Parliament has imposed a tax on companies reporting losses for more than seven years with 50 per cent of the losses carried forward now being subject to tax in new amendments to the Income Tax Act. During the House sitting on Tuesday, 11 July 2023, Members of Parliament created a middle ground of seven years […]
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Nairobi — The Government is creating a friendly environment that will attract more foreign investments to Kenya. President William Ruto said the Government will also routinely refine its policies to make it more facilitative for businesses to operate in the country. “We will keep engaging with investors so as to make our laws more pro-business. […]
A Mukono High Court judge has recused himself from hearing an appeal in which siblings to controversial lawyer, Male Mabirizi challenged an order by court to have all of them undergo a DNA paternity test in order to ascertain whether they belong to the same father. When the appeal came up for hearing at the […]
Boxing promoter Floyd Mayweather Jnr has touched down at Robert Mugabe International Airport in his private jet. The visit is part of his “motherland tour of Africa” that starts in Harare on July 13 and 14 and concludes in Johannesburg. He was welcomed by Zanu PF aspiring MP for Mabvuku constituency Scott Sakupwanya and businessman […]
IN SHORT: Nigeria is planning a national census. But claims that the population commission has already recruited staff for the exercise are false. Nigeria’s National Population Commission (NPC) has sent out congratulatory emails to successful census job applicants. That’s the claim in what appears to be a screenshot of a message from the commission. The […]
The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, H.E Ebrahim Raisi, hailed President Museveni for ignoring pressure from Western Countries and their Imperialism to sign the Anti-Homosexuality Law. President Rais said that Western states are putting pressure on independent states by attacking the family foundation using human rights as a tool. He said he appreciated […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the operations of all Boeing 737 aircraft in Max Air fleet. The suspension was issued through a letter dated July 12, and titled “Suspension of parts A3 and D43 of the Operations Specifications issued to Max Air with immediate effect.” The letter was signed by Capt. Ibrahim […]
The contractors said the necessary chemicals that will be applied on the affected roofing have been imported from the United States but would be applied after the rainy season. Visible Construction Limited, a firm renovating the National Assembly Complex, says it is working hard to ensure that the leakage of the National Assembly roof is […]
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Zimbabwe: Mayweather Arrives in Zim
Floyd “Money” Mayweather finally jetted into the country for a two-day visit dubbed “Homeland Tour”. He arrived aboard his private jet, Air Mayweather, around 0830hrs and was entertained to some traditional music by Hwamanda Dance Troop from Mufakose. He was donning a scarf with Zimbabwe national colours. Programme yet to start in Mabvuku After a […]
International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, is attending the 43rd Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council in Kenya, Nairobi. The meeting, which will take place today and Friday, 13 July 2023, will gather Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the AU. “The AU Commission has also invited the Ministers of Finance because […]
Nairobi — The government has lifted a suspension of Public Service Vehicles from using the Nairobi Expressway effective immediately. Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said the move is aimed at boosting mobility across the city. The ban had been put in place in July 2022 due to a rise in road accidents caused by PSVs. […]
Harare — Days after authorities in Zanzibar said men are banned from braiding their hair on the island, Minister of Information, Youth, Culture, and Sports Tabia Maulid Mwita, apologised for the confusion caused by the statement. Mwita said the 2015 law being enforced is meant only for Zanzibar men, not those from outside the isles. […]
Nairobi — Google has included Swahili on its conversational artificial intelligence (AI) service Bard, becoming the first language on the continent to be embedded in the solution. The tech company also brought on board 39 new languages in 59 countries and territories. Chinese, German, Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, and Spanish are some of the other dialects. […]
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga says government welcomes the Constitutional Court judgement handed on the constitutionality challenge against the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act mounted by OUTA. South Africa’s apex court declared that the AARTO Act was valid and constitutional, dismissing civil action group OUTA’s legal challenge to the law. According to reports, […]
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has described the late Ronald “Ronnie” Mamoepa as a dear friend, comrade and struggle hero. Mashatile, who spoke on Wednesday at the official launch of the Ronnie Mamoepa Foundation, told delegates at the event that he shared fond memories with his late friend. “When it was not fashionable, Ronnie, from the […]
Department of Sport, Arts and Culture Minister, Zizi Kodwa, has commended the decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which vindicates Caster Semenya’s fight for her dignity and reinforces the call for the protection of women’s rights in sport. The European Court of Human Rights has affirmed that Semenya was denied recourse by […]
Harare — Drug lord Fadwaan “Vet” Murphy made South African history by becoming the first person to be sentenced under the Prevention of Organized Crime Act (Poca), reports Times Live. Murphy and his ex-wife Shafieka Murphy appeared in court, where they were charged with 229 charges under the Poca and the Drugs and Drug Trafficking […]
Justice Adamu Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday ordered the Department of State Service (DSS) to charge the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, to Court within the next one week or release him on administrative bail. Justice Muazu, who noted that […]