Shares of Chinese developer Evergrande have plummeted by approximately 80% as they resumed trading in Hong Kong for the first time in 18 months. The once-prominent company has experienced a drastic decline, shedding more than 99% of its stock value over the past three years due to intensified regulatory actions by Beijing targeting the property […]
A new project has been unveiled to improve girls’ performance in sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics. The initiative supported by ‘Young African Women Initiatives’ (YAWI) targets to improve learning outcomes in over 1,000 Form One and Form Two students from informal settlements in Nakuru County in these key subjects, also known as STEM. According to […]
A man who shot dead three people in a racially motivated attack in Florida wrote of his hatred of Black people, police have said. Twenty-one year old Ryan Christopher Palmeter fired eleven rounds at one woman sitting in her car in Jacksonville, before entering a shop and shooting another two people. Sheriff T K Waters […]
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been elected to a second term with 52.6% of the vote, the electoral commission says. But the opposition also claimed to have won, saying there was widespread vote-rigging, and observers said the vote fell short of democratic standards. Mr Mnangagwa is only Zimbabwe’s third president. A 2017 coup against veteran […]
Learners across the country began reporting back to school on Monday, August 28th, 2023 after a two-week break. The schools reopened for the third and final term of the 2023 school calendar which ends on October 27th, 2023, after 10 weeks of learning. This being the shortest term and critical because of the forthcoming national […]
The national wide recruitment of servicemen and women by the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) will start Monday. The recruitment drive that will end on 8th September will comprise of general service officers cadets, specialist officers, Tradesmen/women, general duty recruits and defense forces constables. Prospective candidates must hold a valid Kenyan ID card, have no criminal […]
Mary Moraa of Kenya danced with joy as she celebrated a memorable women’s 800m gold at the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest on Sunday 27 August. The 23-year-old turned the podium from last year’s Worlds in Oregon on its head, with her bronze medal replaced by a shining gold as she ran a personal best time of 1:56.03 to […]
Mombasa County Assembly Speaker Aharub Khatri has reiterated his commitment of supporting development of talents in various sporting disciplines in the region especially Jomvu constituency. Speaking on Sunday during pre Speaker’s Cup finals that saw PSG from Bangladesh seeing off Mikindani’s Golden Boys at the Bangladesh Playground in Jomvu, Khatri said his office will work […]
President William Ruto has affirmed his willingness to enhance oversight of the executive through the creation of the office of the leader of the Opposition. The President said the powerful office would enable the opposition to discharge its oversight mandate within the confines of the law and the Constitution. Speaking during a church service in […]
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) projects to collect Ksh2.7 billion from cargo imports at the Eldoret International Airport this year following resumption of cargo flights. “With goodwill from the Kenya Association of International Cargo Consolidator, KAICC, and other stakeholders we target to collect the Ksh2.7b as taxes from the Eldoret Airport that will go towards supporting […]
The Western Kenya region has been challenged to tap into opportunities presented by President William Ruto’s government, amid calls for unity of purpose. Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi has urged leaders from the region to unite, close ranks and speak in one voice in a bid to find solutions to the challenges facing the region. […]
President William Ruto has commissioned the Bungoma County Referral Hospital Mother and Baby Unit. The 300-bed capacity hospital will offer skilled deliveries, theatre services, care for pregnant mothers, and postnatal care to residents of Bungoma and the surrounding environs. In a statement, Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha said the National Government through the health ministry […]
