Facebook Establishes First Office in Africa
Facebook, the online social networking service, has opened its first office in Africa to make the most of the speedy growth of the service in the continent. The office has been op ...
Read More »Majority of Nigerians Support ban on Same-sex Marriages
Findings from a recently-conducted survey suggest the majority of adult Nigerians remain in support of the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Law signed by Former President Goodlu ...
Read More »SADC Worried at Worsening Situation in Lesotho
Chairman of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ and on Politics, Jacob Zuma, has expressed concern at the volatile political situation in neighbouring Lesotho. ...
Read More »Why are Young Women Drawn to Extremism?
In East Africa and across the globe, the Internet is increasingly being used to recruit and radicalise young women into extremist groups. In March, three young women – two Kenyans ...
Read More »South African Youth Encouraged to Possess Entrepreneurial Spirit
South African youth ought to be more entrepreneurial in their employment outlook, as opposed to merely being job seekers. On Wednesday, the Deputy Minister for Planning, Monitorin ...
Read More »Lack of Coordination seen Hampering SA Economy
Inter and intra-governmental coordination is woefully lacking and that if it is not urgently addressed, South Africa will never achieve its mineral beneficiation objectives. This ...
Read More »Mixed Reactions to Rejection of Eskom Tariff Hike
Eskom, the power utility is non-committal on the rejection of its push for an increase in tariffs. The company had requested that the rates be increased by 9,58 as current levels ...
Read More »Customs Expects N10 bln from Detained Textiles in Kano
The Nigeria Customs Service has commenced the assessment of customs duty and other charges on textile materials currently in detention in Kano. A Special Task Force comprising ope ...
Read More »Buhari's Delay in Cabinet Appointments Worry Nigerians
There is grave for concern over Nigeria's new President Muhammadu Buhari's delay in appointing his cabinet. Buhari was sworn in as the country's democratic president on 29th May, ...
Read More »Eskom Rules out Load Shedding, for now
Eskom said it was not load shedding on Monday as it had adequate generating capacity to meet the demand in electricity. However, the power system is expected to be constrained dur ...
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