Zimbabwe has dropped four places to 14th in the latest assessment of Digital Rights and Inclusion in Africa. The ranking comes from the 2025 Digital Rights and Inclusion in Africa Report, known as Londa, the most comprehensive continental assessment to date, covering 29 African countries across Central, East, North, South and West Africa. Compiled by…
The battle for survival in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2026/27 reaches a decisive stage this weekend, with some of Africa’s most decorated clubs facing the prospect of early elimination as ambitious challengers seek to complete major upsets and secure places in the Group Stage. Four-time African champions Espérance, Algeria’s MC Alger and Angola’s Petro…
Across sub-Saharan Africa, revenue authorities are increasingly changing how they engage with small businesses. The traditional approach involved audits, penalties and inspections. But more recently many are investing in taxpayer education, “door-to-door” visits, and focusing on ways to make it easier to comply. The logic driving the change is that auditing every small trader is…
NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, today announced “Intact, intelligent action.” This global initiative is designed to help people and organizations translate sustainability commitments into meaningful action. The effort combines awareness, technology and stewardship in support of some of the world’s most treasured yet fragile places. Antarctica will be…
Nigeria’s Edo Queens and Ghana’s Ampem Darkoa Ladies have secured their places in the semi-finals of the WAFU B Women’s Champions League qualifiers after maintaining perfect records through their opening two matches in Ouagadougou. The two West African heavyweights have taken control of Group B with six points each, while Burkina Faso’s USFA have also…
INFOGRAPHIC/EYEWITNESS MEDIA. By PATRICK MAYOYO Wealth in 2026 is no longer simply a measure of money in the bank. It is a reflection of technological power, global business empires, political influence, royal heritage, sporting fame and ownership of some of the world’s most valuable assets. From Silicon Valley to royal palaces, luxury estates and private…
For most nations, a first appearance at the FIFA World Cup is about gaining experience. For Cape Verde, it has already become about making history. The Blue Sharks announced themselves on football’s biggest stage with a courageous goalless draw against European champions Spain, producing one of the standout performances of the opening week of the…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A statue of Christopher Columbus has been placed on the grounds of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House, the latest effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to recognize the controversial explorer. The statue is a replica of one that was tossed into Baltimore’s harbor in 2020 during Trump’s…
Hunter College said on Wednesday that it placed a professor on leave days after their remarks about Black students surfaced in a local public school meeting. The president of the New York City public university, Nancy Cantor, said in a statement that a professor was placed on leave pending the university’s investigation of “abhorrent remarks”…
Journalists who cover the Defense Department at the Pentagon can no longer gather or report information, even if it is unclassified, unless it’s been authorized for release by the government, defense officials announced Friday. Reporters who don’t sign a statement agreeing to the new rules will have their press credentials revoked, officials said. Multiple press…
