A Liberian teacher currently teaching physics at the Tappeh Memorial High School in Nimba County has won the African Union Continental ‘Best Teacher Award’ for 2025, having been nominated for the competition by the Education Ministry this year to represent Liberia. Mr. Allen A. Thomas, who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from…
SARS commissioner Edward Kieswetter takes home the government technology leader award. (Photograph by SITA) South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Edward Kieswetter walked away with the coveted technology leader award at this year’s Digital Public Service Awards. Hosted on the sidelines of the State Information Technology Agency’s (SITA’s) GovTech 2025 conference, the awards recognise excellence,…
The group stage of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 has produced an exciting blend of goals, standout individual performances, and remarkable team statistics as the tournament enters the knockout phase in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. With 36 games completed, attention now turns to the eagerly awaited quarter-finals this weekend. According to the…
Dutch technology investor Prosus gained European Union antitrust approval on Monday, 11 August, for its €4.1bn ($4.76bn) bid for Just Eat Takeaway, after agreeing to sell down its stake in Delivery Hero. File photo: A Just Eat delivery rider cycles through Manchester, Britain, 12 August 2023. Reuters/Phil Noble/File Photo Amsterdam-headquartered Prosus, which is majority owned…
Marc Marquez stages a lights-to-flag victory to record his ninth German MotoGP victory as podium contenders crash out. Marc Marquez proved once again why he is known as the “King of Sachsenring” when the Ducati rider marked his 200th MotoGP start by winning the German Grand Prix in a race that became a test of…
Nigeria and Botswana will meet for the second time at the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) when they clash in their second Group B match at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on Thursday. Their previous WAFCON encounter was also in the second group match of the 2022 edition. Nigeria won 2-0…
“African countries… they’re not asking us to pull them up. They’re already there. They want us to respect their sovereignty. Treat them as equal partners. And that’s what we have been doing,” the US General said. Nigeria and its West African neighbours are facing one of the most volatile security environments in decades, and according…
South Koreans are celebrating their first win in the Tony Awards, which they say highlights their country’s status as a cultural powerhouse. The acclaimed Broadway production of Maybe Happy Ending, which debuted in South Korea almost a decade ago, won six Tonys, including best musical. Maybe Happy Ending is about the romance between two humanoid…
