As a rainy cold front rocked the Eastern Cape this past weekend, a five-year-old Grade R pupil at JA Ncaca Primary School in the township of Lingelihle in Cradock slept in a freezing, locked classroom. On Friday afternoon his mother searched frantically when her son did not come back from school. Desperate, the mother went […]
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The UN Children’s Fund is calling for an urgent increase in funding to help tackle an escalating number of cases of sexual violence against children and women in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu province, where armed groups proliferate amidst heavy fighting in recent months. Reports of gender-based violence (GBV) against […]
National Housing Minister Daniel Garwe and Industry and Commerce Minister Sekai Nzenza have expressed deep concern over the dire state of water and sanitation health in the Mbare suburb. The government officials yesterday visited the area to assess the situation following a cholera outbreak in the capital and were appalled by the lack of basic […]
The debate around whether smokers should adopt Smoke-Free alternatives has been raging for years. A number of options to reduce harm linked to smoking tobacco have been suggested, with quitting or cessation emerging as the most preferred effective way of reducing disease and mortality linked to tobacco smoking. Following the successful development and rollout of […]
Nairobi — The Kenya Post Primary Teachers Union KUPPET has called on Parliament to amend the Finance Bill 2023 in a bid to make the proposed Housing Levy voluntary. Moses Mbora, a union official who represented the KUPPET Executive Secretary before a Senate Standing Committee on Education on Thursday, said teachers would not afford a […]
Nairobi — The number of bank accounts with over Sh100,000 rose by nearly five percent in the 12-month period ending December last year, a new survey shows. Data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that the number of accounts increased to 1.871 from 1.783 in a similar period in 2021, representing a 4.9 […]
Nairobi — The government has released Sh100 million to support the rehabilitation of all schools damaged by bandits who have been terrorizing the North Rift region. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said the Kenya Defence Forces personnel (KDF) who are part of the Operation Maliza Uhalifu will take part in the reconstruction of the destroyed […]
Nairobi — The 14-member bipartisan team constituted in April to look into concerns raised by the opposition Azimio Coalition has named a 6-member group to discuss the composition of the electoral commission. The Parliament-led group which has been holding informal talks on demands by Azimio Leader Raila Odinga named Senators Hillary Sigei (Bomet, Kenya Kwanza) […]
Narok — Consumers will have to dig dipper into their pocket as prices of sugar hit record high. A one kilo of the commodity now retails at about Sh200, up from Sh150 a few weeks ago. Speaking to KNA, Emmanuel Saruni, a supervisor in Kanini Haraka Enterprises Limited in Narok town said the wholesale price […]
Nairobi — Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki is Thursday expected to assess the progress, successes and challenges of the ongoing Operation Maliza Uhalifu in Baringo County. The Ministry of Interior and National Administration said Kindiki will visit several areas, especially in Ng’elecha Hills, Tandare Valley, Arabal, and Korkoron Hills. He will proceed to Kimalel to […]
Monrovia — The Liberia Football Association has confirmed that the women’s under-20 team will not participate in the WAFU U20 women’s cup, which will be hosted in Sierra Leone. According to the Liberia Football Association, the team did not sign up for the WAFU-20 tournament due to technical and financial reasons. This is the second […]
Monrovia — Thirty-two (32) teams from the Liberia Football Association (LFA) third division, who have qualified for the 2022-2023 national third division playoff, have started intensive training as part of their preparation for the competition. The tournament will kick off on May 26, 2023, at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium (ATS) in Monrovia. One of the […]
Monrovia — Capitol security has issued a warning to staffers of the Liberian Senate against insulting the President, especially during political events. The Director of Security, Mr. Dyonisious M. Wisseh, stressed that the Capitol Building grounds should not be used to issue invectives and provocations against the Liberian Presidency. In a statement issued on Wednesday, […]
Monrovia — Police in Nimba County have arrested two of a number of Turkish loggers for illegal logging activities, forestry authorities said. Hasan Uzan and Umit Gungor of Askon Liberia General Trading Inc. are in police custody following their arrest last night, according to Cllr. Yanquoi Dolo, the head of the Forestry Development Authority’s legal […]
Paynesville — The Liberia National Police (LNP) have launched an investigation into the gruesome murder of an infant whose dismembered body was discovered on Wednesday in paynesville. It was a scene of commotion at the GSA Road junction in Paynesville when a group of students walking to school discovered the child’s severed body in drainage […]
Monrovia — Margibi County Senator Emmanuel Nuquay has expressed concern over the high number of ghettos in the capital of the county, Kakata. According to him, there are 36 existing ghettos in the city, and they are negatively impacting the youth population. Nuquay said, “In Kakata, we have about 36 ghettos. This is getting out […]
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni will deliver a national address this Sunday to update the nation on the steps forward following the World Health Organization’s declaration that COVID-19 is no longer a health emergency. The announcement comes as the global situation surrounding the pandemic continues to evolve. President Museveni’s address is expected to outline the government’s […]
Kampala, Uganda — The Minister for Information Communication Technology (ICT) and National Guidance, Dr Chris Baryomunsi has hailed the role played by telecom companies in driving Uganda’s digital revolution. “Previously in our village, one would go to the nearest hill and shout their voices out to inform people in the nearest village about an upcoming […]