Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., blasted President Donald Trump on Sunday for his attacks against her in recent weeks, suggesting his rhetoric could be responsible for a recent pipe-bomb threat at her construction company as well as hoax pizza deliveries. “President Trump’s unwarranted and vicious attacks against me were a dog whistle to dangerous radicals…
Imagine Worldwide in Africa has been named the winner of the inaugural Global EdTech Prize, in the Non-Profit category, for its tablet-based foundational learning programme. The announcement was made at the World Schools Summit at Yasmina British Academy, Abu Dhabi, UAE, on 16 November. Supplied image: Representative of Imagine Worldwide – winner of the inaugural…
Addis Ababa — First Pledge From Africa Announced Representatives from African Union Member States met last week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to engage on the Global Fund’s Eighth Replenishment, just days ahead of the pledging summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on the margins of the G20 Leaders’ Summit. The meeting – convened by the Global…
Traditional justice is in high demand, but an unaccountable system could perpetuate discrimination and undermine human rights. Traditional justice mechanisms are among Ethiopia’s most enduring alternative dispute resolution avenues. They are rooted in indigenous systems that predate the formal judiciary and provide accessible, affordable and culturally legitimate justice for millions. In recent years, formal recognition…
Arunoday Mukharji and Mir Sabbir,in Dhaka, and Anbarasan Ethirajan and Ewan Somerville Watch: Moment Ex-Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina’s sentence is announced Bangladesh’s former prime minister has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity over her crackdown on student-led protests which led to her ousting. Sheikh Hasina was found guilty of allowing lethal force to…
The South African National Energy Development Institute and Eskom seek tech solutions to improve financial recovery. It’s a particularly busy week for public sector procurement officers, with almost 850 notices posted on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal. The ICT industry benefits from this rush, with the State IT Agency (SITA) standing out with five new tenders…
Part of delegates at the COP30. PHOTO/ UN Climate Change. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] 2025 has proven to be a landmark year for climate action, with pivotal developments in both the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement compliance mechanisms. In September, the Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee (PAICC) convened for its 15th meeting, building…
In a world striving for sustainability, Michelle Lingam’s aspirations for her solar installation business highlight a troubling paradox: despite the critical role of women entrepreneurs in combating climate change, they continue to be largely excluded from formal financing. When Lingam sought a loan to expand her business, she anticipated rigorous scrutiny. What she did not…
A special tribunal sentenced Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on charges of crimes against humanity involving last year’s mass uprising that killed hundreds of people and ended her 15-year rule. The tribunal also sentenced former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan to death in the case while a third suspect — a former police…
MTN Ghana looks poised soon to overtake MTN Group’s home market of South Africa as the second largest by service revenue behind Nigeria, further shifting the group’s centre of gravity to West Africa. In the group’s quarterly update for the three months to end September, published on Monday, it said MTN South Africa generated R32.7-billion…
