Phonetics is the study of speech sounds. It looks at how a sound is made in the mouth and throat, how it travels as a wave, and how listeners recognise it. The topic shows up in schools, journalism training, call centres, healthcare, and language research. It also shows up in small moments, like spelling a […]
The impact of Africa on world entertainment, fashion, sports, and pop culture has increased many folds, and the most powerful reflection of this upsurge is social media. In 2025, African celebrities will not only break the regional icon but also trendsetters of the world, with millions of devoted followers who follow on Instagram, X, Tik […]
Kenneth Kaunda, the 97-year-old former president of Zambia, died peacefully at 2:30 p.m. (1230 GMT) on Thursday of pneumonia in a military hospital where he had been receiving treatment since Monday. The news comes from the administration, which has designated 21 days of national mourning, as reported on television by Cabinet Secretary Simon Miti. President […]
The World Bank has approved a $450 million dollar loan for Morocco with the aim to support economic and social reforms in the country in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. As per a statement issued bythe World Bank office in Rabat, the loan has been approved under its Financial and Digital Inclusion Development Policy […]
The act of sexual violence during the war isn’t new, it is perhaps the oldest way of efficient persecution and oppression in war times and it’s anything but an element of genocide. The International community condemns sexual brutality against women and girls in the Tigray region in Ethiopia and urges it to be immediately stopped. […]
African country of Uganda is battling third wave of Covid-19 currently amid acute shortage of vaccines and oxygen supply. Panic has swept across country’s authorities and healthcare framework as reports come in of running out or experiencing acute shortage of AstraZeneca vaccine in national capital Kampala, and other regional hubs including Jinga, Soroti, Gulu, Masaka […]
Tunisia’s Court ordered opposition leader Nabil Karoui’s release on Tuesday, six months after his imprisonment on charges of financial corruption and tax cheating. Karoui has been on a hunger strike since June 5 in protest of his lengthy detention. According to Karoui’s lawyer, Nazih Souii, the court appears to have determined that Karoui, 57, the […]
In a small province near Johannesburg, thousands of people have come out on a quest to find unidentified crystal-like pebbles. They are said to be a precious stone that was discovered and identified by a cattle herder a few days prior. As the news is spread fast, people are coming to grab this lucrative opportunity […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern region has long been a hotbed of rebel activity, frequently as a result of strife in neighboring Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda. Uganda’s Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) is one of the most notorious groups active there right now. The Ugandan Islamist militant group was founded in the 1990s and initially […]
Cameroon Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute and Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, secretary-general at the president’s office (SGPR), appear to be crossing swords over the recent scandal of mismanagement of funds from a $338 million national COVID-19 response plan. Last month, Cameroon’s Audit Chamber of the Supreme Court unveiledsome discrepancies in reports of public health and scientific […]
Kenyatta says entry of private mobile money players will boost investment, development in Ethiopia Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on Ethiopia to open up its telecommunications sector to private mobile money business investors. It will not only invite foreign investment into the region, but will also facilitate further development of the telecom sector. This […]
The advancement of technology in Africa is making steady progress. The speed of technology in Africa is rapid, some countries have developed luxury cars, and they have made progress in the field of telecommunications, electronics and robots. Tunisia has now launched a satellite into space. Tunisia celebrates Monday’s launch of its first domestic satellite. This […]
Popular South African pharmaceutical company, Sasol recorded major profit on the JSE in the late hours of Friday, the total profit gained by Sasol was in the excess of over R100 shares which ranks amongst the highest profit gained by the pharmaceutical company. Sasol shut 8.92 percent higher at R164.99 an offer after it said […]
Popular Airline KLM has decided to cancel flights from South Africa to Amsterdam, this is because of the travel ban in place that can be partially attributed to the coronavirus pandemic. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has subsequently remorsefully dropped all departures from Johannesburg and Cape Town to Amsterdam to follow the new guideline gave by […]
Government authorities in Uganda has decided to cut off the internet hours before the presidential election in the country, this move was carried out so as to prevent rigging, hacking and insighting violence during the election in the country. In a letter to telecoms, the head of Uganda Communications Commission Irene Ssewankambo requested specialist organizations […]
South Africa’s top real estate company, Akani Properties has won the the bid to start the construction am building of hotels and conference halls worth over R350 million. The proposed construction will be situated in Middelburg. The gathering said yesterday that the capital consumption would be supported through obligation (20%) and value (80%), an assertion […]
The government authorities in South Africa has condemned European beachgoers for going against the lockdown imposed by the government of the country. The incident happened in western cape of South Africa, security forces has also condemned this lackadaisical attitude from the beachgoers. South Africa shut numerous sea shores, prohibited liquor deals, made face veil wearing […]
At least 28 journalist from Africa has been killed by the coronavirus pandemic since the start of March, this is according to a report by the Swiss organization Press Emblem Campaign. Press freedom in Africa has actually been violated those in power. In view of their calling, writers who go into the field to educate […]
Popular Nigerian actress, Temi Otedola has revealed what her sister DJ Cuppy said about when she started dating her boyfriend, Mr Eazi. She made this known in a podcast. Temi said during the beginning of her relationship with the vocalist, her senior sister, DJ Cuppy disclosed to her that she would keep on working with […]
Golden Eaglets of Nigeria were defeated away from home, the team lost 1-0 to West African rivals Ivory Coast. This was in the ongoing West African Football Union (WAFU) B Tournament Togo. With Group B having just three groups and each group to play just two matches, the odds of the Eaglets advancing has been […]