By XINHUA Zambia on Saturday joined the rest of the world in commemorating the World Radio Day with the government reaffirming commitment to the growth of the media. Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services Dora Siliya said the government has come up with various measures aimed at ensuring the growth of the media, including radio. She…
By XINHUA South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) on Saturday said this year’s Valentine’s Day will be subdued with strained household budgets and limited entertainment options, however, people will spend more to shop online from e-commerce retailers The FNB said, in the past lovers spent a lot buying chocolates, flowers, general gifts and jewellery. “Although consumers…
By Jerry Omondi Learners in Kenya were forced to stay more than 10 months out of school as part of government-led initiatives to contain COVID-19. As the situation improved, learners were allowed fully back in class in January albeit with full adherence to health protocols. The World Health Organization is keen to see that the world…
By Halligan Agade A top German model, Ann-Sophie Thieme, has challenged local celebrities to reach out to the less fortunate children through education sponsorship. Sophie, who was speaking giving donations to Children’s Garden Home and School in Nairobi, said local celebrities need to support students from poor backgrounds pursue higher learning. “We need to pull together…
By XINHUA Educational attainment gaps have limited the success of women-owned businesses in Africa, according to a report newly published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The “Women’s Entrepreneurship Report” studied data from tens of thousands of African entrepreneurs and firms to establish links between education, access to finance and improved productivity. “Increasing…
By AFP Egypt announced Saturday the discovery of a new trove of treasures at the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, including an ancient funerary temple. The tourism and antiquities ministry said the “major discoveries” made by a team of archaeologists headed by famed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass also included more than 50 sarcophagi. The wooden sarcophagi, which…
By XINHUA As Zambia prepares to reopen schools next week, a debate has emerged whether the schools should be reopened or not following a rise in COVID-19 cases. Zambia has witnessed a surge in COVID-19 cases during the second wave of the pandemic, with health authorities warning that huge gatherings are fueling the surge. Minister of…
By XINHUA The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday said its anti-desert locust operation will continue in all affected countries in East Africa amid swarms invasion in Kenya. FAO said that immature swarms continue to migrate southwards from breeding areas in eastern Ethiopia and central Somalia to southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya amid reports that…
By XINHUA Late afternoon on Saturday, Gertrud Aron, a subsistence farmer at a village in Oshana region in the northern part of Namibia gave instructions on how members of her household would sow seeds. She was diverting from the conventional way of planting the same crop in the same plots. “We are trying crop rotation, in…
