Choppies withdraws from African troublespots
Friday, March 27, 2020
In an update to shareholders last week, directors of the regional grocer said full withdrawals had been finalised in Mozambique and Tanzania.
“(In) Kenya, operations have since been scaled down to only two stores and negotiations are ongoing to sell equipment to local operators and/or existing landlords to clear some of the outstanding liabilities,” the group said in a notice to directors.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...