Staff Writer

  The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, Ms Joy Maimela, wishes the class of 2025 every success as they officially begin their National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations on Thursday. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has registered a total of 903 561 candidates – 766 543 full-time and 137 018 part-time – for the 2025 NSC examinations. The exams officially commence for all learners on Thursday with […]

  Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from President of the Republic of Korea, Lee Jae-myung. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said the two presidents exchanged greetings on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Korean President expressed his gratitude and appreciation to President El-Sisi for receiving his special envoy in September 2025, noting that […]

  The Select Committee on Education, Sciences and the Creative Industries has called on the Eastern Cape Department of Education and the South African Council for Educators to work with speed on the matter involving a deputy school principal who has been arrested on allegations of trafficking schoolgirls in the Amathole West District. The committee Chairperson, Mr Makhi Feni, said it was clear that the female deputy principal, who is […]

  The upcoming Wider Africa Energy Summit (WAES) – taking place in Aberdeen, Scotland on November 18-19, 2025 – will connect international operators and leading service providers with strategic oil and gas opportunities in Africa. This year’s conference features a strong slate of international and African companies that are participating, providing a critical platform for new deals to be signed. The WAES is organized by OGV Group in partnership with […]

  The brand collaboration between Africell, Africa’s only U.S.-owned mobile network operator, and NBA Africa (https://Africa.NBA.com/) in Angola has taken a leap forward with the widening of its scope to include all four of Africell’s African operating markets with the addition of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), The Gambia and Sierra Leone. Launched in 2022, the collaboration between Africell and NBA Africa in Angola has already seen thousands […]

  “I knew I was unwell, but not a criminal,” says Samat Nyuk, a patient recovering from a mental health condition in Malakal, South Sudan. “I needed support, not punishment. What hurt the most was that my own family chose prison for me instead of treatment.” Samat was sent to prison by his family when traditional herbs and remedies failed to calm the turmoil in his mind. At the onset of his illness, […]

  Lawmakers have hailed the late former Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Amollo Odinga for his Pan Africanism spirit saying that he was a leader revered across Africa and the whole world. Odinga died in India on Wednesday, 15 October 2025 after he reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest.  He was laid to rest on Sunday, 19 October 2025 in his ancestral home in Bondo, near Lake Victoria, Western Kenya. Members of […]

  The Committee on Education and Sports is expected to present a report to Parliament within two weeks, on two petitions on disparity in teachers’ pay. The petitions were brought before Parliament by the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) and the Uganda Technical and Vocational Trainers’ Union (UTVTU). While chairing the House on Monday, 20 October 2025, the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa said the petitions were received by the Speaker, […]

  Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Minister of Religious Endowments (Awqaf), Dr. Usama Al-Azhari. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said the meeting reviewed several key files pertaining to the Ministry's work. The President followed-up on progress of the ministry's religious outreach efforts, emphasizing the importance of continuing efforts to protect and prevent the spread of extremist thought, while promoting correct values. In this regard, President El-Sisi […]