Faith Nyasuguta Guinness World Records has recognised and honoured Cristiano Ronaldo’s extraordinary achievement of reaching 200 international caps for Portugal. The Al-Nassr superstar is said to have accomplished this remarkable feat during Portugal’s Euro 2024 Qualifiers match against Iceland on Tuesday, June 20. As a tribute to his historic accomplishment, Ronaldo was presented with an official […]
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The Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards remind us of the important role that journalism plays in South Africa’s democracy. The Awards are a benchmark of the best journalists, their stories and the concerns that they write for. And while locally, and across the globe, the journalism profession has been under pressure from budgets to model […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) is looking to restart food aid distribution in Ethiopia in the coming month, on condition that it gains increased control over beneficiary selection processes. The move follows the temporary suspension of food aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray region in May, followed by a halt to all aid […]
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Faith Nyasuguta According to UN experts, the ADF rebels active in the east of the DRC and accused of Friday’s attack on a high school in Uganda were receiving financial support from the Islamic State (ISIS) group. They are seeking to increase their area of operations, according to a report consulted by AFP on Monday. […]
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Faith Nyasuguta South African businessman Johann Rupert, 73, has displaced Nigeria’s foremost billionaire, Aliko Dangote as the richest man on the continent. Johann Rupert, whose net worth is estimated at $12 billion was named by Forbes Magazine in its Real-time global Billionaires ranking while Dangote trails behind with a net worth of $10.8 billion. Dangote’s […]
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Avellon Williams AFRICA- The education system in Africa has a rich and complex history, deeply intertwined with the continent’s diverse cultures, colonial legacies, and aspirations for development. Throughout the centuries, education has played a crucial role in shaping the lives of African children and their communities, while also being influenced by external forces. Prior to the […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIADAD AND TOBAGO- Labour Day June 19th, 2023, in Trinidad and Tobago holds great significance in the country’s history, and a key figure associated with this day is Tubal Uriah Buzz Butler. Labour Day in Trinidad and Tobago traces its roots back to the early 20th century when workers’ rights and social justice issues were at the forefront of public consciousness. […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Grieving families prepared to bury their dead in western Uganda while others desperately searched for loved ones still missing after militants killed dozens of pupils in a school attack. Officials noted that at least 41 people, mostly pupils, were massacred on Friday in the worst attack of its kind in Uganda since 2010. […]
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Faith Nyasuguta On Sunday, Russia reported fierce fighting on three sections of the front line in Ukraine, a day after hosting an African peace mission that failed to spark enthusiasm from either Moscow or Kyiv. According to a Russian-installed official, Ukraine had recaptured Piatykhatky, a village in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, and were entrenching themselves […]
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Avellon Williams KENYA- In the 2023-24 budget proposals presented to Parliament on Thursday, Sh49.9 billion will be allocated to agriculture. Compared to Uhuru Kenyatta’s last year in office, President William Ruto’s maiden budget of Sh3.68 trillion represents a 251 billion increase. Among the Sh49.9 billion, the State Department for Crop Development will spend Sh46.4 billion. Njuguna Ndung’u, the Cabinet […]
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