January 8, 2020

SA’s best matriculants welcomed to new digital world

JOHANNESBURG, SOME top performing South African matriculants have another reason to celebrate after a charitable entity of a mobile network operator rewarded them with electronic gadgets.The MTN SA Foundation rewarded the scholars, including three lea…

Without school, Libya youngsters in danger of recruitment

TRIPOLI, THE destruction of schools and subsequent failure by thousands of minors to attend class is exposing the youngsters to recruitment by rival factions battling for the control of Libya’s capital city.United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) expr…

Mozambique’s Nyusi prioritises peace in his second term

MAPUTO, THE resumption of contacts between the Mozambican government and the main opposition party has set the tone for the official commencement of President Filipe Nyusi’s second term, which will prioritise peace in a country whose potential has bee…

Windows7 demise leaves users vulnerable to cyber crooks

JOHANNESBURG, AS of January 14, a quarter of the world’s personal computers (PCs) will be more vulnerable to ransomware as Windows 7 end of life.Microsoft ended mainstream support of Windows 7 in 2015, giving users five years to ready themselves for t…

Nigerians’ top expectations for 2020 revealed

ABUJA, A MAJORITY of citizens in Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, expect improvements in the economy, job creation and energy supply in 2020.This is according to findings from an annual survey, the New Year Poll to gauge the expectations of Ni…

Riveting Absa Premiership remains anyone’s game

JOHANNESBURG, HALFWAY into the season, it is anybody’s game in the upper and lower ends of the table as well as the top eight as the race for the Absa Premiership hots up at the halfway stage.At the commencement of the second round of fixtures early J…

SA economy receives rude introduction to 2020

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH Africa has gotten off to a worst possible start to the New Year with load shedding returning to haunt the country.The setback that is an indication of the struggles that lie ahead for an economy that is the most advanced in the ent…

Mane worthy winner of African Footballer of the Year award

CAIRO, AFTER helping his English premiership side win the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League, finishing joint top scorer in the Premiership and starring in Liverpool’s imminent first title in 30 years, the African Football…

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