Despite global gains on combatting child labor, sub-Saharan Africa still has the highest number of underage workers, highlighting deeper challenges with the continent’s fast-growing economies. There are now 138 million child laborers, down from an estimated 160 million in 2020, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) said in a joint report that was…
President Trump opposed a recent Israeli plan to kill Iran‘s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, three U.S. officials told CBS News on Sunday. The Israelis had the opportunity to assassinate Khamenei and Mr. Trump conveyed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that it wasn’t a good idea, one U.S. official told CBS News. They said the…
As wearables evolve, they have moved to an era where blending intelligent performance with everyday style and technical precision matters. The new Huawei Watch Fit 4 Series, featuring the new Huawei Watch Fit 4 and Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro, steps confidently into this space. Combining high-spec materials, smart sensors, pro-level features and immersive display…
Debby Lawson, founder and COO of Fastizers, speaking during launch of the company’s Nibit brand. Nigeria’s difficult economic environment is forcing snack food manufacturer Fastizers to rethink aspects of its operations – from shrinking pack sizes to launching new product lines such as bread – as it grapples with rising input costs and pressure on…
Zambian President Barred From Lungu’s Funeral The family of former president Edgar Lungu, who died in South Africa on June 5, has said it was the late president’s wish that the current president, Hakainde Hichilema, “should not come anywhere near his body”. Tensions appear to have escalated as the family accused the government of attempting…
Nairobi — The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Tata Africa Holdings (Kenya) Limited seeking to overturn a High Court decision that set aside an ex parte judgment worth over Sh17.9 million and $32,960 against ACE Africa Limited. The case stemmed from a commercial dispute in which Tata Africa sued ACE Africa for…
According to Oxfam, nearly 150,000 people in the Netherlands called for the government to do more against the war in Gaza. Tens of thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered in the Netherlands to oppose Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and to call on the government to take a stronger stance, as nearly 55,300 Palestinians have now…
MultiChoice reports a significant 44% increase in Showmax subscribers just over a year after the video streaming service’s relaunch, despite its withdrawal from countries outside Africa. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Physics turning lead into gold! Showmax 2.0, a joint venture between MultiChoice (70% share) and Comcast’s NBCUniversal (30%), rolled out in…
Addis Abeba — The global community’s ongoing disregard for Somaliland is far more than a diplomatic oversight; it is a profound injustice that undermines regional stability and silences one of Africa’s most successful democratic stories. A symbolic yet telling incident occurred recently when the BBC corrected a map of Somalia following strong condemnation from the…
ባለፈው ሰኞ ሌሊት፣ ከምትኖርበት ሕንፃ አምስተኛ ፎቅ ላይ ቁልቁል ወድቃ ሕይወቷ ካለፈው፣ ሞዴል እና የማስታወቂያ ባለሞያ ቀነኒ አዱኛ ሞት ጋራ በተያያዘ ተጠርጥሮ በቁጥጥር ሥር የሚገኘው እጮኛዋ አርቲስት አንዱዓለም ጎሣ፣ ተጨማሪ 13 ቀናትን በእስር ቆይቶ ምርመራ እንዲቀጥል ፍርድ ቤት አዘዘ። የዐዲስ አበባ ፖሊስ፣ ከቀነኒ ሞት ጋራ በዋና ወንጀል አድራጊነት የጠረጠረው አንዱዓለምን እንደኾነ በመግለጽ፣ 14 ቀናት የምርመራ…
