Countries

Rwandan YouTuber jailed for 15 years after anti-Kagame posts

Kigali – A Rwandan court on Thursday sentenced a prominent YouTube commentator and genocide survivor to 15 years in prison... Read more

1 Oct, 2021

Business

Nigeria delays launch of eNaira digital currency

Abuja – Nigeria has delayed the launch of its eNaira digital currency, initially planned for Friday, because of the country’s... Read more

1 Oct, 2021

Business

Malawi fines India’s Airtel for frauding customers

Lilongwe – Malawian regulators on Wednesday fined the local unit of India’s Bharti Airtel the equivalent of around $2.6 million... Read more

29 Sep, 2021

Business

Egypt to tax social media stars

Cairo – Egypt said it will tax social media content creators in a revenue raising exercise as more citizens... Read more

27 Sep, 2021

Technology

South Korea fires first submarine-launched ballistic missile

Seoul – South Korea successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Wednesday, the presidential Blue House said, becoming only... Read more

15 Sep, 2021

Technology

Instagram seeks to curb mental harm to teenagers

San Francisco – Instagram on Tuesday defended itself against a report that the social network harms the mental health... Read more

15 Sep, 2021

Technology

Apple issues fix for flaw linked to Pegasus spyware

San Francisco – Apple released a fix on Monday for a weakness that can let the spyware at the... Read more

14 Sep, 2021

Technology

Facebook shields VIPs from some of its rules – report

San Francisco – Facebook has exempted certain celebrities, politicians, and other high-profile users from some of its own rules for... Read more

14 Sep, 2021

Technology

North Korea test-fires new ‘long-range cruise missile’: KCNA

Seoul – North Korea test-fired a new “long-range cruise missile” over the weekend, state media reported on Monday, with the... Read more

13 Sep, 2021

News

SA studying ways to inject radioactive material into rhino horns to deter poachers

Johannesburg – South African scientists are studying ways to inject radioactive material into rhino horns to make them easier to... Read more

11 Sep, 2021