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 […]
The Vrede police station in the Free State has been called out yet again for ignoring political cases relating to the Gupta-linked Estina dairy farm project, the state capture commission of inquiry heard on Thursday. Former DA councillor Doctor Radebe was attacked by a group of people he referred to as “[former agriculture MEC] Mosebenzi […]
92-year-old Tunisia’s President, Beji Caid Essebsi, has died. Essebsi died at Tunisia’s military hospital on Wednesday, according to a statement from the presidency. He had been hospitalised late last month and spent a week in hospital after suffering health crisis. The president of the parliament will become the president of Tunisia for 45 to 90 […]
Canada has reiterated its desire to help Cameroon solve the crisis in the North West and South West regions of the country. The stance was reiterated by the outgoing Canadian Ambassador to Cameroon Nathalie O’Neil during an audience at the Unity Palace with the Head of State Paul Biya. “We talked on the situation in […]
At least 177 detaines have been taken into custody in relation to the protests that rocked the Yaounde Central Prison on Monday, the government has announced. Communication Minister Rene Emmanuel Sadi said in a communiqué that the inmates had been identified as the main brains behind the protests and taken into custody at various police […]
Boris Johnson’s new cabinet will meet for the first time on Thursday morning, before the new prime minister addresses the House of Commons. On Wednesday, Mr Johnson gave key roles to leading Brexiteers. Dominic Raab and Priti Patel returned to government as foreign secretary and home secretary respectively. And Sajid Javid became chancellor – as […]
Following the declaration of the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a public health concern by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the World Bank has said it will mobilise $300 million in grants and credits to halt the spread of the virus. The global lender said the funds would be used to […]
The Ghana Navy is in hot pursuit of pirates who hijacked a vessel from the Tema anchorage and proceeded towards Togolese waters but abandoned the operation midway. The Flag Officer Commanding the Eastern Naval Command Commodore, James Kontoh, said this shortly after a Ghana Navy operation rescued five persons, one of them a Ghanaian, from […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that while the country has problems, its democratic system based on a strong constitution has served South Africa well. Ramaphosa was speaking at the University of Johannesburg’s “25 years into our democracy conference” held at its Auckland Park campus on Tuesday. “We are all implicated in what is happening in our […]
The Confederation of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) has banned Zimbabwe from participating in the 2020 senior men’s tournament. The ban follows Zimbabwe’s failure to honour an agreement to host the 2019 edition of the COSAFA Cup tournament. ZIFA had initially agreed to host the tournament but pulled out at the eleventh hour after the […]
Manchester City beat Premier League rival Chelsea to sign Nigerian wonder kid, Samuel Edozie, who played for the youth team of Millwall last season Millwall. The 16-year-old forward has attracted interest from several clubs including Liverpool, Arsenal, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund as well as RB Leipzig before agreeing on terms with Pep […]
The United States on Tuesday imposed visa restrictions on Nigerians it said were involved in trying to undermine democracy in presidential and parliamentary elections this year. The U.S. State Department however did not name the individuals or say how many were affected by the visa restrictions. President Muhammadu Buhari won a second term in February […]
Cameroon’s security forces put down a riot by prisoners who ransacked and burnt a jail in the capital Yaounde overnight, witnesses told AFP on Tuesday. The rioters, many of them government opponents or supporters of an English-speaking separatist movement in the country’s west, filmed their protest and posted elements to Facebook. Several inmates were injured, […]
At least 666 people have been killed by flash floods, lightning and torrential rain caused by the monsoon in South Asia, officials say, as further rain is expected in the region through the week. Millions have been affected in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, where landslides and other effects of the rain have forced thousands […]
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has explained to a group of Canadian investors why Ghana is the best investment destination in Africa for both local and foreign investors. According to Dr. Bawumia, not only do Ghana’s political stability and security as well as benign legal and regulatory environment offer the best investment climate, the large […]
The International Cricket Council has barred four Zimbabwe women cricketers from travelling to England to take part in a series of T20 games against Kia Super League teams at the end of July. The cricketers, Zimbabwe women’s captain Mary-Anne Musonda and squad members, Anesu Mushangwe, Tasmeen Granger, and Sharne Mayers had been selected for the […]
Staff members at upmarket jewellery store in Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton, Johannesburg, were showing expensive watches and rings to an interested “customer” when they suddenly found themselves being robbed of goods worth R8m. According to Sandton police spokesperson Captain Granville Meyer, three suspects – two men and a woman – entered the House of […]
