Mutual fund investment: a focus on the ecocapital prime fund

Mutual Fund Investments Collective investment schemes are investment vehicles that allow investors with similar objectives to pool their funds together with the aim of investing the funds for an objective specified in the scheme particulars also known as the prospectus. The common interest of the investors demonstrated in the scheme particulars they have signed on […]

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AWTN, AfCFTA sign partnership to boost intra-regional trade and investment

The Africa World Trade Network (AWTN) has partnered with the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat to accelerate intra-regional trade and investment through exhibitions, meetings, and events. The partnership seeks to mobilize private sector actors across Africa to drive the attainment of strategic objectives that underpin the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement. The […]

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All you need to know about the mortgage market

Shopping for a mortgage can be unnerving without the proper information and guidance from mortgage experts. Fortunately, it gets much simpler when you understand the basic ways of categorizing mortgages. A mortgage, in many ways, is a lot like shopping for a home – there are different options that cater to different needs. Mortgages come […]

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South African health experts have identified a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2: what’s known so far

As a team of South African researchers we have identified a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. A lineage represents a genetically distinct virus population with a common ancestor . This virus may be designated as a variant in future, based on significantly altered properties, but first we need to understand it better. […]

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Successes of African Human Rights Court undermined by resistance from states

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ( African Human Rights Court ) holds great promise in protecting human rights and ensuring justice on the continent. But it operates amid resistance by states and this threatens its effectiveness and very existence. The idea of a regional human rights court surfaced at the 1961 African […]

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