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Kenya’s digital story is often told as a triumph of invention, but the harder lesson may be institutional: the region’s biggest constraint is not a shortage of ideas or capital, but the ability to coordinate across government, business and...
Kenya’s Salaries and Remuneration Commission is increasingly framing the public wage bill as a productivity problem rather than only a pay problem, as fresh bulletin data and conference discussions point to a still-heavy compensation burden...
Heavy rain and waterlogging in Delhi disrupted flight operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport, prompting advisories from IndiGo, Air India and the airport operator as passengers faced delays, diverted flights and slow access roads...
Brian McFadden has spoken again about the strained relationships that followed two high-profile marriages, saying he no longer has contact with Kerry Katona or Vogue Williams. The comments revive a long-running tabloid storyline around fami...
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro’s growing profile as an anti-tax, anti-borrowing voice and his new opposition platform are challenging Rigathi Gachagua’s effort to keep Mt Kenya politically aligned ahead of the 2027 election.
South Africa beat New Zealand 29-24 in Johannesburg on 5 September 2026, taking a 2-1 lead in the three-Test series billed as Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry. The result underlined the Springboks’ set-piece power and late-game composure, while lea...
South Africa beat New Zealand 29-24 at FNB Stadium on 5 September 2026, drawing the teams level in the series and setting up a decisive finale in Baltimore on 12 September.
Elon Musk has reignited an old feud with Chess.com after suggesting artificial superintelligence could one day “solve” chess — prompting a sharp public reply from the world’s biggest chess platform and a wave of ridicule from players online...
The United Nations General Assembly has endorsed a resolution urging wider use of the Equal Earth projection, in a move African states say could help correct long-running distortions that have made the continent look smaller than it is.
Volkswagen Group is reshuffling senior leadership across Africa and Europe, with Martina Biene set to move from Johannesburg to Škoda Auto and a Porsche executive named to replace her in South Africa.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is sharpening the agency’s role in commercial space, arguing that NASA should choose between buying services and operating systems in house based on outcomes, not ideology. The position matters as the agenc...
Kenya has moved to open duty-free import windows for both white maize for human consumption and yellow maize for animal feed, but the scale and sequencing of the interventions are prompting scrutiny over whether the government has clearly d...
Enzo Fernandez’s latest mega-money move has turned River Plate into one of football’s biggest indirect winners, underlining how smart sell-on clauses can keep paying out long after a player has left South America.
Premier League clubs shattered their summer spending record as Manchester City and Chelsea drove the market with blockbuster late-window deals, while Spurs also splashed out and Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United faced questions about...
A new Philippine budget plan has left most of the transport department’s proposed projects unfunded in 2027, highlighting how corruption concerns and tighter fiscal scrutiny are reshaping infrastructure spending.
Bukayo Saka’s second-half finish gave Arsenal a 1-0 victory at Aston Villa on Monday, August 31, 2026, extending the champions’ winning start to the Premier League season and underlining a pattern that has become familiar under Mikel Arteta...
Kenya is widening its long-term electricity ambitions to 5,500 megawatts, with geothermal, hydropower and nuclear at the center of the plan. The government and state utility KenGen say the scale-up is meant to match fast-rising demand and s...
Denise Welch has been pictured enjoying a holiday in Portugal, days after reporting around her exit from ITV’s Loose Women. The images have been widely shared as the veteran presenter’s next move on screen becomes part of a broader reshuffl...
Chris Wakelin says a sweet-toothed detour into cinnamon buns is helping set the tone for his British Open campaign, as the one-day-open-draw event returns to Cheltenham with snooker’s top names chasing momentum on home soil.
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick says Lamine Yamal is regaining his best level after a mixed start to the season, with the teenager expected to play a key role against Rayo Vallecano on Monday.
A water main break near Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport briefly disrupted one of Maryland’s busiest travel corridors, forcing road closures and slowing access to the terminal, rail station and rental car center.
A new wave of VPN marketing is again promising users both privacy and high performance. Independent consumer testing and VPN-makers’ own technical explanations suggest that speed often comes down to the protocol and the network behind it, w...
A World Bank-backed assessment says Kenya’s Port of Mombasa could do far more than move cargo: with the right upgrades, it could anchor manufacturing, exports and jobs across East Africa. The opportunity is real, but the infrastructure, log...
Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi says Richarlison, Kevin Danso and Pape Matar Sarr have each asked to leave the club, adding fresh uncertainty after a 2-0 home defeat to Newcastle. The comments, reported by multiple outlets from the post-...
