CcHUB Graduate Internship Programme 2021 for young Nigerians.

Application Deadline: April 11th 2021

CcHUB is not your typical organization. Here we believe that everyone has something unique to offer towards the economic prosperity of Africa. Our goal is to get you to unleash your inner genius to solve social issues leveraging technology and innovation. For this 3-month programme, we are on the hunt for graduates with a keen interest in technology and a desire to transform the landscape of Africa as a continent. If you are tech-savvy, confident, driven and willing to roll up your sleeves to get work done, you are just who we are looking for!

Area of Career Focus.
Spend the next 3 months of your life building an exciting and impactful career with us through any of the following paths.

Creators & Creatives

Software Development (Front / Backend)

UI / UX Design

Product Management

Digital Marketing

Executors

Education/Education Technology

Public Health

Governance and Digital Security

Incubation/Startup Support

Project Management

Administrators

Finance

People (Human Resources)

Data Analysis

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Benefits

Learning & Fun
You’ll get 3 months of growing and learning while having fun.

Mentorship
we offer personal career advisory and support sessions.

Soft-skill trainings
You'll learn essential skills to thrive in a 21st century workplace.

Forward Thinking
Interaction with industry leaders and forward-thinking professionals.

Click here to apply:  https://bit.ly/31qT3ON

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Industrial Attachment Programme 2021 for young Kenyans.

 Application Deadline: April 11th 2021

In support of the Government’s Youth Initiative to develop a pool of young talent for the Kenyan Labour Market, KRA is seeking applications from continuing Bachelor’s Degree students for its three (3) months (May to July 2021) Industrial Attachment programme.

The programme aims at providing the Youth an opportunity to acquire practical aspects of their respective areas of specialization in partial fulfillment of their degree programme. The opportunities are open within the various Support Services departments of the Authority in the following disciplines: Finance/Accounting, Economics/Statistics, Data Analytics, Supply Chain Management, Human Resource, Marketing/Communication, International Relations, ICT/Telecommunications, Hospitality, Records Management, Library & Information Systems, Security/Criminology, Business Administration/Management, Project Management, Counselling Psychology, Occupational Health, Disaster Management, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Land Economics, Architecture, Property Management, Quantity Survey, Actuarial Science, Art & Design.

Requirements

Be a Kenyan Citizen aged between 20 and 35 years
Should be a continuing student pursuing a first Degree (Undergraduate) from a recognized University and in their third or fourth year of study
Should have a valid introduction letter from the university
Must be available full time for the three months’ duration of the program

Click here to apply:  https://bit.ly/3sxVJGh

LUANDA WITH NEW CLEANING OPERATORS

 Luanda - The government of the province of Luanda as of this Monday has seven cleaning and solid waste collection companies.

The companies are the Luanda Cleaning and Sanitation Company (Elisal-EP), indicated for the municipalities of Luanda and Cazenga, Er-Sol (Icolo e Bengo), Sambiente (Quiçama and Viana), Multilimpeza (Cacuaco), Jump Business (Belas), Chay Chay (Kilamba Kiaxi) and the Dassala/Envirobac consortium (Talatona).

According to a press release from the provincial government, the effective signing of the contracts is scheduled for Tuesday (30).

After the signing of the contract, according to the note, operators immediately will start the process of cleaning and collecting solid waste across the entire province of Luanda.

The process for hiring new operators, which started on February 24, 2021, had applications by 69 companies, 39 of which met the requirements, with 7 being approved.

The province of Luanda produces at least 6,800 tonnes of solid waste daily, which were being collected by six cleaning operators.

The six companies, which had the capacity to collect only 60% of the waste produced in the capital, lost their licenses as a result of the suspension of public contracts, by the provincial government of Luanda.

COVID-19: 130,750 PEOPLE VACCINATED IN ANGOLA

 Luanda - The health authorities announced, on Monday, the vaccination of 130,750 people against Covid-19, since the 2nd of March.

According to the secretary of State for Public Health, Franco Mufinda, of those vaccinated 12,987 received their first dose in the last 24 hours.

Among those vaccinated in the last hours, 5 753 were in Luanda, 3 374 in Benguela, 1 785 in Huambo, 1 115 in Huíla and 940 in Cabinda.

In a first phase, vaccines in Angola are being administered to health professionals, teachers of all levels of education, elderly people over the age of 65, staff of the Defence and Security organs, patients with sickle cell disease and chronic renal failure with over 18 years of age.

The health authorities expect to vaccinate 54% of the population, roughly 16.8 million citizens over the age of sixteen.

The country received over 200,000 doses, adding up to a total of 824,000 doses of vaccine.

COVID-19: ANGOLA REGISTERS 91 RECOVERIES AND 69 NEW INFECTIONS

 Luanda – The Health authorities announced, on Monday, the recovery of 91 patients, 69 new infections and a death from covid-19, in the last 24 hours.

