The Kenya Tobacco and Nicotine Tax Coalition (KTNTC) has called on the National Assembly to urgently fast-track the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, 2024, describing the proposed legislation as critical to protecting children and young people from emerging nicotine products such as vapes and nicotine pouches. Speaking to the press in Nairobi on Friday, KTNTC expressed…
St. George’s University (SGU) School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies has announced it will host a special Commencement Ceremony in Gaborone on 27 June 2026, bringing together graduates, families, healthcare leaders, and government representatives. This event, part of the University’s 50th-anniversary calendar, honors the academic achievements and professional impact of SGU’s African graduates and…
The Government has launched the nationwide distribution of digital learning devices to Junior Secondary Schools, marking a significant step in advancing digital education and supporting the implementation of the Competency-Based Education (CBE) framework. The exercise, flagged off at the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) on Tuesday, will see 10,382 schools…
British judges call time on 15 years of extortion by Steve Mwagiru and associates The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, the UK’s highest court of appeal, has dismissed two cases by disgraced Kenyan businessman Steve Mwagiru, bringing an end more than a decade of attempts by Mwagiru and his associates to extort Tatu City’s…
