Iconic co.za leaps over 1 million registrations
by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG – THE iconic co.za, South Africa’s internet code top-level domain, has surpassed the 1,2 million registrations mark, coinciding with the ZA... Read More
Domestic trial for Al-Bashir resumes
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, SudanKHARTOUM – AS his trial on corruption charges began on Sunday, calls are mounting for the former Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir,... Read More
Presidential aspirant surviving another Angola sleaze storm
from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, AngolaAngola BureauLUANDA – DESPITE overwhelming indications of his involvement in a crooked overseas deal that swindled state coffers of €25 million,... Read More
150 albinos killed in Southern Africa violence
from ALLOYCE KIMBUNGA in Dar-es-Salaam, TanzaniaDAR-ES-SALAAM – SOUTHERN African Development Community (SADC) leaders meeting in Tanzania have been urged to intensify efforts to protect the people... Read More
MTN recovers batteries in crackdown against thieves
by SAVIOUS KWINIKAJOHANNESBURG – MTN has in the past week recovered cellphone tower batteries worth almost R1 million, thanks to the involvement of police,... Read More
South African youth skilled for digital revolution
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – A TECHNOLOGY company has offered to upskill youths with digital skills, in endorsement of a programme by... Read More
Migrants rescued but remain stranded at sea
from AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, LibyaTRIPOLI – EUROPE has been urged to allow the immediate disembarkation of more than 500 people recently rescued on the Central... Read More
Downgrades, US-China impasse hammer SA’s Rand
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH Africa’s volatile Rand currency is bearing the brunt of escalating trade tensions between China and the United States as well... Read More
Clean energy most feasible remedy to Zambia’s power woes
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaLUSAKA – ZAMBIA’S energy crisis, an impediment to government’s economic diversification plans, tells an all-too-familiar irony in most parts of the... Read More
Journalists under siege in Tanzania
from ALLOYCE KIMBUNGA in Dar-es-Salaam, TanzaniaDAR-ES-SALAAM – TANZANIAN President, John Magufuli, has been petitioned to intervene and secure the release of a freelance journalist and ensure... Read More