MANDLA Mandela, grandson of South Africa’s first Black president, Nelson Mandela, was denied a UK visa due to his outspoken support for Hamas and his stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Mandela, who serves as a member of South…
BARRICK Gold Corporation has rejected allegations from Mali’s Ministry of Mines and Finance Ministry that it has failed to meet its commitments under an agreement aimed at providing a fairer distribution of mining benefits. Barrick, which operates the Loulo-Gounkoto gold…
CHINA will improve its employment-first policy and help key population groups secure jobs to meet its annual job creation target. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said on Friday. At least 10.49 million new urban jobs were…
An Israeli air attack, targeting a Syrian military intelligence post at a crossing on Syria’s border with Lebanon, left three military personnel dead, a war monitor reported on Friday. The strike targeted the post at the Jousieh crossing…
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has commended the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states for supporting the country in calling for the lifting of sanctions imposed by the United States. The United States and its Western allies imposed sanctions on…
UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky expects Russia to deploy North Korean soldiers from Sunday or Monday. “This is a clear escalation,’’ Zelensky said on the short message service X on Friday. He cited intelligence information that the soldiers were…
GE Vernova Inc. (www.GEVernova.com) (NYSE: GEV) today announced that its GridOS® orchestration software is deployed in the newly completed Information and Coordination Centre (ICC) in Abomey-Calavi, Benin for the West African Power Pool (WAPP), a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming the…
IN the face of mounting public debt, Nigeria’s economic stability is under significant pressure, driven by factors like exchange rate devaluation. The country’s public debt reached a staggering N134.3 trillion ($91.3bn) in the second quarter of 2024, a 10.35 percent…
TANZANIA is gearing up for a major step in its oil and gas sector with the launch of its fifth licensing round, offering 24 exploration blocks to international investors. The Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority (PURA) announced that promotion for this…
COMMONWEALTH heads of government are preparing to challenge the United Kingdom by moving forward with plans to explore reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade, according to diplomatic sources. Despite the UK’s opposition, officials are negotiating an agreement to conduct…
