The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
Did CAF really make a good decision canceling the 2020 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations? With the outcry that followed the announcement, it is hard to think so. The World football governing body FIFA reacted to the cancellation with disappointment on Friday. The world football boss, Gianni Infantino, spoke about their dedication to promote women’s […]
East Rand residents came out in numbers to support the family of a 31-year-old woman who was allegedly killed by her live-in lover in yet another episode of gender-based violence. Thokozile Kubheka died on Friday night in Katlehong Extension 16 in what police believe was made to “look like a suicide” in an alleged cover-up […]
Nollywood actress, Judith Nneji, has said that flaunting one’s endowment is wrong. In an interview with Vanguard, she gave her reason saying; “Being sexy should be a thing between a man and his woman in private. It is wrong for a woman to flaunt her endowment because it can attract the wrong set of people […]
South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark has died in Johannesburg at the age of 59, a family source has confirmed to the public broadcaster SABC. Ambassador Zindzi Mandela was the daughter of South Africa’s anti-apartheid icons Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela. She was the youngest daughter of the couple and is reputed to have […]
Regional presidents in Somalia are unanimous in their position that federal level polls be held on time in the wake of postponement suggestions by the electoral body. They held that one-person, on-vote system was still not feasible in the country but added that a model for the elections should be agreed upon based on consensus […]
As the tough economic environment continues to affect industries adversely, small businesses are hit the hardest. But Telkom Business has good news. Helping the growth of small businesses in SA that have been severely hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, Telkom Business has launched its latest innovation, Yep! on Google Play and Apple App store. Yep! […]
Work has started in Seychelles on a new consumer protection bill for the financial sector. The process, now in the public consultative stage, is being undertaken by the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) and the Financial Services Authority (FSA). According to CBS, the consumer protection framework is aimed at promoting international principles such as equitable […]
Mamelodi Sundowns have taken their training sessions all the way to Rustenburg in anticipation of the resumption of the 2019/20 season. After adhering to all the necessary procedures and protocols, the Brazilians travelled to the North West last week, with Pitso Mosimane taking his team far away from the COVID-19 epicentre back which is now […]
A Malian protest leader called for calm Sunday after four more people were killed during demonstrations calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s resignation, the West African country’s worst civil unrest in years. Bloody demonstrations rocked the capital Bamako on Friday and Saturday, with witnesses saying that security forces fired live rounds during clashes with protesters. […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Justice Minister Celestin Tunda resigned his position on Saturday following a dispute with the president over proposed laws that would give politicians more control over criminal prosecutions. In a televised statement, Tunda did not give a reason for his resignation. He had been briefly arrested late last month after their […]
BBNaija reality star, Venita Akpofure has thrown a shade at her colleague, Ahneeka over the latter recent post about Seyi and Tacha. Following a recent episode of the reunion show which saw Seyi apologizing to Tacha for calling her a prostitute, Ahneeka in a recent episode of her vlog, said Seyi should not have apologized […]
Police in Busia District have launched investigations into the death of a 16-year-old girl, whose body was found decapitated in a suspected act of child sacrifice. Mercy Bridget Mwanga, a Primary Six pupil at Mawero East Primary School, went missing on June 6 and since then, her whereabouts were unknown. However, all that changed on […]
Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore’s party backed him Saturday to run for re-election despite struggling to crush a bloody jihadist insurgency. Simon Compaore, president of the People’s Movement for Progress (MPP), made the announcement to cheering supporters at a stadium rally in the capital Ouagadougou. The decision, which came after several hours of […]
The Ethiopian embassy in the United Kingdom will restore a bust of the country’s last emperor in a London park. The bust of Haile Selassie was attacked by irate Ethiopians in early July. The Metropolitan police confirmed the incident and said it was investigating. The toppled bust stood in the Cannizaro park located in London. […]
Sudan’s ruling body ratified a law banning the widespread practice of female genital mutilation, the justice ministry announced Friday, handing the movement for women’s rights in the African country a long-sought victory. The Sovereign Council passed a set of sweeping amendments to the country’s criminal code late Thursday, including one that criminalized the deep-rooted practice. […]
Chama Cha Mapinduzi, CCM; Tanzania’s ruling part has endorsed the candidature of President John Pombe Magufuli for upcoming presidential polls. The president doubles as the CCM national chairman. His endorsement was at a National Congress in the capital Dodoma today, July 11. He also affirmed the choice of Samia Suluhu as his running mate. Magufuli […]
Super Eagles and Inter Milan player, Victor Moses has taken to social media to showoff his new haircut after getting rid of his trademark dreadlocks. The playmaker made this revelation in a recent post he shared on his official Instagram page. Sharing his new look, he wrote; “I see why they call it a star […]
Zero-based budgeting will be instrumental in curbing public debt, according to Business For South Africa. The organisation, which represents a vast majority of business organisations in the country, on Friday released a 12-point economic recovery plan, estimated to require R3.4 trillion over the next three years. During a briefing on the plan, B4SA’s Martin Kingston […]