MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita. MTN Group president and CEO Ralph Mupita has been re-elected to the GSM Association (GSMA) board of directors, for the 2027–2028 term. This, after joining the board last year as deputy chairperson. “It is a privilege to continue serving on the GSMA board,” says Mupita. “This term comes as AI…
On Thursday September 24, 2026 at the 81st United Nation’s General Assembly New York, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, in his address to the global gathering of world leaders on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, called for a reconstitution of the United Nation’s Security Council, UNSC. to allow for two permanent seats for Africa on the council….
Brazil, Germany, India and Japan have backed a permanent African seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), calling for urgent reform of the Council to reflect contemporary geopolitical realities. The four countries, under the Group of Four (G4), made their position known in a joint statement issued after their foreign ministers met in New…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has renewed calls for reform of the United Nations Security Council, saying Africa’s continued lack of a permanent seat is no longer defensible. Guterres made the remarks on Tuesday, September 22, while addressing the opening of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York, in what was his…
Nairobi — Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) ranked sixth among African airports by total seat capacity in August 2026, handling 567,644 seats, according to the African Airlines Association (AFRAA). Cairo International Airport had the highest capacity at 1.85 million seats, followed by Addis Ababa Bole International Airport with 1.25 million and O.R. Tambo International Airport…
Former JSE CEO Leila Fourie joins Vodacom Group board. (Image source: WEF) JSE-listed company Vodacom Group has appointed Leila Fourie as an alternate director to the chairman, Saki Macozoma, effective 9 October. In a SENS statement today, Vodacom says Fourie will serve as an alternate director until Macozoma’s retirement on 20 July 2027, whereafter she…
A passenger aboard a Newark, New Jersey-bound American Airlines flight was duct-taped to his seat on Thursday and later arrested after allegedly hurling racial slurs at staff and fighting with another man. The passenger was “thrashing around” in his seat as the flight crew and other passengers tried to restrain him at the rear of…
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, speaks during a Senate Appropriations committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, July 21, 2026. Finn Gomez | Getty Images Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, defended President Donald Trump‘s energy and economic agenda on Friday during an appearance at a southwestern Ohio steel mill with Vice President JD Vance,…
Mombasa, Kenya — For persons with disabilities, being in the room does not always mean being included. At the MenEngage Africa SRHR Progress 2026 Symposium in Mombasa, this gap was placed at the centre of a conversation on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Advocates and practitioners asked a fundamental question: Are persons with disabilities…
Veteran banker and governance expert, Mr Alfred Anekeya Mang’ula. PHOTO/UGC. By OUR CORRESPONDENT Veteran banker and governance expert, Mr Alfred Anekeya Mang’ula, has formally declared his interest in contesting for the Kakamega Senate seat in the forthcoming 2027 General Election, setting the stage for what is expected to be a closely watched political race in…
