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 […]
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At least six bodies of humans who drowned in Sezibwa River, Central Uganda when their boat capsized had been retrieved on Sunday. Among the deceased is a mother and her year-old baby, police spokesperson Hellen Butoto said. Three humans who managed to swim held onto shrubs till they have been rescued, she added. “Using volatile […]
About 50 people are feared dead after an artisanal gold mine flooded in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after torrential rains. The accident in the makeshift mine occurred on Friday in the town of Kamituga, in South Kivu province, about 270 kilometres (170 miles) southwest of the regional capital Bukavu. Rescue workers began to […]
Economists are warning that large scale intervention is needed to rescue the Algerian economy from accruing huge foreign debt, following the double blow of COVID 19 and tumbling oil revenues. The National Office of Statistics has mentioned a 3.9 percent fall in Gross Domestic Product in the first quarter of 2020 alone, with unemployment nearing […]
South African investigators are seeking to recover more than R400 million from German software program firm SAP for two government contracts they allege have been entered into unlawfully, court docket documents considered through Reuters show. Although the quantity of cash sought is small for a organisation with a market fee of round 162 billion euros, […]
South African rapper, Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, popularly known as AKA, has recovered from coronavirus. AKA had confirmed he tested positive for the novel virus few days ago. The rapper took to his Instagram page on Thursday announcing that he has recovered from the virus. He disclosed that he did not cough all through the 13 […]
As governments rushed out funding to prevent an economic collapse amid the coronavirus pandemic, global public debt swelled to the highest in history, but the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Friday that cutting back too soon could undermine the recovery. Continuing to provide the support as the economic slowdown drags on will be “paramount,” the […]
Kenya Revenue Authority plans to enhance debt recovery to help it meet its revenue collection targets. KRA’s Commissioner for Domestic Taxes, Elizabeth Meyo has asked the staff to focus on pending bills, non-compliant suppliers/withholding agents/importers, and dispute resolution mechanisms to meet the targets. Meyo said that the authority collected Sh 24.73 billion in June this […]
South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar and his wife, Defense Minister Angelina Teny, have resumed their official duties on Monday after recovering from COVID-19, an official statement said. Machar and Angelina went into self-isolation in Juba three weeks ago after both tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “The First Vice President, H.E. Dr. Riek Machar […]
The number of people infected with the coronavirus is reported to have dropped considerably in Tanzania. It’s a delightful news that Tanzanian President John Magufuli is hoping to announce this Sunday. Magufuli stated that one of his sons had contracted the coronavirus, but had now recovered. “As I speak here now, one of my own […]
Egypt’s second richest man has urged authorities to order people back to work once a curfew ends, and threatened to commit suicide if the measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus exceed two weeks. In a TV interview widely criticised by labour rights advocates, Naguib Sawiris said Egyptians should go back to work after […]
A body of an infant was Monday evening found during the ongoing clean-up of Nairobi River in Korogocho area. The discovery brings to 19 the number of bodies retrieved from the river since Governor Mike Sonko launched the Nairobi River cleanup exercise early last year. So far, bodies of 14 infants and five adults have […]