StarTimes, the Chinese-owned pay-television operator in sub-Saharan Africa, is facing the threat of a winding up order after failing to pay beIN Media Group for rights to French football’s Ligue 1, according to a GlobalData report.
Category: Governance
Angry Ghanaian Youth Take #FixTheCountry Protests to Social Media After Court Injunction
Accra, Ghana//-Agitated youth across the country have, today, defied the injunction by police against a planned protest in an unorthodox fashion.
The Diversity of Ecommerce; Why Companies Should Harness Logistics Services to Boost Their Businesses
“What new technology does is create new opportunities to do a job that customers want done.” – Tim O’Reilly It’s already 2021 and we are a little over four months already gone. Time seems to fly past without warning and we need to get things done. Day in day out, new innovations are born and […]
Fast & Furious Pop-Up Channel Drifts Back to DStv by Popular Demand
10 days of roaring engines and screeching tires. M-Net Movies welcomed back the legendary street racing crew whose law-breaking talents lead them to become world-saving spies.
New Portal Tracks COVID-19’s Impact on Trade and Dev’t
UNCTAD unveils a data-rich portal to enhance policymakers’ understanding of the pandemic’s wide-ranging impact and help them design suitable recovery policies.
Philip Ochieng: Kenyan Editor and Author Who Did it His Way and Inspired a Generation
Philip Ochieng, the Kenyan journalist who made his mark across East Africa. Author provided Elizabeth Gitonga, Moi University Philip Ochieng – who has died at the age of 83 – was a celebrated Kenyan editor, author and hard-hitting columnist who made his mark across East Africa.
As Press Freedom Continues to Struggle in Kenya, Alternatives Keep Hope Alive
Kenyan journalists and members of civil society marching on the World Press Freedom Day in 2018. Suleiman Mbatiah/AFP via Getty Images Wambui Wamunyu, Daystar University As we mark World Press Freedom Day 2021, let us remember that 2020 was terrible for the press in many parts of the world.
Ghana Shuts Down 49 Illegally TV Stations
Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has embarked on an exercise to shut down 49 Television (TV) stations for operating without Authorisations.
News Ghana, Russia’s Sputnik Information Agency Sign Pact On News Exchange
Accra, Ghana//-Mideas, owners of News Ghana (newsghana.com.gh), one of the country’s leading online portal for news has signed a one-year memorandum of cooperation with Russia’s state owned Sputnik Information Agency to enable the two media entities exchange news items from their respective countries.
Akon Announces Plans to Build $6Billion Futuristic City in Uganda
Rapper Akon has announced that he’s planning on building a second city in Africa, named Akon City, which will operate using Akon’s own cryptocurrency, Akoin.