KENYA-SOUTH AFRICA BUSINESS FORUM STATE VISIT BY PRESIDENT RUTO OF KENYA
“It is an honour to address the Kenya-South Africa Business Forum for the first time since we met in Nairobi in 2022. Your presence here shows the value you place on this partnership. We expect that this forum, building on the success of our meeting in Nairobi, will deliver real outcomes. Among the outcomes we […]
SOUTH AFRICA AND KENYA TO HOST A BUSINESS FORUM IN GAUTENG
The Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (the DTIC) will host a Business Forum that will bring together business representatives, senior government officials and economic cluster ministers from both South Africa and Kenya. The Business Forum is scheduled to take place on Thursday, 4 June 2026 at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand starting at 09:00. […]
TOOTHLESS ICC TOO SCARED TO TACKLE “GENOCIDAL BULLY” TRUMP
Time seemed to stand still. The world went eerily anxious, waiting with bated breath. Donald Trump’s finger was on the trigger as the clock began to race faster. Iran, a nation of more than 90 million people, was on the brink of apocalypse. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” […]
HONEYCOIN AND TETHER TARGET CURRENCY RISK FACING AFRICAN TRADERS
As currency volatility continues to squeeze African traders and importers, fintech company HoneyCoin has announced a collaboration with Tether to integrate USDT payments into its merchant payment systems. The partnership will allow merchants to accept USDT alongside mobile money and card payments, both online and in-store. Pilot rollouts will begin in Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana, […]
SA REAFFIRMS SOVEREIGN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND U.S. ON DATA ALLEGATIONS WILL BE ADDRESSED THROUGH DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS
The recent deportation of seven Kenyan nationals by the Department of Home Affairs was conducted in strict accordance with South African immigration law. These individuals were engaged in work without the necessary work permits. The government will not negotiate its sovereignty and the implementation of the rule of law. Separately, we have noted an unsubstantiated […]
KENYA BROADCASTING CORPORATION CEO AGNES NGUNA’S MAGNIFICENT ADDRESS TO GLOBAL SOUTH MEDIA
The following is the impassioned address delivered by the CEO of Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Ms Agnes Nguga, at the Global South Media Partners Mechanism conference held in Xi’an, China, this week: “For centuries, the story of our world had missing chapters. Our chapters. The story of the Global South was narrated by voices that were […]
KENYA MOURNS TOP SA ENVOY
“Your Excellency and Dear Brother, It is with deep sorrow that I learnt of the untimely demise of H.E. Mr. Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa to Kenya, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Federal Republic of Somalia, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON). On […]
DIRCO MOURNS HIGH COMMISSIONER TO KENYA, AMB MNINWA MJ MAHLANGU
It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Mr Ronald Lamola, announces the untimely passing of a dedicated family man and public servant, Mr Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, who passed away on 24 August 2025, on his way to a South African hospital after a short illness. […]
IN MEMORY OF THE LATE WORDSMITH NGUGI WA THIONG’O, AFRICA’S LITERARY GIANT
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, who passed away on 28 May 2025, leaves behind one of the most enduring and transformative legacies in the world of letters. Ngugi, a towering intellectual figure, a fierce advocate for linguistic decolonization, and a political dissident of global resonance, has produced an oeuvre that extends far beyond his fiction. A many-sided […]
AFRICAN LITERARY ICON NGUGI WA THIONG’O DIES
Africa’s literary giant Professor Ngugi wa Thiong’o is no more. His daughter, who is also a writer, Wanjiku Wa Ngugi, announced in a Facebook post that he passed on early Wednesday 28th May. He was 87 years old. The Kenyan scholar, author, trailblazing academic and simply one of the continent’s most influential shapeshifters will be […]