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Osu is a traditional practice in the Igbo region, in south-eastern Nigeria. In the past, Osu involved dedicating individuals to local deities, “transforming” them into slaves of the gods. Though such dedications no longer take place, …
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African Liberty mourns with the rest of the freedom-loving world the passing of Dr. George B. N. Ayittey, who died in January 2022 in Alexandria, Virginia.
Dr. Ayittey distinguished himself as an Africanist per-excellence and one of the preeminent intellectuals …
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The festive season for the private medical schemes and health insurance markets started with the dropping of a bombshell. In Circular 80 of 2019, the Registrar and Chief Executive of the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS), Dr. Sipho Kabane, announced …
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Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) directors should re-read the personal liability sections in S45 in the Companies Act 2008 (the Act) before extending any further largesse to SA Express Airways (SAX). The public needs answers to a number of questions. …
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Following widespread criticism and outcry that trailed imposition of tax on social media usage in the Republic of Benin, the West African country has shown respect to the views of its citizens who fought against the social media and Internet …
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In Africa, especially in Nigeria, over 80 per cent of the agricultural produce comes through small-scale and subsistence farming. The farmers mostly comprise women in the rural areas. In Nigeria, women make up the largest number of the workforce in …
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James Scott, Chief Digital Officer of Absa Corporate and Investment Bank, writes on how digital revolution is fast-tracking growth on African continent.
IF there was ever a time to watch progress in Africa, it would be now. As we have …
Ethiopia’s state-run telecoms monopoly has agreed to allow some local firms provide Internet services through its infrastructure – a move seen as spurring competition and expanding the data market, officials said.
Ethio Telecom has more than 16 million subscribers of …
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In South Africa, automotive industry accounts for about 7 per cent of GDP, with BMW, VW and Nissan putting money into the country. But, some said, the government’s plans may be over-ambitious.
SOUTH Africa is proposing to car makers, …
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There is room for the exchange of ideas between South Africa and Nigeria; this according to Akin Oyebode, Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund. CNBC Africa caught up with him at a Business Round table in Lagos. …
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