Electrification was the greatest achievement of the 20th century, according to the US Academy of Engineering. For people in North America and Europe, the availability of power at the flick of a switch has become so commonplace it is no longer remarkable. But for 1.2 billion people in sub-Saharan Africa and developing Asia, electricity was […]

Rajeev Suri Nokia, which last week completed the sale of its ailing mobile phone business to Microsoft, has appointed Rajeev Suri to lead the technology company forward. Indian-born Mr Suri, who has been with Nokia for almost 20 years and has led Nokia Solutions and Networks since 2009, will take over as Nokia chief executive on […]

Serame Taukobong  MTN Group has been named as the only South African company on the World Champions list. The list, compiled by analysts from American multinational financial services company, Citi Group, includes global companies dominating their respective industries. Companies on the list must have a market value in excess of R30bn, be in the top […]

President Robert Mogabe Zimbabwe’s economy will grow by at least 3% in 2014, according to a World Bank report. According to the World Bank’s Zimbabwe Economic Briefing for April 2014, the country’s gross domestic product is expected to grow by 3%, dragged by headwinds from the global economy, low investments and weak growth of the […]

Gold production in Ghana, the continent’s second-largest producer after South Africa, may fall 500,000 ounces this year as declining prices prompted some mines to suspend operations, the Minerals Commission said. Output for 2014 is estimated at 3.1 million ounces from an initial target of 3.6 million, Daniel Krampah, the Commission’s Assistant Manager of financial analysis, said today […]

Johnny Oomen (3rd Right) being joined by other members of the Tata delegation to hand over keys to the vehicle for one of the lucky customers  Modern Auto Services (MAS), the official dealer of Tata passenger vehicles, has given its maiden Tata customers a free 1-year after-sales service. The lucky recipients of this offer were […]

Alfred Woyome The Financial Division of the Fast Track High Court has thrown out business man Alfred Woyome’s submission of no case motion. Mr. Woyome will now have to open his defense on May 5, 2014. The court, presided over by Justice John Ajet-Nasam, two weeks ago adjourned judgment to today, Wednesday April 30, 2014 […]

Prof Kwame Karikari Former Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Prof Kwame Karikari has said Northerners in the Mahama administration appear to be failing the North. According to him, the current crop of Northerners in government need to show more commitment to ensure that the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) programme, […]

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif The Pakistan president’s home is one of 18 government buildings to have electricity cut off because of unpaid energy bills. Gas company officials said they shut off supplies on Sunday evening after sending a final demand to Nawaz Sharif’s office for arrears of more than £28,000. Pakistan’s power ministry said today […]

Donald Sterling Basketball Commissioner Adam Silver slapped Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling with a lifetime ban from the sport and a $2.5 million fine Tuesday over racist remarks attributed to Sterling. Silver said the National Basketball Association “will begin immediately” to force Sterling to sell the team, which he has owned since the 1980s. […]

Hundreds of schools in the Northern Region, one of the most deprived areas in the country, are in dire need of more than 7,600 trained teachers. The Northern Regional Director of Education, Paul Apanga, revealed at an educational forum in Tamale that about 404 schools in the region do not have a single trained teacher, leaving the running […]