Nairobi — Kenya’s 10,000m world silver medalist Daniel Simiu Ebenyo has made the final shortlist for the International Fair Play Award at this year’s World Athletics Awards set to be staged in December. Simiu was nominated for his brilliant act in saluting compatriot Sabastian Sawe as he overtook him to win gold at last month’s […]
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Namibia is crossing its fingers for this year’s Academy Awards with its first-ever submission to the international feature film category. The Namibia International Feature Film Awards Selection Committee has selected the 2023 film ‘Under the Hanging Tree’ to represent the country at the prestigious Oscars in March next year. To be eligible for the Oscars, […]
Rabat — The Moroccan muay thai team won seven gold medals at the Mediterranean muay thai championship, held from November 2 to 5 in Loutráki, Greece. The women’s medals were won by Keltoum Akhlouf (-48 kg), Oumaima Belouarath (-51 kg), Salma Ajbour (-54 kg) and Inas Boulabraj (-60 kg). For the men’s category, the gold […]
Monroia — The Government of Liberia has urged Media institutions in the country to continue to promote the culture of peace and unity as the nation prepares for the presidential runoff elections on Tuesday, November 14. In a statement issued on Monday, Information Minister Ledgerhood Julius Rennie cautioned the media to eschew anti-peace messages on […]
Maputo — The Italian Energy Company ENI, which is already exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), from Area 4 of the Rovuma Basin, off the coast of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, is getting ready to drill four more hydrocarbon wells. At the moment, the company is in the preliminary stages of contracting integrated […]
Maputo — The machinery of Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo Party “has been captured by a handful of members who are responsible for the erosion and perversion of what it means to be in Frelimo’, according to Graca Machel, former education minister, and widow of the country’s first President, Samora Machel. In a letter addressed to Frelimo, […]
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it will take further action against SOL Cement, the company closed down for evading taxes amounting to GH¢700 million, if it fails to pay 40 per cent of its debt within 30 days. According to Commissioner of Domestic Taxes, GRA, Edward Gyamerah, the action could include confiscation of the […]
About 40 teachers in the Accra Metropolis are undergoing a two-day training to be able to identify children with special needs. The programme is under the newly created Chance for Childhood (CfC) screening application. The CfC screening application which was designed by a Ghanaian Information Technology (IT) firm, ‘Tech Era’ would help teachers to identify […]
Africa, often referred to as the cradle of humankind, is a continent blessed with immense natural resources, from fertile arable land to abundant water sources, oil, natural gas, minerals, lush forests, and diverse wildlife. With 54 sovereign countries, it holds a substantial share of the world’s renewable and non-renewable resources. Despite its potential, many African […]
The provisional voter’s registration exhibition by the Electoral Commission ends today nationwide amidst fears of many eligible voters missing the opportunity to verify their details. The exercise which started on November 3, 2023 across all 38,622 polling stations sought to assist prospective voters validate their details as captured in the register as well as make […]
Nigeria, a country yet to be designated as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ by the U.S. Department of State, has been listed among the worst persecutors of Christians in the International Christian Concern’s (ICC) 2023 report. The report depicts an alarming portrait of the dangers Christians face in the country, asserting that Nigeria may be […]
This is coming barely five months after Hilda Baci set a new Guinness World Record. Hilda Baci, the Nigerian Jollof Queen, who recently achieved a new Guinness World Records (GWR) for the longest cook-a-thon, has been dethroned, barely five months after. The GWR had in June announced that Hilda is the new record holder for […]
The police say they are investigating the incident. Another female student of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has been found dead in her apartment in Aluu, a community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, South-south Nigeria. The victim, simply identified as Adaeze, was said to be a 200-level undergraduate of accounting in […]
The attack came 23 hours after 14 people were killed in a neighbouring community. Barely a day after terrorists killed 14 people and wounded 17 others during a religious celebration in Katsina State, some terrorists have launched another attack a few kilometres from the community earlier attacked. A local source, Ahmad Ibrahim, said his father […]
The lawmakers also called on the Nigerian government to collaborate with other countries to ensure that there is a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The Nigerian Senate Tuesday called for an end to hostiles between Israel and Palestine, particularly in Gaza. The lawmakers also called on the Nigerian government to collaborate with other countries to […]
Canadian company Reconnaissance Energy Africa and its joint venture partner, the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), have been granted approval to resume exploration in the northeast of the country. This approval for the Second Renewal Exploration Period was granted by the mines and energy ministry (MME), and it is valid from 30 January 2024 […]
And its website is out-of-date and poorly maintained South Africa’s Constitutional Court is failing to deliver judgments timeously. The court’s website is also poorly maintained. Judgments which have already been handed down are still listed as “awaiting judgment”. The Office of the Chief Justice has failed to provide clarity on which judgments have already been […]
It was another legal setback for Nandipha Magudumana on Tuesday when she failed to convince a judge that she should be granted bail. Magudamana had approached the Bloemfontein High Court in an appeal against a ruling in September this year against a decision by Magistrate Estelle de Lange to deny her bail. On Tuesday, Acting […]