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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Nigeria extends northern telecoms blackout as military hits bandits
Kano – Nigerian local authorities have extended a telecom shutdown in northwest Zamfara state to a neighbouring state as... Read more
10 Sep, 2021
