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Long working hours killing 745,000 people a year, study finds

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Working long hours was estimated to be responsible for about a third of all work-related disease making it an occupational burden. ...

Zimbabwe high court forces out chief justice

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Zimbabwe’s high court has ruled that the president’s extension of the chief justice’s term of office by five years is illegal. A group of lawyer...

Israel-Gaza conflict rages as US envoy visits

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A US envoy has arrived in Tel Aviv for de-escalation talks as unrest between Israel and the Palestinians continues. Hady Amr will take part in talks w...

Samia Suluhu, 61, to become Tanzania's Africa’s first female President. [PHOTO | FILE]
Tanzania issues new COVID-19 guidelines for travelers

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The change has come under President Samia Suluhu Hassan's administration...

OSCARS 2021: Full list of winners

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Film drama Nomadland has scooped three Oscars including best picture, while British stars Sir Anthony Hopkins and Daniel Kaluuya have won acting award...

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James Charles: YouTube temporarily demonetizes beauty influencer

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YouTube confirmed to the BBC that the 21-year-old - who has 25 million subscribers to his YouTube channel - had been temporarily removed from their Pa...

Somalia commander who suspended Parliament stripped of his military rank

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On 12 April, police chief, Gen Abdi Hijar, fired Sadaq John after he warned country's parliament not to hold a session on delayed elections....

Twenty children die in Niger school fire

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Reuters news agency reports that the fire started around the entrance of the school, which has a population of 800 students....

Egypt ‘detains’ container ship that blocked Suez Canal, demands over Ksh92 billion

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Egyptian authorities said recently the vessel would not be allowed to depart until an investigation was completed, and compensation paid....

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Senior Liberian policeman suspended for ‘beating’ female colleague, she nearly lost an eye

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Liberia police spokesman Moses Carter said the senior officer had been transferred to the capital, Monrovia, where he will be questioned....

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GITONGA: Covid likely to spur housing boom in counties neighbouring Nairobi

Last week, KRA told a Senate committee that the suspended 27 betting firms in Kenya owe the State at least Ksh61 billion in withholding tax. [PHOTO | FILE]

Is a local gaming company financing negative media campaign against foreign investors?

By putting solar on the roofs of businesses in Tatu Industrial Park, Tatu City estimates it will capture 30MW of solar power. [PHOTO | K24 DIGITAL]

GITONGA: Private energy generators hold the key to cheaper electricity in Kenya

Eden Getachew is the Centre of Government and Delivery Lead, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. [PHOTO | COURTESY]

Nairobi to host Africa’s Delivery Units Virtual Conference