I Have Fought The Good Fight, But Cancer Seems To Be Getting The Better Of Me Now
It is a bright Saturday afternoon and 19-year-old Margaret Muthama is busy selling a packet of biscuits to a customer under an umbrella stand at the Kenyatta Public Beach in Mombasa. Next to her, her younger siblings brother Katana and sister Faith watch the transaction quietly. They are learning the ropes of the trade, because […]
Africa’s Top 10 Richest In Tech
Africa is home to some of the richest individuals in the world. One of the richest, according to Forbes, in Africa is currently Aliko Dangote who hails from Nigeria. Dangote initially made his money in cement, sugar, and flour; however, Africa’s richest man is now looking to the oil industry to grow his fortune.While Dangote […]
U.N. Envoy Announces Libya National Unity Government
The U.N. envoy for Libya announced a proposed list of Cabinet members for a national unity government after months of talks between opposing factions The envoy announced an MP from Tripoli, Fayez Sarraj, as Prime Minister; and three deputies from Libya’s east, west and southern regions respectively. The head of the U.N. support mission to […]
SuperGeeks, Nigerian Startup Finding Considerable Traction In The Nigerian Market
In Nigeria, a country with some 180 million people and many more electronic gadgets, when a tech issue strikes, most people will generally get their devices fixed at informal market stalls. Last year, two Lagos-based entrepreneurs saw a gap in the market and decided to set up a dedicated gadget workshop.Fixing everything from mobile phones […]
Latest Ferrari : A 769-Horsepower Beast
For the modern automaker, building a fast car even an absurdly fast car is rarely the end of the story. Behold the Ferrari F12 TdF, a muscled-up, hunkered-down evolution of the Italian automaker’s already monstrous twelve-cylinder F12 grand-tourer. This special edition takes its name from the long-defunct Tour de France endurance motor race, a contest […]
Guinea Opposition Calls For Election Results To Be Cancelled Because Of Massive Fraud
Opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo has called for the results of the first round of Guinea’s presidential election to be voided, citing “massive fraud.” Diallo is expected to face President Alpha Conde in a run-off. “We cannot accept this ballot, we request it be annulled. We will not accept the results of this vote,” said […]
Zambia’s President Lungu Launches Electronic Voucher System To Enable Farmers To Easily Buy Inputs
Government has released funds to support farmers to buy inputs of their choice from registered agro-dealers under the newly launched Electronic vulture voucher system. President Edgar Lungu announced in Mbabala in Choma district during the launch of the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) Electronic Voucher system that the treasury has released funds required to enable […]
Zambia Missed An Opportunity To Launch National Airline – Francis Simenda
FRANCIS Simenda says Zambia missed an opportunity to launch its national airline in 2013 when almost all the formalities for the initiative were done. There have been numerous attempts by the government to put up a national airline, the country’s official flag bearer. During the official opening of the fifth session of Parliament on September […]
Zambia Is Going Through A Bad Patch: Deputy Finance Minister, Christopher Mvunga
FINANCE Deputy Minister Christopher Mvunga has urged Zambians to remain focused in the midst of economic challenges that the country is undergoing. Mr Mvunga said it was important to remain focus during this period of economic difficulties as the Government puts in places various measures to help the economy stabilise. “We need to be resilient, […]
President Lungu Says He Wants To be Remembered As An Ordinary Person
PRESIDENT Lungu says he wants to be remembered as an ordinary person who brought humane characteristics to the presidency. President Lungu said he would like to leave a legacy where the fathom on presidency is reduced to a human being occupying a leadership role on behalf of the people who have trusted him to be […]
