South Africa Airways ready to resume domestic, continental flights on September 23
South African Airways (SAA) interim CEO Thomas Kgokolo says the airline is moving into a new era. Kgokolo made the comments when he was addressing Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises on the expected restart of the airline and on other matters concerning its subsidiaries. SAA is expected to resume...
Ronaldo won’t earn Man United EPL title, it’s Lukaku and Chelsea’s to lose, maybe to Man City
Cristiano Ronaldo is undoubtedly the signing of the summer in the Premier League. Obviously, I was happy for my friend Jack Grealish getting his record-breaking move to Manchester City, but it’s Ronaldo. Nothing tops his move back to Manchester United. He is 36, but make no mistake. He is still...
Fight for gloves on at Arsenal as new goalkeeper attempts to push aside regular for starting berth
Arsenal summer signing Aaron Ramsdale has told friends he expects to start the club’s next Premier League match ahead of Bernd Leno, according to reports. The Gunners will be desperate to secure their first win of the season on September 11 when newly-promoted Norwich City visit the Emirates. Arsenal have...
Flying cars deal between Kenya Airways, Brazil’s aircraft maker Embraer to ease movement in Nairobi
Kenyan capital Nairobi expects to experience ease in commuter movement in the coming three years following the signing of an agreement between national carrier Kenya Airways and Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer to supply flying taxis. As business hub if the region, Nairobi which also hosts headquarters a number of international,...
Ex-Boko Haram fighters surrender: Nigeria torn between pardoning killers or bringing them to justice
A surge of surrenders by Boko Haram jihadists in north-eastern Nigeria has turned the spotlight onto how the government deals with fighters who claim to have repented and are now – controversially – looking to be reintegrated into a society scarred by 12 years of war. The New Humanitarian visited...
Gunners get ready to fire their manager Mike Arteta, as Antonio Conte loads missiles to take over
Arsenal have reportedly agreed terms in principle with Italian boss Antonio Conte as Mikel Arteta struggles to get the Gunners’ season up and running. The Gunners sit bottom of the Premier League with three defeats from the three games. They are yet to score a goal and already questions are...
Biden administration in frenzied erasure of damning Afghan weapon reports from federal websites
President Biden will be bringing world leaders together for a virtual Summit for Democracy in December, the White House announced early this week as part of the administration’s efforts to tackle authoritarianism, fight corruption and advance human rights. The War in Afghanistan has always been a black-box, but the Biden...
Detained life: Kenya President Kenyatta knows not only his birthday, but also day and venue of his conception
A message in the visitors’ book in Maralal National Museum serves as a reminder that Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta knows where he was conceived: the detention house where his father had been transferred rehabilitation as they colonial government prepared him to take over the reins power at independence. He is...
Does teaching people aged over 65 years a foreign language promote heathy brain function?
For a long time, it was thought that the only way to really learn a language was to do it early. It was thought that after adolescence, you couldn’t learn a language perfectly. You were always going to be accented. But we now know that that’s not true, because there...
Colombia ‘crop substitution’ programmes: Reality on the ground is the illicit drug business is thriving
As part of the Colombia peace agreement, the government pledged to invest heavily in rural infrastructure and in crop substitution programmes for coca growers like Pípe under what was called the Plan for Development and Territorial Focus, known by its Spanish initials, PDET. Since the plan was launched in 2017,...
