African ICT infrastructure can pave way for leap forward

African ICT infrastructure can pave way for leap forward. One major lesson for Africa from the Covid-19 pandemic is that it had an outsize negative impact on workers in jobs that cannot be performed remotely.  Such jobs are typically in the informal sectors that dominate Africa’s economies. Services and other sectors more amenable to remote work were far less affected, which…Continue Reading

Muslims in Pemba conduct special prayer against ZAA decision

ZANZIBAR: More than 200 Muslims in Vitongoji Village, South Pemba Region over the weekend conducted a special prayer to condemn the Zanzibar Airports Authority (ZAA) move to appoint DNATA as the sole ground handler in Terminal III of the International Airport of Zanzibar. Abeid Amani Karume.Continue Reading

Rishi Sunak’s family, childhood, religion and more: The UK’s first non-white PM

Rishi Sunak’s family, childhood, religion and more: The UK’s first non-white PM. With East African heritage; Tanzanian and Kenyan roots and knowledge of Swahili language. Rishi Sunak becomes Britain’s first non-white and Hindu premier and takes power on Diwali.Continue Reading