Teacher fatally stabs 8-year-old student BBC 11th February, 2025 01:46 PM Rest in Peace sign. Image used for a representation purposes. PHOTO/Pexels A teacher has fatally stabbed an eight-year-old girl at an elementary school in South Korea, in an incident that has shocked the nation. The female teacher, who is in her…
Blow for Stade Reims as their star defender departs in a Ksh 2.6 billion move to the Premier League. Ivory Coast international Emmanuel Agbadou has sealed a sensational Ksh 2.6 billion (£16.6m) transfer to English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers, leaving French club Stade Reims. The towering 27-year-old centre-back has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with…
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has announced the completion of phase one of a study seeking to establish a standard for data centres across Africa. Under the Africa Cloud Ecosystem (ACE) project which is funded by African Development Bank (AfDB) through the NEPAD-IPPF Special Fund, COMESA targets to create a reliable…
Jamaican sprint legend is set to receive a prestigious honor in Miami recognizing his contributions to both athletics and community. Jamaican sprint king Yohan Blake has earned a place among Miami’s most prestigious community leaders as he is set to be inducted into the Ark of the City Wall of Fame on Saturday, December 14,…
By KITSEPILE NYATHI Zimbabwe this week deported two Chinese nationals accused of hanging two mine employees on a front-end loader in a case that ignited debate about alleged abuses by investors from the Asian country. A viral video of the two employees being tied to a bucket of the front-end loader before it was lifted…
Dr Bimal Kantaria, ASNET Chairman. The government is being urged to expand farm inputs available to farmer through the e-voucher programme rolled out by the government under the fertilizer subsidy programme. Speaking during the 4th Agriculture Summit, Agriculture Sector Network Chairman Dr Bimal Kanatria called on the government to expand products available through the e-voucher…
Letsile Tebogo aims to continue his winning streak in the 2025 season, headlining the Diamond League opener in Xiamen. Reigning Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo surely means business this season. Letsile Tebogo has been announced as a headliner for the Diamond League Meeting opener in Xiamen scheduled for April 26. The announcement comes days after…
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced 106 job vacancies within various state departments. In a public notice on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, PSC indicated that the vacancies are distributed across various roles within the state departments. The state departments with job openings include; Lands and Physical Planning (2 positions), Forestry (22 positions), Blue Economy…
Social Health Authority building in Nairobi. [File, Standard] The announcement by Social Health Authority Chief Executive Officer Robert Ingasira that teenage mothers will have to pay for insurance premiums has elicited mixed reactions. Ingasira revealed that expectant teenagers would be subject to a means-testing to determine if they require financial assistance from the government or…
AK released its calendar of events for 24/25 season on October 2, dedicated to paving the way for preparations ahead of the 2025 World Athletics Championship in Tokyo. Athletics Kenya(AK) has announced that its 2024/25 calendar of events is poised to kick off on October 19-24 with the Machakos Cross-Country weekend meet. The Machakos Cross-Country…
A road accident involving a school bus left three students and six teachers of Olasiti Boarding Primary School injured on Saturday morning July 13, 2024. The school bus was involved in the accident at Kimwani along Nandi Hills-Kopere road in Nandi County. The students were going back to school in Narok County after participating in…
Faith Kipyegon has agreed with Noah Lyles’ sentiments on why athletes should do much more than just race i Faith Kipyegon, widely regarded as the greatest female middle-distance runner in history, has voiced her support for Noah Lyles’ stance on athletes embracing self-expression to help elevate the profile of track and field. Kipyegon, fresh off…
Just as dust settles for Monaco’s replacement signing, a Harambee Stars prospect edges closer to a potential Nantes move. Harambee Stars prospect Eliot Matazo could be on the brink of a career-defining move as French Ligue 1 club FC Nantes intensifies its efforts to sign the talented 22-year-old midfielder from AS Monaco this January. Matazo,…
Jamaican track legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has reached a major milestone in Jamaica after granting scholarships to a record number of recipients through her Pocket Rocket Foundation. Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is accustomed to breaking records on the track but she is now doing the same off it. Fraser-Pryce has just achieved a major milestone…
A fresh crisis is brewing in Kenya’s health sector after the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) issued a seven-day ultimatum to the government over the delayed implementation of a Return-To-Work-Formula agreement signed in May this year. Speaking on Monday after leading doctors in a peaceful demonstration through Nairobi, KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atella…