No Second Chances for Bozize
The top court in the Central African Republic (CAR) has rejected the candidacy of former President Francois Bozize in the December 27 election. Bozize planned to run against President Faustin-Archange Touadera. But the Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that Bozize, 74, did not satisfy the “good morality” requirement for candidates because of an international warrant […]
Namibia has put 170 “High Value” Wild Elephants Up for Sale
An advertisement carried by the state-owned daily New Era said an increase in incidents of human-elephant conflict motivated the sale of the large mammal that is at risk of extinction due to poaching and ecological factors. The ministry of environment, forestry and tourism said it would auction the animals to anyone in Namibia or abroad […]
Dodgy Buildings Claim Lives in Egypt
Rescue efforts continue after the collapse of a dilapidated building in Central Alexandria, Egypt, killing 6 people on Wednesday. Alexandria Governor said the building was earmarked for demolition. Central Alexandria and Cairo, is home to most of these dilapidated buildings, which dates back to the 19th and early 20th centuries. Several buildings have collapsed in […]
African Tech Startups have been Invited to Apply for the AfCFTA Vision Challenge
The AfCFTA Vision Challenge, part of the broader Vision Initiative to boost access to funding and technological capacity for startups, SMEs, innovators and entrepreneurs across the continent, has been launched alongside the Sankoree Institute of AfroChampions, and is open to startups working in any one of eight critical issue areas, including education, health, agriculture, infrastructure, […]
Putting African Esports on the Global Map
Esports is the fast-growing, major money-making world of competitive video gaming. This global phenomenon is in a league of its own, where athletes may not look like your traditional sports stars — yet have huge earning potential, massive brand endorsements and even their own fans. While many of the top players reside in Europe or […]
Bringing those Responsible for Liberia’s Trauma to Book
A former Liberian rebel commander has gone on trial in Switzerland over alleged atrocities committed during the country’s long-running civil war. Alieu Kosiah, 45, is accused of murder, rape, recruiting child soldiers and a host of other crimes. The former rebel commander, who fled to Switzerland before being arrested there in 2014, denies the charges. […]
Ethiopian Jews Finally Recognized by Isreal
More than 300 Ethiopian Jews landed in Israel on Thursday – the first wave of 2,000 members of the Falash Mura community that the government approved for immigration amid controversy in the Jewish state. The new immigrants arrived on an Ethiopian Airlines flight to a festive ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport, where many of them […]
South African Metro Goes Under Lockdown
For the first time SA will have a localised lockdown, with the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro in the Eastern Cape facing tougher restrictions than the rest of the country from Thursday midnight. President Cyril Ramaphosa in an address to the nation on Thursday also announced the extension of the state of disaster until January 15. […]
The Democratisation Of Creativity
On 24 November, the Food24 and McCain digital-to-print, personalised cookbook developed by Swipe iX, went live. In a first for South Africa, this brand and media partnership has created a bespoke digital tool that incorporates print on demand processes and dynamics to create an ordering system that caters to unique user generated content. Available on Food24, the digital […]
A Laptop And A Sea View. What’s Behind The Semigration Trend?
By: Andrea Tucker, Director at MortgageMe South Africans are increasingly looking to greener pastures within our country’s borders in search of a better quality of life away from the stresses of big cities. Semigration, or moving from one part of the country to another, is firmly in the spotlight as Covid-19 makes working remotely de […]
