admin‘Defiant’ Obama stands his ground
WASHINGTON. — President Barack Obama warned on Tuesday that world leaders were nervous Republicans would “blow up” the US economy, and vowed not to budge on his demand for the…
‘Stay-at-home’ Obama risks losing Asia footprint
NUSA DUA. – Most Asia-Pacific leaders, themselves blooded in political trench warfare, sympathise with US President Barack Obama’s unwillingness to desert his Washington fox-hole while grand strategic shifts take place…
Final Deduction Systema explained
Did you know that the Pay as You Earn system was introduced in 1966? Its aim was to benefit the country by ensuring a steady and constant flow of revenue…
‘Blurred Lines’ hitmaker to emulate Brangelina
ROBIN THICKE’S dad wants him and his wife Paula Patton to “adopt a few Ethiopian kids’’. The “Blurred Lines” singer’s father, Alan, thinks that if he and his actress spouse…
MTN rules the roost
LAGOS. – MTN Nigeria has maintained its dominance of the country’s mobile network space, according to statistics the Nigeria Communications Commission. According the NCC statistics, as at the end of…
Africa’s billionaires up to 55
ZIMBABWE telecoms entrepreneur Strive Masiyiwa, whose fortune is estimated at US$1,46 billion, has been named among the list of 55 billionaires in Africa, a continental business magazine revealed this week.…
Telcos pledge to comply with SIM directive
NAIROBI. — Kenya’s mobile network providers say they are fully complying with government’s directive to register all subscribers. The four network operators, comprising Safaricom, Airtel, YuMobile and Telkom, indicated that…
BlackBerry faces break-up in ‘bizarre’ sale
TORONTO. — BlackBerry Ltd will probably be broken up amid a “bizarre” bidding process that makes it hard to value the smartphone maker, according to a Canadian pension fund that’s…
S. Africa hosts power expo
JOHANNESBURG. — Stakeholders have converged in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the Africa Electricity Exhibition and Conference, described as the largest ever gathering of energy professionals and decision-makers from across the…
Avoid seeking short-term profit in real estate
Real estate investment is a unique area which requires in-depth understanding before trying to build a property portfolio or investing a lot of capital. This is important to understand because…