Telkom wins AGM vote despite share issue dissent

Telkom wins AGM vote despite share issue dissent

At Telkom’s AGM, shareholders representing about 84.4% of the company’s ordinary shares voted on most resolutions. Telkom shareholders have backed the re-election of the telecommunications group’s directors and the appointment of its board committee members. However, they showed resistance to proposals that would give the board broad powers to issue shares. At Telkom’s annual general…

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Zambia election: Vote counting resumes after pause over alleged attacks on polling staff

Zambia election: Vote counting resumes after pause over alleged attacks on polling staff

Zambia’s electoral commission has resumed the counting of votes from Thursday’s presidential, parliamentary and local elections after it was halted over alleged attacks on polling staff. The authority paused the process nationwide expressing concern about reports of violence that had “resulted in the theft of marked ballot papers in ballot boxes”. President Hakainde Hichilema is…

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Safaricom shareholders to vote on Vodacom’s CEO powers

Safaricom shareholders to vote on Vodacom’s CEO powers

Bob Collymore – image c/o Safaricom Shareholders of Kenyan telecommunications firm Safaricom are due to vote on whether to give Vodafone Kenya the right to nominate the company’s CEO once it holds more than 50% of Safaricom’s shares, Safaricom said on Wednesday. Vodacom, which held an effective 39.9% of Safaricom through its majority-owned subsidiary Vodafone…

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California’s race for governor, other key House primaries remain unsettled as vote count continues

California’s race for governor, other key House primaries remain unsettled as vote count continues

California’s crowded, protracted gubernatorial primary is going to take a little more time to settle. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The race remained too early to call Wednesday morning with 50% of the expected vote counted, according to NBC News’ Decision Desk. Three main candidates…

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Africa: AU Observer Mission Chief Kenyatta Engages African Diplomatic Corps As Ethiopia Prepares for Tomorrow’s Vote

Africa: AU Observer Mission Chief Kenyatta Engages African Diplomatic Corps As Ethiopia Prepares for Tomorrow’s Vote

Addis Ababa, May 31, 2026 —Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is leading the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM), met today with representatives of the African Diplomatic Corps in Addis Ababa as Ethiopia prepares for its seventh general election scheduled for tomorrow June 1, 2026. The meeting brought together members of the African Union…

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