Exim Bank Tanzania has officially acquired assets and liabilities of FNB Bank Tanzania as a continuation of the bank’s commitment to expand its wings within and outside the country. Exim’s Chief Executive Officer Mr Jaffari Matundu said in Dar es Salaam over the weekend that the bank’s move comes less than three years after it […]
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Nairobi — Defending champion Timothy Cheruiyot and the fastest man in the world this year Abel Kipsang both sailed into the final of the men’s 1500m at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon early Monday morning. While Abel Kipsang easily won his semi-final Heat, Cheruiyot finished fourth in his, but it wasn’t due to subduing […]
Eugine Oregon — Kenya’s 100m speedster Ferdinand Omanyala has no regrets about his visa woes and the exit in the semis of the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Oregon. In fact, the African record holder had just predicted a cliffhanger of sorts against his track adversaries. At some point, Omanyala never knew he would make […]
The UN chief in his message to mark Monday’s International Day in honour of Nelson Mandela, hailed the first Black President of post-Apartheid South Africa and racial justice icon, “a giant of our time”, who remains a “moral compass” for us all. Secretary-General António Guterres described the champion of a free and democratic South Africa […]
A small, quiet village in Kenya has found a new purpose in the fishing industry through a successful marine coral conservation project, the first of its kind in the Marine Protected Areas of the western side of the Indian Ocean. Kenya’s Kuruwitu Beach is tranquil. Sparkling sand beaches complement the clear blue water, and the […]
The strident calls for the end of the controversial fuel regime in the country, for the umpteenth time, are gaining currency as fuel marketers defied the existing price template for the sale of petrol under a regulated market environment last week. Amidst the pervading indiscriminate price hike, hoarding and the attendant product scarcity, analysts, therefore, […]
Senegal qualified for the inter-continental play-offs for the World Cup next year after beating Tunisia 4-2 on penalties at the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Casablanca on Sunday. The Lionesses of Teranga wrote their names in the history books of African women’s football when they picked one of the two slots for the […]
Ten-woman Cameroon qualified to play in the inter-continental play-offs for the World Cup next year after beating Botswana 1-0 at the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Rabat on Sunday. The Indomitable Lionesses clinched their place thanks to a first-half powerful strike by captain Ajara Nchout at the Stade Prince Moulay Al Hassan in […]
Approximately 4.5 million South Africans have type 2 diabetes – a condition characterised by high levels of sugar in the blood. It can be treated with drugs and managed through healthy eating and exercise. But if it’s not managed well, it can be life-threatening. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in South […]
Swapo party diehard supporter and social media activist Paulus Karembera or Olembe, widely known as ‘Kafu Ka Namibia’ was arrested on Friday for allegedly assaulting his wife on Tuesday. According to the Kavango West police, he is currently being detained at the Kahenge Police Station, and will appear in court on Monday, 18 July. He […]
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Mrs kemi Nelson is dead. She was aged 66. Nelson was said to have died after a brief illness. APC Spokesman in Lagos, Mr. Seye Oladejo, who confirmed the death, described it as, “tragic and very sad.” She was one of the close loyalists […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a special official funeral Category 2 for the late struggle stalwart and ANC Deputy Secretary General, Yasmin “Jessie” Duarte. Duarte, who was a committed gender activist and played a vital role in South Africa’s liberation struggle, passed away in the early hours of Sunday, losing her 8-month battle with cancer […]
A car bomb blast was heard in Jowhar city that is said to have happened in front of one of a key hotel frequented by HirShabelle MPs and ministers. Some reports say that the explosion was used in a car filled with explosives, which struck Nur Doob Hotel on Sunday morning. There have been casualties […]
Member, Board of Trustee (BOT) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Jim Nwobodo has described the electoral victory of Senator Ademola Adeleke of Osun State as a preamble to the prostective fortunes of the PDP in next year’s general elections. Reacting to Adeleke’s declaration as Governor-elect of Osun state, the Elder Statesman, Nwobodo, gave […]
Nairobi — Deputy President William Ruto on Sunday promised to put up a “bigger chapel” at State House if elected President on August 9 saying he would undertake the initiative as a matter of priority. Ruto who spoke during a church service in Juja where he appealed to Kenyans to pray for the country ahead […]
Messages of condolences continue to pour in for the late struggle stalwart and ANC Deputy Secretary General, Yasmin “Jessie” Duarte, who succumbed to a battle with cancer in the early hours of Sunday morning. Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, has described Duarte’s passing as a sad loss for the country and […]
Santiago De Chile — Over 190 Chilean personalities have requested the President of the Republic of Chile, Gabriel Boric, to recognize the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and to establish diplomatic relations with it. The personalities, including representatives of social and political movements, parliamentarians, academics and artists, delivered a letter to the President of the […]
Senator Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Osun governorship election, has been declared winner. Adeleke, who polled a total of 403,371 votes in Saturday’s election was declared winner at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collation office in Osogbo in the early hours of Sunday. The governor-elect had lost the […]