Tag Archives: Africas

MaryLou CostaBusiness reporter Ventrica South Africa’s outsourcing sector, including accountancy support and call centres, is growing strongly Esethu Dywili says his lucrative accountancy work has given him the chance to change his family’s life. The 31-year-old has spent a number of years working in South Africa’s fast-growing outsourced financial services sector. An outsourced services company is one, often based in …

A groundbreaking study from the University of Queensland has shed new light on the deadly effects of black mamba venom and why existing snakebite antivenoms are often unable to save lives. By studying the venoms of three mamba species, researchers uncovered a coordinated neurological attack that initially responds to treatment but later overwhelms the body, leaving victims with severe, uncontrolled …

Mayeni JonesAfrica correspondent, Johannesburg BBC Pupils at the Kairos School of Inquiry are served healthy, mainly vegetarian, meals It’s lunchtime in the leafy grounds of the Kairos School of Inquiry in Randburg, South Africa. Dozens of children line up excitedly in front of a table laden with large pots of fresh, hot food. “Today on the menu we have kitchari …