forecast.

This weak "stuttering growth" over a five year period has widened the gap between the wealthier and poorer parts of the country, the think tank said.

In London, real wages are expected to be 7% higher by the end of next year than they were in 2019 - whereas in regions such as the West Midlands they are forecast to be 5% lower, its analysts said.

Despite pay increases, high inflation has forced up prices and the rising cost of living has left households throughout the UK feeling squeezed.

Niesr forecasts that inflation, the rate at which prices rise, will remain continually above the Bank of England's 2% target until early 2025, meaning the cost of living will also continue to rise. Inflation is currently 7.9%.

It means that people's wages, when taking inflation into account, would be below the level they were before the pandemic until the end of next year in "many UK regions", the think tank said.

Prof Adrian Pabst, deputy director for public policy at Niesr, said low-income households would be hit hardest, with real disposable incomes in this group falling by about 17% over the five years to 2024.

"For some of the poorest in society, coping with low or no real wage growth and persistent inflation has involved new debt to pay for permanently higher housing, energy and food costs," Prof Pabst said.

Last week, the Bank of England put up interest rates for the 14th time in a row as it continued with its efforts to make borrowing more expensive, dampen demand and therefore slow inflation.

But not all economists agree the Bank should be raising rates when many households and business are struggling financially. Raising rates too aggressively could also push the economy into recession, which is defined typically as when it shrinks for two three-month periods - or quarters - in a row.

Niesr said it expected the UK to avoid going into a recession this year, but said there was a "60% risk" of one by the end of 2024.

A growing economy generally means there are more jobs, companies are more profitable, and pay packets grow. Higher wages and larger profits also generate more money for the government in taxes that can be spent on public services.

Prof Stephen Millard, deputy director for macroeconomic modelling and forecasting at Niesr, said the "supply shocks" of Brexit, Covid, the Ukraine war and rising interest rates had "badly affected the UK economy".

"The need to address the UK's poor growth performance remains the key challenge facing policy makers as we approach the next election," he added.-bbc

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