The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is one of the major opposition political parties in South Africa. The vocal and fearless Julius Malema leads the party. He is currently a Member of Parliament. Together with the other MPs of the EFF, the party has formed a strong cohesion and stands as
Facebook is expanding its coverage of local languages in Africa in a bid to combat fake news and misinformation. The giant social media company, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, has added new local language support for several African languages as part of its third-party fact-checking program. The languages added
A predominantly female team is overseeing the creation of a 55-storey skyscraper in South Africa that is set to be Africa's next tallest building. The Leonardo in the heart of Sandton, Johannesburg, which if completed will have residential apartments, offices, shopping stores, restaurants and lifestyle recreation areas. Co-Arc
What should Honourable Members do when someone farts during plenary? For Kenyan lawmakers, the answer is to disrupt plenary and point fingers at each other. Earlier this week, a Kenyan regional assembly turned into a kindergarten class after a lawmaker allegedly fouled the air. The lawmakers were caught on camera
American actor and film producer Samuel L. Jackson received a hero's homecoming in Gabon as he traced his ancestry back to the West African country. The Hollywood veteran traced the connection through Finding Your Roots, an American docu-series that uses traditional genealogical research and genetics to discover the
Julius Malema has been dragged before a South African court by journalists for intimidating and threatening journalists. The South African National Editors Forum – the body of journalists that took Julius Malema and the EFF to court said that the opposition has for the past been involved in intimidation, harassment, threats
Cross-platform apps can be easily developed using JavaScript frameworks. The popularity of the frameworks like Jquery and Aurelia is decreasing day by day and due to that, developers have started to dislike them, and their choice is mandatory for sustaining in the world of development. Because of the losing popularity
One of the things that should be on top of every entrepreneur's agenda are networking goals and the value of creating a broad network for every business. We have put up a list from Daniel Mpala of Venture Burn with recommended startup events every entrepreneur should know this
For some people SIP trunking may sound complicated however it’s a straightforward concept. Replacement of traditional phone system through the introduction of internet connection is the main motive behind the businesses. In this regard, the SIP trunking provider provides full access to the internet just like the phone companies
Authorities in Kenya have deported a man being paraded in the country as Jesus Christ and they have arrested the pastors who invited him and convinced their followers he is the real son of God. Two church pastors invited the Caucasian man to the East African country and informing their
Heart-warming talent is probably found in the most unlikeliest of scenarios. And where it is found, due respect must be afforded to it. A Zimbabwean man named Victor Mudara who is involved in vending and making unique artifacts in Harare, the country's capital, created a multi-purpose craft that
When it comes to system failures and your card, it is very important to understand what you need to do and how you can recover your files as soon as possible when they are no longer on your phone. Your files can be recovered quickly and easily if your SD
Deforestation is the immediate cause of loss of biodiversity but the underlying causes are wrong development policies and plundering by local and multi-national companies over the years. These have brought about inequalities in land distribution and use and caused insecure land tenure; unsustainable commercial exploitation of the rainforests for timber,
The Insect Experience is a restaurant in Cape Town that opened its doors this month. The catch to eating there? They only serve dishes made from insects. It is the first restaurant of its kind in South Africa. The restaurant was opened by Gourmet Grubb, a company that has already
Cassava Smartech, a spinoff of telecoms giant Econet Wireless, has developed a multi-purpose application, a move meant to challenge the dominance of Whatsapp in Africa. Recently Strive Masiyiwa, the founder of the company, posed a question to his Facebook followers on why as Africa we never replied to Facebook, Twitter
With the Africa Cup of Nations, the UEFA Nations League and the Copa America campaigns having been concluded, FIFA has announced their latest world rankings, and there have been many changes for African countries. Newly crowned African champions Algeria were the biggest climbers in the latest FIFA rankings. The Desert
