Paramount Holdings, Japan govt leads in improving water and sanitation services in Chikwawa

Malawi 19/05/2024 | 01:06

Africa-Press - Malawi. Sesame farmers in Chikwawa will now be accessing water and sanitation services at their tips following the drilling of 11 boreholes by the Government of Japan and Paramount Holdings Limited (PHL).A Japanese company, Itochu Cooperation and Takemoto Oil and Fat Co. Limited,...

USE DATA AND AI TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES

Botswana 17/05/2024 | 18:51

Africa-Press - Botswana. Botswana should use data and Artificial Intelligence to address key challenges such as poverty, inequality, and climate change.Speaking at a two-day inaugural Data and AI Summit in Gaborone on May 15, the event chairperson, Ms Mphoentle Kgositau said over the past few...

MBABANE TRANSFORM TO ‘SMART CITY’

Eswatini 16/05/2024 | 17:38

Africa-Press - Eswatini. The capital city of Eswatini is set to undergo a major transformation in the next 18 months, as it becomes a ‘smart city.’This transpiredwhen the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) met with the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and...

South Sudan to be hit with poor internet over undersea cable cut

South Sudan 15/05/2024 | 17:18

Africa-Press - South-Sudan. South Sudan could be among a number of southern and eastern African countries currently facing slow internet connections after an under sea cable serving the region was cut, a telecommunication company said.MTN South Sudan made the announcement on Wednesday –...

Startup Angola 2024 with more than 120 registrations

Angola 14/05/2024 | 15:47

Africa-Press - Angola. More than 120 startups are registered for the 3rd edition of the innovation and entrepreneurship summit called “Angola Startup Summit by Unitel 2024”, to be held from the 16th to the 18th of this month, in Luanda.Around 20 institutional stands and 55 speakers,...

Codehesion – South Africa’s leading Android and iOS app development company

South Africa 13/05/2024 | 17:55

Africa-Press - South-Africa. Codehesion is South Africa’s leading mobile app development company, and will take care of all your Android and iOS app development needs.Founded in 2017 by software architect and computer engineer Hector Beyers, Codehesion provides businesses with app development...

Photovoltaic plants provide 370 megawatts

Angola 10/05/2024 | 16:13

Africa-Press - Angola. The photovoltaic solar plants of Biópio, Baía Farta (Benguela) and Saurimo (Lunda-Sul) provide 370 megawatts (MW) of energy for the national electrical system, the Secretary of State assured this Thursday in Luanda for Energy, Arlindo Carlos.The director, who was...

Explainer: Adoption of responsible use of AI

Rwanda 10/05/2024 | 14:00

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Rwanda is actively contributing to the shaping and operationalising of responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) principles and practices in relevant international and regional platforms, according to the AI Readiness and Maturity Framework for Rwanda 2023 by the Ministry of...

THIEVES BREAK INTO KBF LAW FIRM, ZAMBIA MUST PROSPER SECRETARIAT

Zambia 10/05/2024 | 01:56

Africa-Press - Zambia. Suspected thieves broke into the KBF Law Firm and Zambia Must Prosper Party Secretariat, located on Bwinjimfumu Road in Lusaka’s Rhodespark neighborhood.Zambia Must Prosper President, Kelvin Bwalya Fube, tells Diamond News at the scene, accompanied by police officers,...

Council urges Refugees Department to participate in restoring degraded environment around Dzaleka Refugee Camp

Malawi 10/05/2024 | 01:45

Africa-Press - Malawi. Dowa District Council has asked the Department of Refugees in the Ministry of Homeland Security to participate in activities initiated to protect and conserve natural forests and soils around Dzaleka Refugee Camp.The district’s Director of Human Resource and...

Makerere staff want teaching equipment not biometrics - MUASA

Uganda 08/05/2024 | 17:20

Africa-Press - Uganda. The Chairperson of Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) has said the installation of the biometric management systems was not a priority for the university especially at a time when Makerere is allegedly grappling with inadequate teaching equipment.Mr...

ADVOCACY URGES FORMER FIRST LADY ESTHER LUNGU TO FOCUS ON LEGAL DEFENCE, NOT SYMPATHY PLEAS

Zambia 08/05/2024 | 00:43

Africa-Press - Zambia. Advocacy on Human Development Programmes Coordinator Chris Mweemba has weighed in on the controversy surrounding former First Lady Esther Lungu’s plea for public sympathy amidst legal proceedings.Following a court adjournment regarding the matter in which the Director of...

Doctors invent App to assess reproductive tract infections

Uganda 07/05/2024 | 18:28

Africa-Press - Uganda. A medical team from Makerere University Hospital and the College of Health Services has developed an Android-based mobile application aimed at promoting reproductive health awareness and access to treatment.The general public can access the service via the Google Play...

ZNBC Presenter Did Nothing Wrong If Anything Local Languages Must Be Abolished – Representative Of The Youths in Zambia Tiza Mukuka

Zambia 07/05/2024 | 03:26

Africa-Press - Zambia. Youth Advocate Mukuka Kampamba popularly known as Tiza Mukuka says ZNBC Tv host Margret Chisolu did not do anything wrong and the National Broadcaster ZNBC did not have to issue any apology on her behalf.Mukuka has also charged that Local languages nolonger have any...

PR practitioners, communicators urged to adopt AI tools for efficiency and competitiveness

Ghana 06/05/2024 | 16:06

Africa-Press - Ghana. Public relations practitioners and communicators have been urged to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) tools to enhance efficiency and remain competitive in their roles.The outgoing President of the Institute of Public Relations (IPR), Mawuko Afadzinu, noted that AI is...

100 Young innovators to tackle agribusiness challenges

Uganda 04/05/2024 | 18:18

Africa-Press - Uganda. The Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT) in Nakawa is hosting the "Agri-Tech Hackathon 2024," a three-day competition bringing together 100 young innovators from various universities to design digital tools that will address critical challenges...

Huawei launches new innovation for SMEs

Uganda 03/05/2024 | 19:27

Africa-Press - Uganda. Huawei technologies has launched a programme aimed at on-boarding Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) into the digital economy.Speaking at the launch of the programme yesterday, Ms Sooma Mukyala Fouziya, the Public Relations manager of Huawei, said the initiative aims to...

Minister points to training as a pillar of press freedom

Angola 03/05/2024 | 18:01

Africa-Press - Angola. Training is one of the pillars for improving press freedom and all the work carried out by the media, declared this Friday, in Luanda, the Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication, Mário Oliveira.The government official was...

Modern scammers’ tactics for crypto theft

Rwanda 02/05/2024 | 07:11

Africa-Press - Rwanda. According to WhatIs, a tech target’s free encyclopaedia and learning centre for IT and business professionals, digital currency is a type of currency that exists electronically in a digital wallet. Owners can convert this digital currency into traditional cash by...

Register your work, govt tells innovators

Uganda 01/05/2024 | 17:17

Africa-Press - Uganda. Innovators have been challenged to register their work with the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) if they are to protect it.The call was made by the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, Ms Aminah Zawedde.“It is important for...

| Miscellaneous