Sentech has reduced its net loss to R60 million, for the financial year ended 31 March. State-owned signal provider Sentech is faring better financially, but is not yet out of the woods. This is based on its 2025/26 financial year (FY) results, which show the entity’s net loss after tax shrunk to R60 million, compared…
An Oxford University museum has agreed to return the remains of 39 people who were taken during Britain’s colonial rule in India. The university’s Pitt Rivers Museum says it is preparing to repatriate the remains of 39 people taken from the Naga community in northeast India. The decision came after the university approved a restitution…
Nairobi — The world is now on course to overshoot the 1.5°C climate threshold within the next few years, with even the most optimistic scenario projecting warming to peak at 1.8°C, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warned. In a new report released Wednesday, UNEP said crossing 1.5°C would expose countries and communities to escalating climate…
Addis Abeba — The United States Congress has cleared a two-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) through 31 December 2028, providing temporary continuity for eligible African exporters, while Ethiopia’s prospects of regaining access to the preferential trade program remain uncertain. The U.S. House of Representatives on 1 September approved the measure…
Inflation has worsened since the US and Israel attacked Iran, sending energy prices spiralling. Published On 26 Aug 202626 Aug 2026 Inflation in the United States is holding steady well above the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent target for the 65th straight month, intensifying the debate about whether the US central bank should hold or increase…
Khartoum, August 8, 2026 (SUNA) — Sudanese Ambassador to Senegal Abdelghani Al-Naeem expressed the Sudanese government’s and people’s appreciation for Senegal’s steadfast support for Sudan’s sovereignty and unity, stressing Khartoum’s determination to expand bilateral cooperation across various fields. In an interview with Senegal International Radio, Al-Naeem conveyed Sudan’s gratitude to the government and people of…
Global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025 showing that progress is possible, but gains remain fragile and far too slow to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline. The warning comes in the latest edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report issued…
A Night of Hope. Aweys Addow, who was 19 years old when the flag was hoisted, was present to witness the event at Ficho Goberno, the former site of Mogadishu’s mayoral residence. At 12:00 hours (midnight) on 1 July 1960, Addow was among hundreds of jubilant Somalis who came out to celebrate the birth of…
When people think of the world’s deadliest threats, armed conflicts usually come to mind first. Yet every year, organized crime quietly claims a comparable number of lives. Since 2000, the UN estimates that organized criminal groups have been linked to about 95,000 homicides annually. That figure is strikingly close to the average annual death toll…
ISPA argues that blocking IP addresses is technically challenging. (Graphic: Nicola Mawson | Magnific) Trade, industry and competition minister Parks Tau is reviving an eight-year-old Bill to strengthen the National Gambling Board (NGB). However, the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) is pushing back against a provision that would allow the state to block access to…