According to the secretary of State for Public Health, Franco Mufinda, who spoke at the data update session, among the recoveries, 87 live in Luanda and 4 in Huambo.

Of the new infections, 54 were diagnosed in Luanda, 7 in Cabinda, 5 in Cuando Cubando, 2 in Zaire and 1 in Benguela, whose ages range from 8 to 75 years, being 38 male and 31 female.

The death involves a 72-year-old Angolan citizen.

Thus, the latest total for the country indicates 22,132 positive cases, with 534 deaths, 20,380 recoveries and 1,218 active.

Of the current diseased, 6 are in critical condition, 8 severe, 36 moderate, 32 mild and 1 136 asymptomatic.

There are 82 people in inpatient centres and 31 in institutional quarantine.

The authorities have 1,500 positive contact cases under medical surveillance.

In the labs, 1,245 samples were processed, with a daily positivity rate of 5.5%.

Ghana: Domestic violence affects more women in rural areas -Police

 The Northern Regional Coordinator of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit(DOVVSU), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mr Emmanuel Holortu, has disclosed that Women and Children in rural environments experience more domestic and family violence than their counterparts in urban areas.

He said in the rural areas, about 80 percent of victims do not report domestic violence cases to DOVVSU due to social description.

Mr Holortu said this, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Tamale, and said that out of the 20 percent of cases reported to DOVVSU, only about one percent of the perpetrators are processed for court and are convicted.

“There is a common view in rural communities that “family problems” such as domestic and family violence are not talked about, which serves to silence women’s experience of domestic and family violence and discourage them from revealing violent acts and abuse to the police”.

He said the fear of stigma, shame, community gossip, and the lack of perpetrator accountability, put off women from seeking help from the law enforcing authorities.

DSP Holortu said the lack of privacy was due to high likelihood that the Police, health professionals and domestic and family violence workers know both the victim and perpetrator and this can hold back womens’ willingness to use local services to resolve issues at home.

He said these issues affect responses to domestic and family violence in non-urban communities, as well as women’s ability to seek help and access services in these communities.

He mentioned that poor understanding of domestic and family violence by health, social and legal service providers at the regional, rural and remote communities have been identified as significant obstacles for survivors of domestic and family violence to seek redress.

He urged government and other organisations to enhance the work of the Police with more logistics to enable them to successfully respond to domestic violence issues.

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Ernst & Young (EY) 2021 Better Working World Data Challenge for university students and early career data scientists (US$10,000 in cash prizes)

 Application Deadline:15 June 2021 

Calling all university students and early career data scientists – get ready for the 2021 EY Better Working World Data Challenge.

Are you ready to solve the world's toughest problems and ask questions that have never been asked before? Put your skills to the test and show us how the power of data and science can improve the way we respond to global issues.

This year’s challenge gives students and early career data scientists worldwide a chance to use their data science skills to make a real-world impact and improve bushfire management.

Wildfires are a global problem increasing in frequency and severity. Your input in this year’s challenge can help to save lives, property and wildlife by allowing fire authorities to warn the right people at the right time and use their finite resources more effectively.

Benefits

Students get free access to Azure, Microsoft’s cutting-edge technology stack, as well as free Microsoft IT certifications
Access to tutorials and training
The opportunity to collaborate with others around the world
The chance to win up to US$10,000 in cash prizes
The top 30 finalists in each challenge will also win mentoring from EY

Click here to apply:https://bit.ly/3dfhyUp

UK agency: Vaccination rates lowest among older Black people

 LONDON (AP) — New figures from Britain’s statistics agency showed Monday that older people from Black African backgrounds are more than seven times as likely as white Britons to have not received a coronavirus vaccine.

More than 30 million people in the U.K. — or about 57% of all adults — have received a first vaccine dose. But significant concerns remain about lower vaccination uptakes and hesitancy to take the jab among some ethnic minority groups.

The Office for National Statistics said Monday that among people 70 years old or older, the lowest vaccination rates were seen among people identifying as Black African, at 58.8%, and Black Caribbean, at 68.7%. The vaccination rate among Bangladeshis was 72.7% and for Pakistanis it was 74%.

That is markedly lower than the rate among white British people in the same age group, which stood at 91.3%. The agency didn’t provide an explanation of why there was such a difference.

Overall, 90% of all residents in England in the age group have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

The agency’s statistical modelling found that the odds of people from Black African backgrounds not having had the coronavirus jab were 7.4 times greater than the odds for the white British group. It noted that the odds remained higher even after age, sex, social-demographic characteristics and underlying health conditions were accounted for.

Lawmaker Layla Moran, who chairs the all-party parliamentary group on the coronavirus, said the figures were “deeply alarming” because research has shown that many ethnic minorities face a higher risk of becoming seriously ill from COVID-19.

Monday’s figures also showed a markedly lower vaccination rate in the poorest areas.

It was the first time the statistics agency published analysis on vaccination rates in older people broken down by factors like age, sex, ethnicity and deprivation.

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